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Mexico City, CDMX, MX

Mexico City, Mexico

• Responsible for overlooking the expense for the Logistics (materials and vehicles), Customs and Damage departments.
• Supervise accrual behavior for both Inbound and Outbound operations.
• Control outstanding operations expense to reduce off standard costs includingSpecial Transportation (ST)Materials transportation expedites (AETC)Damages & RepairsStorage
• Identify process gaps and implement controls to mitigate risks for the abovementioned operations
• Control… Show more
• Control vendors' outstanding payments balance

Mexico City

• Responsible for the management of all Business Development in Mexico.
• Coordinate and support the negotiations, contract execution and project implementation for the Dodge Journey project with a Chinese partner.
• Obtain project approval from the Global Executive Committee. Coordinate the different Mexico functional teams to obtain and validate related investments to include in the business case construction. Main Mexico point.
• Obtain project approval from the Global Executive Committee. Coordinate the different Mexico functional teams to obtain and validate related investments to include in the business case construction. Main Mexico point.
• Drive negotiations with partner OEM for the repurchase of excess inventory ($200K+ USD), as well as coordinating the disposal process for unsellable parts.
• Build relationships with internal functional areas and with potential external commercial partners.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Lead cross functional audit projects in the following areas to get an accelerated learning: Brand & Commercial, Manufacturing, Engineering and Supply Chain & Design, Corporate Staff, Purchasing, Information &.
• Analyze and understand business processes to identify areas of opportunity or risk.
• Define a work program for control testing and ensure milestones are achieved.
• Perform international audits in the USA, Italy and… Show more
• Perform international audits in the USA, Italy and Hungary.
• Identify financial and operational risks within the Company's processes and submit them through Audit Reports for business performance improvement.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Full time MBA

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Coordinate the development and implementation of an operational model that optimizes the flow of Raw Materials and Packing inventories.
• Maintain or increase the service level to the Manufacturing area.
• Coordinate a team of approximately 30 people consisting of sponsors, steering committee and operation personnel, obtaining an effective communication channel in a short period of time.
• Build an implementation playbook which provides all the details to replicate the model to… Show more
• Build an implementation playbook which provides all the details to replicate the model to other regions of Mondelez International.
• Focal point of communication with a 3PL that developed the new logistic model.

• Plan the restocking of the resins and filaments inventory (230 SKU) coming from USA, Asia and Europe for the Mexico, Andean, Center America and Caribbean regions.
• Optimize the business strategy consisting in a reduction of transport and storage costs, keeping as a priority the business differentiator of providing a high customer service level.
• 15% decrease in operating costs, through the implementation of an intermodal transport system, also plan the consolidation of materials in… Show more
• 15% decrease in operating costs, through the implementation of an intermodal transport system, also plan the consolidation of materials in order to achieve transport and import savings.
• Participate in the decision making for the Latin America zone as a member of the Supply Chain Decision Center; manage the internal performance metrics and present them on a monthly basis to the Decision Center.
• Create and manage a materials Import Plan, based on firm orders (1 to 3 months) and forecast (4 to 18 months), giving clearer information to the production plants.

• Coordinate the materials imports and exports, being the contact point to ease the interaction between the stakeholders involved in the movement of materials (Customs Agent, carriers and warehouses), to reduce delivery.
• Collaborate directly with Customs Agents and carriers learning the base of international trade to achieve on time delivery to the customers.
• Set and communicate delivery dates to Customer Service, based on lead times and transit times, to… Show more
• Set and communicate delivery dates to Customer Service, based on lead times and transit times, to help the customer with their production planning. Show less

• Provide service to the customers’ portfolio for the Performance Polymers Business Unit, submitting their purchase orders and following them up until the final delivery.
• Solve any inconvenient that might present because of lack of material availability, transport delays or unexpected urgencies from the customers. Negotiate with customers and internal stakeholders to obtain the best.
• Implement the global Project “End to End” to align sales and… Show more
• Implement the global Project “End to End” to align sales and supply policies, share these policies to the customers and provide them coaching during the transition period.
• Implement the Global Project “ECLIPSE” to migrate system SAP, based at the headquarters at Wilmington DE.
• Manage the payment disputes from the customers, and collect several differences in payments.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: Part of the Directive Committee of the Consumption Club, as leader of the Food and Restaurant division.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) Exchange

Study abroad for one quarter as part of the IPADE MBA program, where I attended courses from the MBA and the Master in Corporate Finance.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Industrial And Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Industrial Engineering

6 months as a study abroad program at Nottingham UK. Part of my Engineer degree with full charge of courses.