Senior Procurement

Freddy De Cordova

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Miami, FL 33137

Cell: 786-***-****

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OBJECTIVE:

To secure a challenging position within a growing company, utilizing my education, and

practical work experience.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

18 + years of successful experience in Finance, Purchasing, Logistic, Customer Service

and in the International Commerce (LATAM). Excellent verbal interpersonal

communication and public relations skills. Ability to negotiate effectively with all levels

of people for positive results. Background in coordinating and executing projects from

inception to completion. Detail minded, capable of working on team/independently.

Ability to quickly learn usage of new systems, and comfortable navigating and exploring

new systems as well as using new technologies.

EXPERIENCE:

ISS Globalnet – Doral, FL Oct 2011 – July 2013

(Sourcing Industrial Services for the Oil and Gas Industry)

Senior International Procurement Analyst:

Business development of non-traditional product lines as it relates to the standard product

line portfolio presently represent by the company; new sourcing and suppliers’

development of alternative product lines and services including strong commercial

relationships, discount negotiations, terms and conditions, delivery time and other related

activities.

Provide support for the Latin America and other U.S, based international accounts in

Purchasing Services and Strategic Sourcing Alliances. Participation in bidding processes

in both traditional and non-traditional product lines, in addition to an aggressive approach

when conducting procurement services.

• Carry out all actions needed to accurately source and procure the goods and

services requested by our clients (screw and nuts, electrical components, valves,

pumps, compressors, transformers, UPS, IT hardware and software, cables,

electric motors, among other items)

• Review incoming requisitions for complete specifications, if needed request

additional information or clarifications in order to start procurement process;

request special information (manuals and diagrams).

• Search for the best sourcing (Manufacturers and Distributors), contact vendors

and follow up throughout the whole process, establishing good long term business

relationships and solve any conflict when necessary.

• Negotiate the best price, terms and conditions with vendors

• Analyze bid process information to obtain the best results

• Review and evaluate quotes and proposals for complete specifications, terms and

conditions.

• Create and maintain accurate records on the system and files of each procurement

process

• Maintain the flow information with other departments; these include requisitions

status and deadlines.

• Participate in the company strategy planning to meet the goals established by the

management during the year.

• Maintain a professional relationship with vendors and coworkers

• Explore new distribution and representation opportunities with net 30 accounts

• Continuously monitor procedures and implement improvements

• Ensure that all procurements processes attempts are made accordingly to the

procedures approved by management.

• Work with Sales and logistics in order to make sure the supply chain flows

smoothly

Anago of South Florida - Pompano Beach, FL 2004 – October 2011

Quality Control and Operation Manager:

• Responsible for: Supervising all the independent subcontractors (franchisees) and

giving them the support needed in order to deliver a quality service to the clients,

customer service support on site of all the accounts in Miami Dade County and

south west of Broward County.

• Negotiating rates with clients to avoid cancellation of services, selling of extra

services in order to improve the quality of service, build strong business

relationships with current clients and develop new businesses.

• Monthly inspections on site to make sure the franchisees are delivering a proper

job and avoid complaints from the clients, assigning new accounts to both new

and old franchisees.

• Entering the data to the computer system to keep all the people from different

departments updated on the development of the business, identify which

franchisees need to be retrained.

Empresas Cannavo, S.A. - Cumana, Venezuela 1998 - 2003

Logistics - Purchasing Manager:

• Responsible for: the company’s expenditures relative to the purchase of goods,

materials and services for all departments.

• Improved the corporation’s profitability by reducing expenditures.

• Developed procurement policies, procedures and methods to ensure the

company’s best interest.

• Ordered processing, coordination of import logistics in

terms cost reduction, costs & price controls, maintenance & control of Import

DataBase.

• Procurement Alliances with suppliers.

Guardian de Venezuela, S.A. - Maturin, Venezuela 1997 - 1998

(A company of Guardian Industries)

Logistics - Purchasing Coordinator:

• Responsible for: Supervised that all our internal purchasing process accomplishes

with the ISO-9002 norm.

• Negotiated contracts and agreements with suppliers to ensure reasonable prices,

proper term, conditions and quality products.

• Monitored and evaluated suppliers based on price and performance and

implement a preferred supplier program.

• Ordered processing, coordination of import logistics in terms cost

reduction, import costs & price controls, maintenance & control of Import

DataBase, purchasing of raw materials.

• Provided weekly status reports to the Purchasing Manager on all orders.

Nestle de Venezuela, S.A. - Caracas, Venezuela Jan 1994 - Jul 1997

Import/Export Coordinator:

• Responsible for: Procurement, Customer support & order processing,

coordination of export/import logistics in terms of customer satisfaction & cost

reduction.

• Managed entire supply chain function: forecast through transportation. Assist in

developing strategies to accomplish business unit objectives.

• Inventory levels & price control of finished products, product & labeling

development, identification of new businesses, market research & update on

Regional Trade Agreements, import costs & price controls, maintenance & control

of Import Data Base, financial & situational reports.

Treasury Assistant:

• Responsible for: Cash flow, statistics elaboration, treasury net situation

elaboration, control of exports collection, control of Nestle Groups accounts in

US dollars, Draw-back control, control of inputting revenues and expenses to the

computerized accounting system, control of investment and credits.

• Responsible for the foreign exchange control system.

Siemens S.A., - Caracas, Venezuela June 1990 - Dec 1992

Commercial Administrator:

• Responsible for: Calculation of the costs for sales quotations, verification of costs

of imported products and expenses, coordination and control of the delivery of

price lists, and profit of products for the company, sales reports elaboration

indicating percentage covered by each sales representative with respect to his

plan, control the plan of each sales representatives, elaboration the sales statistics

for marketing department, in charge of purchases to national level, carry out

warehouse inventory

EDUCATION:

Andres Bello Catholic University, Caracas Venezuela, 1991

B.S. Business Administration

LANGUAGES:

English and Spanish

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