Marianela Mejías has over 25 years of experience in international logistics, sourcing, and supply chain management. She has worked for many large multinational companies leading procurement and sourcing projects in Latin America, delivering over $1.4 million in savings. Her expertise includes spend analysis, supplier management, contract negotiation, and logistics process optimization.

1. MARIANELA MEJÍAS R. , MBA,
yates2792@hotmail.com I Tel: 506 8871 7046 I https://cr.linkedin.com/in/mmejiasr
INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS AND SOURCING MANAGER
LATAM Sourcing Manager for transnational corporations, international logistics planner, Supply Chain analyst,
Vendor Management, Order Processing and Inventory Control. Staff handling over 8 Countries. Savings over
1.4MM in Facilities, Hardware and Telecom commodity negotiations.
Spend Analysis, Planning e-Sourcing & e-Invoicing
Supplier Discovery & Management ERP, P2P, OTC, RTR, Risk Assessment
Supplier Information Management Inventory Shrinkage Control & Management
Contract & Category Management Employee Training, Development & Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OnProcess @ HPE
Onsite Coordinator for NEA Region in USA March 2016 to Present
Executing OnProcess Technology operating standards. Permeate OnProcess´s Core Values. Assist in employee
satisfaction & attrition reduction. Execute action plans. Employee Feedback. Team KPI Results. Creating synergy
with Support groups. End to end solving of Team Situations. Meeting & exceeding deadlines. Able to work under
pressure. Proven time management skills. Multi-tasking ability. Exhibit professional demeanor. Strong written and
oral English and Spanish Skills .Organized and able to plan. Team Player. Experience with people reporting into the
individual. SLA Achievement. Internal KPI´s goals meet .Team Retention.
Tasks:
NEA Region: Based on salesforce ticketing system and phone calls, validate request accuracy for skills and time
CE for the task, Gantt capability, installation timelines, coordinate visits to CU IT rooms, order parts, validate sales
contracts, SLA level for the visit, validate parts inventory, dispatch the parts and track parts with UPS, USPS and
Fedex, update task visit and part delivery in ticket. Most of the services were for exchange of parts in servers,
computer racks, UPS and mainframe equipment for mission critical servers, rack, tower, blade and integrated
servers. Support for HPE Integrity, HPE Proliant , Dell and IBM legacy servers.
Xchanging
2015 to 2016
LATAM Sourcing Manager - Consulting
Low Dollar Expense sourcing project for major mass consumption share service center. Manufacturing plants and
General Offices with operations in Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, México, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and
Chile. Consulting Client: Procter and Gamble P&G.
Accomplishment: Savings over USD67K per month with regional spend over USD645MM o 7.2% done with direct
negotiations RFQ, better vendor selection, increase product warranty period, credit terms update with vendors to
75 days, quote analysis and purchase order tracking.

2. Tasks:
Mexico : Based on requisition under USD500K send using SAP, develop a definition of the direct and indirect
materials to be purchase for the manufacturing plants Mariscala, Apizaco, Alce Blanco and Vallejo. Main project was
the consolidation consumable materials data and vendors sourcing for chemicals used in the quality laboratories to
reduce the number of vendors, amount of chemicals in the plant and control inventories. Develop long term
contracts and purchase order for vendors based on a timeline as per plant need. Weekly update to category and
plant manager of negotiation results and savings targets.
Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica : Based on requisition under USD100K send using SAP, review current
spend in team building programs and rewards projects, develop a vendor catalog, review vendor proposals with
end customers, set up the events, colors, marketing and HR guidelines, define food catalog menus and special
meals requirements for diabetics, vegan, vegetarian and celiac. Promotional items catalog for product such as lunch
boxes, pencils, t shirts, beach towels, umbrellas, note pads, bags, and back to school packages for employees.
Brazil: Review RFI, RFQ and e-souring events documentation, contracts and product specifications with end user
and buyers to review the material requisition, validate current and future vendor capacity, check legal terms and
conditions of the contract scope and product traceability guidelines.
ACCENTURE:
Outsourcing Business Program Director – Consulting 2014 to 2015
Ramp up operations for Outsourcing of Financial, Accounting, Sourcing and Procurement Business Outsourcing
Operations for customers in LATAM PAC and EMEA. Providing services of PTP, OTC, RTR, FP&A, Spot Buy, Auction,
E Auction and Sourcing event document preparation. Direct report team 25 associates and process leads.
Recruitment, budget, financial forecast, management results board member for BPO operations in Costa Rica
Delivery Center. BPO Client : Diebold
Task: Client Diebold. Based on a Global Contract develop a migration service request for financial and
procurement services for client Diebold. Hire the BPO staff, prepare migration documentation, timeline and
expectation of the tasks. Meet daily with migration coordinator and 5 staff process leaders, client visit, review and
adjust timelines and tasks. Weekly review meeting with customer detailing project timeline, keep migrations charts
and record meeting agreements. Report to Accenture leadership project budget and timelines.
CITIBANK
LATAM Sourcing Manager 2012 to 2014
Technology and Non Technology Products sourcing, spend analysis, vendor selection and evaluation. RFx, RFQ,
RFI, E-sourcing Events, SAP Solution Manager. Elaboration and analysis of price grids, product qualification, and
financial business saving calculation. Vendor negotiation and contract evaluations. Vendor and Events Management
in Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, Panamá, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Rep. Dominican, and Venezuela.
Accomplishments: 321 Negotiations over USD500K and savings over USD1.3MM Excellence Award 2013
Task:
Technology program: work together with IT professionals in country and corporate to determine required
equipment to set up Cafetal data center in Costa Rica. Review products and vendor capacity. Based on global
contracts determine the products and service levels. Develop local service contracts and requisitions for purchase
order creation.
Facility program: Cafetal Share Service Center Internal facility RFI, RFQ and Esourcing event. Citibank had never
had esourcing event for facility equipment such as carpets, electromechanical services, air condition, and furniture
and inside construction. Total budget for the event USD7MM. Qualify and develop vendors, product details definition
with technical member and corporate guidelines, project timelines review with construction project manager,

