Angel Loredo

Never settle for the standard

Head of Volume Planning Mexico at Amazon (2025-11 – Present)

• Lead end-to-end volume planning across Middle Mile and Last Mile, translating S&OP unit forecasts into package-level executable plans across AFN, USF, and External Fulfillment channels.
• Own Amazon Logistics versus third-party carrier network share allocation, ensuring optimal capacity utilization and execution readiness across the Mexico transportation network.
• Manage and develop a seven-member team spanning Middle Mile, Last Mile, Sort Centers, third-party carriers, External Fulfillment, USF, and IBPM consolidation.
• Deliver weekly 12-week Middle Mile and 6-week Last Mile volume plans consumed by Line Haul, OTR, and UTR teams for operational execution.
• Define capacity risk thresholds and planning mechanisms to proactively identify overcapacity, constrained, and at-risk stations.
• Build toward a single source of truth for volume, capacity, and execution metrics, improving cross-mile visibility and decision-making.

Strategy and Planning Director Zone 1 at BAT (2024-01 – 2025-11)

• Expanded the marketing planning team into a 25-member Strategy and Planning team with a core focus on the Integrated Business Planning Management (IBPM) process, supporting BAT's operations in the US and Canada markets
• Established the Polaris Center of Excellence, enhancing forecasting accuracy by 5% for BAT's largest market, the US, through advanced machine learning models and data-driven processes
• Launched the Competitor Intelligence team, providing strategic commercial and financial insights on market competitors for the US
• Successfully extended the demand planning capability from the US to Canada, leveraging expertise in WOW and Kinaxis software to optimize planning processes across both regions
• Integrated the Category and Pricing Performance team into the US scope, enhancing market-specific insights and strategic pricing alignment.

Marketing Planning Director at BAT (2022-05 – 2023-12)

• Led a team of seven Senior Managers to support BAT US's monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, with a focus on accurate forecasting, demand planning, and competitor insights
• Spearheaded the digital transformation of BAT US's demand planning by migrating from SAP APO to Kinaxis, playing a pivotal role in the successful implementation and optimization of the new system
• Served as the primary input owner for the supply chain and finance teams, responsible for translating forecasts into actionable demand plans across five key categories in the US portfolio
• Leveraged multi-source data analysis to identify market trends, accurately forecast demand, and align sales and operational plans with strategic business objectives

Transformation Project Manager at BAT (2021-08 – 2022-05)

• Implemented and launched the Strategic Planning & Insights area for BAT US within Mexico GBS Hub with SCRUM & AGILE methodologies
• Analyze and enhance GBS (global business solutions) business case, refine service delivery models and strategies
• Translated high-level strategic priorities into detailed, actionable plans by collaborating closely with each area VP, developing execution roadmaps, and assessing resource requirements
• Lead recruitment, hiring 21 SMEs in Data Science, Audience Analytics, Insights, and Marketing Planning
• Establish strong partnerships with Global GBS Leadership Team, supporting full SP&I project lifecycle

Sr. Category Manager at Honeywell (2020-12 – 2021-07)

• Management of 2 categories of global indirect procurement services with an annual spend of $11 million USD
• Supply base management reduction: Project to reduce the global indirect supply base on a 30%
• Buy Honeywell Program: management of the global intercompany procurement initiative

Sr. Procurement BI Specialist at Honeywell (2018-09 – 2020-11)

• Strategic alignment of 52 sites across 3 regions worldwide
• Global productivity management across the business unit with an annual spend of $950 million USD
• 3-year strategic plan development and goal alignment
• Development of BI tools to support the technological transition and business insight generation for the whole business
• Drive business initiatives to support savings such as inflation mitigation, payment term strategy and global supplier transitions among others

Head of Strategic & Commercial Planning at Crown Packaging Mexico (2017-01 – 2018-08)

• Strategic plan development for Crown Mexico's 4 business units
• Project management: Supported 2 projects of $120 million USD
• Market analysis and commercial insight for the board of directors
• Dashboard development and KPI Management
• Annual budget and rolling forecast execution

High Development Operations Program at Crown Packaging Mexico (2015-05 – 2016-12)

• Development of a customer value model for Crown Mexico's 4 business units, based mainly on insights gathered from interviews and on-site visits to customer facilities
• Development of a sales & operations system and logistic footprint redesign for the 4 metal (can) facilities; to support the growth and demand of the market

M.Sc. in Global Business Management – École Supérieure de Commerce Rennes (2014-08 – 2015-12)

B.E. in Industrial Engineering – Universidad de Monterrey UDEM (2009-08 – 2014-06)