Sugal Group
José Pimenta is a seasoned procurement professional currently serving as Procurement Manager Ibéria at Sugal Group since August 2022, where responsibilities include global negotiation and the development of indirect procurement strategies. Prior to this role, José held positions as Procurement & Negotiation Manager at F. LIMA and Account Manager for Key Accounts in the Pharmaceuticals and Specialized Retail sectors. José's earlier experience includes managing the commercial department and sales team at Ignoramus - Cem Porcento. Academically, José Pimenta holds a Postgraduate Degree in Gestão from Instituto Superior de Gestão and a Licentiate degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Universidade Lusófona. Skills include Six Sigma Green Belt, Kaizen methodology, Power BI Data Analysis, and proficiency in SAP Hana.
Sugal Group
Established more than 60 years ago, Sugal Group is nowadays one of the largest tomato paste and fruit purées producers worldwide, although, it remains a family business. The continuous growth has been a result of a team effort along these five decades, a permanent investment on the latest technology, and our team keen attitude through a vertically controlled process that offers quality and sustainability guarantee from seed to plate. At Sugal Group we bring the natural freshness and flavors from the tomatoes and fruits to every product we produce which will be used in various ways from soups, sauces or juices consumed around the world. Sugal Group can add value to every supply chain by giving: FRESHNESS - we harvest with just in time delivery. So our consumers can get the freshest tomatoes and fruit purées. TASTE - our five locations worldwide have been chosen by the quality of fresh material we can harvest. TRUST - we have high-quality standards and we guaranteed food safety to our clients. With two tomato season per year, we ensure higher availability of a fresh product.