Claudio Dias
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
Dynamic procurement leader with a decade of ERP implementation success, notably at Seminole Tribe of Florida. Expert in strategic sourcing and KPI development, achieving over 41% profit margin enhancements. Renowned for exceptional contract negotiation skills and a Black Belt in Six Sigma, demonstrating a profound impact on operational efficiencies and strategic category management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Government Procurement Unit Manager
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Hollywood, United States
09.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: The Seminole Tribe of Florida generates about 2.5 Billion a year and is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S
- State of Florida
- It is one of only three federally recognized Seminole entities led by an elected tribal council with representatives from each of its reservations
- The tribal headquarters are located in Hollywood, Florida
- Responsible for Oracle Fusion implementation modules for Finance umbrella
- Managing all administrative and supervisory activities related to the procurement operations supporting the ordering of goods and services for the Seminole Tribe of Florida
- Supervise subordinate staff that is responsible for reviewing and approving the purchase of goods and services via purchase orders, corporate credit cards or other procurement vessels, and for the administration, testing and security access management of the Tribe's Purchasing ERP functionality while ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures
- Manage supplier/vendor relationships, researching, evaluating and buying of products and services for all departments across the Tribe to be used in their daily operations
- Support and maintain the interfaces to and from the Tribe's Procurement ERP application, working closely with the IT Application Team on various ERP application enhancements and projects in order to meet the functional needs of all department/areas related to Purchasing
- Participate in streamlining purchasing department operations to improve performance
- Assisting Director in developing department strategies by incorporating best practices; recommend and develop policy/procedure provisions to improve department functions
- Establish and maintain records related to goods purchased and associated costs savings
- Maintains records of all support documentation
- Prepare, maintain and review purchasing files and records, price lists, the status of requisitions and orders and identifies suppliers when necessary
- Oversee the management of vendor accounts
- Review, analyze and resolve complex vendor problems and department complaints or discrepancies with product
- Maintain direct contact with suppliers/vendors and end-user departments during the procurement process
- Work with suppliers to ensure that key processes are running efficiently and cost-effectively
- Build and maintain working relationships with vendors/suppliers and STOF Departments
- Provide professional level guidance, assistance, and support to all end-user departments
- Participate in meetings at various levels regarding potential, planned and in progress procurements
- Evaluate staff and conduct performance reviews
- Participates in the selection and hiring process
- Reviews and approves human resources requests including entry into HR/Payroll Lawson system
- Maintains personnel information
- Oversee all activities related to administration and functional support of the Tribe's Purchasing ERP system
- Providing oversight, direction and guidance to the individual(s) responsible for the PO IS functionality of the Purchasing Department to ensure that they work closely with the IT Application Team and Accounting team on various ERP application projects including enhancements, new and existing system rollouts, patches, testing, managing and maintenance of security and approval access and all other activities related to the Purchasing portion of the Tribe's ERP system
- Provide continuous improvement mentoring and training to the entire Buyers unit group 7 + 1 ERP admin to ensure they are able to review and understand specifications and deliverables for accuracy and relevancy; verifying that valid and relevant contracts are in place if necessary; validate that solicitations were conducted in accordance with Policies and Procedures (or a sole/single source justification is approved in lieu of a solicitation); and verify that insurance is up to date and relevant prior to any goods or services being ordered
- The Seminole Tribe of Florida generates about 2.5 Billion a year and is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S
- State of Florida
- It is one of only three federally recognized Seminole entities led by an elected tribal council with representatives from each of its reservations
- The tribal headquarters are located in Hollywood, Florida
Senior Manager of Procurement
Cano Health Inc.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area, United States
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: Cano Health is one of the nation's leading primary care providers for the senior population, recognized in August 2020 by Inc
- Magazine as the fastest-growing health care company in the nation and 39th among all U.S
- Privately held companies as part of its annual 5000 ranking
- Responsible for orchestrating, creating and leading Cano Health's Procurement & Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts units within the Purchasing Department
- Implement new Oracle Fusion ERP within 10 months mark Go-live target and design from scratch the strategic sourcing eProcurement Oracle cloud module for goods & services that support the company's rapid growth, including providing oversight and direction, weekly C level progress reporting, requirements, compliance review, risk mitigation and ensuring procurement deliverables are properly planned, managed, and implemented
- Direct sourcing team for all Mergers acquisitions and construction of 62 new clinics for year 2022 across entire United States
