Cecilia Alvarez is a Director of Procurement at NYU Langone Health. She possess expertise in competitive analysis, cross functional team leadership, consumer products, strategic sourcing, product development and 24 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Cecilia was my direct report for many years at Avon, when I was Executive Director of Supply Chain for our North America division. She performed several key roles of increasing responsibility and was a positive contributor to my team and the company. Cecilia is a strong Sourcing and Supply Chain professional with great supplier relationship skills. She has managed complex supplier partnerships across the globe. She has in depth experience developing, sourcing and purchasing consumer goods from multiple product categories including: Apparel, Accessories, Footwear, Home , Gift & Decorative items, as well as Nutritional products. Cecilia is a strategic thinker, with a successful proven record of leading high performing teams of individuals. She is self-motivated and extremely dependable. Cecilia would be a great fit for any company that is looking for a high performing Sourcing and Supply Chain Professional, capable of building strong internal and external relationships and delivering positive results. " and "I worked closely with Cecilia while I was a Brand Manager under the marketing function at Avon. Cecilia is a natural leader who can think bigger picture about business impacts and simultaneously inspire her team to push the limit to achieve better goals. She has a wealth of knowledge in product development, sourcing, vendor relationships, and supply chain functions - making her a great asset to any company large or small. Cecilia was also instrumental in fostering improved cross collaboration between the Marketing and Product team while I was at Avon. It was clear to me that Cecilia cared about the growth and development of her team as I saw her coach many managers to grow both personally and professionally."