Secure a management position in the supply chain field of a global organization with focus on Latin America to support the development, implementation and management of global strategies. Always looking to be a team player, getting the team oriented to meet the company results and understanding the needs of each one thru my relation & communication skills. If the company needs me to travel I'm capable to do it. & Results: Projects implementations: * Operationalize and expand Panama operations (Panama Project) Investigations for potential added innovation: Explore potential of reducing warehouse footprint within countries by consolidating inventory in Panama Panama Hub: - FAS Panama for Chile - Displays and Accessories are looking for moving operation to Panama, so they can supply to Latino America * Investigate lower cost and better TAT options to support FOB Miami business: Develop a tracking tool for OCEAN & AIR, I brought on board surface for all Latino America operation Implemented multimodal process for all Latino America 2. Process and Tool Priority: Integrating, standardizing and simplifying processes where we improve existing system accuracy and implement cloud-based tools where relevant and real time information can be utilized to drive cost efficiency and a more desired customer experience. & Results: * End to End process design and implementation to improve ocean TAT through defining proper metrics, cadence, reporting and decision points: Develop and implementation of the new lines, given the countries a timely E2E, control of their operations improving the metrics from un 65% to a 85% in the Ocean TAT * GT Nexus implementation to provide an opportunity to utilize information vs. speed through better visibility yielding superior customer experience : Already working for all of the Latino America Air with a process of 4 months were the quality of information started in 10% as the end of September 2015 we have 90% for all the region, given the support to all the company a reliable single source of information 2013 to 2014 1. Optimization Priority: Understand the Business needs and search for alternative in the logistics of process that will improve efficiencies and End to End Turnaround time & Results: * Reduce logistic costs, touches and times as we expand warehouse pass-thru processes to other Product Lines: Increasing the capacity of the pass thru for Miami HUB given $1.2M total Product line Savings // Printing Saving $31K * Implementation of the Multicounty Area Hub in Panama: Panama is implemented and doing all the testing for the receiving & shipping process * Direct Transfer Orders for the operation of Richmond and San Bernardino for Latino America: Improved general operation in Richmond & San Bernardino at 99% 2. Inventory & Cost Improvements Priority: Driving working capital and supply chain cost improvements to reinvest in the strategic priorities of HP by delivering savings through projects and operational excellence. & Results: * Management of spend to net revenue by achieving or exceeding logistics costs goals * Management of spend to net revenue by achieving or exceeding warehouse costs goals * Identify aging inventory in MCA to reduce excess and obsolescence Chile * 1M us' material over 90 days reduced from inventory aged * 43K saving in storage reduction Miami * Q1FY14 Q1 - Q4FY14: Savings $114K * Negotiated with Ryder a rate reduction for the x-dock inbound handling rate * Rate reduced from $0.05kg to $0.037 K Responsibilities * Supervise the logistics flow from the vendors to the regions * Manage & Supervise the Warehouse in the Region over a 1 Million Dollars in revenue * Inbound & Outbound Flow to the Countries * Relationship with the Providers * Cost Allocation & Supervision HEWLETT PACKARD COLOMBIA Logistics Manager for Colombia and Customs Manager for MCA North (Ecuador, Venezuela & Colombia) January 2003 - November 2012 Manage logistics operation in Colombia supply chain, Responsible to fulfilled distribution, inventory levels and customs requirements in an appropriately response and time frame, assure customer's quality satisfaction and efficiency flows to meet excellence, also pursue a continuous improvement initiative in order to increase our productivity. Skills in project management, Strategic Planning, Balance Scored Card. Supervise in country customs operation for all Imports and Exports of the Company, Foreign Exchange Control (Venezuela & Colombia), and Responsible for the Government Relationship Management and in Country Customs Broker Responsibilities and achievements included: * Manage the fusion (SAP) process of Warehouse, Distribution and Customs operation (Compaq & Hewlett-Packard), reducing the deadline of 6 months to 4 months, archiving a cost reduction of $928.6 K including the new