Ricardo Tarbes

About Ricardo Tarbes

Ricardo Tarbes is a customer-centric category management leader with a diverse background and a passion for continuous improvement—both personally and professionally. With extensive experience in omnichannel retail merchandising, end-to-end category management, cost transformation, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and strategy development, he brings a data-driven approach to optimizing business performance. Ricardo excels in data visualization and analysis, insights creation, effective communication, cross-functional collaboration, and driving high-performance results. His commitment to innovation and excellence enables him to create impactful solutions that enhance business operations while making a positive difference in the world around him.He is passionate about learning new technologies, particularly machine learning and artificial intelligence, and exploring how they can reshape the future of category management, supply chain, and sourcing. These advanced technologies have the potential to drive greater efficiency, enhance decision-making, and create more agile and responsive operations. By leveraging AI-driven insights, businesses can optimize procurement strategies, improve demand forecasting, and streamline logistics, ultimately leading to cost savings and increased competitiveness. I am eager to stay at the forefront of these innovations and apply them to transform traditional business processes into smarter, data-driven solutions.Ricardo Tarbes is currently a Procurement Packaging Manager at PepsiCo Beverage North America, overseeing the corrugate category and supporting all PepsiCo beverage brands. Prior to this role, he was a Senior Procurement Buyer, managing the PepsiCo Foods portfolio, which includes well-known brands such as Lay\'s, Doritos, Cheetos, Quaker, Gatorade, and PepsiCo\'s nutrition and snacks brands. Before his time at PepsiCo, Ricardo worked as a Buyer at Walmart, where he supported the Fresh Foods categories.

Experience

1. Pbna Procurement Assoc Manager - Packaging

   PepsiCo

   Sep 2024 — Present · Даллас, TX, US

Skills

• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Redes Sociales
• Servicio De Atención Al Cliente
• Microsoft Word
• Oratoria
• Data Analytics
• Ventas
• Liderazgo
• Mercadotecnia
• Microsoft Excel
• Sas
• Microsoft Office
• Business Strategy