3. esourcing event, proposal review, awarding, contract review with awarded vendor and legal team, decommission
and review of project progress. Total saving $1.3MM Excellence Award 2013
Telecommunication program: CISCO hardware and Wireless telecommunications upgrade for Argentina,
Mexico, Colombia, Perú, Costa Rica, Panamá, Rep. Dominican, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile. Based on
corporate guidelines and global service contracts develop together with IT and Operations teams a solution based
on each country needs and vendor capacity. Evaluate alternative vendor proposals, equipment, local warranties
and present summaries to end user leadership and global sourcing team.
EMERSON ELECTRIC COSTA RICA
Central Order Processing Supervisor ENP LATAM 2009 to 2012
Handing the international logistics and purchase orders for LATAM of Electromechanical products and Engineering
solutions in a share service environment. Over USD75Million annually in purchases and logistics movements. High
level negotiations. Supervision of a staff of 15 persons with knowledge in trade compliance, inventory management,
order processing, logistics, procurement and import and export regulations. Regular webcast and conference calls
with vendors in Asia, Europe, LATAM, USA and China. Logistic e-sourcing events for international, air, ocean, small
parcel, warehousing and truck service in a Latin America. Supervision of a hub warehouse location in Colón,
Panama. Monitor weekly, monthly and annually KPI, procedures based on sales and order status reports. Order
processing share service migration project in less than 18 months for 8 countries in Latin America
Task:
ENP Data Center LATAM Turnkey Solutions. Based on Emerson architecture and equipment recommendations
purchase and move equipment to site, support staff, cranes, construction teams, electrical support to install panels,
equipment upgrades, review timelines with installation teams, work with manufacturing plants for delivery of extra-
large equipment, working with loading teams, trucking and steamboats to secure deadlines with international
shipments. Coordinate export and import documentation, inspections and offloading of gear. Negotiation with local
buyer for details of vendor’s credit terms and purchases warranties. End customer review of materials and
installations.
ENP LATAM procurement migration. As per global model for centralization of procurement center all order
processing was migrated to a single location in Costa Rica. Based on timeline and tasks process were documented
in each country, KPI developed, tracking and tracing systems developed for equipment, spare parts and haz
materials, pass OPEX guidelines and develop skills for CR team about each country local customs regulations.
Weekly meetings with migration project leaders, country managers and local purchasing teams. Review timelines
and project progress. Update global migration team.
Impresora Delta S.A / Cadmus / COPAC Inc. / QuadPackaging
Customer Relationship & Logistics Manager Regional Key Account Manager Consulting 2009 to 2015
Audit product quality and procedures of offset and flexo label printers in Central America. Review and validated
logistics movements, international customs process and warehouse operation in the region. Negotiated warehouse
and transportation allocations. Confirm all printed material dispatched, invoices, bill of lading and manifested
according to specs and free trade zone guidelines. Prepare planning and schedule production plans with printers to
meet delivery dates and special productions peaks such as Back to school and Christmas.
Task:
Lithographic maquila services for US manufactures doing textile manufacture in Costa Rica, Honduras, El
Salvador, Nicaragua and a Dominican Republic. Based on sewing programs and inventory needs each plant placed
purchase orders for labels based on a just in time inventory. Work with each plant with the production schedule,
printing quality, mocks and samples for color and structural testing, press proof at the machine, audit glue process
and packaging, prepare shipping documents, pass or fail quality test, document production lots and dispatch labels

