RAUL DE JESUS

• Understand the business needs and ensure the requirements are justified, analyzing and making recommendations to the business. Manage complex projects with high spends, risks, confidentiality, and time constraints, in ambiguous environment, across multiples sites;
• Build effective stakeholder relationships, ensuring a high service level in terms of analyzing the scope of work, negotiating with vendors on cost, lead times and other key elements for local, regional, country-wide, and Europe-wide projects;
• Utilize various applications and systems to provide accurate metrics, reporting, and data incl. supplier performance metrics. Use and enhance the available tools to analyze opportunities and risks on spends, categories, vendors, legal aspects;
• Lead the Site Procurement Operations Process, from needs detection and definition, to contracting and implementation follow-up, going through sourcing, suppliers due diligence, negotiation, risk assessment, etc, using Coupa (ERP) and other tools. Deliver complex RFI and RFQ across multiple sites, BUs, and possibly countries;
• Create and execute contractual agreements such as Work Orders and Master Supply Agreements, driving contract compliance from vendors. Deliver contracts from A to Z mastering CLM (Contract Life Management);
• Execute and support national and EU-wide procurement projects and initiatives (tenders, cost optimization, sustainability, process improvements etc.), proactively collaborating with other Global Procurement Teams such as Category and partnering with Finance;
• Manage and ensure governance on Supplier Performance to ensure a high service level in terms of lead time, quality & maintenance, following-up contracts. Lead and support MBR/QBR where required and as agreed with Supplier Management Pillar and Categories. This also includes making sure the overall invoicing and payment process is running correctly for Amazon and the Vendors, taking corrective and preventive measures where needed;
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a local category to identify and seize savings opportunities, perform spend analysis and support a strategy definition for the country network. Deliver additional monetary value by using more complex cost/revenue management leverages (operational savings, revenue generation, warrants, long term contracts);
• Work with internal stakeholders to understand the needs of the business and embed Amazon’s sustainability goals and processes by reducing waste, re-using materials and ensuring CSR compliance. Proactively contribute to strategic EU-wide cross-functional teams and initiatives (with GPSS, Category, EU SPO Functional improvement Pillars);
• Meet targeted Key Performance Indicators to deliver value for the business such as savings, financial metrics, sustainability and maintaining compliance against these categories;
• Be an ambassador by ensuring full compliance with the company Spending & Transaction policy, educating and driving the correct behaviors of business stakeholders towards internal procurement policy handbook. Customers are internal stakeholder departments such as Operations, Finance, Engineering, legal etc. Lead MBR and QBR with main internal and external stakeholders (GM, Change, RME, Vendors);

• Manage analytical tools to draw insight business cases, white papers, and process flows to drive safety, operational goals and process improvement
• Responsible for the most critical aspects of onboarding, management and training of our Associates, this crucial responsibility has outsized impacts on the building in every aspect including safety, culture, and operational effectiveness
• Established strong business acumen by work closely with engineering, business development and program management to deliver products to market
• Managed, coach, and develop a safety-oriented team of over 300 Amazon associates resulting in the reduction of Serious Injury Rate by 8.1% and zero serious incidents
• Built and executed productivity plans by reviewing work forecasts, determining operational requirements, and by partnering with other Area Managers to balance labor and reduce operational risk

• Managed high-volume procurements and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), property maintenance and accountability, and operational support focused on logistics improvements and resource management
• Contributed to the strategic decisions regarding organization by combining elements of KPI, Government procurement guidelines, including FAR and DFAR, and SAP logistics IT system management, and SWOT analysis methods
• Led a team of 9 directly reporting personnel; provided professional development training on daily operations, inventory management, and property accountability over $150M of equipment
• Tracked and managed physical inventory levels, the progression of materials through logistics operations, contract renewal tracking systems and ERP systems, reaching a 99% productivity success rate
• Implemented asset visibility, stock management, equipment redistribution, and operational process improvement solutions to reduce losses and safety incidents

• Company Overview: [Over 20 Yrs
• - Various Locations]
• Oversaw daily operations including personnel and equipment accountability, training, and priority management
• Coordinated logistics needs and resource oversight while driving company standards and improvement efficiencies across all levels
• Led the daily workflow scheduling and process delivery for 200+ staff members while proactively engineering innovative problem-solving solutions, team cohesion and the accountability of more than $28K of equipment
• Guided the operational readiness development while collectively working through shortages, vendor negotiations and sourcing risk points, and quality excursions to arrive at the best long-term outcome and operational goals
• Planned and implemented metrics for Human Resource regulations compliance and performance appraisal, manpower forecast analytics, personnel evaluation and promotion, legal compliance, and system improvements
• [Over 20 Yrs
• - Various Locations]

• Company Overview: [Over 20 Yrs
• - Various Locations]
• Facilitated regional rapid sourcing, sustainability, accountability, and distribution of materials
• Served as subject matter expert advisor to senior stakeholders for supply chain holistic assessment, operations, distribution, and forecasting
• Proven ability to analyze data and articulate innovative solutions to solve problems exceeding the expectations of customers and senior stakeholders
• Coordinated operations for more than 2,500 personnel across 3 divisions; oversaw a team of 18 directly reporting staff to ensure supply support for larger operations
• Managed logistics operations, tracking equipment accountability for more than $317M of materials; coordinated new equipment training for $4M of equipment
• Drove the return of more than $21M of equipment which reduced replacement and resupply costs; processed contracts for the procurement of new equipment and service valued above $2M
• Improved Materiel Fielding program efficiency through effective procurement analysis and the processing of more than 4,800 property book transaction and return of 5,000 lines of excess materials
• [Over 20 Yrs
• - Various Locations]

• Company Overview: [Over 20 Yrs
• - Various Locations]
• Served as lead instructor and senior advisor for logistics needs and operations
• Guided acquisition, transportation, distribution, maintenance, and property accountability training and advising
• Deliver monthly status on functional projects and performance assessment regarding resource requirements, budget, performance targets, stock objectives and strategic plans, etc
• To higher directorate and to influence a cross-culturally diverse range of global stakeholders
• Guided local foreign national logisticians through compelling analysis on policy development, equipment needs, and partnership development to support more than 43,000 personnel
• Maintained active contract and life-cycle process reporting to ensure the continued flow of services and supplies; developed budget plans, proposal requests (RFP’s) and contract mitigation plans valued above $25M
• Led the compelling demand and supply integration analysis; designed and implemented a budget overhaul plan and excess reduction negotiation that resulted in over $200K cost reduction
• [Over 20 Yrs
• - Various Locations]