Marcia Alejandra Carrasco

Experience

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  Ternium

  Jun 1998 - Dec 2008

  Coordination and execution of purchasing to all production units in Ternium Sidor, managing local and international suppliers related to raw materials, supplies, electrical and mechanical parts and chemical products used in steel market. Developed strategic suppliers of raw materials and MRO for annual purchases over 30 million dollars. Manage tracking of critical deliveries with local and international logistics, for refractory materials and electrodes of steel mills. Executed material requirements planning for the main raw materials of the steel mill, guaranteeing the agreed level of stock in the stipulated replenishment time.Identified and researched potential new suppliers. Provided management reports and key performance data and monitored cost savings.Created and reviewed opportunities to implement best practice purchasing policies, processes and procedures to improve business performance. Show less Execution of purchasing referred to raw materials, electrodes, and supplies in steel making process. Procurement of maintenance, repairs and operations items used in different manufacturing process in Ternium Sidor. Issued purchase orders aligned to best price, quality and delivery time. Developed new suppliers and executed quality audit in order to assure comply with the requirements of procurement process and approved vendor lists. Collected and divulged best purchasing practices in the area. Show less

  • Procurement Coordinator

    Dec 2004 - Dec 2008

  • Senior Purchaser

    Jan 2001 - Dec 2004

  • Purchasing Analyst

    Jun 1998 - Jan 2001
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  Tenaris

  Dec 2008 - Dec 2017

  Coordination and development of supply planning process in commercial cycle. In charge of consolidate the Supply Plan and define Inventory Management. Ensure follow up information is correctly communicated to production and sales area of Andean region (Colombia, Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru) to the market of line pipe, oil and gas tubulars and third-party suppliers and services. 10 major petroleum customers in Andean Region. (Just in Time supply).Monitor inbound material, and activate dispatches to customers according to the invoicing plan. Main responsibilities:1. Ensure the consolidated view of the region's business, by creating and updating a supply plan aligned with the commitment to deliver as defined by Commercial Front End. 2. Participate in the Demand Planning Integrated Cycle, interacting with the Demand Planners of all the Sub Business Units.3. Assist to sales representatives in order to solve critical supply issues along the Supply Chain process. 4. Determine the replenishment within the Integrated Planning Cycle, in coordination with Demand Planning area. 5. Follow up and activates the supply process, ensuring all the activities to have the material in the region according to plan.6. Activate the deliveries, based on the commitment to deliver provided by the sales representatives and follow up on the deviations from the established invoicing plans.7. Supervise the inter companies and external purchase order processes as required, and coordinate the stock management and help to resolve supply bottlenecks . Show less Coordination about the offer and order process from the reception of a customer by a request for quotation, up to the fulfillment of the business sale conditions. Follow-up of the cycle of production orders for local customers, by recording requests for quotations, processing purchase orders and verifying their fulfillment. Also controlling the timely issuance of invoices and responding to customers claims.Ensured the pipeline supply for customers in the Andean market in a timely manner, developing and consolidating the region's supply chain.Market: Line pipe, oil and gas, accessories of tubular goods and services. Show less Assurance and execution of projects related to supply of line pipes on time, in appropriate quality, costs and delivery times.Managed supplies from different countries, sources of supply and interlocutors. Established management indicators for the control of simultaneous projects, from the offer stage to delivery to the customers. Monitored the development of data books supports in the delivery of each project and managed complaints and claims of quality, deliveries, terms and conditions of different customers. Total Project Amount 300 million dollars. Show less

  • Supply Planning Manager

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Regional Order Management Coordinator

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Strategic Account Manager

    Dec 2008 - Jan 2011
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  Self- Employed

  Jan 2018 - now

  Procurement and Supply Chain Management Consultant