Experienced professional with more than 15 years of experience in Purchasing and International business in global organizations, managing a large group of people, and purchasing materials with a straight interface across plants; Self-leadership to overcome challenges, in complex environments, through close collaboration with a variety of stakeholders across the whole group at the Corporate level; Career-oriented toward cost reduction and process optimization about supply such as strategic sourcing, low-cost country supplier's development, workshops, and deep cost analysis; Focused on results, being responsible for achieving remarkable goals breaking through old paradigms, and dealing with new contexts and expected deliverables.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager
AGP EGlass Soliver
02.2023 - Current
Manage the purchasing team in Belgium's plants to ensure that all required materials, services, and equipment are ordered on time, registered correctly in the system, and stored in all agreed-upon locations.
Manage the supplier qualification and annual evaluation program in accordance with the guidelines and requirements.
Monitor and update the KPIs with the team regarding price fluctuations, negotiations, OCT, OTIF, cost saving, cost avoidance, contract management, payment terms, and supplier performance evaluation.
Manage the annual budgeting process (Annual Operating Plan);
Reduced operational expenses by consolidating suppliers and leveraging economies of scale in purchasing agreements.
Analyzed spend data to uncover opportunities for cost reduction and process optimization across various categories of goods and services procured by the organization.
Category Manager
AGP E Glass Soliver
12.2021 - 01.2023
Leading strategic sourcing with a well-built and robust procurement workflow, including proposals for cost reductions with technical innovative ideas, payment terms extension, productivity, supplier selection to mitigate risks, and set-up contracts management;
Leading on-site supplier's meeting, to ensure the development phase is inside the time frame and to guarantee the cost agreed at the nomination is following the cost structure and cycle time foreseen as well as mitigate time loss over the development phase;
Manage and lead specific procurement projects to strengthen the value driven and/or cost-effective solutions in a monthly basis with the downstream business;
Manage proactively value driven initiatives with internal stakeholders and suppliers and deploy it to local supply chain inside core deliverables as cost, time and quality and in close cooperation with your procurement colleagues;
Actively maintain understanding of relevant market trends & developments in place and assess how they could bring value at maximum;
Manage in a daily touch basis the purchasing specialists in every country to deploy the global strategy and follow up its monthly with the local team;
Achieved significant cost savings by negotiating contracts and developing strategic partnerships with suppliers.
Corporate Purchasing Lead
AGP E Glass Soliver
01.2019 - 11.2021
Responsible to conduct commercial negotiations with suppliers for different category groups such as auto hardware, encapsulation, extrusion, stamping, injection among others, including suppliers from several countries specially Asia and Europe;
Leading the sourcing committee for business awards including, supplier risk & full cost analysis, decision matrix, mitigation risks, and savings monitoring, timing, being the main responsible for the savings achieved and reporting to the management board monthly;
Leading the supply-chain interface with supplier's deliveries to mitigate production risks and lack of material whereas is necessary throughout a handover process since the supplier selection;
Coordinate the pre development phase and it's deliveries until the first events deliveries in a good level of governance with the supplier and stakeholders as r&d, engineering and production.
Foreign Trade Lead
Cebrace Cristal Plano Brazil
12.2017 - 01.2019
Coordinate the Import and Export Team, Monitor the commercial processes door in several terms and modal;
Negotiated favorable terms with international suppliers on behalf of clients, reducing overall costs and improving profit margins;
Ensure a good relationship with vendors, brokers, freight forwarders, terminals and transportation companies and internal customers;
Follow up of currently orders up to nationalization, fees and taxes payments to federal revenue and stakeholders;
Implement the KPI's of governance including the weekly reports about shipping status, costs, lead time and TCO analysis;
Develope tailored strategies for clients to enter new markets, resulting in increased global presence and sales.
Assisted in the development of annual sales budgets and forecasts, ensuring alignment with company objectives;
Conducted market research to stay informed of industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities;
Supported sales team members in achieving individual goals and targets through coaching, mentoring, and guidance;
Coordinated product demonstrations and presentations to showcase key features and benefits to potential clients.
Procurement Coordinator
NSG
01.2012 - 09.2014
Implemented effective risk management strategies for procurement activities, safeguarding the organization from supply chain disruptions;
Achieved cost reductions by identifying opportunities for bulk purchases, negotiating discounts, or reevaluating existing supplier contracts;
Implemented policies and procedures for optimal purchasing methods and cost control;
Monthly reports with a systemic control with interface to others departments of the company and categories groups mainly to headquarter;
Regularly commodities market analysis before conceding suppliers prices increase, break down costs analysis and commercial claim, policy and local impacts versus budget;
IInterface with the NMI team, feasibility costs for tooling and parts, project life, and amortization with the best logistic scenario.
Senior Buyer
NSG
01.2010 - 12.2011
Responsible for consumables suppliers, place orders, track shipments, and manage delivery schedules;
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of purchasing, shipments, and stock levels in the company's systems;
Communicate proactively with internal teams and external partners to address purchasing issues and ensure timely resolution;
Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors, and recommended optimal suppliers;
Support the resolution of any discrepancies or issues related to orders, deliveries, or inventory;
Stay current with industry trends, regulations, and best practices to improve purchasing processes continuously.
Purchase Specialist
NSG
04.2008 - 12.2010
Foster relationships / partnerships with internal stakeholders;
Support and deliver data for procurement efficiency and compliance projects;
Maintain and develop relationships with suppliers and supervise their performance perform data analytics, data cleansing and spend analytics to support the reporting;
Use the ERP functionalities to monitor progress in cost to serve, reduction / planning effectiveness;
Report on KPIs and introduce new routines to automate & improve processes.
Junior Buyer
NSG
08.2006 - 09.2007
Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
Monitored incoming orders and tracked progress to meet deadlines.
Procured goods and services from range of vendors, negotiating pricing and contract terms.
Prepared and analyzed reports to track inventory and purchasing trends.
Researched and identified new suppliers and vendors.
Established relationships with vendors to secure competitive pricing and discounts.