Responsible for implementing sourcing strategies on a regional level including new or changing materials and Procure-to-Pay channel management of suppliers. Delivered sourcing alternatives of materials fundamental to the overall success of procurement in ensuring full supply of materials to factories and this enabling the availability of products for sales.• Effective communication and engagement skills with stakeholders and key functional areas achieving 97% material service level.• Developed the following optimization and improvement projects: + Optimized process to determine materials requirements considering MRP results (SAP), on-hand inventory, in-transit orders, contracts and demand sensing, helping to achieve 98% of materials with required coverage. + Process improvement to determine localization costs and identify root cause in Purchasing Price Variance (PPV) by consolidating information and allowing raw data inputs. + Improvement of procurement review process of materials with out-of-stock and critical status that do not reflect appropriate safety stock data.

• Led end-to-end supply chain operations for over 12,000 materials, overseeing an annual spend of USD $35MM.• Enhanced demand forecasting accuracy by conducting in-depth analysis of historical demand across 100+ product categories, assessing year-over-year growth, and evaluating subcategories performance relative to overall category.• Achieved 97% of materials meeting required stock coverage by optimizing resources, enabling the generation of up to 800 orders per week across more than 200 suppliers.• Developed and executed a supply plan that considered a greater number of annual festivities (30) and the overall lead time for purchase orders, including order processing, supplier lead times, receiving, inspection, and final delivery to customers.• Optimized inventory, achieving a 4% improvement in service levels and a 12% reduction in holding costs by implementing new stock coverage levels based on redefined criteria (shelf life, lead time, supplier service levels, spend analysis, and category performance).• Key Business Leader in the implementation Project of ERP SAP S/4HANA system, for the Material Management Module focused in the Planning and Purchasing operations.• Developed and implemented demand forecasting improvement project that included: + Increasing historical demand data time period, effectively reducing impact of recently out-of-stock materials. + Demand Smoothing to reduce effect of peak and valleys in demand planning and inventory control. + Providing alternative forecast calculations using different algorithms, considering sales data from other stores or previous years when historical data is unavailable (e.g., for new products or during stockouts).

Managed procurement, demand planning, inventory control and logistics activities for over 4,500 materials across 40+ categories, corresponding to $50MM USD in annual spend.

Managed the demand, purchasing and inventory operations of 3,500 materials within 40 categories, representing $40MM USD in annual spend.

Managed supply operation by leading sourcing, purchasing, demand and logistics activities of materials from Europe and South America (800+), and materials from USA (1,000+), representing $12MM USD in annual spend.

Responsible for the sourcing and purchasing activities of grocery products (Food and Non-Food) from USA by leading agreements and collaborating with suppliers/manufacturers, and coordinating with our abroad and domestic operations.

Led optimization and improvement projects for the factories, warehouse and stores to streamline operations, increase productivity and reduce cost.