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Houston, Tx, Us

Entrusted to launch DigiHaul, a new digital freight platform from inception with a focus on domestic and x-border markets. Provide P&L and executive oversight for strategic business operations, business development, staffing, performance management, marketing, and sales strategy. →​Initiated a new corporate culture that incorporates DHL core values and refined business model and services portfolio exclusively for Mexico. →​Recruited, trained, and empowered a staff of 50 within operations, information technology, data analytics, sales and marketing, finance, human resources, and procurement. →​Grew business from a zero base to 15K shipments a month reaching breakeven point in year two.

Bonn, De

Promoted to provide P&L and executive leadership for a $200M business, 3,500 employees, 20 distribution centers (inhouse, dedicated and multi-customer) handling 150K shipments annually during the height of the pandemic. Cultivated and built relationships with key customers to include PepsiCo Foods, Mondelez, Unilever, P&G, Mars, Newell Brands, Wella, ConAgra, Spectrum Brands, Energizer, Duracell, General Mills, Church & Dwight, and Hershey’s.→​Identified strategy to generate value through the deployment of standardization, digitization, and mechanization solutions.→​Delivered 80% organic topline growth with new and existing customers and a 50% bottom line increase within two years.→​Negotiated and secured 95% renewal rate of total contract base and raised NPS survey from 9 to 49.→​Increased favorable employee opinion survey from 75% to 85% and lowered attrition rate.

Bonn, De

Challenged to manage and grow the Mondelez account, the largest customer in the Latin American region and the second largest customer within Mexico. Accepted full P&L and operational leadership for a staff of 600+, seven warehouses, customer relationships, performance management, service growth and expansion.→​Doubled revenue growth of largest account and expanded services to include new operations in Chile and Peru with a startup DHL supply chain in Peru.→​Guided the standardization and development of supply chain operations for Mondelez in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Peru and delivered 10% YOY growth.

Puebla, México, Mx

Led the turnaround and of an underperforming sales organization experiencing a 10% decline in growth, intense competition, and a significant loss of automotive customers. Rejoined the organization and provided strategic leadership and direction for business plan development, new market penetration, customer relationship management, competitive market analysis and positioning. Directed a staff of 30 and a team of 100+ logistics engineers from Schnellecke Logistics managing a wide range of customers to include GM, Ford, FCA, VW, Audi, P&G, Unilever, and Danone.→​Refined business model and established a new staffing division to provide value-added services to new and existing customers.→​Doubled customer base and generated $30M in new business: Bombardier Transportation (materials management), Nassan Aguascalientes (staffing), Audi San Jose Chiapa (staffing), Siemens Guanajuato and Guadalajara (logistics and distribution), Honeywell Tijuana (staffing), Navistar (material management), TRW Chihuahua (material flow and staffing), ConMet (layout and material flow).

Paris, Fr

Retained by a customer of Schnellecke Logistics to drive business process automation of the dairy division in Mexico through BI and disruptive technologies. Accepted leadership for a staff of 30, $5M Capex budget, roadmap development, project management and software deployment.→​Reduced operating expenses by $1M+ through a series of process solutions across supply chain, commercial sales, finance, and operations. →​Implemented SAP-APO Demand Planning, SAP MRP, SAP Production Planning, WMS (five distribution centers), On Shelf Availability (OSA) solution in modern trade and Point of Sale (POS) integration in BI for supply chain operations.→​Deployed category management solutions. Proximity distribution channel systems optimization, modern trade BI platform design integrating Sell in/Out, inventories at POS, Nielsen (Pricetrack and Market Share) and Storecheck for commercial sales.→​Rolled out Open ERP and a low-cost model implementation door to door distribution startup.→​Developed (Cost, Utilization, Time, Efficiency) CUTE KPIs and automated the Irapuato plant, the largest plant of Danone Group worldwide.

Puebla, México, Mx

Accepted full P&L responsibility for four separate businesses, a staff of 70+, sales strategy, competitive marketing analysis and positioning, new market penetration, pricing strategies and market share growth.→​Proposed and secured executive buy-in to consolidate four businesses (solutions design, marketing, sales, consulting) into one matrixed organization and shifted market focus to new industries.→​Guided the development and implementation of a global logistics outsourcing initiative for the Coca Cola Company in Mexico that delivered process optimization savings of $700K over two years and earned Best Logistics Services Supplier Award.→​Architected and led the successful deployment of the National Danone Distribution Center in Irapuato and served as logistics expert.

Puebla, México, Mx

Advanced to lead a team of ten in identifying opportunities to drive the sale and execution of SCM consulting projects across new markets and industries while managing the commercial and engineering process for complex logistics solutions development.→​Redesigned and streamlined distribution network for Grupo Tampico (Coca Cola Bottling Company) with projected savings of $4M+.→​Reengineered the main distribution center of Danone de Mexico that reduced their workforce by 50%.→​Secured bid to manage 80% of Danone de Mexico volume valued at $20M with a 20% profit margin.

Puebla, México, Mx

Identified process improvements within eight light vehicle assembly plants (VW, GM, Ford, Stellantis). Performed time and motion studies to enhance labor methods and establish a standard time to balance workloads to increase output and efficiency performance. →​Designed lean logistics solutions, championed new process design methodology and implemented process solutions across eight light vehicle assembly plants that saved the company $5M+ in operating costs.

Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Ar

Business Process Consultant→​Developed change management strategy and led successful implementation of SAP R3 in Drogueria del Sud, a market leader in medical distribution in Argentina.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Certification, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Production & Inventory Management American Production & Inventory Control Society (Apics), Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians