Gonzalo de Cea-Naharro Romero

Gonzalo de Cea-Naharro Romero is an experienced procurement professional with extensive expertise in logistics and category management across various multinational companies. Currently serving as the Procurement Lead of Category Management for Logistics South Cluster at DS Smith since April 2017, Gonzalo has been instrumental in establishing procurement strategies for Southern Europe while guiding the development of Category Managers. Previous roles include Procurement Segment Category Manager and Corporate Procurement Category Manager at DS Smith, and Procurement Director at Fini Golosinas, where a focus on transforming procurement into a strategic function was emphasized. Gonzalo’s background also includes significant experience at HEINEKEN, where responsibilities ranged from leading procurement capability initiatives to managing global category buying for logistics. Gonzalo holds an International MBA from IE Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.