JOSE MANUEL BELTRAN
**** ******** ***** . *******, ** 33321
Home 954-***-**** . Cell 954-***-****
Email: ************@***.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
A position that allows me to utilize my sourcing experience in the
manufacturing and distribution sectors.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
. Experienced procurement professional skilled in MRO, professional
services and capital equipment & facilities commodities, controlling
inventory, overseeing supply chain operations of distribution
centers and warehouses.
. Proven ability to develop and oversee operating budgets, and
communicate with other departments, vendors, and executive
management to ensure procurement goals are met.
. Quick learner with an eye for cost savings & operations efficiency
opportunities.
. Proficient in MS Office, Access, Lotus Notes, ARIBA Spend Management
& ARIBA Buyer, SAP, Oracle, Amos and Prophet 21.
. ISO 9000 certification project experience.
. Project management, Lean purchasing and value stream mapping
experience, Kaizen & Kanban trained.
. Fluent in English and Spanish, all forms of communications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Royal Caribbean Cruiselines Miami, Fl 2010
Refurbishment Project Buyer
. Responsible for the purchasing of refurbishment goods and
services for 11 vessels with more than $10 million in annual
budget.
. Achieved more than 10% savings in cost reduction and cost
avoidance in projects with budgets over $250K and specific
vendors for the Radiance & Voyagers ship classes.
Cordis Corporation, a J&J company Miami, FL, 2007 to 2009
Sr. Procurement Agent
. Provide procurement leadership to business partners, identifying
and conducting due diligence on suppliers, researching key
supplier markets and managing all activities related to supplier
selection driving significant value to the core business using
RFX and bidding tools.
. Successfully establish sourcing relationships, negotiated
contracts and master agreements with key strategic suppliers and
developed track performance indicators (KP'I) focused on the
success of the projects deliverables and timelines.
. Purchased goods and services with annual value of more than $10
million, negotiating contracts and pricing agreements.
. Achieved over 15.0% of cost savings and cost avoidance on
Professional services, MRO & tooling and capital equipment &
facilities commodities applying lean purchasing & value stream
mapping processes.
. Work as the Cordis representative in the corporative negotiations
with Strategic and critical vendor for different type of services
like Coaching & Training, Engineering & Information Technology.
Kenneth Crosby NY, Miami, FL, 2005 to 2007
Branch Manager - Purchase Agent
. Managed an annual budget of $5 million in manufacturing tooling
commodity for Cordis Corporation, a major medical device
manufacturer delivering over 95% of the projects ahead of
schedule working closely with all stakeholders and identifying
the correct suppliers.
. Achieved an average of validated cost savings of 12.5% per year
by sourcing and developing strategic supplier partnerships.
. Working in a cross functional matrix environment implementing a
fluent and effective communication management process including
engineering, sourcing, facilities, quality, and safety members
implementing lean purchasing and value stream mapping processes.
JOSE MANUEL BELTRAN
9152 Pershore Place . Tamarac, FL 33321
Home 954-***-**** . Cell 954-***-****
Email: ************@***.***
Newstech Company, Miami, FL, 2004 to 2005
Account Executive
Successfully developed market-specific sales program for the
printing inks new business delivering $100K in sales in the first
year of operations.
. Work closely with clients to determine requirements and
specialized printing needs, reducing their raw material costs by
more than 20%.
Accelerated Business Solutions Pompano Beach, FL, 2002 to 2004
Wholesale & Export Representative
. Developed/implemented business strategies to increase profits in
Latin America/Caribbean market securing 10 new accounts,
increasing revenue 10% and gross profit 15% over previous year.
. Established $200,000 account in Bahamas, exceeding client's
expectations and providing world-class customer service.
. Effectively negotiated 8.0% cost reduction for bulk products and
specific brand products with strategic vendors.
Sinclair S.A. Sun Chemical Latin America, Cali, Colombia, 1998 to
2001
Paste Inks Vice Manager
. Managed distribution network accounts of more than $3 million in
annual sales, initiating effective market-specific program that
increased distribution 35% in 2000.
. Increased productivity by 15% and reduced material waste in 3% by
applying value stream mapping processes, organizing sales budgets
and forecasts, product inventories, product planning and
production, and implementing strong understanding of data
analysis and operations.
. Procurement of finished and unfinished products and raw materials
from India, France England and Argentina reducing costs in more
than 20% increasing our market share by 15% in 1999 & 2000.
. Project Team member that accomplished ISO 9000 certification in 9
months, awarded by ICONTEC Colombia in 1999; developed other
projects as Planning projects and Occupational Risk
Administration in 2000, and Integration Projects in 2001.
. Promoted from Assistant Manager to Vice Manager in less than 6
months.
Uniroyal Tire Company, Cali, Colombia, 1995 to 1997
Administrative Sales Analyst
. Responsible for the statistics and data analysis of the domestic
sales department.
. Responsible for preparing and controlling the annual budgets and the
distribution network performance.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Florida International University Miami, Fl 2005
-Advanced Professional Certificate in Project Management
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana 1999
-Master degree, Management
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 1996
-Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
-Institute for Supply Management
-Colombian Association of Business Management