Experience

Salfacorp SA

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Operations Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  - In charge of operations in China/Asia, including administrative, legal, supplier management and inner company relation areas, among other tasks- Managed to break even with the costs and generated profits for the first time in 7 years of the company- Optimized company expenses by cost cutting and cost control- Established new business cooperations with new clients in Latin America- Introduced new products into company operations in Latin America by successfully developing new suppliers- Performed contract negotiations and executed purchasing orders, including purchasing order process and on time delivery- Managed Asia-Pacific sourcing/purchasing team, being responsible to meet KPI's- Performed risk management for company operations in China- Hired and trained new employees- Performed continuous monitoring of procurement market in Asia by assisting to traid fair visits and key supplier visits- Established a long-term cooperation deal with third party inspection company TÜVRheinland in 2017 for services in Asia (mainly) and the rest of the world- Established a successful long term cooperation with an PPE company for the supply of different garment to Latin America in 2018- Established a successful long-term cooperation with Shanghai Construction Group for a 800 ton steel structure project in Panama in 2018- Established a long-term cooperation with LEGA group for supply of generators and lighting towers, as well as spare parts in 2019- Successfully established a cooperation with Tianjin XY for 2000 tons of pipe piles for a project in Belize in 2020- Established a long-term cooperation with Gaoya Group for the supply of prefab houses for the operations in Latin America in 2020 Show less

• Supplier development Engineer

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  - Search for new beneficial sources of supply in China and Asia-Pacific region- Perform visit and audit of key suppliers previously identified, in order to validate risks and performance- Provide QC/QA services for different products, based on international standard compliance- Perform engineering analysis of specifications and drawings in order to provide a better service along with the factories- Supplier management and development- Introduced new products and developed good cooperation relationships with important factories, such as Avic Baosheng for high, medium and low voltage cables- Created protocols for product sourcing, factory auditing, and product inspections, improving and making the whole process efficient and simple- Made sure production and delivery schedules followed the agreed dates to ensure a timely delivery- Worked hand in hand with an international team Show less