Highlights:

Skills:Supply Chain, Logistic, Optimization, DDMRP, Forecasting, Management, Inventory Management

Lead Consultant 03/2022 - current
HCL Technologies, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico
Industry: Manufacturing
Understand current master data elements to support the change process and new technology deployment
• Provides Material Planning expertise to facility functions to support improving demand variability, forecast credibility, and usability for production planning. • Develops a production plan to accommodate customer demand within practical production capabilities and balances the often-conflicting objectives of inventory levels to achieve optimum costs. • Assists facility supply chain leaders in developing inventory strategies to reconcile fluctuating demand and the need for factory stability while minimizing inventory investment. • Run user acceptance test for new system and procedure until accomplishing the expected and desired result across different products and material planning processes • Develop new standard works to adapt the new system tools into the regular work for material planners, production schedulers, and suppliers • Be the connection and bridge between new technological solution developers and the current operational environment, including material planners and suppliers • Assure the alignment between the new technology platform and current processes like SAP, MRC, and other tools to ensure a clean transitional project--
Project Leader - Master Thesis Project in Optimization 08/2020 - 06/2021
Johnson & Johnson, , Netherlands
Industry: Pharma
Process Mining's Application to Medical Device and Pharma Planning
• Project of analysis of implantation and digital transformation, of a process mining tool within the company’s internal toolboxes and embed the innovation within the organization. • Analysis of tools in the market, selection of the most optimal tool, and analysis of processes and applications in which the tool can be applied • Application of agile methodologies (SCRUM) and definition of user stories • Used AHP as a framework to identify the best process.--
Material Planner Coordinator 08/2018 - 07/2020
APTIV, Guadalupue, Nuevo Leon Mexico
Industry: Automotive
Coordinate Supply Planning for 11 plants (2 regions), managing the (international) purchase of raw materials for several of the world's leading automotive manufacturers such as Tesla, Ford, Nissan Peugeot GM, Hyundai Kia, etc.
• Defined forecasting strategy and supply planning activities for the medium and long term, for international suppliers, focusing on Asian suppliers (Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, India). • Align with the logistic staff, brokers, forwarders, and carriers to ensure the correct and efficient movement of land shipments (from the moment it arrives at the port, cross-dock, or warehouse), air, and sea shipments. • Improved Supply chain process through Partnership management with the main suppliers of auto parts in the world such as Yazaki, KUM, Sumitomo, Lear, etc. Reducing the use of expedited shipments, which reduced supplier errors. • Identified supply constraints to optimize customer service, inventory levels, and manufacturing costs, by improving processes and working with the team to reduce and avoid human errors--
Supply Chain Manager 02/2016 - 08/2018
COOL S. DE R.L DE CV, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico
Industry: Chemical
Supply Chain Manager
Negotiated with 30+ regular national and international suppliers (mainly China, USA, and Mexico) establishing medium long-term forecast to meet the required demand, and save 10% by changing some suppliers. • Supervised the requirements of raw materials and equipment for a total of 90 destinations in Mexico and the USA, applying forecasting analytical models for medium and long-term demand, achieving a service level of almost 95%. • Established Inventory parameters considering demand/supply variability (min/max targets, safety stock / reorder point) the calendar, and cadence of procurement for a different stock in warehouses, reducing the inventory from 15 days to 5 days of inventory.--
Restaurant Owner 03/2014 - 12/2015
Johnnys Wings, Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico
Industry: Food
Restaurant Owner
• Managed and supervised the staff (recruitment, salary payment, and training of 12 employees) • Made the procurements, forecasts, logistics for all raw materials, and other supplies for all restaurant needs, with 5 international suppliers (USA). • Monitored price variations in the market to choose the best suppliers (10 regular suppliers) • Planned advertising campaigns in radio, newspaper, and social networks (reaching more than 25 thousand followers on Facebook) • Executed daily inventories of raw materials--
Human Resources Specialist 08/2011 - 03/2014
Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas, Victoria, Tamaulipas Mexico
Industry: Government
Human Resources Generalist
• Elaborated more than 350 job profiles for State Government’s unionized positions • Selected unionized candidates for hiring, promotion, and salary increasing according to job profiles and law requirements (20 hires and 80 promotions per month on average) • Conducted interviews and evaluated psychometric results or other pertinent examinations of more than 100 candidates for all unionized positions per month • Reviewed candidates’ paperwork for hiring and promotion • Elaborated monthly reports of promotions and hiring--

Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 01/2006 - 12/2010
Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Administration
Bachelor of Administration with an Emphasis in Supply Chain Management

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