Highlights:Chemical Engineer and trilingual purchasing professional (Spanish, English and German) with more than 18 years of experience managing commodities related to polymers, resins, rubber, plastic components, minerals, non-ferrous,steel and aluminum; negotiating with suppliers in Mexico, America, Asia and Europe.

Skills:Trilingual (German, English, Spanish), Automotive Experience (+20yrs), Six Sigma Green Belt, SAP experience, Karras certified, Chemical Engineering

Goal:Develop myself with an international company that has a global presence and that is open to provide professional opportunities to good committed individuals.

Membership:- SAE - AIChE

Certification:2015 Conflict Resolving 2014 Legal Training on how to make Supply Contracts and LTA (Long Term Agreements) 2012 Karras Effective Negotiation Course 2008 Course in Six Sigma Green Belt 2007 ISM Course in the elaboration of legal and commercial contracts, Chicago, IL, USA 2005 Course in the quality system ISO/TS 16949 2005 Courses in APQP, PPAP and FMEA 2004 Course in Team Building leadership 2003 Course in IMDS and implementation at the plant level 2002 Course in effective negotiation and conflict management 2001 Course in Lean Manufacturing, PokaJoke, Jidoka and Kaizen 2001 Course in Inco - Terms 2000 Course in Project Administration and SPC 1999 Course of advanced german by the Goethe Institut 1997 Course in SAP training

Honor:- Open Water Diver certification by PADI (1992). - Blue Belt in Tae Kwon Do by the Moo Duk Kwan organization of Mexico (1990). - Eagle Scout badge granted by the Mexican Boy Scout Association (1987). - Ramping Wolf badge granted by the Mexican Boy Scout Association (1980).