4. to maquilas. Maintain weekly production schedule meeting with client, production, logistics and inventory control
teams. Reply to client claims, review quality process and document claims to insurance companies or financial
teams.
Kimberly Clark
Senior Regional Finish Goods Buyer CR 2002 to 2005
As per inventory demands place purchaser orders to other Kimberly Clark manufacturing sites worldwide, USA,
Canada, Israel, Taiwan, Mexico and Argentina Coordinate export and import documentation, transportation
timelines, loading and offloading time slots, and review quality data.
Weekly meetings with inventory control, marketing, sales operations and logistics team to validate order status and
dispatch timelines.
Task:
Back to school Program. Purchase of season notebooks Scribe KCC brand for back to school program for Central
America low, medium and high market segment. Coordinate with several teams the : Develop arts, license
agreements Disney, Barcelona FC, Real Madrid FC, Boca Jr. FC, raw material, sales forecast, warehousing space,
special trucking fleet for delivery, and marketing for point of sales locations.
Thai Airways International Los Angeles, USA
Airfreight Manager Inside and Outside Sales. 1992 to Sep 08, 2001
Responsibility to book, document and monitor shipments for clients. Handling of cherries, onions, asparagus,
orchids, flowers and Royal Family shipments into LAX International airport. Quote and ad hoc quotes for special
shipments. Main customer Mt. Everest Expeditions and fresh products. Follow up of Intel shipments from Costa
Rica and Mexico to Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. Understand exporter’s guidelines to protect shipments
temperature guidelines and government documentation.
Task:
Mt. Everest Expeditions. Over 17 Expedition programs handled for climbers going to Mt. Everest. Review climber
schedules and permits in order to prepare export and import documentation, loading of equipment, special permits
for oxygen tanks. Handle reservations, book hotels, flight upgrades, special deliveries Timeframe limited to 2 weeks
in order to be able keep up with the program. Coordination with US Customs, loading team in the warehouse and
at plane site. Hopefully but once in a while the program cycle was finished with the handling of the human remains
of the climbers killed in accidents going to Mt. Everest and returning to the USA to their families.
Thai Royal Family: During special produce season in the USA the royal household would place special request
for fresh products through the Thai Embassy in Los Angeles. As member of Thai Airways Cargo team it was our
responsibility to coordinate with fresh product vendors, the delivery time, packaging, documentation and
inspections by US Department of Agriculture in order to export fresh products for the royal household. As well
coordinate the export of gem stones, gold, limousines and bullet proof cars, spare parts and textiles. Under a lot
of secrecy, diplomatic security and controls by USA government rules. Daily telex notification to Royal Family
Coordinator and Thai Airways Headquarters in Bankgok, Thailand.
Air New Zealand Cargo Los Angeles, CA US
Operations Cargo 1991 to Oct-1992
Ramp handling of airfreight inbound and outbound from New Zealand and Australia into the LAX Airport.
Perishables, fish, tuna, salmon, medications, mail, packing of frozen and chill products. Documentation for
international shipments, USDA, FDA, US Customs and temperature control monitoring.

5. EDUCATION
Master in Business Administration 2006 • MBA International Commerce ULACIT , San José, Costa Rica
Bachelor of Arts, 1999 • Business Management @ University of Phoenix, Los Angeles, CA USA
Associated Degree in Arts, 1996 • Mt. San Antonio College , Walnut, CA USA
Estudios Generales 1989 /1991 Universidad de Costa Rica , San José, Costa Rica
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Proficient in Excel, Word, Citrix, Ariba, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Map point, Click Schedule, Lotus Notes, Lync,
JD Edwards, Open Software Microsoft Tools such as Access, Project, Sharepoint, Visio, Outlook, Notes
CERTIFICATION
Six Sigma Yellow Belt 2016 In progress
APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Management• November 2012
Certificado de Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura • June 2008
IATA Dangerous Goods Handling Gateway • July 2001