Alexandra Ponce

• Led the Global Flexible Packaging Sourcing Category. Created and implemented the Holistic Category Strategy across all regions, including significant improvements to account for 2020 supply assurance risks and integration of the Global Sustainability strategy to meet corporate recyclability ambition. • Created a robust Supply Resilience strategy focused not only on onboarding additional suppliers, but creating a framework to assess real and potential risk to ensure minimal loss of buying power. • Concluded multiyear consolidation efforts with the execution of a Global Film/Flex RFP, influencing over 123 stakeholders across all Operating Units, delivering year on year value but most importantly generating item by item long term road maps with innovation, cost effective and recyclability transformation plans within a resilient supply chain. • Guided the OGS Packaging Team in establishing a comprehensive 3+ Year Packaging Vision, inspiring cross-functional teams to adopt a forward-thinking approach. • Piloted the first Should Cost Model exercise, generating extensive data that would later feed into our cost choices and negotiation strategies and a process for implementation in other categories.

• Led the Global Resin Sourcing Category. Created and implemented the Holistic Category Strategy across all regions, expanding portfolio responsibilities to include Composite Can and HD Paperboard Cups. • Created and Led "Sprint Week Ideation Sessions" generating year-over-year savings across multiple Operating Units. • Influenced a complex matrix organization to create the global plastic sustainability strategy, producing the first PP FFS cups in the market at cost parity.

• Developed Contract Manufacturing relationships in LatAm, Europe & Africa for the North America Business at Staples. • Led Procurement Excellence efforts to transition the global team from Vendor Management to Strategic Sourcing. • Achieved cost savings of $2M annually through strategic sourcing initiatives. • Enhanced supplier relationships resulting in improved product quality and on-time delivery.

• Led the development and implementation of two Category Sourcing Strategies for sourcing +€34M/yr in Carton Board, Metal Cans, and Medical Devices for Danone’s Advance Medical Nutrition. • Accountable for timely implementation of the division’s most complex redesign project for 2015. • Recruited and developed the RESPECT coordinator in charge of company CSR targets for both Advance Medical and Early Life Nutrition divisions.

• Responsible for sourcing +US$95MM/yr. in rigid plastic packaging materials (bottles, closures, resins, & masterbatch) for Latin-America and Europe, across 7 countries and 10 P&G filling locations. • Accountable for delivering more than US$7MM/yr. in cost savings, through direct negotiation with suppliers, commercial inquiries, packaging specification optimizations, and overall cost reduction initiatives. • Developed broad expertise in plastic packaging across each country while establishing strong relationships with global leaders in the industry such as Alpla, Gobalpack, GCS and Aptar. • Influenced suppliers in Venezuela and Argentina to support localization efforts and build capability in complex macroeconomic conditions. • Secured consistent supply of materials despite global capacity constraints through the development & continued attention to strong relationships with external partner leadership.

• Developed and executed the regional sourcing strategy for the procurement of labels and shrinksleeves. • Managed 29+ suppliers across 7 plants and +US$40MM/yr. in spending, along with E2E sourcing processes: analyzing markets/economies, supplier identification, RFI/RFQ, supplier selection and contract negotiation. • Successfully introduced Digital Printing as a solution for high variation/low volume labels. Participated in global reapplication forums and was consulted on an innovation/marketing led team to enable faster initiative executions. • Developed business cases/recommendations based on total value management, and influence all key stakeholders to translate the business needs into sustainable and actionable sourcing strategies.

07/2010 – 10/2010 --> Packaging Materials Strategic Sourcing department. • In charge of labels and Shrink Sleeve business. 07/2009 – 06/2010 --> Brand Building Strategic Sourcing department. • Led a cross regional sourcing analysis for an innovative POP display system for Latin America. Generating over US$11MM in savings. • In charge of POP Display, Logistics and Celebrity sourcing and negotiations for the Andean countries.

• Introduced packaging design and product development into the organization. • Developed expertise in CAD and MS Project software