Detail-oriented professional with strong background in purchasing, vendor management and inventory control. Proven track record of identifying cost savings opportunities and developing and executing strategies to maximize sales and profits. Considered valuable asset to any team.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Buyer
Becton Dickinson
05.2012 - Current
Purchasing of ROH from outsource Suppliers and Intercompany facility such as hard drives, sheet metal, servers & computers, cables, displays, PCBA's.
Evaluate and recalculate Bin sizes of ROH to keep Inventory levels at optimum levels to fulfill demand forecast & Increase Inventory turns.
Support Engineering & R&D teams across organization with the Implementation of ECO’s, ROH & price set up in the system to avoid Obsolescence or overstock of materials until ROH it's final release for manufacturing.
Elaborate & communicate scorecards to suppliers to improve customer service, OTD, collaborate with internal - external customers to prevent or correct abnormal flow of supply chain.
Participate and support Import / Export, engineering, SQE’s, finance, compliance & warehouse on the process of NPI & internal transfers from San Diego sister facility, analyzing BOM’s, requesting & setting up prices, reviewing packaging sizes of New components to suppliers, set up & maintained new suppliers & ROH in ASL / AMPL.
Planner / Buyer
Medtronic Mexico
02.2007 - 03.2012
Purchasing of Raw Materials & Supplies from outsource Suppliers and Intercompany Facilities such as Beading Needles, Graft Material, Steel Mandrels, Chemicals Reactives, Suture, etc
Maintain Inventory Value at minimum target without Jeopardizing Production plan and the Customer Service using VMI report to replenish the Material needed
Support QC, R&D Engineering Team, SQE’s, Finance, in different projects’ such as Kaizen events, Validations and Transfer of Product from Other Medtronic sites, Introduction of New Subassemblies & Raw Materials following company Standards and Regulations
Participate on Annual Negotiations with Suppliers to reduce purchasing price of Key Material in order to minimize PPV and Increase Savings, review supplier score cards along with SQE’s
Create and Present Staff Monthly Reports to Managers such as Inventory Value, Customer Service Level, and Inventory Turns
Schedule and maintain production plans for 3 different areas according to the S&OP
Follow up with SQE’s on Changes/Corrective & Preventive actions from suppliers
Attend weekly meetings with production in order to follow up with materials related issues such as defects, shortages or any non-conformances
Attend weekly meetings with Quality Engineers (Mexico and Ireland) to review materials related non-conformances.
Planner / Buyer
Wiremold Legrand
06.2006 - 02.2007
Purchasing of Raw material using Kanban system, such as Switches, Aluminum, Cartoon boxes, Electrical Cords among others
Prepared Fill Rates Reports of production in order to know and improve our customer service
Create and maintain production schedule according to Distribution Center and outside Customers Needs, in order to provide a good Customer service and accomplish with established Delivery dates
Receive and schedule Work orders from distribution Center and Sales Department.
Materials Planner
GE Thermometric
12.2005 - 05.2006
Prepared weekly schedule for medical and catheter area
Review and maintain the daily production schedule in order to accomplish the dates given to customers’ advice the reason and the corrective action if date won’t be accomplished
Prepared Purchase Orders of Raw Material and supplies.
Materials Coordinator/Production Control
Ensambles de Precision S.A. de C.V.
03.2004 - 12.2005
Review and keep the inventory levels according to the Kanban System, schedule the different type of products according to the orders generated by our Internal Customer (Facility in Los Angeles Ca.)
Receive and release the Raw materials from the stock room as well as coordinate the shipments of finished goods from the different areas with the Import/Export Department
Coordinate and Support the Stock Room Staff and supervisors to maintain the Flow of the Materials across the production Process in order to accomplish the Production Schedule
Keep and update the production schedule in order to accomplish the orders generated by the Sales Department located in Los Angeles Ca.
Education
Master of Science - International Logistics
Universidad Iberoamericana
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
02.2012
Skills
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
JD Edwards
SAP
Database Maintenance
Interpersonal ability
Materials sourcing
Inventory Control
Multi-tasking strength
Attention to Detail
Academy Formation
M.Sc. International Logistics, Universidad Iberoamericana, Tijuana.
Industrial Engineer, University of Sonora
Other Activities And Competitions
APICS Courses (Basics of Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management of Resources, Master Planning of Resources).
Preparation to receive FDA Auditors.
Six sigma tools training.
Real World Negotiating Seminar.
Participation on the Course of Leadership Techniques and Skills for the formation of Supervisors.