Marcela C.

2022-09-01 - Today

Supply Chain Manager

Global Pharmaceutical Company with 70.000+ employees and annual revenue of EUR 2.58B.

● Lead the Sales & Operations Planning process, and develop strategies for the Supply Chain transformation while working with key executives achieving an increase in forecast accuracy of 15%.

● Partner with the different Business Units to drive forecasting processes and identify drivers of variance.

● Coordinate and ensure inbound logistic processes are performed on time.

2021-02-01 To 2022-09-01

Regional Category Manager for Logistics, Warehousing and Packaging for Latin America

Global Technology supplier for food processing and a wide range of other industries – 18.000+ employees and annual revenue of EUR 4.6B.

● Focus on the total spend and the entire supply chain on category level to achieve the best cost structures. Annual spend: >EUR 10M

● Identify and realize cost saving potential, manage savings pipeline for the logistics, warehousing, and packaging, achieving EUR 500K savings in the first year.

● Manage international cross-functional team and engage key stakeholders across the region.

● Lead major supplier negotiations and supplier management.

● Optimize procurement processes and key supply chain metrics.

2018-06-01 To 2021-01-01

Technical Strategic Sourcing Coordinator

Leading passenger and cargo Latin American Airline – 19.000+ employees and annual revenue of EUR 1.7B.

● Guarantee the acquisition of aeronautical strategic services with direct impact on the fleet operation. Annual spend: >EUR 10M

● Manage major line maintenance subcontracting projects for Europe and Americas resulting in total savings of EUR 2M per year.

● Develop partnerships with the different key business stakeholders to ensure the compliance of the assigned category results.

● Manage RFx’s processes and negotiate contracts.

2015-10-01 To 2018-05-01

Negotiation Specialist

Private non-profit entity that fulfills health, social and security functions with governmental funds in Colombia – 12.000+ employees

● Negotiate the critical and leverage categories for 13 business units.

Annual spend: >EUR 3M.

● Manage the E2E supply chain process for the assigned categories.

● Lead the import processes, including market exploration, calculation of import factor and customs clearance.

● Act as lead negotiator for the acquisition of key medical assets for healthcare projects in Colombia.

2014-10-01 To 2015-10-01

Strategic Buyer

Leading multinational bus manufacturing company – 9.000+ employees and annual revenue of EUR 1B.

● Analyze the cost variances and the demand to identify new cost reduction opportunities.

● Develop and implement Supplier Relationship Management system resulting in a policy followed by the entire purchasing team.

● Conduct risk assessment and draft mitigation plan for the assigned categories to increase supply chain resilience.

2011-05-01 To 2014-10-01

Procurement Analyst

● Guarantee the best lead time and ensure the use of TCO approach.

● Select, evaluate, and develop new suppliers.

● Execute administrative purchasing tasks (placing purchase orders, developing action improvement plans, monitoring of KPIs).