Araceli Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

• Responsible for leading Global Purchasing and NPI Sourcing business functions across all commodities, supported by a 5 member-team.• Responsible for Clear-To-Build Analysis, either for mass production or NPI implementation.• Responsible for definition of the PO Management KPIs and supplier performance.• In charge of streamlining purchasing process and the Request for Quote (RFQ) procedure for suppliers.• Determined criteria for the supplier assessment and pricing selection based on the guidelines for compliance and company policies.• Sourced new vendors to boost product offerings and increase profit margins at each manufacturing facility.• Provided the baseline for planning parameters and ensured housekeeping from all the pertinent areas into the ERP system in order to keep optimal inventory levels.• Weekly review of financial health and improvement of the payment terms with supplier accounts.• Arranged and conducted supplier visits, negotiations, and contract reviews.• Participated in S&OP meetings and collaborated with internal stakeholders to understand current and future business needs to carry out an appropriate procurement and develop aligned sourcing strategies.

• Supported by the USA team, I provided expertise and guidance to a client located in Tijuana due to SAP implementation (Warehouse, Inventory, Planning, Purchasing and Quality).• Participated in the configuration of the system to meet customer requirements in order to optimize performance of their business processes.• Coordinated meetings with customers to discuss status of projects.• Gathered feedback from users regarding system usability and suggested changes accordingly.• Made Manuals and trained users to work with the ERP system and linked programs.

Maintal, De

• Temporal project to support the startup of operations for a new Facility in Tijuana Mexico due to the transfer of Production Lines from Michigan USA.• ERP implementation, validation, and execution of the MRP process throughout the BOM levels, and creation of supplier releases based on the product migration stage.• Calculation of the optimal stock target per Business Unit as of the days on-hand policy and inventory cost.• Carried out the cost-benefit analysis for the vendors' relocation project with the purpose of developing a local competitive supply and getting dramatic logistics savings.• Designed and uploaded the forecasting tool to drive material flow.• Created a Supplier Matrix showing the shared components detail for all the product families per BU to get the global annual usage per item and vendor.

Shanghai , Cn

 In charge of materials planning for direct purchased components in alignment with the Master Production Schedule. Carry out the MRP process throughout the system to release weekly shipping schedules to suppliers and daily follow-up with them in regards to the shipments on-time execution. Monitor the forecast accuracy for all raw materials (particularly with long lead-times) and ensure a timely/effective communication of the forecast schedules and spot buy orders for the overall supplier base. Manage and keep optimal inventory levels to ensure a transparent and efficient material flow based on the inventory policy and ABC classification, provide feedback to the production planning, logistics, purchasing and finance teams. Manage the ramp up of new raw materials to guarantee on-time deliveries without any inbound/outbound premium freight and minimization of obsolete inventories either for phase-out components or configuration change materials. Work closely with Purchasing and the Launching team to drive the availability and coverage of parts, the integrity of the item master data and standard planning processes for the introduction of new suppliers as well as risk assessments. Complete root cause analysis on all supplier disruptions; develop robust improvement plans to ensure material flow’s consistency for the required planning horizon or visibility. Follow escalation process properly and raise red flags opportunely about any critical supply issue in order to avoid potential shortages and line-stops. Support all activities related with accounts payable to ensure on-time payment to suppliers and avoid credit hold accounts.Main Achievements: Smooth Start of Operations for Mercedez Benz, BMW and GM Lines by the supplier network under my control. Significant savings in cash-flow due to MOQ's reduction on resins and intercompany transfers because of programs in balance-out which also avoided obsolesce.

Berg, Baden-Württemberg, De

 Lead the holistic development and implementation of a Supply Chain Department for the 1st Mexican Automotive Site to achieve a sustained on-time delivery performance, customer & supplier lead time breakthroughs and optimal financial results. Responsible for the Teams of: Demand & Order Management, Master Production Scheduling, Warehouse and Inventory Control, Purchasing & New Suppliers Development, Foreign Trade & Logistics. Provide inventory strategies that satisfy requirements for stocks, operations costs, lead times and delivery targets. Set inventory goals, review/approve new buffer targets and ensure the compliance. Assess the production capacity with Sales & Projects in order to propose manufacturing models that support the global business plan and growing of the Company. Ensure right SAP parameters settings and its regular maintenance to care the demand & supply signal integrity. Develop and track supply chain performance indicators to provide feedback about the execution, identify opportunities areas and drive/boost its improvement. Implement cost saving projects that allow the business processes continuity within the entire Supply Chain.Main Achievements: Level loading per product line, determining through this way the optimal weekly production volumes, daily rates for the new launches and required levels of safety stock per month. Successful settings of the suppliers parameters in SAP. Successful sourcing and development of new local suppliers based on the purchasing strategy and budgets for the short and long term. Compliance to Foreign Trade legal regulations and 3PL partnerships.

