An **international** **senior Supply Chain leader** with more than 20 years managing multi sites operations with a well-established track record of continuous improvement, profitable growth and delivering excellent business results. I worked 25 years in Brambles, the giant Logistics Packaging Pooler worldwide. Last 20 years with executive responsibilities. From 2017 I was in charge of Global procurement for Raw Materials, Pallets and Containers. As **Head of Procurement**, I designed and executed the long-term circular sourcing strategies globally for Brambles and transformed the Direct & Indirect Supply. In addition, as **Head of Process Engineering**, I nurtured the Plant network with the latest and most competitive, sustainable & innovative technologies to condition pool packaging. I led the **Product Development global teams** (including the R&D facilities located in the US) focused in maximizing growth and profitability through the design of leading-edge packaging platforms; and the **Quality regional teams** to guarantee the overall satisfaction for our customers. Previously, as **Head of Operations in Europe** (based in France 4Yrs and UK 3Yrs), I led a multi- sites network culture-change to continuously improve performance; by engaging teams to lead Six Sigma projects and Lean Manufacturing initiatives to deliver substantial quantified savings; by empowering focused & diverse teams to deliver quality in a highly pressurized, challenging and unionized working environment. Main achievements included significantly improving performance by: Reducing direct labor cost, improving quality performance and reducing drastically Lost Time Incidents in the industrial network. All the above shaped my experience to consult packaging companies on technologies for Transport Packaging solutions in the Supply Chain. Personal values: Circular Supply Chain Management, Results Driven, Leading Transformation, Customer Relationship Management, Building High Performing & Diverse Teams, Driving Lean into every day’s life and Cross-Cultural Management.

FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ

An international senior Supply Chain leader with more than 20 years managing multi sites operations with a well-established track record of continuous improvement, profitable growth and delivering excellent business results.

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Education

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Ingeniero Agrónomo - Agro Industrial Engineer, Food Industries / 1995

Madrid

Experience

Independent Professional

Head of Procurement, Engineering Governance & Strategy and Product Development / Sr. Consultant / July, 2022 — Present

Collaborating with different clients: Supply Chain optimization, Packaging deployment strategies, Sustainable waste management, Procurement optimization and Supplier Relationship Management.

Brambles Limited

Senior Vice President of Procurement, Process Engineering, Quality, Global / March, 2017 — July, 2022

Designing the long-term procurement circular strategies globally, leading transformation of the raw materials supply in North America with a delivery of 15% cost reduction; nurturing the Plant network with the latest and most competitive & innovative technologies, sponsoring the US Automation 3Y Plan ($160M CapEx, >20%IRR); Leading the development of the full-size plastic platform in NA

Brambles Limited

Vice President of Process Engineering, Product Development, Quality, Global / July, 2014 — March, 2017

Leading Process Engineering, nurturing the Global Plant network with the latest and most competitive & innovative technologies; Product Development/Platform Durability/Material Technologies’ teams including the global R&D facilities focused on maximizing growth and profitability through product development excellence; and Quality, responsible for the overall experience for our customers.

CHEP UK Ltd

Vice President Plant Operations Europe / July, 2008 — July, 2014

Leading a multi-sites network culture-change to continuously improve performance; by engaging teams to lead Six Sigma projects and Lean Manufacturing initiatives to deliver substantial quantified savings; by empowering focused teams to deliver quality in highly pressurized, challenging and unionized working environment.

CHEP UK Ltd

Director Plant Operations UK&Ire / October, 2006 — July, 2008

Led Plant Network Optimization with the opening of a new Subcontracted network and re-structuring of the existing CHEP network. Results were: Productivity improvement of 30%, absenteeism down to 2.5%, 80% reduction of incidents Frequency Rate and 30% reduction of customer complaints.

CHEP France

Director Plant Operations France / November, 2003 — October, 2006

Managed the change on safety culture with the launch of Zero Harm program. Reduce direct labour in US$8m by improving productivity (26%), re-organising shift patterns and reducing overtime

CHEP Southern Europe

Head of Quality and OSH&E / June, 2003 — November, 2003

Main contact for the organization in terms of Quality & Safety Management Systems and technical support to customers.

CHEP Southern Europe

Head of RPC Operations / March, 2002 — June, 2003

Responsibility of the Re-Usable Plastic Containers Wash Plants in Southern Europe (2xSpain, 1xPortugal, 2xItaly).

CHEP Southern Europe

Head of Quality and OSH&E / May, 2000 — March, 2002

Responsibility of the Service&Product Quality and Safety in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece.

CHEP Iberia

Industrial Management Controller / February, 1999 — May, 2000

In charge of defining Production Planning for service Plants in Iberia. To coordinate the Raw Materials sourcing for the repair Plants.

CHEP Southern Europe

OSH&E and Quality Team leader / October, 1996 — February, 1999

Implementation and certification of Quality Management System according to ISO 9002 (current 9001: 2008) and Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001. Definition and implementation of Safe Systems of Work (SSW).

EPE Holland

Food Technology Expert / January, 1996 — October, 1996

Member of the expertise group for the European Project “Partnerships Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Chains“, inside the programme «European Partners of the Environment» (EPE), representing Spain. Target: Leading assessment on dairy industry waste reduction plans.

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