Fernando Ruiz, Mba Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Consulting projects - Delivering strategic value to businesses through cost savings, process improvements, and risk mitigation. Savings over + $10 MM.• Spend analysis and baselining.• Benchmarking with dynamic market intelligence.• Supplier identification and qualification.• Purchasing strategy, development and execution.• Negotiations and Contracting.• Work with client’s teams to right-size requirements and specifications.• Work with the right suppliers in the most suitable/low risk regions.• Set pricing targets based on competitive market intelligence.• Design and conduct strategic sourcing events to solicit qualifications and pricing.• Negotiate with enough leverage to secure competitive pricing, terms and conditions.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Responsible for procurement of supplies and equipment across the entire Dental One Partners network of affiliated practices. • +$12 MM in cost reductions out of a spend of $50 MM thru global sourcing, price negotiations and indirect spend programs.• Saving projects between 15%-70%.• Increased payment terms from 30 days to +60 days. • Led purchasing function including redefining strategic sourcing within the organization, developed both short and long-term plans, implemented best practices and drove execution. • Analyzed current spend, identified cost reduction opportunities, performed market analysis and recommended sourcing strategies. • Established, managed and developed procurement team, accountable for all purchasing activity across enterprise. • Negotiated contracts for all direct and indirect suppliers, both domestic and international. • Worked closely with Executive Committee, Clinical, Construction, IT, Regional District and Practice Management teams to maximize the patient experience. • Expanded company sourcing to include best in world vendors including Asia and Europe.

Responsible for driving strategic transformation and improvements in the areas of Supply Chain Management• +$50 MM of EBITDA increase thru indirect spend programs, price negotiations and local/global sourcing• Collaborative buying programs yielding 5%-45% savings• Developed a sourcing infrastructure in Asia.• Successful at building and right sizing supply chains into world class, high performance organizations.• Proven performance and leadership in driving cost reductions, efficiency and change throughout diverse industries, sizes, cultures and maturity.• Pioneered collaborative buying agreements for a mid-cap private equity company• Created a sourcing tool kit for portfolio companies.• Operational Due Diligence reports.• Acted as interim COO, Purchasing Director, Quality Director at portfolio companies.

Sourcing Director,Ensured maximum value from a $200MM in annual spend , while minimizing supply chain risks and delivering savings.• Delivered $20 MM in savings thru price negotiations and supplier change.• Reduced the budget from $1.2 MM to $680 K.• Earned an additional $30 MM in savings as part of an 8 member team including Mabe (Mexico) and Camco (Canada).• Managed 4 global buyers and 3 PMQE’s• Drove a reduction of Parts per Million from 3582 to 36 through the implementation of 7 six sigma projects.• Audited 35 Mexican suppliers in Environmental, Health and Safety procedures to assure that our supplier base was in compliance.• Moved the payment terms of 46 suppliers from 1.65% discount average 18, net 70 to 2.5% discount average 18, net 90.• Conducted 33 electronic bids that identified $15 MM in savings.