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- Planning as a service consultant with a global CPGAssist planners with Kinaxis testing during implementation helping them understand the capabilities of the system such as what-if scenario planning, guiding them on how to best perform the tests for each user story making sure it will deliver the business needs for a successful implementation.Worked closely with client´s planning managers, senior managers, and directors to understand current daily and weekly disciplines across the different planning areas. Identified opportunities, suggested new ways of working based on best planning practices and supported on implementing new meetings and modifying existing ones focusing on improving end-to-end communications, action and data driven decision based on S&OE and S&OP advance processes enabling scenario analyses, risk mitigation discussions with the correct action plan tracking and execution resulting on a key impact of a 2% service improvement for the last 3 months.- Acting Manager at VC Sync, S&OE, S&OP and IBP Processes implementation at regional automotive distributor Led the project of an implementation of VC Sync, S&OE, S&OP and IBP processes for a regional automotive distributor leading the group through the segmentation, synchronization, and creation of planning processes of demand and supply review with implementation of cross functional performance metrics based on S&OE, S&OP and IBP principles for the client. - Senior consultant for Network Modeling project at global pharmaceutical companyInventory Optimization Analysis at a global pharmaceutical company to identify current opportunities, ideal scenario and future scenarios with the respective improvement opportunities.Identified inventory reduction opportunities of over $2.1 MM with a $0.5 MM inventory cost reduction with the respective execution roadmap.

• Conducted weekly supply meetings to track and ensure optimal service levels and inventory targets are met. Also communicated risks and elevates issues that require management resolution. • Purchase +3000 finished products to over 15 production plants worldwide to bring to Costa Rica warehouse and distribute throughout central america and caribe. • Within the first 3 months, performed a deep master data analysis to update and improve planning parameters such as MTO /MTS, safeties, high runners identification of +7000 codes which had not been updated for over 3 years.

San José, Costa Rica

- Sr. Supply Flow Analyst in charge of coordinate Inventory distribution of all products produced in Mexico for Hair Care category from Mexico to LATAM, reaching service goals in +98%.- Lead production process +200 materials with the highest revenue in Peru, catapulting service goals in +98%. - Plan material availability to comply with production schedule and leveraged valuable business relationships and skillful negotiations to obtain favorable inventory levels with vendors.

San Jose, Costa Rica

- Distribution Requirement Planner with experience in P&G brands with the Beauty Care category in charge of supply planning in Brazil to assure on time availability of products complying with forecasted demand.- Managing inventory levels to comply with business targets.- Identify, assess and communicate supply risks as well as dealing with the market's demand.- Continuous improvement in systematic processes to make the delivery of goods more efficient, by determining which goods, what quantities and what location are right to meet anticipated demand ensuring zero shortages.

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Engineering

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