Natalia Chacón

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Associate Manager, Procurement - HR Sevices at Baxter International Inc.

Costa Rica

Overview

Natalia Chacón is an Associate Manager of Procurement for HR Services at Baxter International, specializing in strategic sourcing and data analytics. She is a results-oriented professional with a background in business negotiation and project management, holding a specialist degree in Business Analytics.

Outside of her procurement career, Natalia is passionate about continuous learning and stepping out of her comfort zone. This led her to pursue and complete a certification to become a professional barista, exploring her interest in coffee and acquiring an entirely new skill.

Unique fact: She is a certified Barista, a passion she pursued to embrace learning something completely new.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

Information Seeker

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Indirect Procurement
She recently spoke at her company's Townhall in Costa Rica to demystify the work of the Indirect Procurement team and highlight their impact on creating savings and value.
Strategic Sourcing
Her roles at Baxter and NI have focused on developing and implementing strategic sourcing strategies for corporate services, driving cost optimization and operational efficiency.
Data-Driven Strategy
With a specialist degree in Business Analytics, she leverages data to understand spending, drive recommendations, and influence decision-making in her procurement roles.

Media Appearances

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Work History

7-2024
Associate Manager, Procurement - HR Sevices at Baxter International Inc.
8-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Strategic Category Buyer at NI (National Instruments)
3-2020 - 10-2022
Staff Commodity Specialist at NI (National Instruments)
4-2019 - 3-2020
Procurement Operational Buyer at NI (National Instruments)
6-2018 - 4-2019
T&E analyst at British American Tobacco

Education

2018 - 2022
Licentiate degree from Universidad Nacional
2020 - 2020
Business Analytics Specialist from Tecnológico de Costa Rica

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Insights For Selling To Natalia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Natalia is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Natalia

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Natalia move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Natalia take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Natalia

Personality Compatibility


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