Experience

Watlow

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• PLANNING & PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  • Design and implement strategies, as well as ensure compliance with Supply Chain operations to ensure the acquisition, distribution and supply of raw material and finished goods for product development and contribute to business profitability. • Lead compliance and unify efforts of areas in charge of Planning and Procurement across USA and Mexico.• Develop and manage budgets to maximize the use of resources. • Maintain synergy with commercial teams to ensure the alignment of the commercial strategy of the business. • Lead the development and management of a team of 6 people to ensure the achievement of objectives. Show less

• Supply Chain Senior Manager (Demand Planning)

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022



Milacron

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Senior Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

  Manage the Supply Chain guaranteeing the correct supply, warehousing and delivery of the products to our customers through a correct planning of all resources and parts and using the best possible logistics solutions. Lead the Customer Service team (5 persons) for the MDCS Branch making sure that quotations, responses, and orders are processed on time and that customer satisfaction is at the center of the day to day activities. Manage the warehouse/logistics team (4 persons) guaranteeing stock levels, coordinating import and exports, and all outbound logistics to guarantee customer satisfaction. Develop strategies to increase our presence in states and regions far from our main location. Review all of the branches operating expenses and margins and define along with sales discount and sales strategies. Guarantee that the HIT Center is fully functional, this includes building maintenance, License and Permits and IT services. Generate and analyze information such as, inventories, sales, budgets, margins, etc. Show less



Thales Digital Identity and Security (ex Gemalto)

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Manager of Production Planning, Supply Chain & Logistics

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Reduced DSOH from an average of 45 days to 30 days. • OTD y OTR above 98% for all Business Units for 4 years in a row.• Increase Inventory accuracy from 80% to 99%, maintaining this result for 4 years in a row.• Inbound Freight Expenses below budget for 3 years in a row.• Implemented Draw Back process for all imports of raw materials for a specific product to avoid paying import taxes, generating savings of more than 1 Mu euros for 2016, and 1.5 Mu euros for 2017.• Improvement of warehouse operations leading to a more efficient process with less headcount.• Implementation of new transport method for secure products, avoid using Brinks and using VUN Sec from other companies, reducing outbound expenses by more than 70% and increasing the flight options, therefore improving customer satisfaction.• Introduction/supply of new product for a very specific customer, introducing new raw materials and avoiding more than 100ku Euros in freight expenses by implementing a mixed transport strategy ( 50% by air and 50% by boat) delivering on time and as requested by customer before new product launch.• Planned and delivered five million cards to a Government BU customer in 3 months, including importing all raw materials, planning production and all outbound logistics, guaranteeing delivering on time and customer satisfaction. • Implementation of Vendor Management Inventory strategy for Bradesco, one of the largest banks in Brazil, implementing a stock level strategy to avid stock ruptures.• Participated with Sales and Customer Service areas to improve relationship with customers and in many projects, such as new logistics strategy, new packaging standards, SLA agreements, etc. Show less

• Production Planning & Materials Manager | Brazil

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  Coordinate, implement and monitor the production and materials planning teams yearly objectives. Perform demand and forecast analysis to guarantee that all resources and materials for production are available. Guarantee and monitor the status of inventories for raw materials and consumables, production performance and the Planning departments KPIs (DSOH, Bakclog, OTD, OTR, FCD, etc.). Negotiate with Sales and Customer Service teams to align production lead times and delivery dates. Preform demand projections in time and form. Show less

• Purchasing Coordinator (Direct and Indirect) | Brazil

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2014

  Lead the purchasing team of the Curitiba factory, acting in the different purchasing segments such as: services, transport, spare parts, and indirect. Continue with the responsibilities of raw material purchases and supervise the purchases done at the Buenos Aires (Argentina) Sales office.

• Indirect Materials Buyer | México & Colombia

  • Feb 2008 - Jun 2010

  Manage the entire purchasing process of indirect goods to boost the acquisition processes to benefit the different Business Units and Manufacturing Plant results. Perform the categorization of the different purchasing processes to guarantee the transport and delivery developments and maximize budgets.