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Santa Rosa De Jauregui, Querétaro, Mexico

• Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
• Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
• Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
• Organized receipts, purchases and documentation of finished goods, packaging, materials and ingredients.
• Generated OTD reports, documents and analysis in Vision for senior management review and approval.
• Developed and initiated incentive and recognition programs for suppliers.

Querétaro Area, Mexico

• Supplier Development into GE Power network offering a strategic competitive advantage in cycle time, lead time and cost reduction, with negotiation management, audit assessments (EHS, QM and Sourcing)
• Driving sourcing execution for assigned commodity(s) or suppliers, including full accountability for buy and meeting deflation targets.
• Monitoring supplier quality and delivery performance and developing improvement strategies to ensure business needs are met.
• Partnering with key local business stakeholders to ensure sourced material and services meet the needs of the business.
• Building deep relationships with Strategic Suppliers and Engineering, driving engagement into GE's New Product Introduction (NPI) process, and long-term partnership for win-to-win product lifecycle.
• Affecting improvement in sourcing processes through digitization and simplification including management / employee communication, policy recommendations or management dashboards for individual spend controls.

Querétaro Area, Mexico

• C-TPAT Implementation for ground services to USA as a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirement offering a competitive advantage that drives a win-win scheme.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• FTL and LTL Services, door-to-door shipments and customs clearance process
• Checked import and export documentation to determine cargo contents and classified goods into different tariff or fee groups.
• Negotiated and arranged transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
• Resolved conflicts and negotiated agreements between parties in order to reach win-win solutions to disagreements and clarify misunderstandings.
• Collaborated with shipping department staff to facilitate smooth materials returns to correct vendors.
• Offered expertise in inventory management and current stock levels to internal teams and customers to facilitate accuracy and product availability.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

In charge of truck units and monitoring via Q-Trax and GPSTrucks servicing per monthScheduling new shipmentsGround services including customs clereance (EXW - DDP)