Arturo Alejandro Castillo
Procurement manager
San Nicolás de los Garza
Summary
Proactive Purchasing Manager helping businesses meet fulfillment obligations through reliable vendor partnerships and streamlined ordering processes. Performs detailed research in supplier selection, sourcing and value assessment to form best overall strategy for long-term gain. Manages purchasing budget to determine feasibility of contracts and exceed savings goals.
Previous experience in the startup of a new plant, beginning with a 25,000 square-foot facility generating $800,000 in monthly sales, and currently operating in two 260,000 square-foot plants with average monthly sales of $14.5 millions over an 8-year period.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Procurement Manager
Cadrex (Ex-Tenere)
06.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Sheet-Metal sector.
- Procurement management with 6 team members, direction of Purchase orders placement and follow up for direct and indirect materials (Americas, Asia and local suppliers), special control and analysis for long lead time and high value items, procurement escalations, new suppliers development for raw material and services, price brakes and MOQs negotiation, development of new programs (NPIs), clear to builds for planning and production, resolution of AP discrepancies, supplier business reviews, ERP control and data integrity (MRP, items set up, vendors set up, safety stocks, min-max and ROP, VMI programs, promise and ship dates, prices).
- CSCM: New orders, expedite requests, push out request, cancellation analysis, excess & obsoletes.
- Logistic: best shipping methode analysis, importation process (air, ground and sea shipments), virtual pedimentos (IMMEX program), regimen A1, Af e IN selection, certificates (COO USMCA, mill cert, SMDS cert)
- KPI’s management.
Leadership members: Inventory turnovers, Inventory costs (budgeted) & line stops causes.
Procurement team: PO placement, PO confirmation, Past due orders & AP discrepancies.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing.
- Collaborated with finance departments on budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring accurate representation of procurement expenses and cost-saving opportunities, inventory turnovers, P&L, cost rull up buy parts.
- Internal Auditor for ISO 9001-2015
Sr Buyer
Tenere Manufacturing
11.2017 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: Sheet-Metal sector.
- Direct purchasing: RFX (MOQs and price brakes), MRP analysis, PO placement, logistics, documented purchasing information in the system to maintain detailed and accurate records, analyzed inventory usage and assessed trends to provide maximum coverage for each time period.
- Indirect purchasing: Tools and spare parts (China and USA parts), logistics (air, ground and sea shipments), min-max analysis for tool crib, reorder point, costs reduction.
- NPI procurement (RFX, vendor set-up, commodities, costs), import management (material consolidation, temporal and definitive import, logistics, pedimentos, A1, AF & IN forms.
- Outside processing (plating, e-coat, sandblast, silkscreen and machining) and payment follow up (accounts-payable).
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement.
Purchasing
Universidad Interamericana Para El Desarrollo
03.2015 - 03.2017
- Company Overview: Education sector.
- Supply chain, cost analysis, Budgeting for 49 locations, Budgets management, quality and guarantee, suppliers development, strategic projects, logistics, payment scheduling, etc.
Education
MBA - logistics (supply chain)
Universidad Tecmilenio
01.2024 - Current
Degree in Business Administration - undefined
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
01.2010 - 01.2014
Skills
Strategic sourcing
Supplier management
Price negotiation
Spend analysis
Demand forecasting
Problem-solving abilities
Teamwork and collaboration
Materials management
New vendor setup
Functions And Responsibilities
- Purchasing management, PO placement management (+) 3500 part numbers.
- MRP Analysis and distribution with the team
- Escalation contact for procurement department
- New suppliers development
- Expedite request and clear to builds
- Importation control
- Bowler meetings with leadership
- Approval for production plan per month for buy items
- Budgets management (new projects and capital expenses)
- Capital equipment acquisition
- Supplier business reviews
- Contract administration, proposal review (RFQ), vendor quality certification
- Logistics (air, ground and sea shipments)
- KPIs Reports generation
- Inventory planning and forecasting control
- On time delivery
- ISO 9001-2015 auditor
- Outside processing administration
- Intercompany materials review, cost reduction and obsoletes reduction.
Key Performance Indicators
PO placement, Past due orders, PO confirmation, AP Discrepancies, Inventory turnovers, Inventory costs and classifications, Line stops causes and impacts
Main Objectives And Current Activities
- Effective Communication with All Clients, Internal and External (Input and Output Processes)
- Analyze the requirements with all specifications and execute them with the appropriate tools in a timely manner
- Continuous and transparent follow-up, keeping the client informed about the status of their request
- Ensure timely delivery and communicate it promptly
- Follow up post-delivery with the involved departments (warehouse, accounts payable, sales, etc.)
- Provide continuous reports to clients on expenditures, materials, rejections, etc.
Personal Information
Age: 33
Marital status: Single
Timeline
MBA - logistics (supply chain)
Universidad Tecmilenio
01.2024 - Current
Procurement Manager
Cadrex (Ex-Tenere)
06.2022 - Current
Sr Buyer
Tenere Manufacturing
11.2017 - 05.2022
Purchasing
Universidad Interamericana Para El Desarrollo
03.2015 - 03.2017
Degree in Business Administration - undefined
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
01.2010 - 01.2014