Sales Engineer 01/2016 - current
Fire Service Plus, Puebla, Puebla Mexico
Industry: Chemical
Activities : Look for potential customers by prospecting the comercial and industrial markets. Realize technical evaluations for the specific need for each customer, so a proper quotation can be proposed. Negotiate the final price for the offered solution, as well as the payment conditions, warranty and place of delivery, always looking for the best alternative on both sides, under a win-win scope.
Achievements : Until today, I have been able to close several important sales for fire fighting equipment and materials, among which I can mention the solution sold to the presidential hangar at the Mexico City International Airport for 3 MioUSD with fixed equipment Firemiks and FireAde2000 material, the solution sold to the Quaker State plant in Mexico City for 540 KUSD with Enforcer portable equipment and FireAde2000 material (No recharge needed) and the solution sold to the Poliuretanos plant at Toluca, EdoMex for 270 KUSD with material FlameAde (flame retardant). Materials : Fire fighting equipment, 3rd generation, for industrial and comercial applications, portable or fixed.--
Purchasing Commodity Manager 01/2011 - 08/2015
Federal Mogul, Tepotzotlan, Estado de Mexico Mexico
Industry: Automotive
Purchasing Commodity Manager for the Americas (Reports : 6 indirect)
Activities : On the Braking-Friction division be responsible for the Raw Materials commodity in the American continent, covering 6 plants (3 in the USA, 2 in Mexico and 1 in Brazil). Negotiate supply contracts, prices, rebates, payment terms and logistics agreements. Monitor price trends and make market analysis for the main materials purchased. Design and drive material cost savings projects for the region, coordinating the efforts of suppliers and internal areas to have trials, approvals and safe launches of such initiatives. Look for supply opportunities in emerging markets and best cost countries. Propose a Business Plan every year for the region, which then goes into the company´s annual budget. Design and implement a material purchasing strategy per sub-commodity. Realize advanced purchasing activities for new projects both on the OE and AM segments. Achievements : Cost reduction and productivity in the level of 6.2 Mio USD per year on identified MCS projects for the NA region meaning an approximate reduction of 7% in overall spend from 85 Mio USD of responsibility, through Localization, Resourcing, Negotiation and VA/VE activities. Materials : Resins, chemicals and minerals for friction formulas, rubber, fibers, non-ferrous components, adhesives, steel stamped backplates, shims and hardware. Forged and Syntherized parts.--
Senior Buyer 07/2006 - 10/2008
Schneider Electric, Acuamanala, Tlaxcala Mexico
Industry: Electric
Senior Buyer
Activities : Assist in the development of strategies, policies, procedures and objectives for the operation of the purchasing program for materials and services. Measure and monitor purchasing improvement programs, investigate cost reduction opportunities and supplier's ability to meet quantity, delivery, quality, and technical requirements. Negotiate prompt corrective actions to address non-conforming materials and the recovery of costs incurred. Achievements : Keep a delivery level over 98% on my commodities, accomplishing the PPM´s objective over 2 consecutive years. Savings for 1.5 Mio USD through localization projects. Improvement of the inventory level over 200 KUSD therefore incrementing the rotation days giving as a result a better efficiency on the KanBan system. Materials : Thermoset and thermoplastic parts, insulation, electric and electronic parts, labels and nameplates.--
Purchasing Head 01/2004 - 03/2006
Flex-N-Gate, San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato Mexico
Industry: Automotive
Purchasing Head (Reports : 4 direct and 3 indirect)
Activities : Coordinate the performance of the purchasing department including the adquisition of productive and MRO materials and services. Look for cost reductions through benchmarking, negotiation and VA/VE´s process with suppliers, always looking for continuous improvement. Be responsible for advanced purchasing on the new projects with OEM´s. Achievements : Successfully develop procedures and approvals for the projects Ford CD338, GMT900 and Nissan X11 and L32H. Savings for 2.2 Mio USD. Delivery rate on 99% and active participation for the certification on ISO14000. Negotiate directly with steel mills the purchase of master rolls and assign them to service centers. Materials : High strength, carbon, galvanneal and galvanized steel, aluminum, rubber parts, plastic components (injection and extrusion), chemicals for e-coat and chromate lines.--
Purchasing Manager 02/1999 - 12/2003
Mahle, Puebla, Puebla Mexico
Industry: Automotive
Purchasing Manager (Reports : 3 direct)
Activities : Responsible of the purchasing department, coordinating the efforts of the team in order to keep the production line running, buying raw material and MRO components and services. Keeping objectives such as low inventories, cost reductions, Nafta integrations, LTA agreements and consignation contracts, among other tasks. Responsible of the forward sourcing actions for the new projects coming into the plant from the OEM´s. Achievements : Establish a correct division of the productive materials purchased into commodities, as well as an adequate supplier evaluation system. Productivity savings for 1.1 Mio USD on 2002 and for 1.3 Mio USD in 2003 through diverse benchmarking and integration of components coming in from Europe. Keeping for 3 consecutive years a delivery rate over 97% and a supplier quality below 2,000 ppm. Begin commercial relations with China and India for fasteners and rubber components. Materials : Plastic components (injection and extrusión), activated carbon, adhesives, filter media and diverse polymers such as PP, PU, PA and PE.--
Buyer 01/1995 - 08/1998
Volkswagen, Puebla, Puebla Mexico
Industry: Automotive
Senior Buyer for the advance purchasing department developing german suppliers for the C1 New Bettle and A4 Jetta projects.
Activities : Negotiate with domestic and international suppliers the purchase and logistics of productive components for the assembly line. Coordinate activities with suppliers and the internal quality, disposition, warehouse and technical development areas for engineering changes, action models and quality rejections. Develop new projects and realize integration or localization of productive components. Achievements : Realize successful activities in time and form for the projects New Beetle C1 and Jetta A4 such as forward sourcing, supplier development, component approvals and testings, etc. Materials : Seat components, plastic (PA, PP, PE, PU) and rubber parts (EPDM, ECO).--

Universidad de las Americas 08/1987 - 12/1993
Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Chemical Engineering
Industrial Chemical Engineering - Professional Thesis: “Comparative Study by Equations of State for the prediction of the saturated Liquid Density“ - Exchange program with Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, USA. (1992) - President of the directive board for the student section of the IMIQ, equivalent to the AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Period of 1990-1991.

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