- Identify Process Improvements/Build Standard Operating Procedures SOPs vetted by CFO -create a team from the ground up, activities will include sourcing, analyzing spend by vendor, consolidating requisitions into Purchase Orders, tracking receipts, monitoring/scoring vendor performance, standardizing requisition process throughout all locations
- Change Management- Provide Training to all departments -Contract Negotiations - Lead the negotiation and development of key contracts through effective partnering with suppliers, Legal, and the business stakeholders
- Internal Stakeholder Management - Establish strong, collaborative relationships with internal departments and business units to clearly define requirements with a focus on innovation and financial constraints
- Vendor Management - Manage key strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and service
- Work with facility VP, Real State Directors and team to create standardized processes to manage and control our new medical centers under construction throughout the U.S., which will involve capital purchases and contracting and managing construction services
- Executive Reporting - Provide detailed Forecasting Global S&OP updates, KPIS and ERP analytics to Executive team on all elements of the procurement division
- Global policies & procedures - Create from scratch procurement processes and Company Purchasing policies vetted by the Board of Executive Directors for alignment at the corporate Global levels
- Completed, vetted and approved by September 2022
- Cano Health is one of the nation's leading primary care providers for the senior population, recognized in August 2020 by Inc
- Magazine as the fastest-growing health care company in the nation and 39th among all U.S
- Privately held companies as part of its annual 5000 ranking
Manager of Procurement
Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
02.2021 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Chembio is a leading multinational point-of-care biotech company focused on detecting and diagnosing infectious diseases, including COVID-19, sexually transmitted disease, fever and tropical disease
- Coupled with Chembio's extensive scientific expertise, its novel DPP technology offers broad market applications beyond infectious disease
- Chembio's products are sold globally, directly and through distributors, to governments agencies, hospitals and clinics, clinical laboratories
- Direct management of Procurement planning and execution of global distribution
- This includes managing budgets, monthly forecasts, organizing schedules & management, facilitating imports/exports, and ensuring legal/regulatory compliance is always adhered to
- Successfully manage the launch of the DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG System Serology Rapid Test and Nasal Swab Tests
- Work closely in the launching, manufacturing, engineering and sourcing Injection moldings and the regulatory FDA approval and distribution of the following product lines /tests: DPP SARS-COV-2 Antigen - ANVISA approved for distribution in Brazil, Surecheck HIV Self Test -FDA approved in US, HIV 1/2 Stat Pak Assay International - Global distribution, DPP Zica IgMIgg - FDA Approved in US, DPP ZCD Test Device IgMIgG (Zika/ Chikungunya/Dengue IgM/IgG) Assay system Rapid Test, OpTrilizer - High-end reader for almost any LFA test - Germany, OEM Analyzers - Germany
- Successfully implement a new Global optimized electronic Procurement platform internally for all requisitions and their approval processes through the Go-live implementation from SAP to Oracle Fusion including catalog punch outs, inventory Master, CMS, OCR and RF Receiving technologies
- Responsible for the efficient operation and management of purchasing and supply chain policies, training, quality and its processes
- Oversee ordering procedures compliance and deviations to identify problems within the process
- Assess vendor operations according to quality benchmarks and scorecard
- As needed under the FDA, and BARDA contracts, collaborate and comply at the highest Global quality GMP standards with other departments, including quality manufacturing plants, distribution, sales, marketing, and transportation, to ensure a unified understanding of the process for proper compliance and report weekly on each deviation and corrective action towards federal compliance
- Perform and sign off on audit inspection visits with FDA, Clinical Trial BARDA on site and off-site Global manufacturing locations and report to CFO and VP of Compliance results from audit findings
- Chembio is a leading multinational point-of-care biotech company focused on detecting and diagnosing infectious diseases, including COVID-19, sexually transmitted disease, fever and tropical disease
- Coupled with Chembio's extensive scientific expertise, its novel DPP technology offers broad market applications beyond infectious disease
- Chembio's products are sold globally, directly and through distributors, to governments agencies, hospitals and clinics, clinical laboratories
Supply Chain Manager -Deep Sea Division
Hoyer UK Ltd
Pasadena, United States
12.2018 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Hoyer is recognized as a world market leader in first-class Logistics Solutions serving Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Oil-Gas with distribution on more than 47 country markets
- Lead Supply Chain Department for Logistics Management Services, Production and Container relocation Operations across 15 international branches and report weekly to headquarters
- Utilizing SAP SD
- Handle all global processes of order to delivery
- Successfully execute the business processes used in the shipping, selling and billing of products and services
- Manage a team of 10 manufacturing planners for spare parts equipment with more than 80,000 SKU numbers in the distribution center
- Report on KPI to upper management
- Executed inventory and auditing of tanks through the creation of a statistical baseline (portfolio> 2K items) using exponential smoothing cleansing techniques and leading the monthly Sales & Marketing Forecast, S&OP process meetings
