Highlights:

Skills:Supply Chain, Procurement, Materials

Purchasing Manager 08/2019 - current
Clearfield, INC., tijuana, Baja California Mexico
Manage a purchasing team of 6, overseeing the procurement of raw materials and MRO to meet the plant requirements and needs
• Meet and negotiate with major vendors to stablish the best possible outcome of a partnership for the company • Create and develop procurement strategies to meet the needs of the plant, including negotiation of VMI, and other tools to help the best possible delivery always aligned with the company's policies and procedures • Monitor and guide the purchasing team to meet their goals as well as set up yearly objectives for their growth in the company • Approve purchases in my designated authorization level and provide guidance to follow the company's proper procedures in different type of acquisitions.--
Inventory Analyst Sr. 07/2016 - 02/2019
Avery Products, tijuana, Baja California Mexico
Analyze Inventory Status of Finished goods, Raw material and Displays for the whole company
• Provide weekly information tracking about Inventory Levels, Inventory turns, Excess, Discontinued product, No movement material at all levels • Coordinate Inventory reduction programs with the plants and monitor advances and challenges • Initiate liquidation and/or disposition and donation of Discontinued product in direct communication with Sales, Demand planning and Distribution center personnel • Coordinate and merge (conciliate) the SPI projections with the Forecast and Financial projections each quarter • Monitor, track and report any significant variation/s on the plant to Demand planning, Sales and Supply Chain.--
Supply Chain Planner 05/2015 - 07/2016
Avery Products, tijuana, Baja California Mexico
Coordinate planning, scheduling and the development of the proper tools to support operations for two product categories, in two different manufacturing plants
• Coordination between production, logistics and sales to ensure the plans are aligned between demand and supply • Coordinate priorities between Sales and production to ensure product availability and fill rate • Monitor production output, material shortages, customer order fill rate • Setup new products dependencies and coordinate supersession for different versions of the products • Monitor end of life cycles for the different versions, coordinate deliveries of finished goods to the customer's DCs and shipments among our own DCs • Supervised Buyers and Planners procedures and processes • Provided guidance to Buyers and Planners to achieve metrics goals • Mentored Procurement and Planning teams on forecast sources and forecasting procedure to identify patterns and possible changes--
Global Demand Planner 03/2010 - 05/2015
Monster Cable, tijuana, Baja California Mexico
Demand planning for Canada Region, New Product introduction coordination, Forecast analysis and maintenance, Logistics coordination, direct contact with Sales reps and Account management department
• Inventory analysis, Excess inventory calculation and reduction plan coordination with sales • Approval of purchasing messages in the system for order release, Customer service regarding product description and information and order status • Sales and operations meeting presenter for Canada region, Metrics reporting and analysis for on-time delivery, ATP, warranty claims, POP, Product allocation, etc • Contributed to decrease total inventory by 40% from 2010 to 2014 • Coordinated CPFR meetings with the mayor customers • Contributed to be named Vendor partner of the Year by our Main Customer twice (2011 & 2012)--
Materials Buyer/Planner 07/2005 - 02/2009
Frazier Industrial, Long Valley, New Jersey United States
Steel components procurement for 3 different plants, in the US and Mexico. Negotiation of steel mill runs with several suppliers, and logistic coordination to meet production schedules. Price negotiation with suppliers to meet the best prices, delivery and quality.
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Planner/Buyer 01/2004 - 06/2004
GE Security, Navojoa, Sonora Mexico
Raw material procurement, and supply chain coordination.
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Planner/Buyer 06/2004 - 07/2005
Molex, Nogales, Sonora Mexico
Raw material procurement and production scheduling for several production lines.
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Material Analyst Sr. 07/2002 - 05/2003
Exemplar Manufacturing, Empalme, Sonora Mexico
Raw material procurement for several production lines.
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Buyer 04/1999 - 06/2002
Panasonic, Tijuana, Baja California Mexico
Raw material procurement from Asia, and the US.
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