Blanca Pastor

Procurement Leader with responsibility for driving value creation, strategic sourcing, and profitability improvement initiatives to optimize direct and indirect corporate spend. Defines and executes end-to-end procurement strategies, from identifying business needs for goods and services to ensuring sustainable results, while maintaining close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to drive alignment and effective execution. Delivers measurable impact across key metrics, including spend under management, cost savings, and working capital, with a strong focus on capturing value across spend categories while meeting critical business objectives such as service, quality, lead time, and security of supply.

Head of procurement at Harsco Environmental Iberia (2023-11 – Present)

Lead the global procurement and sourcing strategy to ensure cost efficiency, supplier reliability and operational continuity.

• Define and execute procurement strategy aligned with business objectives
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Develop long-term sourcing plans for raw materials, equipment, logistics and services
• Select, negotiate and manage strategic suppliers and contracts
• Build long-term partnerships and monitor supplier performance through KPIs
• Ensure supplier risk management and business continuity
• Lead high-value negotiations and framework agreements
• Ensure compliance with legal, ESG and corporate policies
• Mitigate commercial and supply risks
• Oversee purchasing processes, systems and procurement teams
• Improve procurement processes and digital tools (ERP, SRM)
• Ensure on-time supply to support operations and projects
• Deliver savings targets and procurement KPIs
• Monitor market trends (commodities, energy, logistics)
• Support CAPEX and OPEX planning
• Lead and develop the procurement team
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Engineering and HSE
• Led the implementation of Oracle, migrating and integrating all supplier contracts into the system
• Achieved 6% annual cost reduction over the last two years through strategic sourcing and cost optimization initiatives
• Standardized procurement processes across the organization to improve efficiency, compliance and governance

IDP Country Manager Team Leader (Spain, Turkey & Tunisia) at Faurecia Automotive España (2015-06 – 2023-11)

Led corporate indirect procurement initiatives to drive profitability and cost optimization. Partnered with global and regional stakeholders to prioritize sourcing and process improvement projects. Analyzed spend data to identify savings opportunities and market best practices.

• Managed end-to-end sourcing projects, RFx processes and eSourcing tools
• Led negotiations and developed global/regional contracts ensuring cost efficiency, risk mitigation and compliance
• Delivered cost reduction roadmaps, supplier scorecards and continuous improvement plans
• Identified profit improvement beyond sourcing (demand management, make vs. buy, supply chain efficiency)
• Led cross-functional initiatives and tracked savings with Finance
• Streamlined procurement processes and promoted continuous improvement
• Built performance-driven supplier partnerships and led global business reviews
• Managed KPIs, vendor risk assessments and contract SLAs
• Oversaw sourcing and procurement purchasing processes
• Implemented Procure-to-Pay with Infosys (Poland)
• Established Purchasing Support Platform (PSP) in Portugal
• Deployed unified procurement structure across South Africa, Tunisia and Turkey
• Implemented SAP, SAP Ariba and SRM across Iberia, Italy and Africa

IDP Country Regional Buyer at Faurecia Automotive España (2007-09 – 2015-06)

Serial Buyer Country Team Leader at Gate Gourmet (Barcelona) (2002-10 – 2007-08)

Team Leader de Make & Pack at Gate Gourmet (Barcelona) (2000-07 – 2002-10)

Logistic Analyst at Gate Gourmet (Irlanda) (2001-05 – 2002-07)

Restaurant Room Manager at Gumil Hosteleros (1998-10 – 1999-06)

Gobernanta (Prácticas) at Hotel Lutetia Paris (1998-06 – 1998-10)

Purchasing Management – Faurecia University

Leadership & Communication programs – Otto Walter / Cegos / Faurecia University

Purchasing Techniques – AERCE

Advanced Studies in Hospitality & Tourism Business Management – ESHGET