Alessandra Gonçalves

Resourceful and performance-driven procurement professional with extensive experience in overseeing and managing each and every aspect of purchasing materials, products, and equipment. Skilled in supplier relationship management, evaluating suppliers and preparing forecast reports. Instrumental in analysing procurement needs, sourcing materials, and identifying most favourable deals for company.

RFP Specialist, Credit Suisse, Zurich 09/2022 – 11/2022

Worked closely with investment teams, sales executives, subject matter experts to write request for proposals and diligence questionnaires in order to position the company’s investment strategies with prospectus clients.

• Supported the team in further developing the content management framework and maintained the RFP database (RocketDocs) by collecting and processing information from various subject matter specialists.
• Participated in the coordination and production of standard RFP/DDQ documents for Asset Management Strategies.
• Collaborated and partnered with internal business in order to meet proposals deadlines.

Fostered and cultivated constructive relationships with Suppliers and internal stakeholders to assure loyalty. Oversaw allocated material’s procurement and accelerated obligations while maintaining strict budgetary focus and avoiding delay in manufacturing process. Prepared and analysed monthly reports to maintain system data integrity by executing ERP System (SAP) creation and maintenance of material master, purchasing info records, contracts, and vendor master data.

Identified and resolved invoice inconsistencies by leveraging five why’s analyses through close collaboration with Accounts Payables.

• Involved in negotiating supplier payment terms and leading to increase by 30 days, resulting in enhancement of company’s working capital/cash flow.
• Empowered organization by deploying new process aimed at receiving invoices directly to scanning centre from suppliers.
• Boosted monthly revenue up to 4% by ensuring positive responses and commitment with stakeholders.

Expedited SAP supplier portal usage, invoice automation and self-billing program management for SAP with 30K invoices whilst serving as project leader (EMEA sites). Managed stakeholder with international payments team on overdue invoices, master data, and vendor credit checks to achieve desired goals. Reviewed planned orders, created requisitions for purchased items, and oversaw approval process.

• Facilitated clearance of invoice holds/blocks by providing training on utilisation of toolsets (Dolphin Finance Invoice Process System/SAP).
• Steered global project with corporate sourcing team and decreased overdue invoices from $2.4M to $0.4M.

Oversaw stakeholder in three languages with emphasis on settlement requests for non-payments to increase likelihood of successful outcome. Provided periodic reporting on top debtor positions and actions to administration. Evaluated account details to ensure customer comply with repayment schedule. Engaged in assessment and verification of creditworthiness and current situation of each customer.

• Created robust resolutions by receiving information regarding disputes and instantly responded to incidents aimed at assuring seamless running of operations.
• Steered efforts towards management of 500 global accounts with value of $8M.

Sales Ledger at crew clothing co., London | Private Language Teacher, Self-employed, London

Sales & Visual Merchandiser at Zara, London | Marketing Assistant at Atlas Publishing, Lisbon | Intern at HSBC Bank, Brazil

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Brazil