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Ana Valeria Quintana Jurado

Ana Valeria Quintana Jurado

Senior Buyer
Monterrey, Nuevo León

Summary

Senior Buyer with extensive experience at ZF, excelling in supplier relationship management and cost analysis. Proven track record in enhancing purchasing strategies and achieving significant savings through BOM analysis and effective negotiation. Adept at fostering vendor relations and driving project success, ensuring timely delivery and quality compliance.


Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Cost Leadership Buyer

ZF Lifetec
08.2021 - Current
  • Forecasted purchasing trends and improved merchandising strategies.
  • BOM detailed analysis and coordination with teams to seek saving opportunities or possibility of design improvement.
  • PowerBI creation and tracking for specific BOM products.
  • Localization analysis for Asia Pacific, North America and Europe plants.
  • RFQ lead and supplier communication.
  • Lead for technical reviews.

Tactical Buyer - Direct Purchasing

ZF
05.2018 - 08.2021
  • Ensured timely delivery of products by closely monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues promptly.
  • Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
  • Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
  • Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
  • Led the launch of special project (SAP Scheduling Agreement Migration) .
  • Crisis coordination and control during Covid.
  • Material deviations, engineering changes and PPAP tracking.

Customer Service Representative

ZF
08.2017 - 04.2018
  • Production scheduling for multiple customer production lines.
  • Inventory control as well as risk identification.
  • Accomplishment of supplier extraordinary demands.
  • Follow up of shipments and compliance on expected timing.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing concerns and providing accurate information.

Indirect Purchasing Intern

ZF
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Requisition reception and tracking.
  • Purchase order creation.
  • Bidding project support and analysis for 4 different ZF plant locations.
  • Implementation of project savings.
  • Supplier support for payment tracking with finance team support.

Education

Bachelor of International Business Economics -

Instituto Tecnológico De Monterrey
Chihuahua, Chih.
05.2001 -

Skills

Supplier relationship management

Purchase order management

BOM Analysis

Localization Analysis

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Database maintenance

Software

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Timeline

Cost Leadership Buyer

ZF Lifetec
08.2021 - Current

Tactical Buyer - Direct Purchasing

ZF
05.2018 - 08.2021

Customer Service Representative

ZF
08.2017 - 04.2018

Indirect Purchasing Intern

ZF
08.2016 - 08.2017

Bachelor of International Business Economics -

Instituto Tecnológico De Monterrey
05.2001 -

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