Humberto Macias Garza
Summary
Experienced with category analysis, supplier relationship management, and strategic planning. Utilizes market insights and data analytics to optimize product assortments and drive profitability. Track record of successful vendor negotiations and team collaboration.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Category Manager
Terex Genie Mexico
02.2022 - 12.2024
- Developed 5 new metal fab suppliers in Monterrey, Saltillo and León for the plant start up
- Scouting in Mexico for new potential suppliers vertically integrated (Bending, machining cutting, welding, paint)
- Price data sheets update analysis quarterly
- Identification of savings projects based on total spend, line transfers and supply chain continuity
- Follow up on the aluminum projects with national suppliers
- Started up the service center project with Serviacero for aluminum and steel grade 80 as raw material
- Making sure all ECOs are implemented on time with developing suppliers
- Price, MOQ, net terms and ramp up plan negotiation for the projects assigned
Rebalancing Project Manager
Schneider Electric
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Scouting for new suppliers in Latin America for Metal Fab (stampings, machining, cutting and bending), coating, wiring harnesses, packing, labels, steel, copper, thermoplastics and thermosets
- Generation of pipeline of ideas for rebalancing (transfer of spend from the USA and Canada to Latin America)
- Follow up and facilitate all the resources needed for the rebalancing projects such as, time from engineering, budget assignation, PPAPs, etc
- Organize workshops with the suppliers for project ideas generation
Project Manager Purchasing
GAMBIT Consulting
03.2016 - 07.2021
- Responsible for all the purchasing project for our customers metal fab related
- Coordination of at least 4 projects at the same time (total spend 5 millions USD annually)
- Support for new supplier development including contracts for Customer Metalsa (Car Chassis Manufacturer)
- Reached at least 50k usd in savings annually for Class A customers
- Coordination of all the consulting departments
- Support to sales
- Handling of Kpi´s of the company
- Developer of new contents
- Scheduling and preparing all the courses for the instructors
- Financial goals proposed reached within 1st year
- (50% growth versus forecast)
- Development of new potential customers
Project Manager Logistics
EMERSON
06.2013 - 03.2016
- Leader of a staff of 9 logistics clerks one for each USA, Mexico, Canada and Brazil facilities
- Project planner for our Memphis TN distribution center
- (Coordinated with customer service)
- Saved 17% spend (54k dollars) annually by changing a lane from truck to train
- Increased the on time delivery kpi in 28% during my first year
- Created a milk run for national suppliers that consolidated loads for 3 plants (62k usd)
- Moved from LTL to TL on big customers as Lowes, Platt Electric decreasing the average cost per mile in 82 cents (from $3.09 to $2.27)
- Re usable containers project for shipments between Monterrey and Mexico City
- Accounts payable approver for carriers and broker
- Coordination of domestic and international shipments for plants in Brazil, Mexico, USA and Canada, including raw material, finished good, machinery and full platforms across America
- Periodic bid of all the lanes for all the different transport modes (TL, LTL, parcel, flatbed, etc.)
- Creation of a supplier scorecard based on on time delivery, freight damage and cost
Supply Chain Manager
ORACLE
09.2010 - 05.2013
- Decreased the total inventory amount in 21% on my families (316k in almost 3 years)
- Kept an on time delivery over 95% during the whole period
- Reduction on the total commodity prices in 3%($350k) on raw material on fiscal year 2012
- Inventory turns over 12 during the second and the third year
- Responsible for keeping track of the team´s metrics as Days of inventory, obsoletes, on time delivery, shortages, External manufacturer performance etc
- Responsible for coordinating training and elaborating the visual aids for all the department for the ORACLE ERP system
- Responsible for the customer service of all internal and external orders
- Developing systems to avoid material shortage from our External manufacturer supplier
- Blanket purchase agreement leader
- Handling all the excess and obsolete material through direct negotiations with our external manufacturer (Celestica) and our sister factories
- Disposition of customer returns and MRBs
- Helped in the ramp up of the company in Mexico, developing the internal processes
Buyer Senior
REGAL BELOIT
01.2006 - 09.2010
- Development of new suppliers
- Inventory reduction of 11% ($18k approx.)
- Excess and obsolete materials kept below 10 000
- Green belt project saving for $15k (laminations stock up)
- Reduced spend on the shafts commodities by 23% ($28k)
- Price negotiation with suppliers (payment terms, moq, etc.)
- Planning of all the finished goods for our Sister Plant in Brownsville Texas
- Development of new local suppliers for all the machinery items
- Price negotiation for the new supplier (improved the savings metric)
- Leader on the migration program from Oracle 11.03 to 11.i with the module focused on purchasing
- Shipping and logistics leader
- Coordinating the supply of subassemblies to 5 factories in the USA and 3 in Mexico including the purchasing and planning of those items
Education
IMA -
UANL
01.2004
Exchange -
University of Auckland
01.2013
Exchange -
Pontificia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo
01.2008
MBA -
Universidad de Cádiz
01.2007
Exchange -
University of Calgary
01.2002
Skills
- Category development
- Data analytics
- Supplier relationship management
- Supplier contracts
Languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Certification
- PMP
- Black Belt
- Green Belt
- APICS (Module I and II)
- Core Tools
- ISO 9001, 45001, 17025, 14001
- Internal auditor IATF16949
- The John Maxwell Team public speaker certified
Timeline
Category Manager
Terex Genie Mexico
02.2022 - 12.2024
Rebalancing Project Manager
Schneider Electric
07.2021 - 02.2022
Project Manager Purchasing
GAMBIT Consulting
03.2016 - 07.2021
Project Manager Logistics
EMERSON
06.2013 - 03.2016
Supply Chain Manager
ORACLE
09.2010 - 05.2013
Buyer Senior
REGAL BELOIT
01.2006 - 09.2010
Exchange -
University of Auckland
Exchange -
Pontificia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo
MBA -
Universidad de Cádiz
Exchange -
University of Calgary
IMA -
UANL
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