Provided actionable insights to NAM & Global Operations planning teams for consensus forecast, inventory management strategy, stock policy, catalog health, strategic long-term planning.• Led data analytics projects for E2E supply chain powered by SAP and BI. Reducing team members’ workload from data manipulation and reporting (20% workload reduction).• Collaborated with IT partners designing, validating, and implementing effective DART reports (Billed & Pending and DOH).• Developed data analytics solutions supporting day to day, monthly, and annual business planning processes providing alignment to cross-functional teams (Working Capital, Inventory health, Excess & Obsolete, among others).• Led and managed IBP processes supporting monthly forecasting cycles.• Provided training to all levels of the organization to maximize the use of the developed analytical tools.

Managed the Bacardi US Operations (BUSA OPS) reporting & insight for billings, depletions & inventory positions. Provided a working knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain areas: Forecasting, Inventory Management, Master Data management, Product Lifecycle management, VAP Planning, and Sales & Operations Planning.• Main point of contact for BUSA OPS reporting tools, KPIs & ad-hoc analysis. Designed & developed reporting tools to provide visibility to key market opportunities/risk and minimize potential supply chain disruptions.• Performed thorough analysis to determine root causes for depletions and Distributor inventory differences working with cross-functional teams to align on best scenario output.• Reduced team members workload due to data manipulation (2 hour/daily) by analyzing and making recommendations for SAP / BI enhancements & automations.• Trained & mentored planners/analysts and team members on end-to-end supply chain, analytical techniques, tools, and best practices.

Managed the demand planning process for the CORE Portfolio of Brands: Bacardi, Bombay, Grey Goose, Dewar’s, Martini, among others for the US market. Designed and applied analytical & modeling techniques to ensure 24 months rolling forecast captured and aligned with our corporate targets.• Implemented & led the monthly S&OP process providing perspective on results, markets risk/opportunities, and product size mix changes resulting in better service level, minimize out of stocks and maximize profit (EFO +10%, YoY FY2020 - FY2022)• Led the long-term demand planning process for brands assigned, driving the strategic business planning process, growth plans, and innovation pipeline for 5- & 10-years horizons. • Key stake holder in the innovation team for new product introductions, Brand repack, VAPs, mandatory and continuous improvements projects for CORE Brands ensuring proper and prompt execution. Delivering innovations pipeline ahead of target for Bacardi (Banana, Rum Punch, Premium, & Lime), Havana Club, Grey Goose LTOs, Martini Sparkling wine (Medal), among others.

Spearheaded the warehouse operations to ensure proper and well-timed supply, storage, distribution, and inventory accuracy of production materials for 14 production centers nationwide. Managed 3PL providers, 17 carrier companies, and 85 employees enforcing company safety standards, best practices, and procedures. Collaborated cross-functionally with Procurement and Supply Chain on port logistics, assess transport freights, and planned the arrival of imports to the warehouse facility. Led various continuous improvement projects that had significant impact on the company’s budget. • Reduced repackaging and redistribution expenses by 30% by streamlining packaging guidelines. • Optimized PET distributions from the provider to the warehouse by using 40’ container units, and reduced company expenditures in shipping costs by 32%.

Supervised and coordinated the prompt distribution of raw materials & finished goods from suppliers & production centers to distribution centers, seasonal warehouses, and customers nationwide. Determined requirements for first mile carriers and estimated space capacity in primary warehouses. Aided senior management in annual budget-building processes. Directed and trained 70 carrier providers nationwide. Overlooked the daily operations of 128 employees in various facilities all over the country. Identified and analyzed opportunities in logistic networks optimizing them to boost company profits and reducing operational costs. Analyzed and reported KPI’s to achieved company’s goal of superior distribution and operational excellence.• Led a full-scale project in conjunction with Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, & Distribution Planning to generate a traffic central for inverse logistics that coordinated all freights from suppliers with returning empty carrier units of 3PL companies saving more than 50% of shipping freights.• Developed & deployed an improvement project for the company’s demand planning process which improved the forecast accuracy by 44.2%. • Led a full-scale project that reduced primary distribution costs, maximized profit for carriers, and improved costs to serve that produced a final EBITDA of $650.000, achieving 30% over the base line. • Managed the transportation community initiatives that benchmarked best practices of the industry. Standardized the cost structure & profitability model at Alimentos Polar and Cervecería Polar (sister companies of Pepsi Cola Venezuela).

Executed continuous improvement projects to reduce distribution costs and optimize carrier unit’s usage.• Reduced first mile transport distribution costs for Malta and Sangria.• Project Hollywood: Estimated the capability for distributing all Empresas Polar’s portfolio to Cinemas nationwide, reducing the cost to serve fees and optimize company profit.

• Monitored and controlled spare parts inventory in main warehouse.• Ordered spare parts and factory warranty claims. • Manage all foreign exchange requests made to the Venezuelan government to import spare parts for BMW Motorcycles.