rates. * Minimize cycle time delays and costs. Ensure seamless and timely implementation of new processes through appropriate planning, Communication with affected organizations, governments and quality assurance. * Supervise and Control Inventory levels aging from 60 days and $ 10'000'000 dollars to 30 /25 days to $ 6'000'000 dollars * Manage the relationship between the Colombian Government entities (Customs, Exterior Minister Etc.), Trade associations and Hewlett-Packard. * Lead an Implement a project of improvement for the cross-dock operation, clearance time, distribution that will save the company around $ 30'000'000 dollars a year, with an elimination of manually process, reduction of OCT (Order Cycle Time). * Supervise LSP (Logistics Service Provider) and execute the contract when necessary. * Achieved a reduction in the Tariff rates of Servers, PC and Printers to 0%, which saved the company a $2'500'000 dollar estimated for a year of duties. * Lead an Implement the systematization for Logistics operation in one inventory platform (SAP) HEWLETT PACKARD COLOMBIA Customs Manager, August- 2000 - December 2002 Manage Customs for all Imports and Exports of the Company, Responsible for all the Foreign Exchange Control documentation of the country and Assure that the company's policies are implemented in compliance with country and corporate regulations. Heavy emphasis on Strategic Planning, Project Management, Performance Metrics and Government Relationship Management. Responsibilities and achievements included: * Minimize cost of operation and optimize processes, by a Reduction of landed cost by $900.000 Dollars per year, Improved lead time from 5 working days to 2 working days, Reduced inventory levels from 60 days and $3'00'000 dollars to 30 days and $ 1'500'000 dollars * Manage the relationship between the Colombian Customs, Trade associations and Hewlett-Packard. * Manage the department's budget that is approximated $1'000'000 dollars per year. * Define, lead and implement e-business and e-technologies projects related to customs and that can be implemented in other areas of the company. * Manage the Internal Control and SelfAssesment program of the company. * Lead Corporate Benchmark Study to analyze our competitors around the word, especially Americas. * Lead an Implement a project of improvement in the customs clearances process were the company will save around $6'000'000 Dollars per year by the reduction of daily payments of Duties and Taxes. HEWLETT PACKARD COLOMBIA Import/Export Specialist, November 1999 - September 2000 Managed the supplier's relationship and operation, with exposure to the in-house customer satisfaction and end customer, One of the main objects in this position was finding a way of making all the process more efficient not changing the working tools Responsibilities and achievements included: * Lowered the international traffic operation's cost by $400.000 dollars in a period of 6 months. * Led a redesign project where the storage process for existent legal documents was improved and saved the company more than $2'000'000 dollars in a year of seizures. * Managed the process design project for import via Ocean. * Designed and implemented the returns and destruction processes of the company's goods that saved the company $1'000'000 dollars of obsolete product in a year (Hewlett Packard products). Prendas Intima Besame Bogota S.A Logistics Manager September 1998 - August 1999 Responsible to open market in South America and create the supply chain operation for new markets * Establish new routs to export products in South America * Lead the project of export cost saving process * Supervise de operation of exports products SYNERGIA CARGO/GEOLOGISTICS (LEP PROFIT INT), BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Marketing and Sales Manager, March 1997 - August 1998 Sales Manager for Colombia operations. Developed, implemented and managed sales plan for the organization, increasing revenues by $2 million dollars in 1 year, opened the market in less than one year for the company bringing entities to use our services that are specialized in manufacturing, commercialization and services domestic and international markets. SYNERGIA CARGO/GEOLOGISTICS (LEP PROFIT INT), BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Import and Export Assistant, January- 1996 - February 1997 I Developed, implemented and manage the office in Colombia, designed long-term strategic plans to operate with manufacturing, commercial and service entities that deal in both domestic and international markets, that wanted a competitive company in Freight Responsible for managing the back office of Geo-Logistics, which implied human resource, finance and operational matters.
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