Jesús Adolfo Cambre Mendoza
Mexicali
Summary
Dynamic procurement supervisor skilled in leading teams and managing vendor relationships to secure quality materials. Delivered $500,000 in savings through effective negotiation strategies and streamlined processes, fostering cross-department collaboration to meet evolving business needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Supervisor
Hutchinson Seal de México
Ensenada
06.2026 - Current
- Managed procurement processes for raw materials and components.
- Coordinated supplier relationships to ensure timely deliveries.
- Supervised staff responsible for purchasing materials, supplies, equipment and services.
- Oversaw inventory management and stock levels.
- Managed inventory control systems to monitor stock levels and prevent overstocking or understocking.
- Coordinated delivery schedules of incoming goods according to customer requirements.
- Monitored vendor performance to ensure quality products and services were delivered on time at agreed-upon prices.
- Implemented stock optimization strategies and minimized product loss.
- Collaborated with other departments such as logistics, finance and legal teams on procurement matters.
- Led team meetings to discuss procurement strategies and updates.
- Trained staff on procurement systems and best practices.
- Performed regular audits of purchasing documents to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Inspected received items for defects before authorizing payments.
- Reviewed supply levels and aging inventory to forecast purchasing needs.
- Utilized computer systems to track shipments and material deliveries.
- Coordinated importation of items via ocean and air.
Procurement Manager
Promotora Agricola El Toro
Cd. Morelos
01.2019 - 01.2025
- Managed annual budget of $50 million across commodities including MRO, packaging materials, fuel, agrochemicals, and fertilizers.
- Achieved total savings of $700,000 over FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023 through strategic procurement initiatives.
- Sourced and developed vendors, built relationships, and negotiated contracts and prices.
- Managed RFQ process and crafted bids for targeted commodity categories.
- Developed buyer skills to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness.
- Developed purchasing department procedures, formats, and rules while establishing KPIs.
- Streamlined logistics through various freight carriers to ensure timely receipt of materials and delivery of finished goods.
- Streamlined delivery by aligning packing line completion with freight arrival and border crossing, ensuring timely receipt of finished goods.
- Analyze customer demand to anticipate product needs.
- Addressed diverse supply chain challenges involving multiple sources, logistics, and scheduling factors.
- Engineered and implemented MRP system to maintain consistent availability of main SKUs.
- Monitored suppliers KPIs (OTD, Invoicing, RMA, QA, Delivery in full, etc).
- Audit suppliers, check infrastructure, order processing, certifications and facilities.
- Inventory reduction through various methods such as VMI, local supplier development, and MRP utilization.
Purchasing Manager
Hongji Metal
Tecate
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Sourced and developed vendors, built relationships, and negotiated contracts and prices.
- Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors to secure best value for company.
- Reviewed and approved purchase orders and invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Monitored inventory levels and avoided shortages with timely replenishment of stock.
- Tracked and evaluated supplier KPIs, ensuring adherence to quality and delivery standards.
- Coordinated return of defective materials to suppliers, securing RMAs and ensuring timely credit recovery.
- Conducted regular research to identify trends and cost saving opportunities.
- Developed standard operating procedures, enhancing departmental efficiency and compliance.
Purchasing Manager
Comercializadora CIPAC
Mexicali
01.2015 - 12.2019
- Sourced and developed new suppliers, negotiating competitive pricing, favorable payment terms, and efficient delivery methods to enhance sourcing strategy.
- Sourced overseas suppliers of office furniture, and coordinated the process of supply by negotiating quantities, price, INCOTERMS, freight, gathering paperwork to facilitate the import, transport to our warehouse from the dock and finally their place in our warehouse.
- Reviewed and approved purchase orders and invoices, ensuring compliance and accuracy to support timely procurement.
- Managed a budget of $20MM a year.
- Developed and tracked metrics to measure supplier performance and cost savings.
- Established and monitored the internal KPIs such as POs per buyer, defective material, delivery on time, etc.
