Procurement manager, sr category buyer, regional category buyer

Commercial & Business Services Procurement – Cross Sector Mexico (Janssen / Medical Devices & Consumer) – Panama (Janssen LatAm)

-Work closely with key functional areas: Marketing, Compliance, IT, Legal, Communications, 
Medical Affairs, BI, Quality, to understand business needs.
-Supply strategy definition and governance model for better practices.
-Identify key strategic projects to obtain savings for the business.
-Requirements review and channel confirmation.
-Negotiation approach definition.
-Vendors’ assessment and selection.
-Strategic vendors development for the business among countries.
-Marketplace analysis to identify potential suppliers.
-Ensure compliance of policies and procedures.
-Business partner of the legal team for commercial agreements (Regional MSAs, Work Orders, 
SOWs, Exhibits, etc.)
Categories:
Marketing Operations / Agencies (Creative, Digital, Shopper Mkt) / Global Strategic Insights / 
Professional Education, Access & Affordability

Procurement (Janssen LATAM)

 
diversity and inclusion, sustainability; 
by articulating the Procurement vision 
and developing strategies per 
categories; identifying the correct steps 
and requirements from the Business 
and Stakeholders to deliver results for 
the future according to the SOPs of the 
Company.
Global Strategic Insights, Marketing 
Operations, Agencies and Professional 
Education, Access & Affordability.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Johnson & Johnson Sept 2018 – Feb 2021
-Work closely with key functional areas: Marketing, Compliance, IT, Legal, Communications, 
Medical Affairs, BI, Quality, to understand business needs.
-Supply strategy definition and governance model for better practices.
-Identify key strategic projects to obtain savings for the business.
-Requirements review and channel confirmation.
-Negotiation approach definition.
-Vendors’ assessment and selection.
-Strategic vendors development for the business among countries.
-Marketplace analysis to identify potential suppliers.
-Ensure compliance of policies and procedures.
-Business partner of the legal team for commercial agreements (Regional MSAs, Work Orders, 
SOWs, Exhibits, etc.)
Categories:
Marketing Operations / Agencies (Creative, Digital, Shopper Mkt) / Global Strategic Insights / 
Professional Education, Access & Affordability.
Johnson & Johnson Nov 2015 - Aug 2018
-Key contact from Procurement on a Regional Structure (IBVT) for Marketing and Medical 
Affairs.
-Strategic negotiations for better costs and service’s quality according to Procurement and 
Compliance policies.
-Bids analysis through strategic sourcing.
-Regional contracts and agreements management.
-Approval of purchase orders by category and commodity code (Ariba / Marketing & Sales 
Services).
-Negotiation analysis and saving reports (cost avoidance, reduction, P&L).
Categories:
-Global Strategic Insights -Professional Education, Access & Affordability.

Commercial & Business Services Procurement

-Planning and development of corporate meetings and events.
-National and international meetings execution.
-Strategic negotiations according to Procurement and Compliance policies.
-Bids analysis for venue selection.
-Audiovisual production tenders.
-Negotiation analysis and saving reports (cost avoidance, reduction, P&L).
-Closures report vs initial budget.
-Budget Management.
-Customer support.
-Approval of purchase orders by category and commodity code (ARIBA / travel & meeting services).
-SOPs development for best practices and time optimization (Kaizen).

Internal Events:
-Annual sales meeting.
-Commercial and Marketing pre-joints cycle meetings.
-Commercial training.
-Board meetings.
-Corporate festivities.

External Events:
-CME meetings for Janssen Mexico and LatAm.
-Launching products.
-Local and regional media trainings.
-Press conferences.

Production Management

-Responsible of the image of corporate events.
-Coordination of assembly – disassembly and execution of corporate events.
-Development of presentations for potential customers.
-Resources management.
-Customer support.
-Generation of executive reports for customers and partners.

Production Management

-Responsible of the image and execution of corporate and special events (internal and external).
-Coordination and execution of BTL campaigns for main consumer companies according to the Marketing team requirements.
-Media agencies cooperation and recruitment.
-Development of show business events (press conferences and concerts).
-Budget control.
-Suppliers management.
-Resources management.
-Customer support.