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Ruben Garcia Gutierrez

About

Strategic sourcing & commercial excell.

7 years of professional experience in international and fast-paced environments with demanding timelines and changing priorities

Key expertise:
• Procurement operations & commercial excellence: Negotiations and conflict resolution, supplier/customer relationship management, cost modelling & contract strategy, market analysis, ERP (SAP user)
• Business & data analysis: Data modelling & forecasting, KPI's root-cause analysis, SQL basics
• Project management: Prioritization to support operations, troubleshooting and work across different teams

Strengths:
• Analytical skills
• High attention to detail
• Communication effectiveness
• Interpersonal skills: collaborative, able to build trust and influence peers and stakeholders

About me:
I am a passionate of sports. I love cooking because it is soothing, and I also enjoy food tasting. I am into R&B, jazz, soul, carnaval and latin music, and I have learned salsa and bachata

Social Media:

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Business Relationship Building

Contract Negotiation

Customer Experience Analysis

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Data Analysis

Deal Sourcing

Demand Analysis

Demand Forecasting

E-procurement

English

French

German

International Retail

Interpersonal Relationships

Market Monitoring

Online Retail

P&L Analysis

P&L Management

Spanish

Supplier Relationship Management

Open for

fulltime

cofounder

Work Experience

Nadlo

2020-06 -

Workplace
Project Manager & Business Analyst
Location

Aargau

Employement type

fulltime

Responsible for project management and business development for web and app solutions - Managed projects from client interface, pilots, tests and development with customers and internal teams - Troubleshooted with project teams: graphic designers and production development - Customer relationship management - Performed market monitoring and research to establish Go to Market strategies for new business opportunities - Developed a revenue & margin estimation model for new business projects - Accounting and business performance analysis

Amazon

2018-01 - 2020-01

Workplace
Business & Sourcing Manager
Location

Madrid

Employement type

fulltime

Responsible for strategic sourcing and business strategy in Consoles, Videogames and Accessories categories, including all commercial relationships with industry manufacturers and suppliers - Led negotiations of Terms & Conditions with P&L impact at both revenue and profit level - Developed a demand forecasting model to support purchasing decisions on product releases - Ownership of the P&L and portfolio life cycle management - Performed competitors monitoring and customer experience analysis - Run RFIs and RFQs for assigned categories - Negotiated contracts and seasonal promotions according to product life cycle - KPI analysis – Preparation and reporting to senior leadership for monthly and quarterly reviews - Participated in hiring and recruiting processes, including phone screen and on-site interviews - Provided trainings for new joiners to help on ramp-up

Amazon

2016-07 - 2017-12

Workplace
Product & Marketing Manager
Location

Madrid

Employement type

fulltime

Responsible for Videogames category management, demand analysis, negotiation and implementation of promotions and marketing plans - Coordinated and executed promotional events, portfolio updating and market monitoring - Led launch of a new product line – Nintendo Switch – at company level: product specifications set-up, demand analysis, implementation of Marketing launch campaigns, etc. - Developed an automation process to reduce customer contacts for big purchasing events - Negotiated and implemented promotional strategy for promotional season - Demand analysis for budget adjustments and stock-up decisions for peak season

Securitas Direct

2014-05 - 2016-06

Workplace
Business Performance & Compensation Analyst
Location

Madrid

Employement type

fulltime

Responsible for projects across finance, business performance and compensation & benefits, providing support for Go to Market analysis and board presentations - Analyzed, designed and implemented remuneration schemes for field sales force (≈1,300 people) - Developed estimation model for P&L impact from expenditure in sales structure wages - Internal risk scoring analysis – Portfolio segmentation to reduce customers’ instalments default - Studied economic and legal impact of new hiring models to further develop the sales team organization - Provided support for business development plans in Latin America – Market entry, risk analysis and macroeconomics

Academic Experience

Universidad Pablo de Olavide -

 

2007.09 - 2013.12

Master of Science, MSc in Business Administration / Management

Universidad Pablo de Olavide -

 

2007.09 - 2013.12

Master of Science, MSc in Law