Gerson Altamirano
Supply Chain - Procurement - Projects
San Juan,PR
Summary
Driven Supply Chain, Procurement and Project Management with 15 years of experience in overseeing compliance, inventory management, purchasing, customer care measures, data analysis and projects. Analytical supply chain professional knowledgeable about gathering and analyzing data to make proactive adjustments to business supply chain operations. Tracks and models metrics, forecasts trends and stays on top of changing resource requirements and availability. Experienced in leading implementations and standardization of new processes and managing purchasing operations across Latin America and US. Team player with excellent interpersonal / organizational skills and experienced working with multi cultural cross-functional teams. Advanced knowledge in SAP MM, POWER BI, COUPA, IBX, AS400, JDE, SCRUM AGILE, PMP.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Project Analyst, Large Projects
Luma Energy
San Juan, PR
03.2023 - Current
- Supports manager with overseeing and coordinating projects, contributing to project planning, preparing and maintaining documentation, reviewing contracts and financials, monitoring project activities, and evaluating overall project.
Collect, organize and analyzes large amounts of data necessary using statistical techniques, to meet project reporting, evaluation requirements and to support and guide optimal project performance. - Responsible to provide Project Reports from a technical front in a timely and accurate manner for submission internally within LUMA and externally to PREB, P3A, COR, FEMA and others as required in accordance with established practice standards and reporting guidelines.
- Prepare writing report with attention to detail and accuracy and summary that conveys intended messages to target audiences.
Provide project plan trend analysis and control including analysis, research, development and maintenance of the project data. - Provide recommendations for improvement of project management processes currently in use. Functional expert of project progress monitoring, collection of progress data for schedule, scope, costs and risk/contingency.
- Responsible for providing deliverables to the PM and others when requested and for providing strategic support.
Manages the progress of remediation steps on identified control deficiencies. - Work collaboratively with the project team to assist in the identification and assessment of project risks, and related project contract scope and relationship mapping.
- Perform major storm restoration work and associated drills as assigned. Designed quality assurance testing methods for projects in Energy industry.
Supply Chain Lead
CC1 - Ciclon International
San Juan, PR
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory. Reduce Raw Material Inventory in 1 million $USD.
- Led proposal preparation, negotiation and administration of clinical contracts.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital.
- Discovered most reliable and cost-effective shipping methods by analyzing previous shipment data.
- Resolved complex issues regarding material handling, mail distribution and inventory control, to increase profits.
- Established vision and master plan for regional supply chain end-to-end structure, sourcing and delivery.
- Formulated demand planning and generated supply chain management metrics.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing and logistics from Austria, US and Puerto Rico.
- Export and deliver products to several countries in Latin America.
Supply Chain Specialist
Fresh House LLC
CATAÑO, PR
11.2020 - 06.2022
- Led implementation of effective supply chain planning systems while improving sales and operations planning processes for distribution network.
- Applied insights of global economics and marketing to implement pricing strategies and channels.
- Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory. Reduce Inventory waste from 10% to 2% approximately.
- Facilitated change management strategies and incorporated functional area infrastructure to support demand planning and supply initiatives.
- Managed distribution network, including logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management.
- Led supply chain improvement efforts through management of carrier relationships, customs activities and international security measures.
- Made valuable contributions to planning of promotions, pricing and inventory levels, enhancing inventory flow, revenue and profits.
Procurement Consultant
Econs Consulting Group
San Juan, PR
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Collaborate with vendors and internal clients to execute procurement operations in Preventive Maintenance Department, such as Purchase Requisition Processing and Purchase Order Processing.
- Developed and manage procurement operations pipeline, continuous improvement initiatives and ensure procurement solutions.
- Developed Service Center for Maintenance Department to Guarantee supply of materials, budget availability and order tracking.
- Performed metrics in Power Bi to measure process performance and efficiency.
- Resolved supply problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support.
- Achieve effective delivery on time of goods and services with worth more than $500,000.00.
- Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process, invoicing, order entry and receiving
Distribution Supervisor
Yobel Supply Chain Management
Cataño, PR
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Manage distribution operations to guarantee vendors volume and ensure shipments deliveries.
- Lead distribution team: 8 direct reports.
- Review and recommend improvements for existing distribution procedures. Develop and implement new procedures to increase company efficiency and decrease operation costs.
- Created and enforced detailed organization processes to increase quality service standards.
- Improve cost and service performance through logistics activities that include supplier rationalization.
