Antonio Cruz
Tlajomulco de Zuniga
Summary
Planning and Purchasing Management| Expert in sourcing, production and coordination with manufacturing plants. I specialize in production planning, strategic purchasing, and inventories, with over 10 years of experience in global manufacturing companies such as Sanmina and Flex. I currently lead the planning and purchasing team with four production lines for the Tesla project, coordinating 9 people. I have generated significant savings through demand management, inventory control, resource efficiency, and collaboration with manufacturing plants. I am proficient in tools such as Kinaxis, Oracle, and Excel and management in 24-month forecasts, planning and purchase, KPI monitoring and acknowledgement in compliance, international exports, and customs validation.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Planning & Purchasing Superintendent
Sanmina
2022 - Current
- Leading a 9-person team (3 supervisors and 5planners) responsible for planning and purchasing.
- Reduced inventory by 15%, avoiding $25M USD in excess inventory during one quarter.
- Keeping 4 production lines running 3 shifts a day-7 days a week and working to complete 5th and 6th lines inside this 2025
- Reduced inventory excess by 15% through improved forecasting and supplier coordination.
- Ensured 100% compliance with the production plan for two consecutive years through demand control, engineering change analysis and visibility into WIP and raw materials.
- Report in a monthly basis, the projections with a 24-month horizon, mitigating overstocks and logistics costs.
- Coordinated with 2nd source of packaging to use parts.
- Optimized the transportation of heavy weight materials, reducing the use of air shipments and moving via sea/land freight.
- Present in all global levels inventory projection.
- Known Kinaxis, Oracle, and Excel for material control, stock for demand projections.
- Management of external hubs (local GDC and GDC Laredo) and monitoring between distribution centers.
- Getting new projects with +100% increases in demand ($50M USD) due to good management of the materials.
Planning & Purchasing Supervisor
Sanmina
2015 - 2022
- Working with a team of 6 members, supporting automotive (Harman) and telecom (Nokia) accounts.
- Coordinate production planning and purchasing processes for 3 production lines.
- Managed customer and supplier meetings to resolve planning issues and ensure fulfillment.
- Implemented inventory control strategies that reduced shortages and improved planning accuracy.
- Implemented engineering changes according customer/supplier request.
Planner Buyer
Sanmina
2014 - 2015
- Purchase and planning cycle including supplier negotiation, tracking shipments and expedites.
- Developed short reports to track procurement status and supplier performance.
- Improved lead times through proactive supplier engagement and logistics tracking.
Export Analyst
Flex
2013 - 2014
- Manage air and ground logistics operations, including shipment tracking and carriers coordination.
- Ensured timely export compliance and documentation management.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure export processes.
Legal Analyst
Geodis Logistics
2012 - 2013
- Customs validations and operational reporting for import/export activities.
- Supported compliance processes including VUCEM and SECIIT systems.
- Dispute resolution proceedings, minimizing financial impact on the organization.
Education
Bachelor Degree - International Business
Universidad De Guadalajara
01-2012
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Material procurement
- Key decision making
- Demand planning
- Project management
- Demand forecasting
- Negotiation expertise
- Cross-functional collaboration
Timeline
Planning & Purchasing Superintendent
Sanmina
2022 - Current
Planning & Purchasing Supervisor
Sanmina
2015 - 2022
Planner Buyer
Sanmina
2014 - 2015
Export Analyst
Flex
2013 - 2014
Legal Analyst
Geodis Logistics
2012 - 2013
Bachelor Degree - International Business
Universidad De Guadalajara
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