Cesar Herrera

• Totally responsible for leading the implementation of a whole new procurement way and its culture, managing the implementation of the procurement´s digital transformation, complying with the business agility and its needs
• Reporting directly to the Service VP
• Team: 6 Directs + 22 indirect
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: Approximately USD 250MM
• Led the transformation of the procurement department at Seguros Bolívar, implementing new guidelines tailored to the evolving needs of the organization
• Successfully spearheaded the implementation of a digital procurement and expense control tool, optimizing efficiency and accuracy in the purchasing strategy, creating and meeting a whole new procurement way of work.
• Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
• Planned and completed group projects, working smoothly with others.
• Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
• Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.
• Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and contract and pricing negotiations.
• Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process, invoicing, order entry and receiving.

Andean Procurement manager, fully focused on the transformation and consolidation of the procurement area, through the design of the purchasing strategies aligned with the global organization strategies.
Belonging to the Andean leadership team & reporting directly to the VP Procurement LATAM.
Team: 6 direct + 8 indirect.

Controlled spend per fiscal year: Approximately USD 88MM.
Spearheaded critical initiatives to ensure uninterrupted supply chain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic in a region under some of the world's strictest lockdown measures. Established strong supplier relationships, negotiated favorable payment terms, and maintained a delicate balance between production and reduced sales revenue. Successfully met savings targets, mitigated risks, and supported our supplier network, ensuring their cash flow during challenging times.

• Provided guidance on sourcing decisions related to product specifications, materials selection and vendor selection criteria.
• Coordinated activities across various departments such as marketing, finance, operations to ensure timely completion of procurement processes.
• Researched new products or technologies available in the market that could benefit the organization's operations.
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to create timely and accurate purchase orders.
• Negotiated complex corporate procurement contracts by working closely with internal and external contacts.

• Fully focused on the transformation and consolidation of the procurement area, through the design of the purchasing strategies aligned with the global organization strategies
• Belonging to the Andean leadership team & reporting directly to the VP Procurement LATAM
• Team: 6 direct + 8 indirect
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: Approximately USD 88MM
• Spearheaded critical initiatives to ensure uninterrupted supply chain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic in a region under some of the world's strictest lockdown measures
• Established strong supplier relationships, negotiated favorable payment terms, and maintained a delicate balance between production and reduced sales revenue
• Successfully met savings targets, mitigated risks, and supported our supplier network, ensuring their cash flow during challenging times
• MRO & Capital Expenses (CAPEX) Lead / Colombia
• (Bogotá-Colombia)
• My responsibilities in this position were focused on making a transformation of the area and category to achieve high performance standards, all through the correct application of strategic leadership, negotiation and sourcing strategies
• I was responsible for maintaining a stable and sustainable operation of the processing plant, with the group of key suppliers committed to achieving the organization's objectives
• Responsible for all national and international negotiations of CAPEX, as well as its correct execution
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: Approximately USD 20MM
• I have contributed to the substantial improvement of the internal processes of the area despite the dynamism of the same and the market to which we belong, with the forms of interaction with our main stakeholders and with the socialization within the organization of the benefits provided by Procurement to deal.
• Researched and shopped competitors to maintain accurate and up-to-date knowledge of market conditions.
• Identified, researched and pursued product opportunities.

• In charge of carrying out advanced negotiations with global suppliers which supplied applications to meet commercial and productivity needs for the Andean Region
• In charge of developing and evaluating suppliers in the region, in order to satisfy the productivity agenda
• Member of the expanded leadership team of Colombia, reporting to the Colombia-Venezuela executive committee
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: GBP 85MM
• I contributed to the correct commercial decision-making, through negotiations with global and local suppliers, I solved the problem of design and delivery to the organization of the CRM application (Customer Relationship
• Manager) with + 90% accuracy and veracity
• Optimized + 30% of the processes related to risk and audit controls in the region, leading us to position ourselves in a robust position before revisions of "Global Audit Risk".

• Responsible for leading strategic negotiations with suppliers of the organization's largest expense
• Leader of negotiations with co-packers and suppliers of raw materials for innovation projects and new products
• Leader of the risk control agenda and procurement audits Colombia
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: GBP 82MM
• I exceeded the agreed savings goal by + 15% for each period completed
• I led the strategic search of the 1st local co-packer for the business, finding, despite the legislative conditions against, a company that fulfilled all the necessary requirements
• I negotiated with the logistics operator that positively impacted the financial balance of the products with less profit of our portfolio, improving the result by + 22%
• Implemented initiatives that managed to increase savings in "travel" by + 20%.
• Studied technical aspects of managed category to identify key quality attributes and cost containment levels.
• Mitigated business risk and improved customer lead times through thoughtful supplier network design.

• In charge of optimizing the budgets of internal clients through effective and efficient negotiations
• Responsible for the development of suppliers, tenders and performance reviews
• Search for suppliers for innovation projects and new products for the area
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: GBP 20MM (Sterling Pounds)
• I exceeded the agreed savings goals by + 45% for each period completed
• I kept the area 100% in line with the visits and global audit reviews
• I exceeded + 48% savings by tendering and re-negotiating the entire distribution and storage network of our portfolio products nationwide.
• Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and contract and pricing negotiations.

• Responsible for coordinating and estimating the supply of technical inputs through negotiations with different international suppliers (Mexico, United States and Venezuela) ensuring optimal logistics
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: USD 17MM
• I exceeded the agreed savings goals by + 18% for each period completed
• I structured the end-to-end supply chain
• I achieved exclusive representations of imported products for COL through strategic negotiations.
• Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages, and cutting costs.
• Maintained ongoing communication with suppliers to promote workflow and respond to inquiries.

• In charge of ensuring the excellence, quality and stability of the works assigned through a correct and defined selection of materials and chemical solutions to be used
• I focused on the company in the search for different and innovative products, differentiated from those offered by national suppliers, thus achieving the company's exclusive representation of leading foreign brands in this field
• Controlled spend per fiscal year: USD 12MM
• Increased profitability by + 12% of the works executed through savings achieved through the use of new & innovative products.
• Developed high-quality engineering designs and plans to meet industry standards.
• Monitored metrics during project execution to maintain compliance with planned costs.

• In charge of directing, selecting and monitoring the various applications of chemical additives used in works for the petroleum and petrochemical industry carried out by the organization
• Reduced by + 35% the number of post-sales re-executions by monitoring the correct implementation of products on site.
• Utilized market intelligence to identify opportunities for savings and cost reduction.
• Developed and implemented procurement policies and procedures to enhance compliance with company standards.
• Conducted technical evaluations of engineering designs and test results.
• Provided technical direction of system development methodologies to improve technical performance.