Carlos Moreno
Category Buyer · Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain
Professional Profile
Managing sourcing, supplier negotiations and purchase orders for technical components and industrial equipment, with €35M+ spend portfolio across industrial, energy and defence projects.
Focused on continuity of supply, supplier pre-qualification, and contract compliance. Experienced in managing purchase orders within SAP MM and involved in Digitalisation projects and innovation in the sector.
Experienced in managing international supplier relationships across Europe and beyond, combining cross-border procurement operations with multilingual communication in English, Spanish, German and Dutch.
Procurement KPIs & Global Supply Chain footprint
An aggregated overview of my international procurement experience and supplier network.
Work Experience
Continuous track record in industrial, EPC energy and defense sourcing (from Oct 2022 to Present) managing end-to-end category spend and international supplier contracts.
- Operational Procurement: RFQ management, purchase orders, contract management, commercial negotiations and compliance validation.
- Supplier Management: End-to-end supplier coordination, production follow-up, order tracking, performance monitoring.
- Supplier Strategy: Supplier qualification and onboarding through SAP Ariba, sub-supplier network management, capacity analysis and sourcing opportunities.
- Procurement Digitalisation: Development of RFQ traceability tools and VBA automation solutions to standardise processes and reduce manual workload, earning recognition from the Procurement Digitalisation team.
- Strategic Procurement: sourcing and bidding processes (RFPs), supplier negotiations and purchase orders for piping, static and dynamic equipment, and electrical & instrumentation (E&I)
- Contract Management: Development and management of Framework Agreements, optimising commercial terms and building long-term supplier partnerships.
- Supplier Performance & Cost Optimisation: Vendor performance and KPIs, applying Should-Cost and Total Value of Ownership (TVO) KPIs alongside ESG metrics.
- Supply Chain Coordination: Coordination of stock analysis, logistics, expediting and material deliveries, collaborating with Engineering, Treasury, Estimations and Supplier Development
- Raw Material Purchasing: Managed steel purchasing and import operations from international suppliers across industrial manufacturing operations, covering HR, PO, CR and HDG coils.
- Supplier & Purchase Order Management: Issued and tracked purchase orders, monitored supplier performance and ensured compliance with technical specifications, quality standards and negotiated pricing.
- Market Analysis & Inventory Planning: Monitored MEPS and LME steel prices, stock levels and purchasing requirements.
- Supply Chain Coordination: Coordinated international shipments, vessel tracking, warehouse deliveries and cross-functional operations, managing five key suppliers with over €5M in transactions.
Education & Credentials
How formal university education, European trade credentials, and specialized professional credentials directly underpin day-to-day procurement performance.
Practical foundation in Incoterms 2020, customs clearance, shipping line documentation, and FX risk management across import/export corridors.
Managerial accounting, finance, statistical forecasting, and commercial law feeding category spend models, TCO evaluations, and contract negotiations.
Sourcing foundations from CSCMP (via LinkedIn Learning) and procurement frameworks, combined with bilingual C2 English, German and Dutch commercial negotiations.
Degree program centered on strategic supply chain management, international operations, logistics systems, financial management, and organizational governance.
Completed Curriculum & Courses (40 total coursework units)
- Financial Accounting
- Macro & Micro Economics
- Financial Management
- Operations Supply Chain Management
- Supplier Relation Management
- Materials & Inventory Management
- Managerial Accounting
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to Information Technology
- Principles of Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Conflict Resolution
- Environmental Science
- Visual Communications
- Introduction to Statistics
- College Readiness
- U.S. History I
Official European qualification specialized in cross-border import/export operations, customs administration, international trade financing, cargo insurance, and currency risk management.
Official Modules & Vocational Units (10 Specialized Modules)
- Operational Administration of International Sales & Purchasing (80h)
- Customs Management in International Trade (90h)
- Taxation of International Trade Transactions (30h)
- Cargo Insurance & Transport Logistics (30h)
- Management of International Financing Operations (90h)
- Risk Analysis & Hedging Instruments in Foreign Trade (60h)
- International Tendering & Bidding (30h)
- English for International Trade (90h)
- Documentation in English for International Trade (30h)
- Professional Internship at GUCOEXT SL (40h)
University degree focusing on German, Dutch, linguistics, translation, cross-border commercial communication, and socio-economic analysis of the German-speaking world.
Official University Subjects (31/40 courses)
- German Language A1 & A2
- German Language B1 & B1.2
- German Language B2
- Modern Language I (Dutch)
- Modern Language II (Dutch) B1
- Spanish Language & Linguistics
- Business and Tourism German
- German for Media & Communication
- Translation of Specialized German Texts
- Information Technologies Applied to German Language
- German Texts for Intercultural Communication
- Morphosyntax & Phonetics