Hugo de Azevedo

Leading a global procurement IT team, aligning business stakeholders, clarifying technical requirements, and managing expectations to increase productivity and improve reporting to stakeholders.

Managed the full Source-to-Pay process for multi-year contracts with major IT vendors, including Microsoft, SAP, and Citrix, focusing on SaaS and Cloud negotiations and contract lifecycle management.

Managed partnerships with over a dozen suppliers with a global footprint of more than 200 million euros across 17 manufacturing sites for wind turbine blades, and was accountable for commodity sourcing strategy.

Managed logistics, planning, customer service, procurement, and invoicing, improving delivery date communication from 47% to 95% and increasing order processing efficiency.

Managed procurement, customer service, logistics, and tactical planning, implementing new procurement processes and tools to manage purchasing orders.

Implemented a new procurement process and assembled tools to manage purchasing orders, surveyed delivery times, and set replenishment points for raw materials.

Led workshops to solve complex operational problems, redesigned a major warehouse layout, and built a warehouse management tool that increased picking efficiency and reduced stock errors.

Worked as a Business Analyst, contributing to business analysis and process improvement initiatives.

Completed the IDM: Innovation and Development Management program in November 2013.

Earned a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from 2007 to 2012.

Participated in the ERASMUS program in Industrial Engineering and Management from February to July 2011.