Supply Chain International Trade

FRANCISCO JAVIER PARRA C

Supply Chain, Logistics and Strategy Manager

Professional in International Trade Master in Integral Logistics Master in Supply Chain

● Location: Mosquera, Colombia (Willing to relocate) ● Phone numbers: +57-601-***-**** ● 321-***-****

● E-mail: **************@*****.*** ● LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciscojavierparracardenas/en

® SENIOR PROFILE: Successful international career, leading the execution, control and monitoring of logistics and administrative processes; project management, and implementation of policies for production optimization; contributing to consolidate operational efficiencies, re-engineering, and continuous improvement of supply chain procedures nationwide and internationally. Wide knowledge and management skills for integral and reverse logistics; commercial and production, strategic, operational and demand planning; management of procurement and suppliers; handling of inventory, storage (receipt and deliveries) distribution and transportation (own- and third-party vehicles); controlling fixed assets; preparing forecasting; contractual negotiations and bidding processes. Competences for managing international trade; customs; market research; as well as the implementation of ERP & MRP; Lean Manufacturing; SAP Cloud (ByD); SAP ERP (Modules MM, SD, PP); and SAP Logistics Execution Transportation

(LE-TRA) WM module.

Experienced bilingual executive, recursive, with strategic thinking, adaptability to change, and transversal leadership; oriented to innovation, problem solving and decision making.

® WORKING EXPERIENCE

Americas Logistics Manager

PIPECARE GROUP. Oil & Gas Pipelines Inspections. [March 2023 - present >< 6 months] Objective: Guarantee the on-time availability of materials and transportation for the company’s operations all the American Continent, fulfilling the delivery schedule and dates on the commercial and legal agreements. Ensure the correct packaging and delivery of all goods. Deliver all import-export documents and advise on the equipment’s international trade processes.

North America Supply Chain and Logistics Manager

GLICE North America. Synthetic Ice Rinks. [September 2021 - December 2022 >< 1 year, 4 months] Objective: Guarantee the on-time availability of materials and transportation for rink sales, rent and installing across North America (US, Canada, Mexico), fulfilling the delivery schedule and dates on the commercial and legal agreements. Ensure the correct packaging and delivery of all goods. Deliver all import-export documents and advise on the equipment’s international trade processes. Responsible of Inventory Management in Denver DC.

Key achievements:

ü Reduction on the Logistics operation times between region countries (Cada, Mexico and US), from one week to 3 days. This includes complete Logistics intervention (packing, packaging, transport and customs).

ü Obtaining better and more reliable vendors for sustaining the organization throughout the continent. Among them we can find packing suppliers, consumables suppliers, transporters

(foreign and domestic) and customs brokers.

ü Significant costs savings (>USD 10.000 in total) and time savings (Between 5 and 12 días x shipment) due to anticipated clearance for shipments arrivals from Europe to the US. ü Design, organization and classification of the storaging system in the company’s distribution center located in Denver, CO.

International PSCM and Logistics Contractor / Consultant FREELANCE. Logistics and Supply Chain. [January 2015 – Current >< 8 years, 4 months] Objective: Providing support, advisory and consultancy in the systems design of logistics and supply chains; focused on import, export, national purchases, storage and distribution processes. Implementing strategies for the optimization and establishment of robust inventory controls in SALVEX GROUP MASSY ENERGY (CENIT HYDROCARBON LOGISTICS CONVOY DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL HASS DIAMOND COCORA COFFEE LONDON COFFEE COFFEE SHOP – LA TIENDA DE LOS MECATOS SOFFTEK EUROAGRO LTDA PACAR ING. Y CIA LTDA APL SERVICIOS (Berhlan de Colombia) STORK – MASA through SEIDOR COLOMBIA; among other companies.

Key achievements:

ü Participation in 4 international fairs held in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Aberdeen, to acquire new suppliers with better offers of engineering equipment for important companies such as: Ditekcol SA, Ing. Nestor Laurens, Pacar Ing. y Cia Ltda, Ing. Ruben Darío Ochoa, Ing. Alberto Polo, Emsei Ltda.

ü Optimization of cargo process, due to the design of a new logistics system for APL Servicios S.A.S, which expedited Picking & Packing, and avoided finished product losses. ü Times reduction in Cocora Coffee's export processes, going from 8 to 4 days, through the advisory provided to improve logistics, storage and distribution. ü Significant savings in JIT purchasing costs, thanks to the redesign of purchasing and storage processes for companies such as Colombian Coffee; La Taberna del Paisa; y Pueblito Paisa located in London; which prevented the raw material loss, due to poor conservation. Logistics Director

AZAHAR COFFEE COMPANY. Food & Beverages. [December 2016 – May 2017 >< 5 months] Objective: Guaranteeing the planning of purchases, production, transport, storage, distribution, and export of products. Controlling the supply chain, focused on processes normalization and requirements pre-completion to obtain ISO 9000 and OAS certifications.

Key achievements:

ü Monthly savings of COP $5 million in logistics costs, due to the re-negotiation of rates with service providers of transport, customs, and storage. ü Greater control in deliveries by suppliers, generating accuracy in CxP, thanks to the processes diagramming and document generation for Logistics and Supply Area, which promoted a rigorous maintenance of warehouse stocks.

