Sebastián Vargas Oviedo

• Managed inventory levels and supply planning, ensuring high service levels and minimizing stockouts.
• Acted as the primary point of contact for supplier issue resolution, addressing availability, lead times, and performance concerns.
• Conducted data analysis to optimize procurement strategies, improving delivery timelines by 15%.
• Placed 100+ purchase orders per month, achieving a 98% efficiency rate within 48 hours.
• Developed weekly performance reports to track key metrics such as purchase order status and overdue invoices, ensuring 100% follow-up.
• Coordinated logistics for oversized and international shipments, optimizing shipping times.
• Led initiatives to update the inventory control system, improving procurement efficiency and demand forecasting.
• Familiarity with reviewing supplier agreements and assessing supply-related risks in procurement projects.

Key Achievement: Reduced supplier lead times by 15% through proactive engagement and process optimization.

• Handled end-to-end inventory and procurement operations for US and Canadian plants, reducing overdue invoices by 79%.
• Identified and resolved supply chain disruptions, implementing corrective actions to enhance supplier performance.
• Provided training and process improvements, ensuring a 62% reduction in blocked invoices.
• Conducted root cause analysis to optimize purchasing workflows and enhance operational efficiency.
• Primarily used Oracle ERP to manage procurement workflows and daily purchasing operations, while leveraging SAP mainly for handling GRIR issues and invoice discrepancies across US and Canadian plants.
• Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
• Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.

Key Achievement: Improved invoice processing efficiency by 62%, minimizing disruptions in the supply chain.

• Led a project to resolve invoice and procurement discrepancies, reducing backlog issues by 80%.
• Managed purchase order processing, supplier communication, and inventory tracking, ensuring 100% compliance with procurement standards.
• Conducted data-driven analysis, preventing critical errors and improving supply chain transparency.
• Gained initial hands-on experience with SAP to review purchase orders and resolve GR/IR discrepancies.
• Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.

Key Achievement: Reduced invoice backlog by 80%, streamlining the payment and procurement process.