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Juan Franco
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Juan is a seasoned manager with 20 years of professional practice and extensive experience as a senior and advisory manager for corporations such as Mondelez International, Yanbal International, and PwC. With expertise in strategy, business planning, and process improvement, he led corporate projects generating over $2 million a year in savings and millions of dollars in revenue growth. As a freelancer, Juan would like to help his clients reach their business goals.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Expertise
Work Experience
General Manager | Owner
Anteros Solutions
- Led large ERP implementation projects for PwC (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365), leading internet service providers, and manufacturing and retailer companies.
- Defined and formulated TOC inventory management principles for a leading printing supplier, optimizing the purchasing processes and reducing product stock-outs by 30%.
- Founded the company and built a solid customer base.
Corporate Business Improvement Manager
IAV Group
- Implemented a corporate shared service for 16 companies in the group and achieved the process and cost optimizations.
- Put in place an S&OP methodology for business planning, improving business results.
- Led the Dynamics GP and a warehouse management system implementation in four group companies.
- Supported the launch of two new business units—an auto parts retailer and an auto part manufacturing unit.
- Managed the ISO9001, ISO14001, and OHSAS18001 management systems implementation and operation.
Process Improvement Manager
Diners Club del Ecuador
- Defined and developed the process improvement area for the company and contributed to and coordinated definitions with the support of EY.
- Hired and trained the process improvement team focusing on Lean Six Sigma methodologies with the support of EY.
- Assessed the processes for the company's financial area, identifying and documenting over 100 processes.
Senior Manager | Advisory
PwC
- Led a company-wide business organizational redesign for a large government waterworks and telecommunications company, redefining the strategy, business processes, and structure. Reversed a net loss of over $1.5 million a year in telecommunications.
- Helped a large commercial bank implement an ABC costing model, allowing management to make correct decisions regarding their financial products.
- Supported the definition and application of a new costing methodology for a large facility of a pharmaceutical corporation, allowing commercial focus on the most profitable products.
Customer Supply Chain Manager
Mondelez International
- Implemented the S&OP methodology saving more than $400,000 in product write-off.
- Led on-shelf availability, the cost to serve, VMI, and EDI projects for the Western Andean Region, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.
- Supported the launch of diverse new product lines.
Corporate Project Manager
Yanbal International
- Reengineered and standardized processes for six international business units, including the CRM, order entry, warehousing, order picking, distribution, invoicing, and credit and collection.
- Put a corporate change board and an IT shared service for the corporation into operation, achieving over $2 million in savings.
- Implemented a warehouse management system for the corporate procurement center in the USA, achieving optimization of the supply chain to six countries in the corporation.
Project and Process Director
Yanbal International
- Defined and put into operation the PMO office, managing over three large projects a year and aligning project portfolio to business strategy.
- Implemented the MRPII and S&OP methodologies, improving sales and achieving around 15% inventory optimization.
- Set up the ISO9001 management system and completed a company-wide process mapping. Over 200 processes were documented and controlled.
Production Master Scheduler | Manager
Yanbal International
- Led the implementation of the ERP Mapics XA successfully.
- Designed and implemented the facility for creams and lotions manufacture.
- Doubled the manufacturing throughput of the creams and lotions facility—from 45,000 to around 90,000 units per month, at the same time decreasing QA problems by about 40%.
Other Experience
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Universidad Internacional SEK - Quito, Ecuador
Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering
University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
National Polytechnic School - Quito, Ecuador
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
The Council for Six Sigma Certification
Scrum Master Accredited Certification
International Scrum Institute
ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 Internal Audit Certification
Novatech, Ecuador
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