- Facilitated resolution of vendor disputes and discrepancies, leading to strengthened supplier relationships and uninterrupted supply chain.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
Purchasing and logistics Manager
Mercado de Refacciones
Mexicali
01.2013 - 12.2015
- Reviewed and approved purchase orders and invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Managed over 100K SKUs and ranked them according to their usage, so we can always have them in stock in all 24 stores across Baja (north and south).
- Managed a budget of $50MM a year.
- Identified and targeted critical procurement issues, saving over $125K in freight per year.
- Monitored inventory levels and avoided shortages with timely replenishment of stock. Used MRP spreadsheet to forecast any possible shortage.
- Attended expos to identify and develop new suppliers, negotiating improved pricing and logistics arrangements.
- Developed and tracked metrics to measure supplier performance and cost savings.
- Established and maintained accurate records of purchases, pricing and payment terms.
- Selected and trained buyers, helped them build tools to make their work faster, easier and more accurate.
- Created internal KPIs to measure procurement efficiency and supplier performance.
- Established better min/max stock levels for 80/20 items, utilizing spreadsheets to simulate MRP scenarios and optimize inventory management.
- Coordinate the import of the material, gather all the necessary information (certificate of origin, bill of lading, labeling, spec sheets, etc.).
- Coordinated cycle counts on a weekly basis so we can keep an accurate inventory, check root causes for discrepancies.
- Sourced and developed suppliers in Asia to create our own brand of autoparts, negotiated quantities, pricing, quality, freight and coordinated all the supply chain until we received the material.
Buyer and Expeditor
Kent H. Landsberg (Orora)
Mexicali
01.2010 - 12.2013
- Developed long-term supplier relationships with vendors to secure quality materials and competitive pricing.
- Monitored key item stock levels and expedited purchase orders to meet demand and minimize disruptions.
- Computed and created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Executed orders for merchandise to ensure compliance with quality and quantity standards. for merchandise consistent with quality, quantity and other specification requirements.
- Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Ensured comprehensive documentation and records for all purchasing activities to support transparency and compliance.
Buyer and Expeditor
ASCOTECH (Emerson)
Mexicali
01.2007 - 12.2010
- Expedited urgent orders, followed up until we received them, and completed the purchasing process (since we order until end user has it).
- Created and managed purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions, and expedite customer orders.
- Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices.
- Designed and implemented process improvements to streamline purchasing process.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on cost-saving projects to enhance purchasing efficiency.
- Coordinated NPI purchasing processes with suppliers and engineering department to ensure timely product launches.
- Prepared detailed reports to highlight inventory levels, purchase orders and discrepancies.
Education
BBA - Negocios Internacionales
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California
Mexicali, Baja California01-2004
Skills
- - Supplier Selection & Development
- - Purchase order management
- - Supplier negotiation
- - Contract negotiation
- - Pricing strategy
- - Budget management
- - Inventory Reduction
- - Cycle Counts
- - Logistics coordination
- - CTPAT
- - INCOTERMS
- - Vendor management
- - Saving Cost Projects
- - Team leadership
- - Problem solving
- - Attention to detail
- - English Verbal and Writing skills
Personal Information
Title: L.N.I.
ABOUT ME
I consider myself a professional who loves his career and his job, I totally believe in hardwork and also teamwork through the different departments within the company, I believe communication is the key to solving most of the problems and I ’m not afraid to roll up my sleeves to get things done. I ’m very committed and I always try to get the job done in time and exceeding the expectations. Purchasing and the supply chain are service departments, therefore we must be always willing to help others with the best attitude.
Timeline
Procurement Supervisor
Hutchinson Seal de México
06.2026 - Current
Procurement Manager
Promotora Agricola El Toro
01.2019 - 01.2025
Purchasing Manager
Hongji Metal
01.2019 - 12.2019
Purchasing Manager
Comercializadora CIPAC
01.2015 - 12.2019
Purchasing and logistics Manager
Mercado de Refacciones
01.2013 - 12.2015
Buyer and Expeditor
Kent H. Landsberg (Orora)
01.2010 - 12.2013
Buyer and Expeditor
ASCOTECH (Emerson)
01.2007 - 12.2010
BBA - Negocios Internacionales
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California