• Consulting in maritime and land transportation sector in the Middle East region, mainly in public-private partnerships in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (operations, capacity, infrastructure, strategy and investment)• Assessment of strategic opportunities and support for the Saudi port authority (Mawani) in the negotiation process for the long-term concessions with 3 global port operators in the 2 main ports in Saudi Arabia.• Benchmarking and support on proposal for the new… Show more • Consulting in maritime and land transportation sector in the Middle East region, mainly in public-private partnerships in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (operations, capacity, infrastructure, strategy and investment)• Assessment of strategic opportunities and support for the Saudi port authority (Mawani) in the negotiation process for the long-term concessions with 3 global port operators in the 2 main ports in Saudi Arabia.• Benchmarking and support on proposal for the new marine services tariff model to be applied across Saudi sea ports.• Feasibility and competitiveness study for the development of a new grain terminal in a Saudi port. Analysis of the grain imports market in the country, potential design of new terminal and business plan. Show less

Supply Chain Operations management for Central America, Caribbean and Ecuador

• Operation and Demand Plan Management for products shipping to the Caribbean region.• Monitoring and control of document and cargo flows to customers on time. • Developed processes to follow up on Critical activities in the Supply Chain area.

- Managed relationships and accounts with domestic and international suppliers in USA, Japan, China and Mexico for purchase of electrical and LED light products and components.- Inbound Logistics coordination with 3PL providers. - Pursue strategies to reduce inbound transportation costs and optimize inventory levels.- Purchase order placement for stock inventory and for custom manufacturing solutions to maintain inventory levels and meet demand requirements. - Assist and… Show more - Managed relationships and accounts with domestic and international suppliers in USA, Japan, China and Mexico for purchase of electrical and LED light products and components.- Inbound Logistics coordination with 3PL providers. - Pursue strategies to reduce inbound transportation costs and optimize inventory levels.- Purchase order placement for stock inventory and for custom manufacturing solutions to maintain inventory levels and meet demand requirements. - Assist and coordinate sourcing strategies, new product introduction and inventory planning.- Collaborated across teams to identify and reduce the obsolete inventory.- Reduce inventory stock outs with data clean up and analysis.- Management of accounts payable with suppliers. Show less

Managed commercial relationships with financial suppliers and negotiated interest rates to finance working capital. International purchases in COP and USD currencies. I was in charge of the preparation, tracking and reporting of the company's monthly expense budget to management. Responsible for pipe inventory monitoring and control in 2 cities (Bogota-Cartagena).• Opened business relationships with 2 new financial suppliers obtaining resources at lower costs.• Reduced company's… Show more Managed commercial relationships with financial suppliers and negotiated interest rates to finance working capital. International purchases in COP and USD currencies. I was in charge of the preparation, tracking and reporting of the company's monthly expense budget to management. Responsible for pipe inventory monitoring and control in 2 cities (Bogota-Cartagena).• Opened business relationships with 2 new financial suppliers obtaining resources at lower costs.• Reduced company's average interest rate by 20% for loans with financial suppliers.• Helped reduce company’s financial interest paid during 2013 by 17.5%.• Logistics quoting and tracking - Inventory transportation coordination• Improved pipe inventory control and placement system in the warehouse to ease reference identification, separation of non-conforming products and replenishment. Show less

Conducted market research to identify potential customers. Developed campaigns for product marketing. Established communication channels with customers for feedback. Helped company to exceed sales target on launching event.• Contributed on the creation of ‘De la Granja’ brand as a pilot business model. Actively participated on promotional campaigns and product launch event to help exceed the sales target set by the managers.