Damián Cardona

Experience

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  Montecarlo Gardens

  Feb 2011 - Apr 2012

  Sales assistant

  Ensure a good relationship with customers. Control, and update the matrix cost.Conduct market research and present reports on customer satisfaction.

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  Limpieza y mantenimiento de Antioquia ltda.

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

  Buyer

  Responsibilities:Manage the requirements of services and supplies from all the areas of the organization, such as Information Technology, Environmental, Production, and Human Resources.Manage different issues for the proper functioning of contracts, management indicators, research, and development of projects for the implementation of new technologies. Coordinate personnel in charge to carry out planning and execution of equipment maintenance, logistics, and stock control.Main achievements:Costs reduction in various key products for the organization. Improvement in negotiations acquiring benefits for various areas. Standardization of different processes necessary for the operation of the company achieving greater efficiency. Structuring, and implementation of improvement projects to increase margins profits. Show less

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  Mattelsa

  May 2014 - Dec 2016

  Responsibilities:Determine and define the negotiation process with the different suppliers and the requirements to accept new suppliers. Main Achievements: Standardization, systematization, and improvement of the registration processes. Execution of tenders to favor supply and cost savings. Development and implementation of contracts for the formalization of negotiations. Main responsibilities: Negotiate and ensure the supply of the different raw materials. Effective management for the development of suppliers. Main AchievementsSavings for amounts greater than $ 108,000,000 (one hundred and eight million pesos) due to re-negotiations and use of volumes. Responsabilidades: Formalización y sistematización de procesos de compra. Adquisición y fortalecimiento de negociación con proveedores. Coordinar y dirigir el área. Logros: Sistematización del proceso de órdenes de compra. Estructuración de parámetros para la evaluación de proveedores.

  • Suppliers developer

    Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Textile purchaser

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Gerente de Abastecimiento

    May 2014 - Mar 2015
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  Línea Directa S.A.S

  Dec 2016 - now

  Ensure the correct supply of textile materials for production, avoiding stoppages that affect the correct flow of the operation. Monitor stock levels of raw materials in order to avoid having excess inventories in those that do not require it and have a sufficient level of those that are of vital importance for the operation. Coordinate the correct supply of raw materials with international suppliers, understanding and adjusting their production cycles with the needs of the organization. Construction, maintenance, and correct positioning of Buffers to mitigate the shortages risks. Coordinate along with raw material suppliers production capacities in order to distribute operational loads, reservations request, and guarantee productive capacity for the needs of the organization. Notable achievements: Effective application of supply strategies such as Deman Driven (DDMRP), thus achieving a reduction of more than one hundred and twenty million pesos (COP 120.000.000) in current stock, without affecting the coverage in the workflow for the entire production chain. Decrease by 62.5 % the times required in making strategic decisions between the areas of supply, planning, and production, thanks to the development of processes and automation. Show less

  • Director de compras

    May 2022 - now

  • Negociador Hilazas

    Jun 2021 - May 2022

  • International Buyer

    Dec 2016 - Jun 2021