Ostfildern, De

 Responsible to create sales and purchase forecasts, determine optimal stock levels, execute the production scheduling, materials planning & ordering. Customer service; direct communication with the customers to receive firm demand (orders) and forecasts, attend unforeseen requirements, as well as to confirm the shipments (ASNs) into the Client Portals. Analyze customer forecasts and demand changes. Provide feedback based on such analysis through the Client Portals. Determine the optimal finish goods & components inventory levels based on the Company’s Material Policies so that the established parameters in the system allow to meet these objectives. Monitor the inventory pipeline to avoid shortages so that it ensures the achievement of the on-time deliveries. Make certain the MRP process as of the updated customer demand/forecast, inventory and production capacity, afterwards create and provide to the shop floor a weekly master production schedule showing the needed daily volume, rate per hour, quantity of shifts and required headcount to perform the plan. Lead the daily production fulfillment meeting with the operations team in order to follow up the MPS, evaluate any impact and make adjustments if it´s needed. Provide weekly forecasts (releases) to suppliers to ensure materials availability and double-check shipping documents. Daily analysis of the DOH and production consumption patterns to identify opportunely the excess and potential obsolete inventory, if so develop plans immediately to avoid or reduce overstocks.Main Achievements: None air freight expense by any material on pre-series stage or mass production under my control. Negotiation with top suppliers about a new delivery frequency in order to reduce logistics costs and balance the inventory. Identification and implementation of alternative inventory management techniques by involving the suppliers to optimize the materials flow and enhance the efficiency in the value-chain.

Dorval, Québec, Oo

 Carry out in a monthly basis the Shipping and Master Production Schedules (MPS) in regards to the material flow according to the demand and offer coverage and visibility to the client plants at short, medium, and long term. Monthly execute and display the Sales, Inventory & Operations Plan (SI&OP) to synchronize the demand with the company’s resources. Lead the SI&OP meeting with the attendance of the Operations Director, Plant Manager, Logistics Core Manager, as well as the Finance and HR managers. Analyze and communicate to the Top Management the impact of changes due to new production rates and mix products. Quarterly and annual determine the workload (in units and hours) as well as the direct resources required and the optimal levels of finished goods. Follow up the progress of the work processes Vs MPS and report KPIs. Harmonize the tasks and efforts of the operations by supporting the methods, logistics and production teams in order to meet in shop floor the implementation dates of the configuration change materials. Keep close communication with the client plants about the configuration changes and guarantee that the information in the assigned platform is available and reliable.  Analyze the risk of potential obsolete components and their costs based on the lead-time to implement the configuration changes.Main Achievements: Design and implementation of long term planning strategies for the operations plan based on the forecast boards of the clients, annual working days, current headcount as well as the optimal inventory level for every program as of the unit costs and available space. Standardization of the master production schedules for the business units of structures. Creation of the Balanced Scorecard for the Change Management Area.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

- Coordination and continuous improvement of the information system for the Process Reliability indicator (PR), KPI and metric by which the maturity of the manufacturing systems is measured in order to generate actions to improve the competitiveness and attract new projects.- Responsible of the deployment for the PR system through the design and execution of trainings to the production team.- Responsible of the obtainment and sorting of the data, arrangement and presentation of the results, as well as its analysis and interpretation for several time periods.- Daily and monthly performance follow up of the PR at the shop floor to get an early detection of opportunity areas and losses (gaps) that support making decision.Main Achievements:- Successful implementation of the PR system within a significant time reduction.- Substantial improvement of the reporting system in real time with multiple variables and versatile charts too.

Campus Monterrey, Maestría En Sistemas De Calidad Y Productividad, Especialidad En Cadena De Suministros Y Logística

Ingeniera Industrial, Especialidad En Calidad Y Productividad