Customs and Trade Assurance Professional

ECOPETROL S.A. Hydrocarbons Sector. [January – October 2014 >< 9 months] Objective: Controlling the contractual compliance of international suppliers, based on guidelines for logistic operation, and mitigation of customs and exchange risks. Coordinating the shipment, delivery and cargo storage availability; preparing the operational planning of materials and equipment for different locations nationwide (S&OP) and all the business lines (Downstream, Midstream, Upstream). Key achievement:

ü Significant reduction in international freight costs, estimated at USD 100.000+, through consolidating all business lines’ cargo in different ports worldwide. ü Participation on the Innovation challenge season with the idea "To reduce the execution periods on the inner logistics operation " for the challenge How to improve the Supply model for the company’s projects?, which was implemented don the working schemes of the coordination for the year 2015

Logistics Consultant

FREELANCE. Logistics and Supply Chain. [July 2009 – December 2013 >< 4 years, 5 months] Objective: Providing support in the design of strategic supply systems and logistics processes; advising on import and export procedures, purchases, storage, distribution, as well as the transportation of machinery, equipment and spare parts. Responsible for the implementation of ERP’s SAP R3 / Atlas Fox Pro. Main clients relation:

ü Cámara de Comercio de Armenia Weatherford Colombia Arkos SA Ing. Néstor Laurens Textron SA Café Aborigen Sedial, Ditekcol Linecargo Agencia de Aduanas UPS SCS Colombia Pacar Ingeniería Cámara de Comercio de Villavicencio Emsei Ltda. Supply Chain Director – Andean Region

TESCO CORPORATION CO LTD. Hydrocarbons Sector. [December 2008 – June 2009 >< 6 months] Objective: Addressing the proper development of supply chain for Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, managing warehouses and inventories. Ensuring the operational planning of materials, spare parts and equipment for different business lines; supervising the service offers for exploration, drilling, exploitation and production of hydrocarbon to national and foreign companies.

Key achievements:

ü Design, construction (civil and IT work) and set up of the storage and operation bases for Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, with a total investment of more than USD 300.000 ü Procurement Strategic Processes design and construction for materials, spare parts, consumables and fixed assets (machinery and equipment), administrating a Budget of USD 5.000.000.

ü Thanks to the implementation of ERP Microsoft Great Plains, it was possible to accomplish the systematic inventory control, avoiding delays of days for the PO development.

® OTHER EXPERIENCES

Contract Administrator Materials Planning Specialist HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD. Telecommunications Sector. [September 2007 – September 2008 >< 1 year] International Purchasing Coordinator

ELSTER COLTAVIRA S.A. Multinational, manufacturing. [October 2006 – September 2007 >< 11 months] Foreign Trade Analyst

LECOMEX LTDA. Editorial. [September 2005 – October 2006 >< 1 year, 1 month] Branch Manager Eje Cafetero Commercial Director Foreign Trade Assistant PACAR INGENIERÍA Y CÍA. LTDA. Construction Sector. [January 1995 – February 2005 >< 10 years, 1 month]

® TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor – DFI (international Physical Distribution), Negotiation Strategies, International Trade II, International Marketing, Int. Commerce, Int, Negotiation and Supply Chain Management. [February– June 2021 >< 4 months] Professor – DFI (international Physical Distribution), International Logistics, International Trade and Distribution Channels. [July– November 2020 >< 4 months]

Professor – Interculturality, DFI (international Physical Distribution), International Logistics, International Trade, Technological Management and Supply Chain Management. [January– June 2020 >< 5 months] Professor – International Logistics, Technological Management and Interculturality. [July– November 2019 >< 4 months] EAM INSTITUCIÓN UNIVERSITARIA. Armenia, Quindío.

Professor – Virtual Diploma in International Logistics UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CALI – HIGH LOGISTICS GROUP. [April – May 2019 >< 1 month] Professor – Import Processes Customs Process Documentation International Marketing Electives II and III. Co-researcher and author of State of the Art – International Business Administration. EAM INSTITUCIÓN UNIVERSITARIA. Armenia, Quindío. [February– April 2018 >< 2 months] Professor – Insurances Logistics and International Physical Distribution UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO. Villavicencio, Meta. [February – June 2016 >< 4 months] Professor – Market Intelligence International Relations Emphasis I Coordinator – Faculty of the Student Integral Development Unit UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS DE AQUINO. Villavicencio, Meta. [February– May 2016 >< 3 months]

® EDUCATION

• Master’s in supply chain. (2021). MIT on EDX SUPPLY CHAIN MICROMASTERS. Boston, USA.

• Master’s in Integral Logistic. (2013). UNIVERSIDAD CAMILO JOSÉ CELA. Madrid, Spain.

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Commerce. (2004). UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO. Armenia, Colombia

Complementary:

• Diploma in Project Management (2020). POLISURA

• SAP Business ByDesign CRM. (2020). OPEN SAP.

• SAP Digital Supply Chain – From Design to Operate. (2019). OPEN SAP.

• SAP Business ByDesign Built in Analytics. (2019). OPEN SAP.

• SAP Business ByDesign Supply Chain Management. (2018). OPEN SAP.

• SAP Business ByDesign Project Based Services. (2018). OPEN SAP.

• Supply Management. (2014). ECOPETROL S.A.

Languages:

• ENGLISH: C1 Level. (2010). International Test in English Proficiency – ITEP. Bogota.

® REFERENCES: Upon request.

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