Elvin Anthony V. Estella
Global Sourcing Co-Category Lead
Quezon City
Summary
Experienced Global Sourcing Professional with 14+ years in category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier optimization. Expertise in developing category strategies, leading contract negotiations, and driving cost-saving initiatives. Skilled in SAP Ariba, data analytics, and supplier relationship management. Proven ability to excel in global stakeholder collaboration, process standardization, and delivering value-driven outcomes across North America, APAC, and global markets.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Co – Category Lead, Category Management
Emerson Electric
Mandaluyong
04.2022 - Current
- Develop and execute global sourcing strategies, leveraging advanced analytics to optimize supplier performance, drive cost efficiencies, and identify new savings opportunities
- Lead contract negotiations with vendors, securing favorable terms, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with company policies and global standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and global business units to align sourcing initiatives with organizational goals, streamline procurement processes, and enhance supplier relationships
- Manage supplier performance through regular Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs), driving innovation, ensuring quality delivery, and fostering long-term strategic partnerships
- Establish and lead sub-category advisory councils to gather insights, drive collaboration, and develop strategic procurement initiatives.
- Implement and enforce procurement policies, ensuring preferred supplier usage, process compliance, and continuous improvement across sourcing functions
- Influence business units and senior stakeholders by providing strategic sourcing insights, market intelligence, and recommendations for improving supply chain efficiency
Senior Project Lead
Emerson Electric
Quezon City
03.2021 - Current
- Lead eSourcing projects in different categories and commodities across Emerson business units
- Creating and managing online bidding event through Sap Ariba tool
- Continuous involvement in supplier management and analysis for supplier award decisions
- Translates category level sourcing strategies into improved and standardized Data Collection templates and Total Cost Transformation Cost Breakdown
- Provides analytics support for tracking/reporting Marketplace Supplier Spend Data Consolidation
- Training suppliers and bidding participants on how to use SAP Ariba tool
Project Executive
Apparel LLC
03.2018 - 03.2020
- Prepares project proposals for new offices and store openings, schedules and makes certain that our company needs are met as the project evolves
- Input all project specifications and relevant data into an internal procurement system and maintain key datapoints in the system, including customer quotes, purchase orders, and invoices
- Review drawings and list of materials to be used in the project
- Manage and track project status reports by contacting vendors to obtain tracking information and following upon delivery status
Planner
Apparel LLC
01.2015 - 02.2018
- Responsible for wholesome review, interpret, analyze collected data using different tools statistical techniques such as MS Excel and data management systems to provide accurate & reliable reports to the company
- Extracting information and details from Oracle and Hyperion to transform into a various analytical report
- Assists and provides counseling to the store and area managers to determine suitable plan to their business & achieving business objectives
- Responsible in allocating stocks to stores and communicating to area and store managers for speedy process
Sourcing Engineer
Emerson Electric
05.2010 - 11.2014
- Company Overview: Emerson Sourcing Operations
- Creating Cost breakdown (Costings), RFP and RFQ for supplier reference to quote
- Continuous involvement in the Supplier Selection Process to develop a supply base that Provides competitive advantage in quality, value/cost, delivery, and technology
- Reviewing and studying new commodities – raw materials, market prices, drawings and Specifications
- Standardized process for computing logistics/transport cost, providing my team a consistent processing computing transport cost in every tendered projects
- Develop commodity expertise in a particular category (components, electrical products, Machine parts, metals, etc.) by working closely with global commodity managers and crafting RFQ and bidding strategies
- Emerson Sourcing Operations
Procurement Helpdesk Analyst
Emerson Electric
07.2009 - 04.2010
- Support for Procurement processes particularly in eSourcing (Ariba On-Demand platform)
- Analyzed and provides detailed reports on savings and spend to all Emerson business units Worldwide while providing recommendations to gain additional savings through e-sourcing
- Converts raw data of information to a concise and coherent report for the manager's business planning activities using Microsoft Excel and Access
- Created a report that presented all the spend and savings of each Emerson business units around the globe that is now being used to leverage spends per fiscal year by all Emerson business units
- Trained users in using ARIBA platform and creating different types of contracts in Emptoris
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management Engineering
Centro Escolar University
Mendiola, Manila04-2009
Skills
eSourcing
Strategic Category Management
SAP Ariba
Project Management
Strategic Negotiation Skills
Power BI Data Visualization
Supervision and leadership
Problem-solving
Customer service
Teamwork and collaboration
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 06/11/87
Timeline
Co – Category Lead, Category Management
Emerson Electric
04.2022 - Current
Senior Project Lead
Emerson Electric
03.2021 - Current
Project Executive
Apparel LLC
03.2018 - 03.2020
Planner
Apparel LLC
01.2015 - 02.2018
Sourcing Engineer
Emerson Electric
05.2010 - 11.2014
Procurement Helpdesk Analyst
Emerson Electric
07.2009 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - Management Engineering
Centro Escolar University
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