About Valentina:

SupplyChain/Procurement professional with 10+years’ experience. Skilled in Project Management using methodologies such as LEAN, AGILE and SCRUM, as well as Microsoft Excel to analyse and solve numerical problems. Committed to continuous improvement, good negotiation skills, and expertise in competitive bidding processes, indicator design, and the development of cost-effective solutions. Proven capability in stakeholder communication and experience in working collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Good understanding of NZ workplace culture through having previously lived and worked in NZ for one year.

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• Led a bidding process in 2017 for cleaning services for the entire subway network, with a total budget of USD 168.2 million, resulting in an 11.75% saving
• In an Internal Climate Survey, achieved 90% overall satisfaction in the team, against 71% obtained by the entire area in an Internal Climate Survey
• Member of a multidisciplinary team to collect information, design, propose and implement continuous improvement initiatives, resulting in the implementation of a document manager to monitor procurement processes which involved mapping the entire sourcing process flow
• Reviewed and rewrote Metro corporate acquisitions manual
• Manager comment on 2020 performance evaluation: “She has earned the respect of his peers and users, becoming a reference in the area. She stands out for her excellent disposition and knowledge of her role.”

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