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 Led pricing and contract negotiations, handling Mechanicals (sheet metal, plastic injection moulding, die casting, etc.), Hardware, Packaging, Labels, Printing, etc. commodities; achieved annual cost reductions of 10%. Achieved annual savings on components qualified and sourced locally. Improved flexibility programs through supplier managed inventory. Developed and implemented total cost of ownership (TCOO) commodity strategies. Contracts negotiation RFQs/RFIs/Quotes, Agreements, Terms… Show more  Led pricing and contract negotiations, handling Mechanicals (sheet metal, plastic injection moulding, die casting, etc.), Hardware, Packaging, Labels, Printing, etc. commodities; achieved annual cost reductions of 10%. Achieved annual savings on components qualified and sourced locally. Improved flexibility programs through supplier managed inventory. Developed and implemented total cost of ownership (TCOO) commodity strategies. Contracts negotiation RFQs/RFIs/Quotes, Agreements, Terms and Conditions, SMI/VMI, supplier assessments, audits and qualifications having Global Sourcing Selection and Definition. Currently managing/negotiating a portfolio of over $80M in 8 manufacturing sites in America: Toronto, Monterrey, Mexicali, Ontario, Portland, San Jose, Fremont & Mississauga. Supporting Customer Solutions Teams on business protocol early involvement advanced sourcing for potential customers across new segments: Green, Aerospace, Medical, and Industrial. Oversaw commodity management, managed customer relationships, and ensured alignment between customers, suppliers, design services, and account teams. Provided cross-functional support for Supply Chain teams. Completed quarterly customer material pricing and business reviews. Continuous improvement of Supply Chain operations, with programs like SMI/VMI, RSS, In-Plant Stores, Live Share (Electronic Business to Business communication), Kinaxis (Planning, Simulation, Capacity, What If Scenarios), Demand Planner, SmartOps (Inventory Optimization) among others, on support of Demand Forecasting improvement & Lean Supply Chain / Lean Manufacturing. Show less

 Automotive, Medical & Industrial Manufacturing Plant, 1,200 employees. Coordinating direct material purchase for automotive customer in all phases. Forecasting & planning work orders, Placing & expediting orders, Inventory levels, supply chain, Quality issues. Cost reductions managing yearly negotiations based by commodities, analyze & maximizing purchase achieving goals. (Contract, VMI, sub-contractors, Kanban, Consignment, etc.). Projection of Sales & Operation comparing with real sales… Show more  Automotive, Medical & Industrial Manufacturing Plant, 1,200 employees. Coordinating direct material purchase for automotive customer in all phases. Forecasting & planning work orders, Placing & expediting orders, Inventory levels, supply chain, Quality issues. Cost reductions managing yearly negotiations based by commodities, analyze & maximizing purchase achieving goals. (Contract, VMI, sub-contractors, Kanban, Consignment, etc.). Projection of Sales & Operation comparing with real sales results per month. Inventory management, using different techniques (ABC classification) to optimize and reduces inventory levels, preventing long term with exhaustive analysis of components by models or demand history. Master schedule checking material in production reducing rates & people process, visualizing increase & decrease real demand & monitoring obsolescence’s optimizing resources. Planning sales orders checking material missing components, supervising missing orders to client, MRP executions. Scoring purchasing process as weekly bases for all buyers monitoring new buys, cancelations, push outs & pulls in, checking aging of execution as well. Weekly meeting with all manufacture on allocation material in the market as On-semi or Osram. Assuring material for our production runs. Support incoming material any time when material arrives does not matching AVL approval. Monitoring PPV (premium price variance) per week based on difference what we have between STD cost, purchase price and sales cost. Weekly meetings communications with Customers to assure confidence and improve areas for them. Supporting Material & Purchasing manager an all activities. Show less

 Handle E-Kanban process by the portal against the supplier communicating them all demands by the web, analyzing and planning direct & indirect material. Kan-ban inventory levels in stock room (Inventory Management). Implementation of the PFEP program in stockroom area (Plan for every part). E-Procurement process (new negotiations). Outsource suppliers (local area). Support to production area on all raw material demand. Inventory levels (min-max program). Cycle counts. RoHS Compliance… Show more  Handle E-Kanban process by the portal against the supplier communicating them all demands by the web, analyzing and planning direct & indirect material. Kan-ban inventory levels in stock room (Inventory Management). Implementation of the PFEP program in stockroom area (Plan for every part). E-Procurement process (new negotiations). Outsource suppliers (local area). Support to production area on all raw material demand. Inventory levels (min-max program). Cycle counts. RoHS Compliance. Corrugated specialist. PPV analysis. Annual volumes analysis for negotiations. Engineering improvement on weekly group meetings. Show less

(OCS) Contact current and new suppliers for all commercial issues, analyze suppliers’ manufacturing process, materials cost & cost saving activities. KAN BAN-MRP utilization. Collecting and evaluating and generating Supplier’s performance (cost reduction, delivery and service). Maintaining the RFQ process to approve all entering sales order analyzing raw material available for them. Customer services. Import-Export knowledge. Following up and obtaining sales order after RFQ has been released… Show more (OCS) Contact current and new suppliers for all commercial issues, analyze suppliers’ manufacturing process, materials cost & cost saving activities. KAN BAN-MRP utilization. Collecting and evaluating and generating Supplier’s performance (cost reduction, delivery and service). Maintaining the RFQ process to approve all entering sales order analyzing raw material available for them. Customer services. Import-Export knowledge. Following up and obtaining sales order after RFQ has been released. Coordinating and working as a team with QA and STOCK people for all supplier issues. Maintaining and updating AVL (Approved vendor list). Supply Contract and control supplier documents. Introducing new potential local suppliers. Purchasing requirements for production parts, MRO supplies and engineering parts using purchasing systems and tools. Vendor Management in support of contract and cost negotiations. Planning activities that support purchasing and inventory management. Involvement with production Planning and Inventory Control to insure zero production downtime. Ensure the availability of production parts while at the same time minimizing inventory carrying costs and exposure. Work closely with Engineering to support procurement of sample parts. Develop new vendor relationships and procurement channels necessary to support new business and supply chain objectives. Material expediting, cost tracking, and invoice management for procured items. SYS-PRO system maintenance for purchasing and vendor related master files. Reporting activities that support department objectives. Maintain all necessary records and information files pertaining to the quotation process. Maintain inventory levels using a min-max system depending in history usage. Purchasing agent, procuring varied materials, supplies, equipment and serves in a centralized purchasing setting; developing sources of supply for critical items, preparing formal bids, analyzing bids, recommended awards for new negotiations Show less