Jorge Orlando Barrera Alvarez Email & Phone Number

Long Beach, Ca

Responsible for reviewing incoming Request for Quote (RFQ) and submitting JBI’s bids to the customer.Worked closely with architects and general contractors in RFP and RFI processes to ascertain new projects for the company.Responsible for performing cost studies for new manufactured products and sub-assemblies.Worked with purchasing manager and engineering manager in several “Make vs. Buy” projects to determine the best options in terms of pricing, manufacturing methods, lead-time, and quality.Worked with integration manager to define proper methodology to establish Bills of Materials (BOM) and Methods of Manufacturing (MOM) in the company’s ERP software tied to an inventory control program.Reviewed pricing strategy for JBI’s main customer in order to keep a competitive advantage in the market without sacrificing the quality of the products.Participated in studying and submitting price proposals for the LAX – Tom Bradley, Terminal 2, and Terminal 4 restoration projects.Negotiated and won bids for renovating two projects for The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Santa Monica and one Hunt + Gather in the LA county.Reviewed and approved quotes processed by JBI’s coordination department for active customers.

Long Beach, Ca

Reviewed production orders and schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of all materials required to maximize productions schedules and avoid downtime.Scheduled delivery dates of all materials in order to meet or exceed production schedule requirements.Worked with operations, sales, and shop supervisors to plan production schedules, establish priorities and sequences for manufacturing products and to resolve operational, problems to minimize costs.Procured offshore finished goods.Coordinated with design and engineering to insure viability of using specified plans and materials.Worked closely with multiple vendors (domestic and foreign) to assure most favorable terms, to include pricing, payment terms, delivery, and storage/processing.Performed several RFI/RFP programs.Reviewed bid proposals and negotiated contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.Responsible for establishing yearly goals within budgetary limitations.Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for creating and maintaining Suppliers, Parts, and Price Lists in EPICOR.Developed Standard Operating Procedures to control Inventory and sub-assemblies.Supervised a team of 4 purchasing agents.

Long Beach, Ca

Negotiated Terms and Conditions with potential vendors, awarding a contract to Quality Container for a value of $400,00000.Negotiated acceptable prices and term with vendors regarding price and delivery of materials in the best interest of the company and customers.Met with vendors to evaluate and ensure company/customer specifications were achieved.Provided uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies, and services required by the company to operate on a daily basis.Reviewed customer specifications and company needs to ascertain quantity and types of material needed to obtain quality results.Reviewed and approved purchasing requests received from various internal departments.Entered purchasing information in the company ERP system and generated related reports for inventory control purposes.Tracked order deliveries to ensure timely delivery and expedited orders as required.

Santa Fe Springs, Ca

Claimed over $555,00000 from Instant Rebates, Spiffs, and Price Protection programs from FAMSA´s vendors.Participated in a project to Export Cameras, Audio Systems, and Car Audio models to Mexico. The forecasted value for the project within the first 4 months was $3,200,0000.Prepared comparative Sales report on a monthly basis to monitor the growth of the category.Responsible for monitoring and developing strategies to maintain and improve the margin for the major Electronics Groups.Responsible for monitoring Inventory levels at the Distribution Centers, Stores, Local Warehouses, Kiosks, and Tents through the country and report any anomaly to both, the senior buyer and the vendors.Responsible for approving Transfer request from the stores throughout the country.Responsible for releasing new models and discontinuing old models on STORIS and communicating changes to all the stores.Participated in numerous meetings with the major Electronics Vendors of the company.

Santa Fe Springs, Ca

Developed standard reports to monitor the products displayed in the company’s stores.Developed standard procedures to replenish stores throughout the U.S. according to the demand of products.Developed Layouts for the 54 stores according to the storage capacity.Leaded the Automatic Transfer project.Responsible for supervising 8 people in the replenishment team.Trained new employees in the replenishment and supply chain procedures.Prepared inventory reports on a daily basis.Prepared Store Availability Index report on a weekly basis.Prepared End of Month reports on a monthly basis.Prepared Sales, Inventory and goal accomplishment presentations on a quarterly basis.Responsible for meeting expectations of customer service with the District Managers, Store Managers and Sales Supervisors.Responsible for coordinating AS-IS product shipments.

Santa Fe Springs, Ca

Responsible for monitoring the Transfers between Distribution Centers, Warehouses, Kiosks and Tents in California, Nevada, Texas & Illinois.Responsible for coordinating the shipments in order to fulfill the scheduled Transfers generated by the supply department.Developed standard procedures for the daily, monthly and quarterly inventory reports.Developed standard procedures for the quarterly sales report.Reported inconsistencies with the inventory politicies at the warehouse.

Toncancipá, Colombia

Saved over $555.00000 in the standard cost of the products.Saved over $191.00000 by line balancing, which means savings over 240 people in a year.Responsible for supervising over 100 people in production lines.Developed standard operating procedures to create and modify Routing in SAP to both new and old non-updated material codes.Developed standard operating procedures to quote both new and old non-updated products.Prepared weekly reports for the Projects Manager and to the supervisors group.Prepared quarterly reports for the Manufacture Manager and the Manufacture Director.Developed methods to increase the human work factor in the production lines.Responsible for increasing productivity through combined work steps, removing non-value added tasks, adding automation and the development of effective work practices.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 3.92

Activities and Societies: VP of Alumni Relations, Latin American Business Association

Industrial Engineer, Engineering, Logistics, Manufacture, Operations

Dissertation titled “Experimental Test of a Roses Cutting Tool Developed by the Ergonomics Studies Center”, 2009.