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Alvaro joined Oxford Nanopore in 2017 and now heads up our global supply chain team.

Alvaro has formalised the supply chain function through upgrading systems and implementing new processes. He has developed a team with broad skills across sourcing and supplier management, warehousing, inventory management, production, demand planning and distribution.

Leading the supply chain function in a disruptive organisation, Alvaro’s goal is to strengthen the business by providing best- in-class supply chain operations. This delivers competitive advantage through firm foundations and systems, solid processes and well trained teams - all primed for targeted growth.

The supply chain’s goal is to operate successfully even in the face of external circumstances. In 2020, this was epitomised by extreme weather and erupting volcanoes to the worldwide pandemic, through which the supply chain team at Oxford Nanopore were able to scale up operations and production volumes.

Alvaro’s experience spans sales, project management, engineering design and production, planning, procurement, inventory and logistics management. Prior to joining Oxford Nanopore he managed the supply chain at Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis, where he facilitated the relocation of a manufacturing facility and its associated supply chain from the USA to the UK. He’s also worked at Multotec, a German-owned South Africa- based group of manufacturing companies with diversified supply chains.

Alvaro has an MBA from Henley Business School and a Supply Chain Diploma from SAPICS. He also has a BTech in Business Admin, and an HND in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Johannesburg.