Javier Jimenez

Experience

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  CPDA, S.A.L.

  Mar 1987 - Dec 1990

  Reprography Department Manager

  Mission: Reprography department managementTasks/responsibilities:- Customer service- Shifts and workload planning- Operations maintenance- Supplier management, equipment and consumables purchasing- Daily cash balance and accountability

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  Talleres Trías Sapera, S.L.

  Jan 1991 - Jun 1991

  Technical Designer

  Tasks/responsibilities:- Design and constructional diagrams drawing of industrial fans- Pre-selling tests and verification

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  Mettler-Toledo International, Inc

  Aug 1991 - Sept 1994

  Product Manager

  Mission: Boosting and supporting the commercial operations by the heavy capacity equipment product managementTasks/responsibilities:- Marketing plan drawing-up and implementation- Market and competitors analysis, benchmarking- Kick-off and promotion of products- Writing the products sales guide sheets- Training and supporting the sales network- Collaboration in commercial operations with high technical complexity- Responsible for technical drafts and commercial tenders- Product standardizationAchievements:- I designed an unattended terminal for bulk goods weighing control- I prepared an average of 60 drafts per year, 10% of them for public tenders- Defending the draft for a sugar plant in front of a Saudi Arabian Government delegation- My performance contributed to a 21% increase over the Heavy Capacity sales target Show less

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  Klüber Lubrication

  Oct 1994 - Aug 1995

  Application Technician

  Mission: Client portfolio technical and commercial management in the assigned areaAchievements:- The assigned clients portfolio was increased from 150 to 200 and sales raised a 17%- I successfully implement 2 integral lubrication programs

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  Lincoln Electric

  Sept 1995 - Sept 2002

  Marketing & Technical Director

  Mission: Boosting and supporting the commercial operations by managing the sales network and the marketing plan. Leading the technical, engineering, assembly and starting-up departments for integrated equipmentTasks/responsibilities:- Marketing and Commercial Plans definition- Commercial team management through the establishment of KPIs, incentives and salesmen mentoring- Responsible for the consumables, equipment, robotics and automation product management- Technical support in complex commercial operations- Product and spare parts planning and procurement- Design, engineering, assembly operations and starting-up of integrated systems coordination- Field technical service responsible- Welding school and weld tech center management- European Product Management Team memberAchievements:- I set up a standard system for the new products launching: instruction manual + data sheet + brochure + price list- I put in place a stock control system both for equipment and spares, achieving more than 3 stock rotations and scoring from 92% to 97% on target delivery- As member of the European team for product development, I introduced the PVM (Price-Value Matrix) as a decision tool- I promoted and lead the rationalization and standardization of the European equipment product range- I implemented an IT management system in the service department to control the operations: offers, repairs and warranty follow up- I was selected to evaluate the Polish company Bester in order to be bought by Lincoln Electric- I took part in the team putting in place the Process Management System- I was member of the committee for the motivation and working climate improvement that introduced the empowerment concept- Definition, in collaboration with the Sales Director, of the sales budget, product mix, clients mix and salesmen performance evaluation system Show less

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  Walter

  Oct 2002 - Mar 2003

  Deputy Managing Director

  Mission: Superseding the former Managing Director assuming his dutiesTasks/responsibilities:- General management of the company leading the commercial, marketing, finance, field technical service, operations and workshop areas- Business development and commercial expansion- Subsidiary P&L responsible- Headquarters reporting

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  Tecnitoys Juguetes, S.A

  May 2003 - Jun 2012

  Operations Director

  Mission: International operations management of the renowned Scalextric/SCX productsTasks/responsibilities:- Suppliers selection and SLAs negotiation- Supplier approval process and risk management plan- Raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and services cost and purchasing negotiation through RFI, RFQ, RFP & RFT- Continuous improvement systems implementation- Project industrialization. Tooling purchasing. Poka-yoke analysis and process mapping- Suppliers coordination, procurement and production planning based on sales budget- Supply chain management and international and local logistics- Quality control systems setting up- International legal standards control and fulfillment- Conceptualization, technical and functional design of new products contribution- Asian subsidiary managementAchievements:- Team leader for setting up the manufacturing processes of the first digital slot racing set made worldwide- I implemented an efficient and reliable subcontracting system in China: supplier approval process, quality control system, risk management plan, project development standardization- Successful cost control and negotiation with more than 12 manufacturers for an annual purchase volume of up to 20 M€, improving every year the cost, delivery time and quality targets, and importing up to 200 containers per year with no incidents- I have learned and understood the Chinese way of doing business, how important personal and professional relationship (guanxi) are thanks to my about 80 trips to China and Hong Kong, keeping a close relationship with the suppliers- I have selected suppliers, fixed cost, conditions and terms, and have started up productions for the new product ranges; Scalextric Digital System, My First Scalextric, Compact and Construblock- Starting a new department and system to control the legal standards compliance along the 4 continents where TecniToys operated Show less

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  Educa Borras Group

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2017

  Operations Manager

  Mission: International operations management of the renowned Scalextric/SCX productsTasks/responsibilities:- Suppliers selection and SLAs negotiation- Supplier approval process and risk management plan- Raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and services cost and purchasing negotiation through RFI, RFQ, RFP & RFT- Continuous improvement systems implementation- Project industrialization. Tooling purchasing. Poka-yoke analysis and process mapping- Suppliers coordination, procurement and production planning based on sales budget- International legal standards control and fulfillment- Conceptualization, technical and functional design of new products contributionAchievements:- Successful Scalextric operations transfer from TecniToys to Educa-Borrás and adaptation of the working procedures with suppliers to the new scenario- Keeping the operations and project development ratios under the budgeted requirements- Collaborating in the business strategies definition and Scalextric/SCX portfolio composition- Technology development and manufacturing operations management for the new WOS Scalextric System (Digital) Show less

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  RGF CONSULTORES S.L.

  Mar 2017 - Jan 2018

  Operations Director

  Mission: International operations management of the renowned Scalextric/SCX productsTasks/responsibilities:- Suppliers selection and SLAs negotiation- Supplier approval process and risk management plan- Raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and services cost and purchasing negotiation through RFI, RFQ, RFP & RFT- Continuous improvement systems implementation- Project industrialization. Tooling purchasing. Poka-yoke analysis and process mapping- Suppliers coordination, procurement and production planning based on sales budget- Supply chain management and international and local logistics- Quality control systems setting up- International legal standards control and fulfillment- Conceptualization, technical and functional design of new products contributionAchievements:- Successful Scalextric operations transfer from Educa-Borrás to RGF Consultores- Keeping the operations and project development ratios under the budgeted requirements- Coordinating the Scalextric Advanced (Digital) new system and its complementary App development Show less

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  European TCM Development & Promotion Center

  Mar 2018 - now

  Operations & Business Development Director

  Mission: Leading the European Business & Strategic Plan development and the operations implementation. The plan is boosted by the Chinese Government to promote TCM in Europe through the EU-TCM Center Tasks/responsibilities:- Team leadership, management and coordination- Market analysis: products, prices, competitors, channels, prescribers and suppliers- Product portfolio definition through benchmarking- Supplier selection- Purchasing conditions and SLAs negotiation- Product customization- Global logistics: import, warehousing and distribution- Setting up the distribution network and the on-line sales platformPlan development areas:- Collaboration with existing health centers and settlement of new owned centers of excellence for TCM health services provision- Boosting European university degrees and foreign titles homologation- Promotion of international cooperation among research centers in TCM- Setting up a European distribution of pharmacopoeia, consumables and materials for the TCM practice Show less