Alejandro Cepeda

Procurement Specialist - North America Logistics @ Ariston Group

About

Procurement professional with solid experience in sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization. Skilled in negotiating contracts and ensuring efficient purchasing processes. Currently expanding my expertise into logistics, bringing a proactive and analytical mindset to supply chain operations.

Country

Mexico

City

Saltillo

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

ERP Software, R&D projects, Teamwork, Purchasing Negotiation, Comunicación, Proceso de aprobación para piezas de producción, Negociación de contratos, Gestión de compras, Evaluación de proveedores, Financial Analysis, Account Management, Data Analysis, Procurement, Wholesale Purchasing, Accounting, Administración logística, Implantación de SAP, Resolución de problemas, Microsoft Office, Gestión de proyectos

Experience

Procurement Specialist - North America Logistics

Ariston Group

2025-10 - Present · 1 yr

Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, México

Project Buyer

Ariston Group

2024-3 - 2025-10 · 1 yr 8 mos

Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, México

- R&D New Projects - Quality Assurance Agreement - Feasibility Commitment - Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM)

Direct Procurement Specialist

Ariston Group

2022-9 - 2024-3 · 1 yr 7 mos

Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

- Transformation and packaging - Ferrous and Non-Ferrous - Saving Projects - PPV - Budget - KPI's - Agreements (PTC, QAA, Bailament, NDA, LPA)

Indirect Procurement Buyer

Ariston Group

2021-3 - 2022-9 · 1 yr 7 mos

Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

- Indirect Production Material Planner - Spot buying - Quotations - CAPEX - OPEX - Negotiations - KPI’s - SAP

Procurement Buyer

Dong Yang Piston Mexico

2018-9 - 2021-2 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Arteaga, Coahuila, Mexico

- Purchase orders - Quotations - Suppliers evaluation - Negotiation - Ferrous and non ferrous - PLATTS Report - MRO - Good Recipts - Max and Min - Monthly expenses report - Spot buying - Scrap (control / Invoices)

Cultural Exchange Program USA

InterExchange

2016-8 - 2018-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

Wyckoff, New Jersey, Estados Unidos

Cultural Exchange in the USA

Jr. IT Consultant

CiiSA - Consultoría Integral de Informática

2014-4 - 2016-7 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Project Management - Timesheet. (Record of hours generated by project): • Administration of accesses, users, projects, assignments, tasks and times. • Training for users. • Generation of reports and KPI. • Performance. • Use of Resources. • Costing. • Presentation of the Advances. Purchase-Sales Management Software in CRM • User administration. • Configuration and Adjustments. • Training • Generation of informative reports and KPI. • Fulfillment of quotas. • Billing. • Utility. • Pipeline • Inventory. • Documentation and generation of user manuals. Systems analyst • Presentation of results using Microsoft PowerBI, dynamic tables and graphs. • Analysis of results. • Flowcharts