- Hoyer is recognized as a world market leader in first-class Logistics Solutions serving Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Oil-Gas with distribution on more than 47 country markets
- Lead projects to reorganize the national network, relocating the operations of 2 regional branches, the North American operations to headquarters of + 21,000m2, standardizing organizational structures, work procedures and control of 7000 KPI's, reducing endowment by + 10% and operating costs by + 8%
- Direct the processes of demand planning and merchandise purchases, including Trading, based on an annual budget of US $ + 190,000
- Define and implement at Global level a new rate model for distribution service to customers, aimed at meeting deliveries and reducing costs (fill rate + 90%; savings + 30%)
- Maximized completion of order fulfillment to 97%, reaching overall customer satisfaction of service demanded
- Achieved a 30% reduction in inventory breakdowns of our own plants by redesigning the replacement plan, developing improvements in the profitability of Company products using GMROI as an indicator, successfully managing the change of the ERP system, finalizing the project according to budget and maintaining the operational continuity of the company
Supply Chain Manager
EQUATE Petrochemical Company
Freeport, United States
09.2015 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Equate is a global producer of petrochemicals and the second largest producer of Ethylene Glycol in the entire world, providing reliable products and solutions that serve as the basis to everyday consumable products and participate in sustaining a better world
- Management of Equate's Acquisition company MEGlobal Supply Chain Department
- Lead and execute the purchase and sale activities, quality planning and distribution from the Prentis II plants in Alberta, Canada and Oyster Creek, Freeport Texas to the terminals in Europe, Asia Pacific North and South America
- Lead and Report the Sales and Operational Planning S&OP to the Global Director of Supply Chain sitting in Houston
- Lead and Report inventory auditing, KPI and SKU reduction reports to Equate Executive Upper Management sitting at Headquarter office in the Middle East region, specifically Kuwait City
- Equate is a global producer of petrochemicals and the second largest producer of Ethylene Glycol in the entire world, providing reliable products and solutions that serve as the basis to everyday consumable products and participate in sustaining a better world
- Reduced unsold inventory retention time by -3 months saving USD 85,000 each month on storage/warehouse tank costs
- In first year, optimized freight and storage costs by -30% and enhance profit margins by +41%
- Lead the Lean Supply Chain Improvement Program by training supply chain planners at corporate office, manufacturing planners at the Texas plant and terminal operations analysts on the vessel receiving side throughout terminals in North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America
- Lead the Vendor Management, General Ledger Global procure to pay RFQ processes and connect Finance and Procurement departments to Supply Chain to ease the customs clearing process for our vessels and cargo for each country
- Improve global distribution and cost reduction for highest return on investment ROI towards company EBITDA
Trader/International Trade Advisor
Spain-US Chamber of Commerce
Brickell Miami, United States
05.2010 - 09.2015
- Commodity advisor focused on Refining
- Hedging domestic crude purchase and products sales and optimizing strategies with expressive gains in crude spreads and products cracks using derivatives
- Member of PRST Risk Committee, created PRST Risk Policy
- Acted as advisor, providing weekly market analysis for the Board of Directors of The United States Spa Chamber of Commerce
Education
Master's degree - International Business/Trade/Commerce
St. Thomas University
01.2025
Six Sigma Black Belt -
Jack Welch Management Institute
12.2022
Purchasing Foundations -
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
12.2022
Six Sigma Green Belt -
Jack Welch Management Institute
12.2022
Bachelor's degree -
St. Thomas University
12.2014
Skills
- 10-year ERP Implementations
- KPI Development Expertise
- Balanced Scorecard Development
- Effective Strategic Sourcing
- Purchasing Foundations
- Black Belt Six Sixma Certified
- Strategic Category Management
- Contract Negotiation
- CMS and CLM Implementations
Certification
- How to Be Both Assertive and Likable
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (ICBB)
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Accomplishments
- Current $1.8 Millions USD documented savings through effective implementation of 3 quote program, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management Program.
- Exceeded 100% Requisition conversion to Purchase orders from 5 to 0 business days in years 2022, 2023 and 2024.
- Transformed Procurement Unit of traditional buying into 3 structured strategic additional Units.
Timeline
Government Procurement Unit Manager
Seminole Tribe of Florida
09.2022 - Current
Senior Manager of Procurement
Cano Health Inc.
11.2021 - 09.2022
Manager of Procurement
Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.
02.2021 - 11.2021
Supply Chain Manager -Deep Sea Division
Hoyer UK Ltd
12.2018 - 02.2021
Supply Chain Manager
EQUATE Petrochemical Company
09.2015 - 12.2018
Trader/International Trade Advisor
Spain-US Chamber of Commerce
05.2010 - 09.2015
- How to Be Both Assertive and Likable
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (ICBB)
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Master's degree - International Business/Trade/Commerce
St. Thomas University
Six Sigma Black Belt -
Jack Welch Management Institute
Purchasing Foundations -
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
Six Sigma Green Belt -
Jack Welch Management Institute
Bachelor's degree -
St. Thomas University
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