Paola Moyano

Business Supply Chain Planner, Copolymers Directed and coached three production planners located in India and the Netherlands.

Balanced supply and demand to achieve optimum product availability, asset utilisation, and supply chain efficiencies. Achieved supply chain and business targets including inventory, supply chain cost-to-serve transactional service standards, and service levels and quality.

• Increased the flexibility during production peaks and reduced the potential for bottlenecks for the ABS-PS swing train. • Obtained Six Sigma certification for team members.

Supply Chain Team Leader, Automotive Fluids

Monitored inventory and service levels for automotive fluids. Established and directed the supply chain planning team in Mumbai, India. Utilised Value Stream Mapping to identify major areas of improvement and drove subsequent improvement projects.

• Implemented and oversaw the sales and operation planning process and the order fulfilment team meetings for automotive fluids. • Reduced production shutdowns at the coolants production plant in France, a Six Sigma GBPL certification project. Planned and implemented the Blending Brake Fluids (BF315) project in Europe resulting in a savings of $400M.

Global Low Cost to Serve Champion, Dow Automotive Facilitated key LCTS leadership and steering teams focused on leveraging ideas, people engagement, and alignment of processes and practices. Oversaw the Idea Tracker tool for Europe and North America for LCTS and participated in the Area Champion Network Teams. • Delivered (LCTS) savings through coordinating structural improvement projects resulting in $25MM for 2006 and $17MM for 2007.

Global Supply Chain Cost Management Lead, Dow Automotive Identified cost drivers for all global Supply Chain Cost centres. Monitored proper supply chain spending within the budget and analysed and estimated the budget for Europe.

Supply Chain Planner for Body Protection & Dampening (BP&D) Planned the distribution and resale of products utilizing the “CAMP (Corrective Action Management Process) Focal Point”.

• Developed logistical key performance indicators required for the ISO TS 16949 certification. • Reduced the transport unit cost to Spanish and English automotive customers. • Reduced logistical costs through the implementation of the Six Sigma project “Improvement of the Recovered Finished Materials from Customers Process”.

Finance Assistant, Dow Automotive Reconciled accounts and analysed and estimated monthly spending.

Developed and oversaw a portfolio of strategic business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-developer (B2D) accounts in Europe and Latin America totalling in revenue of $47M € per year. Built global key client relationships and capitalised on growth opportunities. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including logistics and technical teams, to optimize supply chain processes and develop and commercialize new products. • Signed a long-term latex business contract in a highly competitive and declined market, reclaimed customer confidence and recognised as a sole supplier of a major coated paper producer. • Changed the sourcing point and order entry process resulting in expected savings of $42,000 € annually. • Qualified and commercialized high-technology rubber grade in the countries of Finland and Argentina.

Oversaw an ample product portfolio while implementing strategies to increase the company´s presence and visibility in the marketplace. Built and developed new customer relationships and actively sought opportunities to introduce new products. Organized and facilitated team building activities, themed customer events, and conducted internal satisfaction surveys. Directed merchandising, advertisement, and promotional activities and created brochures and newsletters. Prepared submitted featured reports and technical press notes in top industry magazines and associations.

• Implemented the global corporate brand identity for the countries of Spain and Portugal. • Successfully qualified valued-added products to shoe soles producers.