Fernando Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Responsible for business and operations performance of 6 plants across Queretaro MX, Ohio US, and Ontario CA. Committed to empowering our plant teams to drive value and optimize operations, ensuring delivery of the highest quality parts and service to our customers.

Dallas, Texas, United States

- Direct material cost reduction / commodity strategy for a global agriculture and construction vehicle OEM. Assessed the spend profile across 25 commodities and their sub-commodities, gathered insights on supplier, competitor and market dynamics and identified/sized savings levers (i.e., supplier collaboration & negotiations, footprint moves, VA/VE).

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Supported a German luxury vehicle OEM to turnaround one of its critical troubled plastic interior and exterior components suppliers by identifying opportunities and supporting in the implementation of productivity and quality improvement initiatives across injection molding, paint, JIS assembly, material handling, and direct & indirect material sourcing.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

5-Year strategy for a $6B automotive component manufacturer:- Led team to develop a five year strategic plan, focusing on core customers and products- Proposed divestiture of two business, and plant footprint consolidation/expansion plansPlant assessment and improvement strategy for a interiors component Tier-1 automotive supplier:- Led 8 detailed.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Operations Transformation: Led two teams through the implementation of a preventative maintenance optimization program and new operating model for a leading oilfield service provider. Drove core behavioral changes to integrate operations, maintenance and planning functions to increase operational efficiencies and improve financial performance.- Strategic.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

• Developed a growth strategy proposal to escalate the services and parts business in Mexico
• Evaluated Mexican Wreck Repair workshops to optimize operations and improve customer service
• Led the SWAT team to analyze the DVP (Differential Value Proposition) initiative, create a decision making framework, and propose ways to use customer insights to create value for all stakeholders

San Nicolás De Los Garzas Area, Mexico

• Performed extensive negotiations with suppliers to control skyrocketing raw material prices, avoiding a 14% increase in the turf yarn price and establishing a 12% lower price formula for our polypropylene carpet yarn
• Applied statistical analysis to forecast demand and purchase in advance, avoiding a 7% price increase in polyester fiber and achieving more than $120K in savings for the company
• Managed relationships with key suppliers and established new commercial partnerships to create competitive advantages through purchasing innovative products

San Nicolás De Los Garzas Area, Mexico

• Led a cross-functional team of 15 key matrixed employees and 8 consultants to implement an ERP company-wide
• Negotiated the initial price proposal by 58%, reducing it enough to meet the highly restricted budget, while maintaining the project scope, and obtain corporate approval for the investment
• Executed the project in 4.5 months, a new record in time and cost for any of ALFA’s other subsidiary implementationsSAP Implementation (SD, MM, PP, FI, CO, BI-BO)

San Nicolás De Los Garzas Area, Mexico

• Led a strategic restructuring during the creation of a call center, reducing 21 agents distributed across 5 locations in Mexico to 10 agents centralized at Monterrey, selecting qualified staff and hiring and training 6.
• Supervised 14 employees across 3 departments, aligning team’s focus to company goals of price and sales administration, samples administration and customer service
• Standardized processes to achieve a 96% service level, an answered calls indicator that is typically benchmarked at 85%

San Nicolás De Los Garzas Area, Mexico

• Coached and empowered 4 employees to maintain optimal inventory levels, contributing to a lower working capital and assuring sufficient raw materials for production and final goods to satisfy customer demand
• Directed the sales and operations planning process (S&OP), to achieve consensus on a single forecast and alignment on order prioritization to assure customer service

San Nicolás De Los Garzas Area, Mexico

• Introduced a revenue and volume Excel-based forecasting model at product level, and initiated information sharing with the operations team to increase the accuracy in predicting manufacturing volume and material.
• Revolutionized the sales people access to information by creating automated and digested excel reports, enabling the team to make customer and product profitability analysis

Monterrey Area, Mexico

• Designed and directed the Warehouse Management System (WMS) reconfiguration, while also working with the cargo team to optimize movements, reducing loading time by 62%

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Masters In Business Administration, Mba

Activities and Societies: President of Mexican Graduate Business Association, Vice President of Special Events of Latin American &.

Executive Education, Kellogg Pwc Family Enterprise Advance Education Program

Bachlor In Mechanical Engineering, Engineering And Administration