David Valencia
Mexicali
Summary
Industrial Engineer with high procurement background, looking to get further into the materials career field and apply what I have learned with continuous improvement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Planner Buyer
Sonova Group
Mexicali
09.2023 - Current
- Supported Sonova´s operations for a brand new facility in Mexicali. Started from scratch to create and build internal processes, ways and methods related to the procurement area.
- Handling both direct and indirect procurement, supporting all the company areas.
- Working with new vendor set ups, contracts for services, purchasing agreements for goods, planning material requirements for production lines and getting all the necessary services and indirect goods to don't interrupt the facility operations.
- Sourced +200 indirect consumables sku´s locally, that used to come from Switzerland and US.
- Established reorder points, SAP part numbers set ups, item masters, info records, source lists and everything related to be able to correctly procure goods in SAP.
- Support NPI and CAPEX purchases working with project management to meet delivery dates and not affect current ramp up goals.
Sr. Buyer NPI & Transitions
EATON AEROSPACE (FLUID & ELECTRICAL)
Tijuana
03.2022 - Current
- Procure material for mass production, ongoing & new transitions from any other Eaton Location to TJ
- Works with a multi-disciplinary team to hands-off the transition in general, in a smooth way to the TJ site
- Assigned to several underperformers and critical vendors leading resourcing activities and supplier development plan, taking them from a 60% OTD to 92% in 3 months, acting as a commodity leader for TJ site
- Assigned to worldwide known shortage commodities procurement, working on strategies with higher management to mitigate our production and customers impact
- Helped and developed a critical supplier to dual source a critical shortage item to mitigate short term impact
- Manage, review and set the new part numbers in system as BOM's, lead times, MOQs, LTA´s, reorder points, revisions, drawings, vendors etc
- Perform CAPEX purchases when the TJ site does not have the required machinery and equipment to run the new production line, according to an established SOW
- Perform new vendor registrations as required and implemented a bidding strategy for high runner items for vendors to have the best quality and pricing
- Responsible to expedite all the incumbent part numbers so the sending site can transfer the new demand as soon as possible
- Runs lines of balance to review shortage and confers with vendors regarding critical items.
PURCHASING SPECIALIST III
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
06.2021 - 03.2022
- Request quotes to distributors and manufacturers to compare pricings, negotiates prices, machines & equipment policies, warranties, incoterms and deliveries for machinery & equipment for regular expense and capital expense account, annual agreements & equipment calibrations
- Implemented a min-max forecast with the vendor to mitigate shortages on machinery spare parts
- Elaborates and reviews contracts for critical and high runners part numbers and services to support the company needs
- Responsible for CAPEX Machinery Acquisition according to an established SOW
- Process orders and requisitions through SAP
- Review and reconcile unpaid or past due invoices
- Works with vendor development and evaluation for acquisitions about machinery & equipment
- Handled a $9.7 Million Dollar Annual Spend.
BUYING SPECIALIST II
COLLINS AEROSPACE
12.2019 - 06.2021
- Evaluates bids, selects, negotiates contracts, delivery, quality and service for selected commodities & NPI
- Procure material for Mexicali, Florida, Iowa, Texas and Virginia facilities
- Reviews purchase requisitions, and places orders in SAP with approved suppliers
- Participated with the core team pandemic worldwide semiconductor mitigation team to ensure material availability.
PLANNER BUYER - RAW MATERIAL & MRO
Emerson Automation Solutions
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Analyzed data for planning, material demand requirements, and ordering and inventory analysis in Oracle
- Responsible for preparing purchase requisitions, planning material demand requirements, purchase orders, inventory analysis, work with suppliers to ensure parts are delivered on time to meet work & sales orders
- Worked with accounting and suppliers to reconcile invoices and payments
- Monitored inventory levels to avoid excess, material shortages and inventory discrepancies
- Elaborate forecasts for high-runners materials and critical vendors
- Managed VMI machines and consignment material
- Worked with suppliers to ensure good communication and make sure to meet the quality, service and price performance standards stated by the company
- Incumbent Supplier Reduction cost project; Reviewed, analyzed and negotiated MRO & RAW Materials price list with incumbent supplier
- Got 18K+ USD annual saving for MRO Material and 8K+ USD Annual Saving for raw Material.
MRO CAPEX JR. BUYER
Skyworks Solutions Inc.
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Responsible for source selection and procurement functions directly associated with company's needs for materials and services in MRO Capital Investment area including machines, peripherals & all kind of services
- Placed purchase orders in SAP with focus on material specs, drawings, BOM's, Revision, best options quality-price, negotiations, supplier quality etc
- Responsible for tracking control of PO since it was ordered until it was delivered in plant, received in system and paid to supplier.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Telvista
07.2015 - 06.2018
- Assisted customer's incoming calls, managing about 200 calls per day, regarding doubts with wireless services, providing information about product, troubleshooting and sold extra services.
Education
OEA/C-TPAT Internal Auditor -
07.2022
Negotiation in Business (Leadership) -
CETYS Universidad Mexicali
02.2022
ACE Leader; Change Management -
06.2021
Leading Kaizen Events -
06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
UABC - Facultad de Ingeniería Mexicali
12.2019
Master in Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
CETYS Universidad Mexicali
Skills
- Kindness & Professionalism
- Proactive in pressure work
- Able to work on a superfast paced & critical environment
- Excellent computer skills
- Analytical and research skills
- Used to work with global corporate teams
- Decision making and problem solving under pressure
- Leader in critical situations
- INOVA
- Ariba
- Microsoft Office (Advanced)
- SAP for Purchasing, Quality, Inventory and AP (Advanced)
- Oracle (Intermediate)
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Planner Buyer
Sonova Group
09.2023 - Current
Sr. Buyer NPI & Transitions
EATON AEROSPACE (FLUID & ELECTRICAL)
03.2022 - Current
PURCHASING SPECIALIST III
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
06.2021 - 03.2022
BUYING SPECIALIST II
COLLINS AEROSPACE
12.2019 - 06.2021
PLANNER BUYER - RAW MATERIAL & MRO
Emerson Automation Solutions
01.2019 - 12.2019
MRO CAPEX JR. BUYER
Skyworks Solutions Inc.
06.2018 - 12.2018
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Telvista
07.2015 - 06.2018
OEA/C-TPAT Internal Auditor -
Negotiation in Business (Leadership) -
CETYS Universidad Mexicali
ACE Leader; Change Management -
Leading Kaizen Events -
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
UABC - Facultad de Ingeniería Mexicali
Master in Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
CETYS Universidad Mexicali
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