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Ricardo Garcia De Alba

Supply Chain Manager (Senior Buyer/ Cost & Planning/ Supplier Specialist)
Guadalajara,Jalisco

Summary

Analytical Senior Buyer with 7 years of experience conducting in-depth research and negotiating pricing with vendors to purchase telecommunication & electronic business products. Successful in maintaining business relationships with existing vendors and identifying new business opportunities to engage with potential suppliers. Efficient in carefully reviewing pricing, terms and conditions prior to forming agreements.

Overview

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years of post-secondary education
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years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Buyer

Huawei International
Guadalajara, Jalisco
01.2014 - Current
  • Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
  • Managed vendor purchase order process including dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
  • Met with suppliers to assess changes and determine proper courses of action.
  • Negotiated pricing to determine best deal and save approximately 3% annually.
  • Led procurement team by training staff and overseeing purchasing decisions.
  • Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
  • Purchased over $21 million in Telecom products over 3 years, saving company $1.5 million.
  • Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers.
  • Standardized inventory quarterly reporting and analysis and instituted corrective action for close-outs and out-of-stock items to keep inventory records current.
  • Computed and created purchase orders in Oracle to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
  • Developed and improved account relationships.
  • Maintained focus and organization to regularly complete tasks with precision, timeliness and flexibility to accommodate fluctuating assignments and emerging business trends.
  • Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.

Cost Engineer

Huawei International
Guadalajara, Jalisco
01.2014 - Current
  • Delivered comprehensive bid proposals for Telecommunication projects and gained client approval on costs.
  • Utilized cost estimation systems to document project information, create estimates and revise project costs to reflect current data.
  • Calculated correct costs for project-specific goods and services by gathering information from team members, sub-contractors and vendors.
  • Worked with engineers, designers, purchasers and suppliers on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
  • Maintained privacy and confidentiality of all information for existing and prospective clients to protect personal and business interests.
  • Devised, enhanced and communicated deliverable timetables by reviewing project requirements, scope and resources to make accurate assessments.
  • Collected historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  • Provided accurate estimates by defining scope, timelines, potential setbacks and limitations.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
  • Delivered comprehensive bid proposals for Telcel & Telefonica projects and gained client approval on costs.

TQC

Huawei international
Guadalajara, Jalisco
01.2014 - Current
  • Accurately wrote operational documents after receiving technical author review and approval.
  • Applied core engineering principles when working through manufacturing processes.
  • Interacted with different engineering professionals outside of Huawei staff on projects and initiatives.
  • Gathered documentation such as photographs and evidentiary reviews and generated detailed reports outlining findings.
  • Planned and evaluated new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
  • Supervised work of technologists, technicians and other engineers and scientists.
  • Documented physical and chemical properties of materials before, during and after completing standardized tests.
  • Sourced materials and supplies for Telecommunication projects from new suppliers to save costs.
  • Performed failure analysis on antenna support, power line and packing problems and recommended corrective actions.
  • Gathered and organized material samples to use in third-party testing, evaluated results and reported on findings to optimize materials choices.
  • Reviewed supplier proposals and materials and provided ongoing monitoring to maintain consistent supplies.
  • Investigated requests for deviations from established materials or suppliers and made appropriate approval or denial judgments.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Aided suppliers in raw material selection strategies to encourage superior supply chain outcomes.
  • Conducted supplier audits to detect pre-production weaknesses in supply chain and human resource assets.
  • Drafted instructional documentation for distribution to suppliers to establish standardized performance and quality thresholds.
  • Analyzed issues with supplier contributions to detect defect trends, reporting findings to appropriate personnel.
  • Provided capability assessment and testing for individuals and teams assigned by suppliers.
  • Designed inspection plans and methods for execution by personnel at remote locations, verifying accurate implementation and data collection.
  • Traveled to assigned supplier facilities to verify supplier staff qualifications via multiple modes of inspection and investigation.
  • Maintained amiable relationships with suppliers through difficult quality control issues, supporting healthy business interactions.
  • Led commodity-related quality control issues, correcting functional issues stemming from problematic components.
  • Resolved supplier quality control issues through collaboration with third-party leadership.
  • Set up ongoing supplier site evaluation parameters to maintain quality control standards over long-term relationships.

Senior Asset Manager

IBM
Guadalajara, Jalisco
10.2012 - 01.2014
  • Kept detailed track of asset maintenance and potential future costs to accurately portray data and advise clients.
  • Used Internal IBM and Client platform to maintain contract database of all existing and new client contract files, including contract terms, dates and solutions.
  • Reviewed contract reports, bid proposals and requirements with senior management for accuracy and processing.
  • Lead Administrate global IBM assets team +20 operators.
  • New Hardware, maintenance and contract negotiation and renewals

Quality Auditor

SQA
Guadalajara /Dominical Republic, Jalisco
04.2006 - 01.2012
  • Inspected work areas regularly to identify safety practices, quality control procedures and worker actions in need of improvement.
  • Performed continuous random spot reviews of daily log pages, non-routine and work package contents for completeness, correct use of appropriate references and approved data.
  • Trained and reviewed work of junior personnel on departmental responsibilities.
  • Completed timely quality reports highlighting deficiencies and recommending corrective actions.
  • Helped maximize output quality by approving production tests and specifications in advance and communicating required changes to supervisors.
  • Prepared for clinical research audits and conducted follow-up assignments reviewing documentation for Internal Review Board submissions, informed consent approvals and eligibility criteria.
  • Verified manufacturing team's compliance with quality control processes to help minimize rework and keep costs low.
  • Reviewed work instructions and production strategies to verify compliance with established standards.
  • Compared quantity, quality and labeling of customer orders to check accuracy and completeness.
  • Reviewed and resolved issues raised during release of API, Safety Assessment or clinical supply lots for conformance to appropriate regulatory requirements.
  • Monitored departmental forms for compliance to submissions rules and guidelines.
  • Identified issues of non-compliance and elevated reports to senior personnel.
  • Inspected raw and in-processed materials to determine quality and any not meeting minimum standards.
  • Delivered third-party audit services at client locations, keeping operations in compliance with regulatory requirements and ISO standards.
  • Maintained meticulous clinical trial documentation to show compliance with institutional policies and federal regulations.
  • Educated and oriented employees to improve compliance with quality control protocols.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Universidad De Guadalajara
Jalisco
09.1996 - 11.2000

Associate of Science - Automatization & Electronics

Universidad Tecnologica De Jalisco
Guadalajara
09.2000 - 10.2002

Skills

    Competitive sourcing

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Accomplishments

  • Oversaw purchasing for bidding events per 3 years
  • Earned “Future star ” award for outstanding work.
  • Earned “ Best staff member ” award for Panama distribution center deploy.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Reduced inventory costs by 10% through implementation of warehousing, virtual warehouse and Delivery Upon notice process improvements.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Documented and resolved Antenna support overstock inventory which led to reduce over age stock & reduce warehousing cost.
  • Collaborated with team of 8 in the development of Antenna Support item split improvement.

Certification

Certified IPC specialist

Timeline

Senior Buyer

Huawei International
01.2014 - Current

Cost Engineer

Huawei International
01.2014 - Current

TQC

Huawei international
01.2014 - Current

Senior Asset Manager

IBM
10.2012 - 01.2014

Quality Auditor

SQA
04.2006 - 01.2012

Associate of Science - Automatization & Electronics

Universidad Tecnologica De Jalisco
09.2000 - 10.2002

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Universidad De Guadalajara
09.1996 - 11.2000

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