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Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Supply Chain Officer | Procurement Leader | Global Supply Chain | Transformational Leader | "knows the way, goes the way, shows the way" |

  • Education

    • University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

      1989 - 1994
      BSBA Business Administration, Management and Operations

  • Experience

    • CELESTRON

      Aug 1998 - Dec 1999
      Buyer Planner

    • Edwards Lifesciences

      Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
      Operations Specialist

      Master production scheduling, planner buyer for manufacturing overseas and finished good planning.

    • TherOx

      Dec 2000 - Mar 2005
      Materials Manager

      Materials management for start up company, including ERP system implementation, warehouse management, purchasing and inventory control management.

    • Abbott

      Apr 2005 - Feb 2017

      Global Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, New Product Management, S&OP Process Improvement, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation. Supplier Management for third party manufacturers. Global Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, New Product Management, S&OP Process Improvement, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation

      • Director, TPM & OEM Operations

        Apr 2014 - Feb 2017

      • Associate Director. Supply Chain

        Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

      • Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain and TPM Direct Purchasing

        Apr 2005 - Mar 2012

    • Johnson & Johnson (former Abbott Medical Optics)

      Feb 2017 - Nov 2018
      Director, External Manufacturing

    • Sonendo®, Inc.

      Nov 2018 - Dec 2019
      Director, Supply Chain

    • MicroVention-Terumo

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2021
      Director Global Procurement

    • STAAR Surgical

      Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
      Sr. Director Global Supply Chain

    • Marketlab

      Oct 2022 - now

      Head of Operations for Marketlab

      • Chief Supply Chain Officer

        Feb 2024 - now

      • VP Supply Chain & Logistics

        Oct 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Green Bellt Six Sigma Cerified