Eduardo Barragan Email & Phone Number

As Head of Supplier Compliance and Risk Management, I lead global initiatives across 24,000 suppliers, managing a $15 billion annual expenditure. My role focuses on optimizing supplier relationships, driving performance, and ensuring compliance with rigorous quality, safety, and regulatory standards. I spearhead supplier development, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement strategies to enhance supply chain resilience, minimize disruptions, and foster long-term partnerships. By aligning global procurement with business objectives, I champion innovation, sustainability, and value creation across our supply base.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

As Head of Global Quality for Honeywell Safety & Productivity Solutions (SPS), I led the $8B strategic business group encompassing four diverse units and over 200 global sites, driving quality and regulatory compliance across industries such as pharma, military and defense, retail, industrial automation, and warehouse distribution. My role involved developing strategic action plans to address quality issues, improve customer experience, and enable profitable growth. Key achievements included a 15% increase in customer loyalty measured by Net Promoter Score, the implementation of a unified QMS, a 10% year-over-year improvement in Run-Through-Yield, and the validation of new product introductions averaging $350M annually. I also strengthened the Global Quality Team, developed talent pipelines, and reduced cost-to-serve by over 20% year-over-year.

Murray, Utah, Us

Served as global leader for corporate scaling and Six Sigma/Lean process improvement focused on outcomes-based solutions in healthcare revenue cycle management, operational excellence, data analytics, standardization, solutions, and scaling. Directed all aspects of the program including corporate scaling assessment, off-shoring middle and back-end processes, program management, project selection / ideation processes, Lean Kaizen Events, project execution, and training. Spearheaded initiative to build continuous improvement culture that involved all employees at all levels of business. Directed global metrics based benchmarking and best practice sharing program.

Addlestone, Surrey, Gb

Led design, implementation, and leadership of ISO9001 quality management system for $2B+ revenue unit (network of 350+ plants, 3,500 employees), serving most of FMCG Fortune 500 companies. Directed shift from "Process Control Plan" to "Quality Assurance" environment, overseeing compliance to government, customer, environmental, health, and safety standards (FDA, APHIS, GMP, HACCP, SQF, ISPM15). Oversaw applications engineering team to solve supply chain system optimization issues at customers’ locations, leveraging product, packaging, and process engineering teams to develop quality specifications and automated solutions for manufacturing and retail customer base.

Addlestone, Surrey, Gb

Developed, implemented, and executed raw materials and new product manufacturing and supplier quality control program in Americas. Followed Six Sigma methodologies to “go deep” on systemic issues, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and improve standard operating procedures and overall process efficiencies.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Led cross-functional team of design, manufacturing, quality, and process engineers to successful development and release of forward model driveline systems for multiple model year vehicle programs. Oversaw all engineering disciplines, design and process verification testing, releasing documents, axle plant and vehicle team interface on prototype, pre and post-production launch builds, and sign-off. Spearheaded Six Sigma projects to address pre and post-production design, manufacturing, and quality problem resolutions. Contributed to Early-Sourcing Target Agreement (ESTA) process for Tier I and II supplier selection.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Oversaw performance and quality of 1,300,000 rear axles per year, delivering $897,000,000 total revenue per year. Represented axle driveline at Ford vehicle operation plants on quality and stop-ship recovery efforts for truck applications. Coordinated and supported engineering/manufacturing trials and launches of new model builds. Reduced vehicle warranty claims by 30% over three years. Avoided Lemon Law vehicle buy-backs due to axle driveline quality claims, 15+ vehicles per year. Completed 20+ Six Sigma Black Belt and 50+ Green Belt projects focused on customer satisfaction, product durability, and design for manufacturing.

Houston, Tx, Us

Developed technical and commercial proposals including cost benefit value analysis and risk assessment to assist product sales and customer satisfaction ($140,000 to $25,000,000 proposals). Led selecting and configuring of compressors and steam turbines to customer specifications in petrochemical and natural gas applications in Latin America.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering Management