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José Manuel Sala de Rafael has extensive work experience in supply chain and operations management. José Manuel currently serves as the Director of Supply Chain at ALDI ESPAÑA. Prior to that, they worked at Glovo as the Global Head of Groceries Operations. José Manuel also held a leadership position at MediaMarkt Iberia as the Head of Supply Chain and Omnichannel Operations. Previously, José worked at Amazon Spain & Italy, where they served as the External Fulfillment Operations Manager and Vendor Operations Manager. Their career began at Alfa Consulting, where they worked as an Operations Consultant during their MBA internship. José also has automotive engineering experience, having worked at Nissan Motor Corporation and Altran Technologies in various roles, including Driveability Calibration Engineer and Automotive Engineer in Spain and Japan.

José Manuel Sala de Rafael's education history is as follows:

- From 2010 to 2012, they attended Esade and obtained a Master in Business Administration (Full Time MBA) degree.

- In 2007, they completed their Master Thesis during the 5th year at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in the Vehicle Dynamics department.

- During their 4th year in 2005-2006, they participated in an Exchange Program at Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse.

- From 2002 to 2007, they studied at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering (Mechanics) from ETSEIB University.

In addition, José Manuel Sala de Rafael has obtained several certifications, including Design Thinking from the Creativity Certification Program, Scrum: Advanced and Scrum: The Basics from LinkedIn, Supply Chain and Operations Management Tips from LinkedIn, and Fundamentos de Marketing Digital from Google.