Jose González Saavedra

Global Supply Chain & Procurement Executive with 15+ years leading end-to-end IBP cycles, retail financial planning, and multi-country inventory management across LATAM, NAFTA, and Europe. At VF Corporation ($850M Global BU), owned the full monthly IBP process, integrating manufacturing capacity, demand forecasting, safety/buffer stock, and pre-booked orders into 6-month rolling projections across 25 plants and 200+ suppliers, and managed the CAGR framework controlling Open-to-Buy (OTB) parameters to proactively minimize clearance exposure across Vans, Timberland, and The North Face product lines. Proven cross-functional leader aligning Brand Management, Finance, Merchandising, and Operations at GM and SLT level across 7+ countries. Founder of Al Advisors Corp, delivering Al-driven supply chain transformation generating $16M+ in cumulative savings and cash flow impact across LATAM and European clients. Expert in ERP transformation (SAP Oracle Fusion), Agentic Al analytics, P2P framework design, and multi-country team development. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt | ISO 9001 & 14001 Certified | Bilingual Spanish English. Based in Panamá.