Procurement - Operations and Supply Chain Manager with extensive logistics expertise

Managed operational processes including logistics, procurement, and supply chain coordination.

Organized and optimized import/export logistics for food products across multiple regions.

Negotiated terms and maintained relationships with suppliers to improve margins and delivery timelines.

Led transition projects including SAP system deployment and process automation.

Improve the Company Margins up to 30% by looking for better suppliers and Ship lines rates., Supported with quotes for the clients in LATAM and the Caribbean to introduce a new high-quality beef in different countries, creating growth in our clients by 50%., Created POs and tracked the delivery dates in the warehouse, inspect the product, request the booking, and coordinate the container loading on time with a sense of urgency to avoid fees., Documentation compliance with the country requirements to release the containers on time., Follow up to the accounts receivable and payable with the clients and suppliers to have a healthy cash flow.

Improved the Logistic by changing the ways of working with the warehouse, container loading and the buying of the Food Products. By making some changes I was able to save up to US $5,000 per Frozen Container., Diversified the inventory with new products and took care of the rotation inventory periodically so they could have fresh products. With this action the rotation rate was improved up to 75%., Looked for new sales and products to offer the clients special prices and introduce different qualities., Create promotions together with US Meat to increase sales in the meat category., Implemented temperature controls and processes for a better cold chain to ensure quality of the products.

Transitioned the process of Vendor Creation and Purchase order for a company of over 25,000 users in USA., Collaborated with the US office to implement the SAP system that was already being used in Guatemala., Hired and trained the new employees in the process the request through the system., Transitioned the processes from Argentina and LATAM to Guatemala. I also adjusted the same process (Manual) to the SAP updated version of the system., Improved the processes already implemented and managed the Procurement Department to look up for better ways to increase production results.