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Procurement of indirect spend, facility management, goods non for resale, fixed assets, travel, insurance, IT, International logisticsLead transition from a transactional business to an strategic model.

Head of Procurement -Goods Non for Resale at Cencosud Group (Jumbo, Santa Isabel, Almacenes Paris, Easy, Banco Paris, and Cencosud Shopping )Implemented Ariba Sourcing Platform

Procurement and Administration of Goods Non for Resale, Asset Purchasing, IT and Facility Service Tenders for SMU Holding (Unimarc, Ok Market, Mayorista, Alvi Supermarkets)

Imported Produce program management. Performed sesonal demand agregation, savings and recommend allocation efficiencies for produce global tenders.Trade Extensions Sourcing Software Knowledge.

• Develop long-term, strategic partnerships with suppliers, retail markets, local and multinational organizations.• Managed USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom programs. Knowledgeable of Trade Preference Programs, produce protocols and packaging legislation. • Development of strategic suppliers, considering sustainable practices by incorporating Ethical Standards and social responsibility audit procedures • Import programs resulted in incremental margins by eliminating intermediation in the supply chain, leveraging our global infrastructure and creating synergies within our network. • Ensured program quality compliance, by considering the implementation of Global Food Safety Initiative standards (BRC, SQF, IFS, GlobalGAP) in our supplier program• Managemenr of private label brand guidelines and brand licenses for the imporr product development• Knowledge of Fairtrade Labeling and Rainforest Alliance program requirements in product and supplier development

• Relocated in 2005 from Costa Rica into Chile new global procurement operation• Trade data analysis and core competency definition by country.• Support Merchandise Manager in every related task of the business in order to ensure the execution of every direct import opportunity by adopting control, coordination and providing service as well as maintain good relationships with suppliers.• Participated in the Direct Import Supply Chain and Process Mapping Project in WM headquarters .• Buying Trip organization and buyer recap.• Follow-up on production to ensure program execution, fill rates, ontime delivery.• Food Safety and Ethical Standards supplier compliance .

• Global Procurment division. Assist Merchant and Merchadiser in produce import programs out of South America, Chile into US maket