• Manage suppliers ensuring best value cost solutions, specification and quality adherence that complies customer requirements.• Sourcing and Supplier selection process based on customer and engineering requirements, responsible to transfer specific req´s. to the suppliers, develop quotation process.• Support Negotiation of terms and conditions and place purchase orders with successful bidder, ensuring compliance with all applicable Company requirements and regulations.

Responsible of Purchasing and procurement management: raw material including resins, metals (Steel, tin plates, aluminum, etc.) and hardware. Resins yearly consumption 1,500 Tons.Responsible to Procure MRO & Non Production Materials. Yearly budget 4M usd.Drive supplier negotiations to continue improve cost, capacities, terms and conditions.Sourcing and Supplier selection process based on customer and engineering requirements, responsible to transfer specific req´s. to the suppliers, develop quotation process and assign the business to the Supplier with the most favorable conditions for the company.Coordinate Planning and Purchasing and activities: MRP Analysis, Po´s transfer, Delivery dates confirmation, MRP signals, etc. to get materials as scheduled and within budget. Annual purchasing budget: 50M usd.Develop supply chain and continuous improvement plan with suppliers.Responsible of Demand and Inventory Management, Balance supply against demand, Waterfall analysis, reviewing materials and capacity impact based on demand changes to define Operation Plan with the rest of the areas (Sales, Production, Finance).Increase inventory turns ratio. Achievement: Inventory turns reduced from 30 to 10 days of inventory on “Class A” parts.Support the introduction of New Programs: getting samples, expediting raw materials to meet the schedule, define material logistics and procure material for tool trials in Mexico, Asia or US.Kanban system implemented with Steel and resin suppliers in order to deliver steel based on min / max qty´s. Achievement: Consignee program implemented Increase inventory turns.

Support the Planner buyers in order to meet Inventory levels and purchasing objectives. Generate and analyze shortages report in order to prevent any material problem in the short, medium and long term. Support production and sales requirements at the minimum.inventory level.Review and determine with Manufacturing and all supporting areas the Master Schedule Plan.PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST AT&T / LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES OCT’98 – OCT´00Coordinate New Product Introduction in terms of Materials Management. Review and load BOM in MRP System and to coordinate Engineering changes released for the New Product. Coordinate Material activities related with the members of the Team: R&D, Engineering,Purchasing, and Manufacturing.Track the status of all new mechanical parts (sample status, prototype tool, production tool, capacity analysis & constraints).During April to October’00 fully assigned to coordinate Product transfer from Hong Kong to Guadalajara (5 families of products, over 20 models in total)During September to December’99 temporarily assigned to Eatontown, NJ to coordinate material activities for prototype runs in Eatontown and Mass production in Guadalajara.ENGINEERING CHANGES COORD. AT&T / LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES APR ’97 – OCT’98Coordinate the permanent and temporary changes required by R&D / EngineeringReview all open Engineering changes and to update effective date based in the Master Schedule, Inventory, Liabilities and confirmations received from the Planner Buyer.PLANNER / BUYER AT&T / LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES OCT’94 – MAR’97Analyze MRP and execution.During October’96 to January’97 temporarily assigned to Eatontown, NJ to coordinate material activities forSet up of a new Manufacturing location in Eatontown. Developing materials management procedures, set up of the warehouse, and planning components for prototype runs in that location.