Engineer Mechanical

MAURICIO L. VILLAGRANA

**** ** ****** **. - **** St Lucie, FL 34952

********.**********@******.*****.** Cell: 772-***-****

Qualifications

Skilled Sourcing professional and Mechanical Engineer with experience in

the Energy, Electronics, Construction and Automotive industries. Expertise

in cost reduction activities, global sourcing, direct negotiations, and

development of sourcing commodity strategies. Accomplished in managing

global commodities and developing suppliers in a cross functional team

environment. Fluent in English and Spanish, basic French.

Professional Experience

GE Energy (Heat Recovery Solutions), Stuart, FL

2009-present

Senior Purchasing Agent / Sourcing Specialist

. Supported cost reduction strategies in a plant with $15 Million in

sales.

. Conducted Global Sourcing to ensure market competitiveness in key

commodities.

. Developed make/buy analysis, outsourced commodities and sourced to

emerging markets in China and Mexico.

. Generated executive reports and presentations for top management.

Accomplishment - Achieved cost reduction exceeding 38% on GE Clean

Cycle power generator.

- Developed second sources that resulted in incremental

savings.

- Outsourcing resulted in manufacturing efficiency

improvements in production man hours of 17%

- Supported analysis and execution of GE Growth Playbook and

Operation Plans.

MTRONPTI, Orlando, FL 2008-

2009

Sr. Buyer/Planner (2008-2009)

. Managed over $1 Million direct material commodities including blanks

and metal work. Purchased indirect material

and kan ban items in electronics manufacturing facility.

. Improved inventory levels, executed BOM reuse and identified make vs

buy decisions.

. Conducted tracking and expediting of material, and generated metrics

for the materials organization.

Accomplishment - Negotiated 15% price reduction in blanks

commodity and 4% in metal work.

- Negotiated obsolete inventory buy back with Asian

emerging market supplier.

- Contributed to reduce inventory levels and launch

of prototype programs in a cross functional team.

84 LUMBER, Eighty Four, PA Headquarters/ Gibsonton, FL Plant

2007-2008

Production Manager (2007-2008)

. Responsible for the management of schedule and workflow of production

in a plant of over $4 Million sales budget.

. Managed group of over 30 associates for the manufacturing of roof and

floor trusses.

. Hired, trained and coached associates in the lumber business.

. In charge of production batching, updating schedule, overall

efficiency, material inventory and quality enforcement.

Accomplishment - Managed to improve plant efficiency by more than

20%.

- Planned production to deliver jobs with sense of urgency

by arranging schedules.

GENERAL MOTORS DE MEXICO, Mexico City HeadQuarters

2002- 2007

OEM Sr. Buyer (2005-2007)

. Coordinated global efforts (GM's 4 regions) to achieve Corporate goals

on Speaker and Antenna commodities.

. Conducted competitive global sourcing packages for regions including

Asia, South America and Mexico based on Price, Service, Quality and

Technology.

Accomplishment -Negotiated and achieved significant savings of

more than 15% by selecting most competitive source

on long term contracts.

-Managed commodities including Speakers, Radios and

Antennas for GM de Mexico with significant savings.

GENERAL MOTORS DE MEXICO, Toluca Plant

MRO Single Point Buyer (2004-2005)

. Managed purchases on Power Transmission Commodity for the North

America region (US, Canada and Mexico) for Assembly, Powertrain and

Metal Fab plants.

. Selected the most competitive sources based on price, quality, service

and technology.

. Improved commodity management and structure.

Accomplishment -Managed more than $35 Million for power transmission

commodity at 30 plants in North America

from a single location (Mexico).

-Team worked to exceed Corporate goals and restructured transmission

commodity accordingly.

-Efficiently reduced supply base (30%) in commodity,

contracts (54%) and part numbers (60%).

-First team to support NorthAmerica Summer shutdown outside

the U.S. for all MRO commodities.

Indirect Material Buyer (2002-2004)

. Managed several commodities including machined parts, office supplies,

and indirect material. Team worked to source and implement commodity

management structure at subsidiary level on print forms. Also,

assisted in defining global strategies for office supplies commodity.

Accomplishment -Exceeded '20% in 3' cost reduction Corporate goal.

Achieved more than 10% price to price reduction

on every sourcing process while downsizing supply base and set

benchmark on commodities.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE, Sterling Heights, MI

2000

Engineering Co-op (Jan-May 2000)

. Conducted tests of several types of greases on electrically assisted

steering gears and selected the best application by generating engineering

reports. Designed parts using Pro Engineer 20 (3-D CAD).

Education

ITESM (Monterrey Tech), Monterrey MEXICO

BS Mechanical Engineering and Management, 2001

UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY, Detroit, MI

Student Exchange Program, 1999-2000 (Dean's honor list)

Skills

. Syteline, Fourth Shift, GPS, OLIMPIC, OLAS, SMIMS

. MS Office, UNIX, Internet

. E2, Pro-E, Pro-Intralink, MBA Mitek

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