Jose M Mendez

Jose Mauricio Méndez Bermúdez Cel: - Email address:-LinkedIn: LinkedIn Jose Mendez PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Bilingual IT Project Manager with 8+ years of experience leading end to end global projects in consumer goods, supply chain, finance, and technology. I stand out for bridging the gap between business and technology teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with measurable impact. I bring expertise in capturing business requirements and translating them into clear, actionable deliverables. My strength lies in simplifying complexity: managing risks, aligning stakeholders, and turning strategic objectives into executable plans.I am seeking to grow in a Program/Project Manager role within digital transformation, analytics, or cloud initiatives, where I can continue driving impact and building sustainable results. WORK EXPERIENCE IT Project Manager – Global Release Lead - MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL -) Responsible for end-to-end delivery of global supply chain projects, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality were met. Focused on stakeholder management, requirements translation, risk management, and vendor coordination, delivering seamless cutovers. Experienced in both Waterfall and hybrid Agile methodologies to adapt to project needs. Managed several projects simultaneously. Key Accomplishments: • Coordinated cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure seamless integration of two company acquisitions across Latin America and North America, driving stakeholder alignment, risk management, and milestone tracking. Delivered zero production impact and implemented a tracking system that saved 3+ hours weekly in status reporting. • Directed the replacement of the logistics and transportation system with Uber Freight. Delivered and scaled the pilot across the US and Canada, securing stakeholder adoption and optimizing logistics costs. • Managed the migration of planning data from the legacy system to a new enterprise platform, leading requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement, and change management. Enabled global collaboration and ensured scalable data integration to support future business growth. • Prepared project documentation, governance reports, and status updates using project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Power BI). Delivered stakeholder updates and risk mitigation plans, ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the project lifecycle. Senior Project Manager – CARGILL BUSINESS SERVICES -) Led global finance and supply chain projects from end to end, ensuring stakeholder alignment, risk management, and vendor coordination. Balanced Waterfall and Agile practices to keep initiatives on track and deliver measurable business results. Key Accomplishments: • Delivered a $2M+ Finance & Planning program, embedding compliance controls, governance structures, and financial reporting improvements across multiple regions, which contributed directly to stronger sales growth. • • • Directed a global planning system project, closing delivery gaps by 20% through disciplined scope management, resource planning, and stakeholder management, ensuring effective use of budgets and teams. Implemented cutover readiness simulations and risk mitigation strategies, enabling smooth system golives with zero disruptions to business operations. Coordinated project communications and vendor management, driving risk assessments and supporting business transformation with measurable improvements in efficiency and decision-making. Solution Delivery Lead - IT Project Manager - MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL -) Led global demand and supply planning transformations across the US, Canada, and Europe, driving endto-end project delivery from design to cutover and hypercare. Partnered with IT and business leaders to align requirements, improve planning accuracy, and ensure scalable solutions. Experienced in Agile and Waterfall, governance, and risk management to keep projects on track and business value realized. Key Accomplishments: • Delivered the SAP APO / IBP Implementation (US & Canada) by retiring legacy planning systems and enabling adoption of advanced planning tools, which maximized demand planning revenue. Facilitated steering committees and cross-workstream governance to resolve interdependencies and keep stakeholders aligned to program goals. • Directed multi country Demand Planning Transformation (US, Canada, Europe), integrating third-party forecasting engines and APIs to improve forecast accuracy and scalability across regions. Oversaw vendor management, negotiated technical solutions, and ensured delivery on time and within budget. • Led targeted system enhancements in Canada, implementing modifications that increased business revenue through more efficient planning. Coordinated stakeholders across IT and business functions to secure adoption and minimize resistance to change. • Executed a cloud migration for SAP workloads (US), aligning business and IT stakeholders to ensure a seamless cutover. Applied risk management strategies to minimize operational impact and secure business continuity. Automation Engineer & Product Owner - Intel -) Led the rollout of factory automation systems, working with global teams and vendors to keep manufacturing running smoothly. Acted as the link between business needs and IT solutions, ensuring projects were delivered on schedule. Applied Waterfall and ITIL practices to improve efficiency and reliability in operations. EDUCATION • Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute (In Progress). • B.Sc. Computer Engineering – Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología ULACIT (In Progress). SKILLS • • • • • Project Planning & Tracking Governance & Compliance Risk Management & Mitigation Vendor Management Stakeholder Management & Alignment • • • Problem Solving & Decision-Making Change Management & Agile Delivery Strategic Communication & Executive Reporting