Javier González García

Procurement Category Manager Material & PO Management for Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Andorra

Responsible for indirect procurement categories in Spain, Portugal and Andorra

Senior Procurement Specialist for Indirect Categories: Managed procurement for various indirect categories, including General Services, Contact Center, Telecommunications, Recruiting, Temporary Labor, Cleaning, Security, Car Fleet, Stationery, Maintenance, and Courier. Led strategy development and negotiations, coordinated European-level tender processes, conducted RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes, cultivated supplier relationships, conducted market research, financial analysis, contract compliance, and achieved consistent cost savings of over 20%. Managed procurement for clients including Schweppes Group, Ingenico, SAREB, Mutua Madrileña, La Zaragozana, Torresol, Caja Rural, and Globalcaja.

Management of logistics and procurement of pharmaceutical products, reporting directly to the Operations Director. Direct contact with national and international suppliers. Search for new suppliers/products. Negotiation of terms and conditions. Coordination of POs through the SAP MM system. Responsible for order and stock monitoring. Coordination and management, in conjunction with the freight forwarder, of various material importations.

Search for business opportunities for companies from Castilla y León in Scandinavia and support in the export process. Organizing promotional events, attending fairs, arranging reverse and direct missions, marketing campaigns, and handling inquiries and providing logistical and operational support. Searching for importers. Market prospecting and market report preparation. Direct investment attraction. Market research and preparation of economic reports.

Intermediary between insurance company agents and clients. Control, organization and management of insurance policies. Renewals, new customers, complains, telephone duties, assist agents and pay commissions. Financial support making weekly, monthly and annual sales reports and renewals reports. Support to the department of communication and marketing in advertising campaigns, and sales contests

Planning and control of subcontractors responsible for maintenance and cleaning of trains. Input, process, and study data. Coordination of schedules. Development and implementation of different computer systems to obtain fast and reliable information.

Financial, fiscal and legal advice to finance the acquisition of real estate brokerage operations. Management of financial transactions such as mortgages, debt consolidation, subrogation, change of housing, consumer loans. Management of customer database, customer care. Supporting direct marketing campaigns, search potential customers. Support for promotional events.