Cesar Maldonado

Experience

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  Servicios Aduanales y de Transporte (Customs and Transportation Services)

  Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

  Intern

  Provided support in coordinating import and export shipments and assisted in managing automated inventory control systems.

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  Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2013

  International Programs Coordinator

  Promoted and provided personalized counseling to students for international programs offered by the ITESM system. Managed admissions and reception of foreign students, promoted the campus abroad, and administered international agreements with foreign universities. Handled migratory procedures for foreign students and professors, including National Foreigners Registration (RNE), internment, immigration quality modifications, time extensions, and referendums.

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  UNOPS

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Advisory Services & Partner Coordination Intern - Sustainable Procurement Practice Group

  Served as the focal point for Delegations of Authority in the Sustainable Procurement Practice Group. Developed standardized modular marketing presentations for UNOPS Business Developers in field offices and researched high-profile procurement publications for UNOPS flagship publications. Supported the development of a communication strategy and managed its rollout to the journalist community. Established consistent documentation and communication of key marketing materials for partner outreach in English and Spanish, refined procurement procedure templates, and conducted data analysis on procurement categories, spend, and regional metrics for headquarters and operations. Show less

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  Hamburg Süd

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2024

  Managed L2 Sales processes for RFQ and RFI, ensuring a seamless user and customer journey for end-to-end operations while standardizing and automating steps with L3 functional owners. Collaborated with platform product owners to ensure user stories met business requirements. Key contributor to the 2023 contract migration process for Hamburg Süd’s brand unification, ensuring a smooth transition for customers. Led the centralization of the tender process at Global Service Centers, ensuring alignment with regional teams and communication with global sales. Trained and supported Tender Contract Management teams on new procedures, developed reporting tools to track KPIs, and spearheaded a Robotic Process Automation project to optimize tender operations. Additionally, assisted in the rollout of the opportunity management module in Hamburg Süd’s CRM solution. Coordinated regional and global freight tenders negotiated in Europe and other regions, aligning customer requirements with Hamburg Süd's standard terms. Acted as a liaison between customers, key account managers, and internal stakeholders. Developed and implemented customer policies in collaboration with key account managers and monitored conditions and additional services such as bunker formulas and rate requests. Completed a short-term assignment with the PMO of the Coordination and Integration Team at Maersk Headquarters, supporting Hamburg Süd’s integration across various workstreams and reporting to the Integration Management Board. Directly supported key initiatives in operations execution and IT integration, while managing and mitigating emerging integration risks. Managed the global generation, maintenance, and distribution of the quarterly savings report. Developed analysis and simulation tools using Microsoft Excel and IBM Cognos TM1 for various spend categories. Coordinated tenders for depots and M&R services across regions, and prepared RFIs, RFQs, target rates, and analytical tools. Created guidelines and standard operating procedures detailing procurement processes.

  • Functional Product Manager - Lead to Agreement - Sales Processes

    Jul 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Central Tender Coordination

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Tender Coordinator Region Europe

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Project Management Officer

    Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Business Analyst Strategic Procurement

    Oct 2015 - Dec 2017
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  Uniper

  Oct 2024 - now

  Business Architect (Process Automation)