- Monitored and managed stock levels, delivery times and transportation costs to adhere to clients' specifications
Sr. Buyer
Aliaxis Latin America
San Jose, Costa Rica
06.2016 - 03.2017
- Regional negotiations with suppliers and internal customers, transportation logistics, PO tracking, direct and indirect materials, analysis and resolution of claims.
- KPÍ ́s Indicators, evaluation of Suppliers, Customer Service, import and export attendant.
- Communicated with suppliers to negotiate best pricing.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Communicated with suppliers to negotiate best pricing on apparel and accessories.
- Managed over 10000 SKU for purchasing.
- Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages and cutting costs.
Sr. Buyer
Mondelez International
San Jose, Costa Rica
01.2015 - 04.2016
- Trade and Marketing Sr. Buyer, regional negotiations across Latin America and US with suppliers and internal customers.
- Support IBX System – SAP.
- Reduction of $100,000.00 through successful negotiation of new merchandising services.
- Reduction in costs contracts which yielded $125,000.00.
- Lead negotiator for new business with contract extensions.
- Performed extensive vendor and supplier research to identify cost-effective options and product availability.
- Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
- Sourced and qualified bidders, obtained favorable pricing and finalized contracts.
- Managed bidding process and award of purchases and delivery orders for construction contracts.
SAP MM Consultant
Vidriera Centroamericana S.A.
Cartago, Costa Rica
06.2011 - 12.2014
- Master Data SAP analyst and Key User SAP of Materials Managements Module.
- Planned and implemented security measures to safeguard vital business data.
- Wrote and maintained technical and functional specifications to document database intentions and requirements for SAP.
- Coordinated with project management staff on database development timelines and project scope.
- Tested programs and databases to identify issues and make necessary modifications.
- Processed over 100 support requests received in one week for technical assistance on wide range of issues related to SAP
- Tested custom SAP transactions to verify proper functionality.
- Created training documentation and provided training on standard and custom SAP transactions.
- Analyzed current business processes to recommend and develop solutions to meet clients needs.
Jr. Buyer
Mexichem - Amanco
Heredia, Costa Rica
11.2006 - 06.2011
- Regional negotiations with suppliers and internal customer, transportation logistics, Orders tracking, direct and indirect material.
- Analysis and resolution of claims, evaluation of Suppliers, Customer Service, import and export attendant.
- Documented purchasing information in SAP to maintain detailed and accurate records.
- Reviewed orders updates to identify best practices aligned with corporate goals.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Handled 70 customer calls per Day to address customer inquiries and concerns.
Education
Certificate - Scrum Agile
SCRUM Study
On Line 02.2021 - 04.2021
Certificate - SAP - Material Management
Prime Institute
On Line 07.2020 - 09.2020
Business Administration - Business Administration
Universidad De Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica 02.2012 - 02.2014
Bachelor's -
Liceo De Moravia
San José, Costa Rica 02.1997 - 11.2002
Skills
Contract Negotiation
undefinedAdditional Information
Project Management, Supply Chain - Forecast Process - Inventory Control - Personnel Supervision & Customer Service – POWER BI, SCRUM Agile Certificate, SAP MM Certificate, ISO 9001 Standards, ISO 14001 Standards, OHSAS 18001 Standards - PMP Course - FEMA ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-700.B, IS-800.D.
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Quote
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Timeline
Sr. Project Analyst, Large Projects
Luma Energy
03.2023 - Current
Supply Chain Lead
CC1 - Ciclon International
06.2022 - 03.2023
Certificate - Scrum Agile
SCRUM Study
02.2021 - 04.2021
Supply Chain Specialist
Fresh House LLC
11.2020 - 06.2022
Certificate - SAP - Material Management
Prime Institute
07.2020 - 09.2020
Procurement Consultant
Econs Consulting Group
12.2019 - 12.2020
Distribution Supervisor
Yobel Supply Chain Management
05.2018 - 10.2019
Sr. Buyer
Aliaxis Latin America
06.2016 - 03.2017
Sr. Buyer
Mondelez International
01.2015 - 04.2016
Business Administration - Business Administration
Universidad De Costa Rica
02.2012 - 02.2014
SAP MM Consultant
Vidriera Centroamericana S.A.
06.2011 - 12.2014
Jr. Buyer
Mexichem - Amanco
11.2006 - 06.2011
Bachelor's -
Liceo De Moravia
02.1997 - 11.2002
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