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Trascent Management ConsultingContractor - Senior Consultant
Nov. 2018
ConfitecaOperations Manager
Jan. 2015 - May. 2018EcuadorSuccessfully oversaw all end-to-end supply chain processes including demand and capacity planning, strategic procure to pay, multi-plant production, logistics and distribution. Also led supporting areas as Quality Assurance and Engineering. Supported cross-functional departments and led crew of 488 team members. Commanded rationalization of Total Supply Chain Cost (Cost of goods sold & Distribution expenses) over Total Revenue in five years (2013 to 2017) from 77.3% to 62.2%. Simplified Direct manufacturing direct labor from 700 HC to 315 HC. Exceed twice savings Long-Range-Plans in 3.5% and 2.7% of the previous year’s total costs against the 2.3% world-class benchmark. Improved financial performance by enhancing cash to cash cycle time in $1.3 Mio (inventory and days of payables) and defining sound inventory policy that fosters product availability under S&OP leadership. Contributed to the profitability by achieving savings of $1.6M in Total Supply Chain Cost (cost of goods sold & distribution expense) against previous year in terms of strategic procurement initiatives, direct labor productivity enhancement, streamlining engineering, improving LEAN projects, and fixed indirect cost re-structuring. Led regional negotiations for main direct materials with savings up to $466K and drove productivity programs across three factories that make up the Confiteca group, located in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Increased Order Fill Rate by 1% and defined a plan that reduced distribution cost by $167K. Directed assembly and kick-off of new plastic extrusion and toy-candy product type manufacturing plant and rationalized manufacturing footprint among the production plants. Proficient at managing simultaneous engineering projects for production cost streamline and new/variant product development launches with CAPEX budget at $2.6 Mio. Certified ISO 22000 and HACCP, related to GMP, requirements compliance among all supply chain areas.
ConfitecaManufacturing Manager
Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014Quito, Ecuador• Served as Head of the Production, Production programing, Productivity and Maintenance Departments. Accountable for 6 production plants: Chewing Gum, Sugar Free Gum, Pellets, Compressed Chewing Gum, Candy, Chocolate, as well as an automatic and manual Packing Center. Managed a total of 532 personnel, 4 direct business unit supervisors and 2 maintenance supervisors. • Overcame challenges were related to increasing Safety awareness among personnel and radical improvement of quality, cost and efficiency.
Philip Morris InternationalQuality Assurance, EHS, and Continuous Improvement Supervisor
Mar. 2012 - Jan. 2013Tanasa, Quito - Ecuador• Led direct materials and product quality assurance relating to direct materials. Provided sensorial surveillance and specification management and executed product development projects related to product. • Managed and enforced environment and health safety regulations. • Served as continuous project improvement leader to sustain LEAN Manufacturing culture.
Philip Morris InternationalManufacturing Supervisor
Feb. 2009 - Feb. 2012Tanasa, Quito - Ecuador• Designed and implemented strategies to achieve required production volumes in a highly efficient manner while maintaining exceptional quality standards and environmental and health safety policies for two manufacturing areas. Developed sales force training programs to enhance negotiation skills. • Enforced safety policies and lead focus teams that including multi-level stakeholders to improve ergonomic conditions. Managed multitask team that successfully reduced stock by 54%, while preserving flexibility and quality through the establishment of statistically ideal stock, and the re-engineering of the product flow.
Philip Morris InternationalQuality Assurance Supervisor
Sep. 2005 - Jan. 2009Tanasa, Quito - Ecuador• Provided leadership and management of product quality and improvements. Coordinated call center incoming calls including consumer complaints. • Implemented process improvement initiatives and best practices to optimized quality across 70% of the Latin America Factories. • Improved product quality standards and recognized for best quality standards factory in Latin America and Canada.
Banco PichinchaCustomers Service Supervisor
May. 2005 - Sep. 2005Quito - Ecuador
American LaFranceManufacturing Engineer, Intern
Jan. 2005 - Mar. 2005Charleston, SC
Elizabethtown CollegeLogistics and Management Support, Facilities Management Dept
May. 2004 - Dec. 2004Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States
Clark FilterIntern, Manufacturing dept.
Sep. 2003 - Dec. 2003Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)Intern, Quality Dept
May. 2003 - Sep. 2003Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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