Elena Pozuelo

Chief Operating Officer at SecretAligner

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

About

My motto "Small action big differences". Production and Planning Manager with proven stakeholder management skill. Skilled negotiator, resilient when faced with challenges. Works well under pressure to meet and often exceed deadlines with complex schedules. Strategic Thinking, developing a vision of where I want to be. Planning & Delivery, planning how to achieve my vision and deadline with challenges along the way. People Management, finding the right people and motivating them to work towards my vision. Change Management, recognizing, responding and managing changes to my vision and plans. Communication, working on the best way to communicate my vision to others and listening to ideas. Persuasion & Influence, encouraging others to help me achieve my vision by demonstrating its advantage. I am energetic, reliable, self-motivated and have strong communication. I thrive in a rapidly changing environment, I'm curious and capable of multi-tasking and prioritizing in a demanding environment. I have a keen eye for detail and accuracy, agile and solution focused, I have a can-do and positive attitude. I'm well organized with effective time management skill. I'm a dynamic & resilient candidate and happy to do business at fast pace.

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at SecretAligner
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Chief Operating Officer at Langa Industrial
    Sep 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Focused on executing the company’s business plan, according to the established business model, playing the role of the executor, who oversees the implementation of company strategies that are created by senior management with the responsibility of delivering results on a day-to-day, quarter-to-quarter basis. Among my daily responsibilities: Design, plan and implement business strategies, plans and procedures. Set comprehensive goals for business growth and success. Establish policies and procedures that promote company culture and vision. Oversee daily operations and the work of executives. Lead employees with an example and be a motivator for other employees Analyze and interpret data and metrics. Create reports for the management. Take the lead in expansion activities Maintain relationships with partners and vendor

  • Aernnova Aerospace (Full-time · 14 yrs 4 mos)
    • Strategic Planning Manager
      Jul 2017 - Aug 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Provide planning expertise to internal and external customers within the projects supported. Implement planning processes in metallic and composites aerostructures assemblies and primary parts, policies and procedures within the projects supported aircrafts, as well as rail projects (Talgo) Produce planning and deliverables according to agreed business rhythm within the projects. Delivey of long-range operational integrated Programme Planning activities. Leading planning support on emergent projects as directed by Business Controller. Develop and maintain relationships with and awareness of key project stakeholders. Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player. KPIs Dashboard and action plans follow up.

    • Special Operations Leader TFT
      Jan 2015 - Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Responsible for the development and oversight of the business’s corporate strategies is to support growth objectives while strengthening the business core to develop and maintain a competitive advantage, playing a key role in the industrializations of new projects and transfer of work packages from the main suppliers of the company. Collaborates with both internal and external stakeholder, and leads cross-functional teams in the development of business-wide operational strategies. KPIs Dashboard and action plans follow up.

    • Suppliers Manager
      Jan 2010 - Jul 2017 · 7 yrs 7 mos

      10+ years of working experience developing and planning tasks in the supply chain in a corporate strategy position within a fast-paced and dynamic business environment with a substantial exposure to corporate strategy management, with direct exposure to top management strategy formulation and decision making, being a central piece in a wide range of strategic decision-making processes, becoming comfortable with assessing a business and making appropriate choices. A natural collaborator with an ability to establish and maintain lasting relationships both internally and externally. Responsible for overseeing and managing national and international suppliers of the supply chain following a logistics strategy and operations to maximize the process efficiency and productivity. In addition, playing a crucial role in developing and maintaining good relationships with vendors and distributors. Accustomed to routinely interacting with and advising top leadership and executives on the strategic direction of the business. Good analytical skills, and ability to translate raw information into workable strategies and initiatives. Good communication skills in the creation of regular reports for the business’s leadership, which must be easily digestible, unambiguous, engaging, informative, and convincing. Proficiency in the use of Ms Word, Ms Excel, and PowerPoint, necessary for the creation of both visually and verbally engaging analysis reports and presentations for the business’s leadership and management as well as senior strategy management. Main suppliers of the company, collaborates with both internal and external stakeholders, and leads. KPIs Dashboard and action plans follow up.

  • Técnicas Aeronaúticas, Defensa y Automoción SA (Sevilla, Andalucía, España)
    • Head of Engineering & Program Manager
      Feb 2007 - May 2007 · 4 mos

      Plan and direct all design engineers, drafters, and technical engineers working on specific projects. Manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex designs. Evaluate and approve changes that substantially impact the scope, budget, or schedule of a project. Responsible for all areas of the Engineering function and quality of service delivery, striving for best-in-class products and business practices to surpass customer expectations, managing teams and projects across the business. KPIs Dashboard and action plans follow up.

    • Portfolio Planning & Production Manager
      Feb 2005 - May 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for spearheading the strategic vision across all fronts of the business and for the development of a decentralized activity planning process and ensuring its adoption across the businesses. Responsible for establishing and reviewing key strategic priorities to translate them into workable and quantitative plans. Provides support to the strategic planning process. Focused on the full programme management life cycle of the implementation of Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs)-from pre-deal, through out the design, manufacture, installation, testing, and ‘go-live’ phases. With all the process and portfolio management in between, ensuring delivery of these CFCs on time, to budget, and to the specific requirement of each client. Planning activities and positively influencing the future project horizon, own the creating and reporting (to board level) of the entirety of the Platform Implementation project portfolio, providing considered recommendations and analysis that encompasses both technical and commercial risks and opportunities, as well as capabilities in ‘new deal risk assessment’ to include customer specific considerations, supply chain implications and assessments of available resources vs project timing and objectives. As manager of this area, I was responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team of more than 60 people, including technicians and operators. Responsible for the budget for both cost and productivity as well as investments. Control and monitoring of cost KPIs, product quality and internal and external audits. Monitoring of the time/hours of the internal production team, as well as the productive hours. Participation in the preparation of the industrial plan linked to the preparation of new projects also new offers. Technical support to problems or events in the facilities also stakeholders’s facilities. Responsible for the maintenance of the means and facilities, as well the environmental impact of the activities in the area.

    • Quality Engineering and Supplier Auditor
      Oct 2004 - Feb 2005 · 5 mos

      Ensure the quality processes in operation. Review work instructions, quality plans and process control records. Prepare the writing reports for audits and evaluate the supplier's strengths and weaknesses. As quality audit, qualify or disqualify the supplier as an approved source. Manage metrology technicians to ensure efficient and timely determination of facility, quality measuring, production, and test equipment for facilities. Conduct project or department related duties for Engineers, as shipping and expediting preparations.