Paola Figueroa Castaneda
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Paola Figueroa Castaneda is from Naucalpan de Juárez, México, Mexico. Paola Figueroa works in the following industries: "Pharmaceuticals". Paola Figueroa is currently Head of Business Support & Procurement at Ferrer, located in México. In Paola Figueroa's previous role as a Head of Purchasing at Grupo Fármacos Especializados, Paola Figueroa worked in Ciudad de México y alrededores, México until Nov 2020. Prior to joining Grupo Fármacos Especializados, Paola Figueroa was a Senior Purchasing Manager at Danone and held the position of Senior Purchasing Manager. Prior to that, Paola Figueroa was a Purchasing Sr Packaging Manager at Danone from Jul 2009 to Aug 2010. Paola Figueroa started working as Purchasing Manager at Danone in May 2007. From Oct 2002 to Apr 2007, Paola Figueroa was Strategic Buyer at Nestlé.
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Reported directly to F&A Director, Direct reports: 1 Jr. Manager, 3 buyers and 2 delivery couriers. Coordinated bids and established third party service accounts such as: IT, Facilities Maintenance, Security Services, Cleaning Services, Catering, Courier Service among others. Managing an annual overall budget of $ 40 M USD Developed KPI’S for the Procurement Department and SLA for suppliers. Created and implemented the new purchasing process in Oracle. Negotiated key contract and continue development of suppliers.
Direct reports: 1 Jr. Manager, 1 buyer. Spearheaded the hiring process of outside firms for marketing and trade marketing categories. Annual budget $ 53 M USD. Developed and implemented global synergies pertaining to: cold storage, distributors, suppliers, production houses, marketing firms and logistics.
Overhauled sourcing strategy for labeling, stretch and shrink films. Procurement leader of cross-functional strategic projects to organized factory test according to marketing launches. Design a backup plan to guarantee the production plan for the fiscal year, especially during the busiest and most profitable sales quarter. Registered and resolved quality issues, evaluated suppliers, carried out audits to guarantee the quality of the final product. Direct report: 1 Buyer
Developed sourcing strategy for preforms and caps. Negotiated with main suppliers and maintained high quality raw materials. Ensured the sourcing of preforms and caps in all production plants. Led production tests in all packaging production plants.
Procurement leader of the cross-functional strategic projects related to the Ice-Cream division. Developed and participated in cross-funtional projects with R&D and key suppliers to develop new specifications to improve the production process and reduce the price of the package. Directed annual cost avoidance negotiation, cost structure analysis, research and savings implementation, ensuring the acquisition of the best materials complying with the company’s quality and price standard. Oversaw the supply chain to 13 of Nestlé’s plants, ensuered deliveries were on time and up to standards according to the production plan.