Operations Manager
Grupo Liquis
Mexicali Y Alrededores, México
In charge of leading the human and technological resources of the company towards the accomplishment of goals and objectives. Among other responsibilities, I was in charge of managing cross functional teams including purchasing, inventory management and information technologies while being directly responsible for sourcing new products, services, contractors, capital and non-capital equipment. • Implemented inventory management and control procedures on all sites, driving the accuracy… Show more In charge of leading the human and technological resources of the company towards the accomplishment of goals and objectives. Among other responsibilities, I was in charge of managing cross functional teams including purchasing, inventory management and information technologies while being directly responsible for sourcing new products, services, contractors, capital and non-capital equipment. • Implemented inventory management and control procedures on all sites, driving the accuracy to a documented effectiveness of 99% (corroborated and documented by De Luna & Associates external auditors) from previous 72% registered the year before the implementation of our project thus saving Grupo Liquis $1.2 million US dollars on over purchasing, spoilage, slippage and theft. • Created and implemented an intelligent purchasing module on the MRP system that considers blocks of historical sales, seasonality, lead time, multi-site inventory as well as weekly and daily sales average to provide accurate and timely information in which to plan inventory purchasing.• Developed comprehensive business plans and market strategies that ultimately defined the strategy for the expansion efforts of the chain.• Created the Inventory Control and Management department making one person responsible for the enforcement of policies and procedures throughout the company overseeing a team of coordinators which ultimate goal was set the base for the implementation and start-up of a major distribution center with a minimum level of 98% inventory accuracy.• Reorganized the Purchasing department dividing it into four sub-departments (food, beverage, pharmaceutical and MRO) with a coordinator for each that oversees a team of clerks.• Created and implemented job descriptions, policies and procedures manuals for all the newly created departments. Show less