Marcela Narvaez Velasco

Industrial Engineer and Master in Finance with 5 years of experience in global procurement processes, and 6 years of experience in consulting and implementation of Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning for purchasing and accounting processes. With sense of responsibility, commitment, teamwork and intense interest in making a professional career in Canada.

Transfer of skills

• Experience in operational processes, applying the best practices and standard in different types of industries.
• Committed and responsible with the compliance of deadlines and in the follow-up of team’s and individual objectives within functional areas and projects.
• Open attitude to understand the needs of the internal client and joint efforts by different processes.
• Analytical about the accounting processes and proactive attitude solving daily problems.
• Experience in transactional processes and data analysis of general ledger and payables with Microsoft Office and Enterprise Resource Planning software of Oracle and SAP.
• Willing to learn new things every day and face new challenges.

FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT

ITERIA SAS. Cali, Colombia July 2019 – October 2022

• Managed and executed consulting and implementation projects of Oracle Cloud Financial and Procurement software solutions in the following companies:
  • NUMAR GROUP | Agricultural and Food industries| Costa Rica, Nicaragua & Panama
  • DOS PINOS GROUP | Food industries | Costa Rica, Nicaragua & Dominican Republic
  • FAST COLOMBIA SAS | Airline | Colombia & Peru
  • KERALTY GROUP | Health care services | Colombia
  • PSA PANAMA INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL | Port terminal | Panama
• Led and coordinated functional consulting teams within software application projects.
• Designed new business flows for financial and procurement modules and set up the configuration tasks.
• Designed integrations between Oracle software solutions with legacy systems. 
• Designed and validated custom reports for strategic and transactional analysis using OTBI tools.
• Trained to new users and support them in the use of financial and purchasing software according to best practices. 
• Estimated costs of the new implementations of Oracle software applications.
• Supported the development of new consultants in Oracle Cloud software solutions, through training and accompaniment.

FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT IMPLEMENTATION SPECIALIST

ITERIA SAS. Cali, Colombia October 2016 – June 2019

• Provided consulting and functional support of Oracle Cloud and E-Business Suite Financial and Procurement software solutions in the following companies:
• UNIVERSIDAD DEL BOSQUE & UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES | Educational services| Colombia
• AVIACARGA | Logistic services | Colombia
• TECNOQUIMICAS GROUP | Pharmaceutical companies | Colombia & Nicaragua
• DATECSA | Office services | Colombia
• Reviewed, analyzed, solved and documented high and medium level incidents in purchasing and accounting software.
• Set up and tested new functionalities of software solutions.
• Identified and implemented improvements in processes maximizing the use of software solutions. 
• Created training material and trained users in software solutions.

SENIOR PURCHASING COORDINATOR

FLEISCHMANN FOODS SA. Palmira, Colombia April 2015 – October 2016

• Estimated and monitored working capital in raw material inventories.
• Analyzed the effect of currency fluctuations and commodities indicators on foreign raw materials.
• Controlled over cost indicators of productive materials for finished products. 
• Determined the payment flows to suppliers according to the available funds and priorities.
• Quoted and negotiated productive materials, corresponding to raw and packaging material of food products.
• Searched and developed new national and foreign suppliers. 
• Coordinated the purchases of non-productive goods and services required for the other areas of the company.
• Presented indicators and reports for national and regional management.

NON-PRODUCTIVE PURCHASING COORDINATOR

COMPAÑÍA INTERNACIONAL DE ALIMENTOS SAS (YUPI). Caloto, Colombia January 2013 – April 2015

• Reviewed the compliance of purchase amounts with the investment projects budgets.
• Analyzed and presented savings and operational indicators. 
• Quoted, negotiated and purchased goods and services required for the execution of infrastructure projects, assembly and installation of machinery, and other non-productive materials with national and foreign suppliers. 
• Executed bidding processes and long-term negotiations. 
• Documented and reviewed purchasing contracts.
• Implemented the iProcurement module of Oracle E-Business Suite.

NON-PRODUCTIVE PURCHASING ANALYST

PROSERVIS - COMPAÑÍA INTERNACIONAL DE ALIMENTOS SAS (YUPI). Caloto, Colombia June 2012 – December 2012

• Quoted and purchased non-productive materials, including laboratory items and spare parts. 
• Executed long-term negotiations through tenders and contracts.
• Calculated and presented operational indicators.

PURCHASING TRAINEE

TECNOQUIMICAS SA. Villa Rica, Colombia January 2011 – July 2011

• Supported the Planning and Purchasing area with operational activities, including the creation of purchase orders and operative reports. 
• Analyzed the competition's cost and searched new suppliers. 
• Executed project to define the order quantities for materials, looking for the best container use and reducing the freight and maintenance costs.

MASTER OF FINANCE.

Universidad ICESI. Cali, Colombia. 2018.

BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.

Universidad del Valle. Cali, Colombia. 2012.