Benjamin Baena Duque

Strategic IT Procurement and Financial Governance Leader with 14+ years of experience driving cost optimization, contract governance, and multi-million-dollar budget management across North America and LATAM. Proven track record delivering 20% cost reductions, leading SAP Procure-to-Pay transformations, and aligning IT, Finance, and Procurement functions to improve financial discipline and operational performance.

IT Procurement & Financial Governance Leader - Holcim ADC - North America & Latin America

(2022-01)

• Lead regional supplier and procurement strategy across NA & LATAM
• Drive 20% Third-Party cost reduction aligned with Mid-Term Plan
• Manage multi-million-dollar IT supplier budgets, forecasting, and accruals
• Lead complex contract negotiations delivering 5% savings on consultancy baselines
• Design and implement end-to-end SAP P2P supplier process
• Oversee M&A supplier integration initiatives targeting 10% cost impact
• Manage and develop two direct reports

Finance PMO Specialist - Holcim ADC - North America & Latin America

(2021-10 - 2022-01)

• Led MTP financial planning for Infrastructure & Operations across the Americas
• Managed monthly accruals and budget variance analysis
• Designed executive-level financial dashboards
• Supported recharge models and financial governance frameworks

Senior Financial Analyst - Cementos Argos

(2019-12 - 2021-01)

• Led plant budgeting and forecasting processes
• Reduced reporting cycle from 5 days to 1 day
• Automated financial models reducing manual workload by 80%
• Acted as Finance business partner to IT

Organizational Excellence Analyst - Cementos Argos

(2016-01 - 2019-12)

• Implemented operational efficiency models improving cost control and working capital
• Built optimization models across three regions

Profitability Model Expert / Process Architect - Cementos Argos

(2011-01 - 2016-12)

• Implemented SAP profitability processes across three regions
• Reduced processing time from 7 days to 1 day
• Standardized supplier and cost master data governance

Production Engineering - Engineering - EAFIT University

Specialization in Marketing - Marketing - EAFIT University