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Gustavo Orozco Salazar

Querétaro

Summary

Executive leader with extensive experience in the automotive industry, fully accountable for P&L ownership, growth strategy definition and execution, and global operations management. Skilled in leading multi-plant production facilities, technical and commercial offices, consistently achieving improvements in profitability, productivity, and operational excellence. Recognized for a dynamic and results-driven leadership style, with proven ability to build and develop high-performing teams, strengthen business relationships, and drive strategic initiatives in international environments. Strong background in logistics, production, and business development, delivering organizational transformations that enhance competitiveness and ensure corporate objectives are met.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Director

Shape Corp. Mexico
01.2023 - Current
  • Served as main point of contact and leader of a full P&L entity within the Division, acting as legal representative for the subsidiary and member of the Global Leadership Team.
  • Provided strategic leadership on major business issues, ensuring alignment with corporate direction.
  • Developed and executed business plans and growth strategies, consistently driving top- and bottom-line results.
  • Oversaw Division financial reporting and budgets, ensuring profitability and fiscal discipline.
  • Essential Leadership
  • People & Culture
  • Operational Excellence
  • Strategic Growth

Plant Manager

Shape Corp. Mexico
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Led all safety and environmental initiatives, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and external regulations while fostering a culture of workplace safety.
  • Established and managed quality systems aligned with TS16949, ISO9001, and customer-specific standards, ensuring adherence and customer satisfaction.
  • Implemented root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurrence of issues, strengthening overall quality performance.
  • Directed production scheduling and manufacturing systems, ensuring optimal inventory levels and consistent fulfillment of customer delivery expectations.
  • Drove continuous improvement programs, achieving measurable gains across KPIs such as OEE, scrap reduction, machine utilization, and labor efficiency.
  • Developed and executed annual plant budgets, monitoring cost drivers (materials, labor, discretionary spending) to maintain profitability and operational discipline.
  • Supported and executed new product launches, allocating resources, monitoring launch progress, and ensuring objectives were met on time.
  • Championed Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives, embedding operational excellence principles into daily operations.
  • Conducted regular Business Operation System (BOS) reviews, providing transparency and accountability for plant performance.
  • Mentored and developed leadership teams, conducting performance evaluations, identifying skill gaps, and implementing succession planning strategies.
  • Set departmental direction, held teams accountable, and ensured alignment with corporate strategic goals and plant objectives.
  • Applied expertise in automated manufacturing systems to identify process improvements and implement innovative solutions for efficiency.
  • Strengthened business relationships with customers and corporate leadership, ensuring collaboration and alignment on key initiatives.

PC&L Manager

Shape Corp. Mexico
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Led all safety and environmental initiatives, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and external regulations while fostering a culture of workplace safety.
  • Established and managed quality systems aligned with TS16949, ISO9001, and customer-specific standards, ensuring adherence and customer satisfaction.
  • Implemented root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurrence of issues, strengthening overall quality performance.
  • Directed production scheduling and manufacturing systems, ensuring optimal inventory levels and consistent fulfillment of customer delivery expectations.
  • Drove continuous improvement programs, achieving measurable gains across KPIs such as OEE, scrap reduction, machine utilization, and labor efficiency.
  • Developed and executed annual plant budgets, monitoring cost drivers (materials, labor, discretionary spending) to maintain profitability and operational discipline.
  • Supported and executed new product launches, allocating resources, monitoring launch progress, and ensuring objectives were met on time.
  • Championed Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives, embedding operational excellence principles into daily operations.
  • Conducted regular Business Operation System (BOS) reviews, providing transparency and accountability for plant performance.
  • Mentored and developed leadership teams, conducting performance evaluations, identifying skill gaps, and implementing succession planning strategies.
  • Set departmental direction, held teams accountable, and ensured alignment with corporate strategic goals and plant objectives.
  • Applied expertise in automated manufacturing systems to identify process improvements and implement innovative solutions for efficiency.
  • Strengthened business relationships with customers and corporate leadership, ensuring collaboration and alignment on key initiatives.

