Raúl Cárdenas

Co-Founder at RiffTide
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, ES
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Spain
    • Social Networking Platforms
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Apr 2023 - Present

      As Co-founder of RiffTide, I'm blending my technical know-how and business expertise to build a platform with the ambition to challenge the conventional ways the music community communicates and collaborates. As Co-founder of RiffTide, I'm blending my technical know-how and business expertise to build a platform with the ambition to challenge the conventional ways the music community communicates and collaborates.

    • Spain
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Full-time Tech MBA Student
      • Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

    • United States
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Manager
      • Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

      As the lead procurement strategist for Ford's Maverick truck lineup, I played a critical role in planning, executing, and tracking the supply chain strategy for products with a combined annual production of +450k units per year and a total value of USD ~$9 billion, leveraging data and machine learning to optimize procurement processes and drive over USD $10 million in cost savings.Key Accomplishments:- 1st place in Ford's Data and Analytics challenge by developing an app that automates the process of identifying cost savings opportunities during market testing.- Developed ML-based methodology with theory of constraints to optimize supplier footprint and revamp trade compliance strategy, saving over USD $10M.- Co-created cross-functional data analytics initiative to increase department-wide data literacy and enable informed decision-making.- Developed a forecasting model to ensure compliance with USMCA trade requirements, avoiding government penalties of up to 25% on top of MSRP.- Co-developed Mexico's Purchasing training program, delivering over 100 training sessions to 80+ new hires. Show less

    • Buyer | Powertrain Components
      • May 2017 - Apr 2020

      Oversaw the supply strategy for North America and Europe of a $85M USD portfolio of 300 part numbers and 28 supplier sites to ensure quality components and services were delivered on time and at the optimal cost

    • Trainee | Production Purchasing
      • Aug 2016 - May 2017

      Supported the Hard Trim purchasing team with operational related activities such as issuance of purchase and tool orders to suppliers to ensure timely delivery of vehicle components.Led all supplier stockpiling requests for the team and developed an overtime optimization tool that saved an average of 27% in overtime costs

Education

  • IE Business School
    Tech MBA, Technology
    2022 - 2023
  • Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México
    Licenciatura, Ingeniería industrial
    2013 - 2017

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