Experience

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  Pepsicola venezuela

  Mar 2007 - Jul 2014

  Maintain the operational continuity in a country with several governmental restrictions, continuous strikes, material shortages. Key performance indicators: Out of stock below 2% in a year period. More than 95% of the material’s stock level according to defined inventory policies.Critical Materials: Sugar and CO2 were managed within 1 to 4 days of stock.Scope: the activities below mentioned were executed in a universe of 6 Production Factories + 1 co-packer throughout the country, 8 brands (Pepsi-Cola, 7UP, Lipton, Golden, Yukery, Ad-Rush, Minalba, Gatorade), 105 SKU's, 200 materials and approximately 300 material-locations.• Excel accurate projections of all raw materials requirements in the short, medium and long range to allow operational continuity in all PCV factories.• Procurement of all raw materials of Pepsi-Cola Venezuela to manufacture finished products in factories to guarantee weekly production plans. • Build strong links and frequent communication with various suppliers in order to ensure the availability of all raw materials through negotiations and follow up.• Monitor consumption evolution of all raw materials in order to keep adequate stock levels within the established inventory policies.• Establish and quarterly review of ideal stock levels by material depending on: origin (national or imported), CADIVI importation approvals for each material when no national production, supplier’s production capacities, Expiration time, PCV warehouse capacities, others.• Support marketing strategies, new presentations, quality nutrition recipes updates, new product launches, “In and Outs” and others to allow the correct depletion of the outdated inventory and accomplish channels fill with the new product in the agreed date. Show less Maintain the operational continuity in a country with several governmental restrictions, continuous strikes, material shortages. Key performance indicators: Out of stock below 3% in a year period. More than 95% of the material’s stock level according to defined inventory policies.Scope: the activities below mentioned were executed in a universe of 5 Production Factories throughout the country, 6 brands (PepsiCola-7UP-Lipton-Golden-Yukery-AdRush), 80 SKU's, 150 materials and approximately 200 material-locations.• Projection of raw and packaging materials requirements in the short and medium range to allow operational continuity in all PCV factories.• Procurement of raw and packaging materials of Pepsi-Cola Venezuela to manufacture finished products in factories to guarantee weekly production plans. • Frequent communication with various suppliers in order to ensure the availability of raw and packaging materials through negotiations and daily follow up.• Monitor consumption evolution of raw and packaging materials in order to keep adequate stock levels within the established inventory policies.• Support marketing strategies, image changes, new presentations, promotions, quality nutrition facts updates, new product launches, “In and Outs” and others to allow the correct depletion of the outdated inventory and accomplish channels fill with the new product in the agreed date. Show less

  • Raw Materials Coordinator

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Supply Analyst II

    Sept 2008 - Sept 2013

  • Logistic Analyst

    Feb 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Logistics and Infrastructure Intern

    Mar 2007 - Jan 2008
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  Ralph lauren

  Nov 2014 - now

  Latam Children’s Apparel Planning (all Channels) / Latam Men’s Sportswear Planning for Department and Specialty Stores / Latam Children’s Apparel Merchandising.CW Booking Fill Rates above 97.5%. Childrenswear Seasonal Assortments based on retail trends and in line with business strategies. Children’s and Menswear Buy Proposals customized for the needs of each account and aligned with RLA strategies and target budgets. • Provide Planning Analysis by season & Greige Projections for Fabric Platforming • Analyze retail sales trends by Product Class, Sub Class, Board, Model, Color, Season and Fabric to build accurate projections by Channel/Tier/Assortment Code for each customer. Review Market Buy Proposals with Sales Executives prior to Market Appointments. • Attend Men’s and Children’s Apparel Market Appointments to provide retail analysis and recommend customers what to buy in order to carry the right assortment for their region, and for the Company to reach seasonal budget targets.• Provide feedback to MW Merchandising Team in order to build a better assortment at the upcoming seasons based on customer’s comments and insights during Market Appointments.• Responsible of the upload and upkeep of CW GFE+ Buy, assuring LATAM units meeting global minimums. Propose swaps for dropped styles in order to maintain bookings (FR%) – provide newsletters and data handoffs.• Track CW Market results Vs. Target and LY demand. Show less • Flourish Sales and Stock Report by channel/by customer/by door and lead monthly Retail Sales multifunctional meetings to discuss customers’ actual situation, stock levels, AUR, etc. Build strong Partnership with Sales Team to receive accounts’ input to analyze data and make actions plans based on this information to grow the business. Scope: 17 brands, 14 countries, 21 reporting accounts (162 doors). Reporting Accounts stand for 75% of total Net Sales.• Develop the Projection Sheet: long range planning business tool that compile seasonal market real demand from all accounts, macro-economic & demographic data, exchange rates and marketing assumptions to forecast forthcoming market’s demand with seasonal analytics. • Weekly Retail Selling Report by Style: produce a seasonal report by hemisphere (North and South) that indicates best sellers, slow movers, Sell-Thru %, weeks of selling for FSS and Department and Stores in order to support Merch Team to select the right assortment for LATAM region based on retail trends and product performance. Show less

  • Planning & Merchandising Manager

    Mar 2017 - now

  • LATAM Retail Analyst - Sales

    Nov 2014 - Feb 2017