David Diaz Urbiola
Supply Chain Executive
Zaragoza,Spain
Summary
Enthusiastic Senior Manager with +20 years of experience in High Tech, Automotive and FMCG transforming and leading empowered teams and lean process within Order To Cash flow
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Global Business Line Center Director
Exide Technologies
Zaragoza, Spain
06.2021 - Current
- Manage order intake, confirmation, promise and follow up. OTC process from quotation to billing
- Transformed order management and material management functions globally through process re engineering, digitalization and building new team (32)
- Implemented CRM with AI & OCR, and Order Promiser
- Reorganized functions with savings > 3M Euro pa
Industrial Supply Chain Senior Manager EMEA
Exide Technologies
Frankfurt, Germany
06.2019 - 06.2021
- IBP, S&OP, sourcing, network design, inventory strategy, production planning, deployment & demand fulfillment. Leaded team of 5
- Leaded cross functional team developing premium offer with immediate availability, high margin and fast cash flow. Performed subsequent reorganization. Achieved GM increase +5% while keeping inventory level
Director Supply Chain Planning Americas
Exide Technologies
Atlanta, Georgia
06.2017 - 06.2019
- IBP: demand planning, inventory policy, production planning, deployment and capacity management
- 6 plants, 5 DC's, 10 Hubs & 40 branches. 10 direct reports
- Performed transformation to boost order to cash flow. FG inventory -30%, Raw & WIP inventory -10%, FC accuracy +20% & On-time delivery +15%
Director Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA
Exide Technologies
Paris, France
2012 - 2017
- E2E SC, IBP, production planning, inventory management, deployment, warehousing and freight
- Turnover 1.5B USD, 14 plants & 24 DC's. 6 direct reports & 30 indirect managers, expense budget >100 M Euro
- Established SC dashboard, improved supply visibility. Redesigned organization, performed gap analysis and executed remediation plan
- Increased customer satisfaction On-time 5%, reduced inventory by 3%, achieved logistics and freight savings over 2.5MEuro pa
Manager European Freight Team
Exide Technologies
Madrid, Spain
2011 - 2012
- Freight management 50M Euro pa / 24 locations
- Implemented TMS & tendering tool, 4 M Euro savings pa
- Outsourced freight sourcing to 4PL
Logistics & Distribution Manager
Exide Technologies
Madrid, Spain
2007 - 2011
- Regional distribution and freight management (3 plants & 4 DC's)
- Performed 3PL tender and implemented new partnership with savings >1 M Euro pa
Logistics & Sales Admin Manager Iberia
Brother Industries
Madrid / Lisbon, Spain / Portugal
1999 - 2007
- Overseas inbound, inventory management, distribution & freight, 2 DC's
- Increased capacity and resources with revenue growth from 6 to 80 M Euro pa
Education
Master in Logistics Management
Centro De Estudios Industriales Y Tecnológicos
Madrid 09.1997 - 06.1998
BBA
Universidad Complutense De Madrid
Madrid 09.1991 - 02.1997
Skills
Blue Yonder DP, MP, FF, OP & TMS
ERP SAP SD, MM & CRM, JD Edwards & Microsoft Dynamics
Sales Force
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement / Kaizen
Excel
English
Spanish
French
Timeline
Global Business Line Center Director
Exide Technologies
06.2021 - Current
Industrial Supply Chain Senior Manager EMEA
Exide Technologies
06.2019 - 06.2021
Director Supply Chain Planning Americas
Exide Technologies
06.2017 - 06.2019
Master in Logistics Management
Centro De Estudios Industriales Y Tecnológicos
09.1997 - 06.1998
BBA
Universidad Complutense De Madrid
09.1991 - 02.1997
Director Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA
Exide Technologies
2012 - 2017
Manager European Freight Team
Exide Technologies
2011 - 2012
Logistics & Distribution Manager
Exide Technologies
2007 - 2011
Logistics & Sales Admin Manager Iberia
Brother Industries
1999 - 2007