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RAFAEL FREGOSO

Summary

Focus on building strong relationships with suppliers, developing strategic sourcing capabilities. Develop market trends to identify potential suppliers. Leadership & effective comunications continuous improvement.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Procurement Buyer

Honeywell Aerospace
11.2021 - Current
  • Resolved daily issues by handling invoice discrepancies, replacements for rejected materials and missed and late deliveries.
  • Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process, invoicing, order entry .
  • Improved supplier relationships through effective communication and timely resolution of issues.
  • Managed procurement requests and acted as point-person for customers on logistics, hardware and software needs.
  • Managed supplier performance, evaluating quality, delivery, and overall service levels to ensure continuous improvement in the procurement function.
  • Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.

Sr. PLANNER BUYER

Burrana Aerospace
06.2019 - Current
  • Lead transition from Collins to Burrana IFE Products on Procurement activities related vendors, direct materials to support organization start up and transition (Digercor and Collins Aerospace IFE/ PAVES business acquisition). Generate procedures for the organization to configure Epicor (MRP system). Validate, qualified sources, long lead time items, min max, stablish MPR parameters according new organization needs inventory classifications based on forecast, EOL activity & obsoletes. Establish parameters at part master. Problem solving to find solution specific problems related to supplier deliveries / cost. Ensure planning parameters are maintained to improve supplier OTD, customer OTD while minimizing inventory levels. Take actions to provide input an align Supply and Demand on responsible parts. Manage supplier’s delivery schedule, 30 Suppliers, above 700 parts numbers, US, local Asia suppliers. Prod, Proto, Npi source selection process. Execute purchases for C&M commodity category & plastics.

BUYER

Celestica
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Planner-Buyer activities to support Honeywell (Tailwind) & Harris. Launch 59 finish goods assemblies. 1300 PNs to procure to meet FG qualifications FAIs. PO placement, scheduling. RMA follow up. Inventory control.59 FG qualified thru FAI (First Article, PPAP qualification). Execute MRP signals in order to generate purchase orders, pull in and push out request. Maintain stock level standards.

COMMODITY BUYER

Sunpower Corp.
05.2016 - 09.2018
  • Responsible for scheduling material through plant by ordering material according to production plan.- Place purchase orders based on MRP and material inventory reports.-Analyze MPS vs. production lines capacity to level demand & balance production schedules.-Lead weekly SIOP demand assessment, coordinate plant buyers with planning to determine actions based on customers’ requirements. Ensure demand commitments gets covered and avoid any material shortage for any of the 4 plants supported. VMI global supplier’s development and schedule and consignment negotiation with new components & suppliers.

NPI BUYER / COMMODITY BUYER

Honeywell Turbo Technologies (Garrett)
01.2012 - 08.2015
  • New Product Launch Buyer. Coordinate new projects launches for all new components. (CAT/JOHH DERRE/MTU/FORD/AUDI)
  • Commodity Regional Buyer for Casting & Machining components. (CAT/JOHHDERRE/MTU/FORD/AUDI/ Aftermarket).Lead Supply Base activities for the project and ensure actions support functions completed on time. Organize and Lead Sourcing Committee activity. Started launch of the most important base program for Caterpillar. Successfully aligned. Bundling business through group RFQ; Early involvement for source selection before As NPI Buyer coordinates new component launches at suppliers for all new Americans, respecting cost, timing targets, quality and capacity requirements. Dynamic project works with cross functional teams to deliver new business to Honeywell Turbo Technologies. Work with the Customer teams and SBM team to develop and agree cost targets for new components prior to Customer Quote. Aligned 100% with commodity manager’s strategy panel of suppliers to execute their strategy. Consolidate budget for all external investments including development/tooling etc.for all new components within the project. Implement best practices: cost estimation for Customer offers, modification negotiations, lead time management. Organize and lead Sourcing Committee activity for your programs, ensuring alignment with Commodities and Customer teams. Supplier’s selection and Co-Design/ Design to Cost approach. Achieve cost, PPAP Approval and SOP targets. Ensure APQP process is deployed all ongoing development Commodity Buyer Casting & Machining. Responsible for performing advanced purchasing activities including HLRR projects (Re-sourcing project, execute supplier to award business to new supplier $saving driven and Value Engineering projects research and recommendation, commercial term negotiations and value chain optimization. Responsible for negotiating significant cost savings which include savings for new and carry-over components while working with cross functional teams to optimize BOM product designs and drive changes and continuous improvement during the product development and launch team processes. Responsible for negotiating and issuing purchase agreements and contract terms to ensure achievement of quality, delivery and total cost requirements are achieved contributing to individual, departmental and company goals. Responsible for preparing RFQ’s and commercial agreements while evaluating supplier proposals and/or quotations submitted to implement sourcing decisions. Developing and maintaining regular communication between supply base, Finance, Purchasing and Engineering to encourage and participate in cross functional and cross organizational teams. Supplier production line Capacity validation follows up.

Education

Management Business Administration - undefined

UNIVER UNIVERSITY
Mexicali, Baja California
08.2005

Skills

  • English business level
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Core
  • Bay group negotiation 1,2 & 3 modules
  • Proficient in programs: Microsoft Office MRP Systems : Oracle, SAP, AS400 Other Systems : PDM, SCC, e-Source /e-Auction, E2PR

References

References available upon request

Languages

Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Sr Procurement Buyer

Honeywell Aerospace
11.2021 - Current

Sr. PLANNER BUYER

Burrana Aerospace
06.2019 - Current

BUYER

Celestica
09.2018 - 06.2019

COMMODITY BUYER

Sunpower Corp.
05.2016 - 09.2018

NPI BUYER / COMMODITY BUYER

Honeywell Turbo Technologies (Garrett)
01.2012 - 08.2015

Management Business Administration - undefined

UNIVER UNIVERSITY

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