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Pablo Jacobe

PartnerSantiago

Leads McKinsey's procurement practice in Spanish Latam and is one of the leaders in the energy and materials industry in the region.

Pablo leads the Procurement practice in Spanish Latam and is one of the leaders in the energy and materials industry in the region. He joined McKinsey in the Bogotá office in June 2015 and moved to Santiago a year later.

He has extensive experience in procurement having worked across a wide range of industries, spend categories, and various projects, including transformations and spend optimizations. He has also ventured into the application of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) in procurement.

Additionally, Pablo has deep knowledge in operations within the energy and materials sector (mining, Forest industry, gas and oil, and agriculture) where he has led holistic, operational, digital, and cultural transformations, as well as the implementation of machine learning and Lean or operational excellence.

Some examples of his recent client work include:

  • Transforming supply in the forestry industry in the region.
  • Designing the Supply Chain 4.0 roadmap for a major mining company in the region.
  • Executing Machine Learning models in a major mining company in the region.
  • Implementing data governance for a large mining company in the region.
  • Establishing standardized work in maintenance for three operations in a large multinational mining company.
  • Implementing Machine Learning models for a mining operation in the region.
  • Creating a collaboration system with suppliers for the development of a construction (Capex) in a large mining company in the region.
  • Implementing a new operational model for regional procurement for a major mining company in Latin America.
  • Applying advanced sourcing tools in a large mining conglomerate in the region.
  • Holistically transforming a large mining company in the region, including production, costs, Capex, innovation, and ESG.
  • Implementing Machine Learning models in a plant in Latin America, incorporating internal capabilities to continue developing and advancing the advanced analytics roadmap.
  • Leading a regional transformation for a transportation company, including operational model, cost, and operational productivity.

Pablo has lived in 6 countries in the Americas: The United States, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Chile, and Colombia. He Speaks 3 languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Past experience

Procter & Gamble
Senior Purchasing Manager

Education

Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA), Argentina
Industrial Engineer