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Supply Chain Manager for North America (US, Canada and Mexico)Power Grids Division / Grids Integration. Successfully completed Procurement transformation, while exceeding targets on savings and cost reductions on equipment, sub-contracted services and all components for power substations. Implemented digital procurement practices (e Auctions, use of digital catalogs, enhanced data capturing and analytics), improved terms and conditions on contracts, implemented a Supplier Performance Improvement process and methodology. Managed a team of 25 people (Including first line managers) between Mexico, USA and Canada plus a team of tactical buyers (Dotted line) at India and Mexico.

Global Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain for IBM and IBM-clients. Category Management of multiple categories and various industries. Procurement transformation and Continuous Improvement (Lean sigma) projects. Design and implementation of business management and controls. Support IBM Customers during P2P systems implementation or enhancement.• Global Sourcing Manager in support of GPS (Global Process Services) Clients.• Successfully managed procurement transformation projects for clients in a variety of industries like: electronics (Temporary assignment at Seoul, South Korea), food, high tech robotics, HVAC manufacturing and cosmetics.• Implemented Supplier Performance improvement management system.• Successfully supported client during start up of manufacturing facilities in Mexico. (HVAC)• Successfully supported client during launch of advertising campaign in Latin America (Food), Asia and Europe (Robotics)• Cross category sourcing strategy definition and implementation. Consistently over- achieving cost reduction targets (Client locations in USA, Latin America and Asia)

Manager for worldwide sourcing of IT equipment for IBM.Integrated Supply Chain / Global Procurement. Managing large team of category managers worldwide. Managing the segmentation of PC division during divestiture without disruption in more than 70 countries worldwide. Successfully negotiated volume purchase agreements with PC OEMs for IBM needs worldwide.Implemented vendor management system to track performance, pricing benchmark, and product life cycle,

Integrated Supply Chain / Global Production ProcurementManager (Global team of 20+ people) responsible for sourcing, operations and suppliers relationship management for printing, media and peripherals for PCc, Laptops and Servers, including software licencing management. Successfully implemented demand conditioning system to reduce excess inventory and scrap while improving accuracy and on time delivery. Successfully outsourced final assembly of kits in support of 10 manufacturing sites worldwide.

Second line Manager of all operations (Procurement, planning, assembly, order entry and fulfillment) for Thinkpad spare parts (aka Field Replacement Units) peripherals (aka Options). and Software repliication and translation