Materials Manager

MAGNA FORMEX
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Responsible for managing 440 people in logistics department
  • Responsible of two buildings one Auxiliary logistics manager per building
  • Experience with steel suppliers and forecasting
  • Experience in shipping process
  • Experience in lean manufacturing
  • Line feeding standardization
  • ERP – SAP
  • Developing and setting performance objectives, coaching to ensure the achievement of objectives.
  • Ensured effective customer service and relations through timely deliveries
  • Mentoring people to be their personal best
  • Work in parallel with financial department to ensure the correct use of ERP System (receiving, transactions, shipping, production declaration)
  • Worked with vendors to standardize logistics agreements
  • Improve the MAFACT (manufacturing Magna system) scores
  • Improve transportation process (milk run, Kanban, std pack)

Materials Manager

Flex N Gate
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • Responsible of managing 50 MOD´s and 24 MOI´s in the logistic area.
  • Responsible of managing Raw Material, BOP, WIP, Transit and Finished goods. Actual Inventories value $7,500MUsd
  • Developing and setting performance objectives, coaching to ensure the achievement of objectives.
  • Supervising the activities from all Logistics personnel.
  • Supervising the correct invoicing of finished goods to customers, electronic documents (EDI, Invoicing, releases, ASN´s, pickings)
  • Programming and control of production
  • Executives reports to the Top Management in Mexico, USA and Canada, such as: Kbm´s Customer Improvement, Premium Freight, Inventories, Deliveries Issues.
  • Experience with plant operations, processes, procedures, methods and tools, such as ISO TS 16949
  • Material Planning with 4 Materials Planners
  • Quantity of Finished Goods part numbers: +/- 450
  • Quantity of Raw Material and components part numbers: +/- 900
  • Daily Adherence between real production and program scheduling follow up.
  • Customer Service (VW México, FORD Cuautitlan, FORD Michigan, FORD Hermosillo, FORD Oakville, FORD Europe, Chrysler Toluca, GM Ramos Arizpe, Nissan Smyrna, Nissan Canton, Nissan Civac, Nissan A1, A2 and Motores, Refacciones VW, CKD Exportación VW)
  • Cost control

Production Manager

Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de México Finsa
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Responsible of managing 130 MOD´s and 6 MOI´s
  • Responsible of managing Just in Sequence area with VW (1800 cars per day in 3 shifts)
  • Develop new procedures for Just in Sequence area
  • Improved by 10% MOD and 5% en MOI
  • Reduced by 80% the RID´s in VW
  • Successful starting of VW 370 GOLF Door Panel JIS
  • DLE 71% for JIS area , DLP 5%
  • Responsible of managing Bulk area with FORD (650 cars per day in 3 shifts)
  • 0 QR´s with FORD in the last 5 months
  • Implementation of FES (Faurecia Excellent System)
  • Experience with plant operations, processes, procedures, methods and tools, such as ISO TS 16949

PC&L Manager

Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de México Finsa
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Responsible of managing 150 MOD´s and 50 MOI´s in the logistic area.
  • Responsible of managing Raw Material, BOP, WIP, Transit and Finished goods. Actual Inventories value $9,500MUsd
  • Developing and setting performance objectives, coaching to ensure the achievement of objectives.
  • Supervising the activities from all Logistics personnel.
  • Supervising the correct invoicing of finished goods to customers, electronic documents (EDI, Invoicing, releases, ASN´s, pickings)
  • Implementation of FES (Faurecia Excellent System)
  • Programming and control of production
  • Executives reports to the Top Management in Mexico, USA and France, such as: KPI´s Customer Improvement, Supplier Improvement, Inventories, Security Stocks
  • Experience with plant operations, processes, procedures, methods and tools, such as ISO TS 16949
  • Material Planning with 6 Materials Planners
  • Quantity of Finished Goods part numbers: +/- 500
  • Quantity of Raw Material and components part numbers: +/- 1000
  • Daily Adherence between real production and program scheduling follow up.
  • Customer Service (VW México, FORD Cuautitlan, Chrysler Toluca, GM Ramos Arizpe, Fraser Michigan, Sterling Heights Michigan, Refacciones VW, CKD Exportación VW, DHL Cuautitlan, Android Cuautitlan )
  • Cost control
  • MMOG implementation, EDDL and SMART system follow up.
  • Develop of procedures and policies into logistics department sucha as:
  • - Improved by 5% in MOD and 5% MOI
  • - Improved by 50% in inventories

