Uriel Barajas

Experience

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  Danone

  Feb 2004 - Jan 2007

  Auditor Sistemas de Calidad. Danone

  • 2006. Cold Chain Monitoring Program Implementation. Critical Control Points identification through supply chain to assure product shell life and temperature requirements were accurate through and meet local regulation and leads to reduce temperature spoilage. • 2005-2006. Support as Auditor in Suppliers Development Program. Certification of 15% of packaging suppliers, 25% ingredients suppliers through 1 year and reduction of 15% in incoming rejection and 40% in manufacturing rejections through a ISO 9000 and AIB based audit system.• 2004. Implementation of new plataform for documents and specifications distribution: transfer from paper to digital. Show less

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  Avon

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2010

  Coordinator. Suppliers Development Program.

  • 2010. Support on Planta Celaya FDA Registration . Coordinating operational teams to interpret and elaborate documents and processes adaptations to FDA requiremnts before star up importation manufacturing lines. • 2010. Leading ISO 9000:2008 Certification for Manufacturing, Logistic and Order Fulfillment processes.• 2009. Main contributior to Third Party Manufacturers Projects. Leadership in cross-functional team to assure company policies requeriments regarding quality, safety and social responsability are met before transference of manufacturing process from Plant Celaya to Copackers. Provide technical assistance and training to copackers in order to assure quality and safety for raw ingredients, components and finished goods. • 2009. ISO 9000:2000 Certification for Manufacturing, Operations and Order Fulfillment processes in Avon Plant Celaya. Leader Auditor. • 2008. Implementation of Certificated Codes Program in LATAM (7 Countries): Development of strategic suppliers to reduce incoming inspection cost through a skip lot inspection system. Show less

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  General Mills

  Nov 2010 - Mar 2013

  Leader. Quality and Regulatory Operations.

  • 2012. Annual savings up to 90K USD in Häagen Dazs Shops Operations through leading formula improvements in miscellaneous ingredients and development of back up suppliers plataform. • 2012. Start up of Food Safety Program for ingredient suppliers, co-packers and third party logistics. • 2012. Gold Standard Certification for Mexican Häagen Dazs Shops operations according to ESP coporative standard (Enviroment, Service, Product handing). Principal contributor on team building and trainner to implement audit program that delivered first shop scored 100% world wide. • 2011. Implementation of Food Safety and Regulatory Matters policies in supply chain processes in Mexican operations: importation, distribution, inspection, quality, warehousing, monitoring at POS. Product control, traceability, recall and withdrawal. Reduction of damage finished goods at border arrival and rework at co-packer processes. Standardization process of new products development that leads to effective delivery times at inovations lauching. • 2010. Labeling adaptation for all product plataforms to national regulatory requirements. Show less

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  Freelance Food Safety and Quality Consultant

  Sept 2013 - Nov 2014

  Freelance consultant. Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs

  Independent consultant providing several Food Safety and Hygiene Training courses, which can be tailored to meet the needs of both individual and corporate clients.

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  Portoprint Outsourcing

  Nov 2014 - Jul 2015

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Our core mision is to keep satisfied customers throught the empowement of our talent, providing savings for high quality materials required by marketing activations.

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  Nestlé Nespresso SA

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

  Business Strategy

  Lead the business strategy execution, progress and stratification through all organization levels and functions focused to achieve common business objectives.Guarantee continuous improvement in core business processes by focused problem solving toolsaimed to identify efficiencies and savings (IBO tools).

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  The Body Shop

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2024

  Operational Business Partner for implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement for Management Systems such as Nestlé quality systems ( NQMS ) , Health and Safety and Food Safety. 2015. Nestlé Quality Management System Certification (Bureau Veritas). Food Safety and Operatiobnal Safety Master Plan Implementation at Nespresso Boutiques. Operative execution to Business Continuity Plan. Lead strategy across company stores and ensure flawless operational execution through high performing team.

  • Retail Operations Manager

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2024

  • Retail Operations Manager

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2024
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  SEPHORA

  Feb 2024 - now

  Retail Sr Manager

  Lead operational transformation and market expansion through : • Lead B&M Transformation though operational excellence and culture of service oriented to deliver new customer experiences. • Implement Store Effiencies based on the Back-Front Store Model in order to excel customer experience.• Identify and implement business process efficiencies and savings.