Xavier Vicente Candela

Xavier Vicente Candela is an experienced procurement professional currently serving as a Senior Corporate Procurement Officer at OECD - OCDE since August 2021. Prior to this role, Xavier was Procurement Manager at Naturgy from August 2016 to July 2021 and held various positions within Rockwell Automation, including Commodity Manager and Project Buyer from March 2008 to July 2016. Earlier experience includes serving as a Supply Chain Analyst at Baxter International Inc. for a brief period in 2007, a Production Planner at SIGNES Imatge i Comunicació, S.A. in 2006, and a Production Team Leader at Caypi Catalunya from June 2002 to July 2005. Xavier began a career as a Junior Consultant at Capgemini from January 2001 to February 2002. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from KEDGE Business School and a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Valencia, along with an Erasmus Scholarship at Università degli Studi di Milano.