PC&L Manager

Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de México Finsa
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Responsible of managing 50 MOD´s and 15 MOI´s in the logistic area.
  • Responsible of managing Raw Material, BOP, WIP, Transit and Finished goods. Actual Inventories value $3,000MUsd
  • Developing and setting performance objectives, coaching to ensure the achievement of objectives.
  • Supervising the activities from all Logistics personnel.
  • Supervising the correct invoicing of finished goods to customers, electronic documents (EDI, Invoicing, releases, ASN´s, pickings)
  • Implementation of FES (Faurecia Excellent System)
  • Programming and control of production
  • Executives reports to the Top Management in Mexico, USA and France, such as:
  • - KPI´s Customer Improvement
  • - KPI´s Supplier Improvement
  • - KPI´s Inventories
  • - Security Stocks
  • Experience with plant operations, processes, procedures, methods and tools, such as ISO TS 16949
  • Material Planning with 2 Materials Planners
  • Quantity of Finished Goods part numbers: +/- 100
  • Quantity of Raw Material and components part numbers: +/- 400
  • Daily Adherence between real production and program scheduling follow up.
  • Customer Service (Nashville Tn., Fountain Inn S.C., Findlay Oh)
  • Cost control
  • Develop of procedures and policies into logistics department such as:
  • - Improved by 5%
  • - Improved by 10% in inventories
  • Manage the project´s including the financial and environmental aspects

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Industrial Engineering

Universidad de las Américas
Cholula, Puebla
01.2005

Executive Coaching Program - undefined

Meta Performance (Novus Global, USA)
01.2025

Diploma - Management Skills Development: Leadership Leader

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Puebla
01.2024

Diploma - Business Strategy

Tecnológico de Monterrey
01.2018

Skills

  • Operations management
  • Staff management
  • Quality assurance
  • Team collaboration
  • Client relationships
  • Revenue growth
  • Cost reduction
  • Financial administration

Accomplishments

  • Revenue Growth: Expanded business revenue from USD 80M to USD 190M in recent years, securing new customers for the portfolio and consistently achieving >15% annual growth.
  • Business Expansion: Successfully executed the transfer of the Plastics Business Unit, including the start-up of a new greenfield plant, ensuring seamless launch and operational stability.
  • Operational Excellence: Implemented the Operational Manufacturing Excellence System, driving productivity gains, process standardization, and a culture of continuous improvement across facilities.
  • Team Leadership: Built and developed high-performing teams to support business growth, fostering collaboration, accountability, and leadership succession.
  • Strategic Partnerships: Strengthened commercial relationships with global clients, positioning the company as a trusted partner and securing long-term agreements.

Languages

Spanish: Native
English: Professional Working Proficiency – able to lead business conversations, conduct negotiations, and participate in global leadership meetings.

Timeline

Managing Director

Shape Corp. Mexico
01.2023 - Current

Plant Manager

Shape Corp. Mexico
01.2021 - 01.2023

PC&L Manager

Shape Corp. Mexico
01.2020 - 01.2021

Materials Manager

MAGNA FORMEX
01.2019 - 01.2020

Materials Manager

Flex N Gate
01.2014 - 01.2019

Production Manager

Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de México Finsa
01.2013 - 01.2014

PC&L Manager

Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de México Finsa
01.2010 - 01.2013

PC&L Manager

Faurecia Sistemas Automotrices de México Finsa
01.2006 - 01.2010

Executive Coaching Program - undefined

Meta Performance (Novus Global, USA)

Diploma - Management Skills Development: Leadership Leader

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Puebla

Diploma - Business Strategy

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Bachelor’s Degree - Industrial Engineering

Universidad de las Américas

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