Elena Rodriguez

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Address: **** *** *******

City: Mission

State: TX

Zip: 78572

Country: USA

Phone: 956-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $150,000

Willing to Relocate

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Elena Rodriguez Garcia

Mc Allen, Texas U.S.A

abqel1@r.postjobfree.com & abqel1@r.postjobfree.com Mobile Usa 956-***-**** & 956-***-****

Mexican, Spanish passports.& USA resident card . Open for relocation within USA,Canada, Europe or to other countries.

-Professional Summary

Bilingual, Degree in Business Administration and Materials Management professional with exceptional skills in managing projects in multicultural environments, with superior communications skills, seeking to leverage strengths and previous experience in the Manufacturing of Consumer products and Electronics,Logistics and New product Introduction / Research & Development within a Region and among countries.

Experience in collaborating with senior level executives and customers, in America and Europe.

Experience in manufacturing operations - from green field, expansion and/or re-engineering complete factories - managing a variety of complex challenges in setting or re-defining processes and logistics improvements as well on business control /processes & applications tools implementation with important impact on P&L results.

Recognized leader for connecting all different Company groups such as Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing, Customer Programs and Finance, integrating solutions to solve complex problems, implementing as result a smooth controlled process auto regulated by the teams in place with positive P&L and/or customer scorecard improvements.

Wide knowledge of SOX, ISO, NAFTA ( America ) INTRASTAT (Europe) and other regulations related to commercial trading in America and Europe.

Outstanding organizational skills with strong project management/coordination work experience.

Active promoter of Lean, Value stream mapping, and other multiple techniques to eliminate waste and speed out processes and/or inventory investment, being the mentor / champion of multiple teams/projects with multidisciplinary teams such as Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Mgrs etc,

Experience in designing and implementing strategies for a variety of needs or markets.

Experience in Original Equipment Manufactures (OEMs) and Contract Manufactures (CMs)/Outsourcing operations for wide variety of business types from High volume/ low mix to High mix/low volume, from high technology to consumer markets products, from Design to end customer and for Reverse Logistics Repair and Distribution operations for consumer products

Strong planning skills with a successful implementation of Sales&Operations Planning in consumer products companies, opening extraordinary working relationships with Marketing channels and Customers, understanding their needs,to meet and/or anticipate to them to ensure the effective utilization of manufacturing capacity, to streamline the cost and response to markets.

As professional is identified for developing other professionals strengthening collaboration between teams, customers and suppliers, an enthusiastic promoter of continuous improvement and lean techniques utilization, setting the teams confidence in making things happen, successfully.

Supports APICS as the SCM foundation knowledge and the application of lean techniques, VSM, Kaizens, mini blitzs etc. Seeks to understand the data, get data integrity and accuracy as foundation for a good analysis, problem solving and decision making

Recognized change Agent for Turn Around projects, in all the different companies, with positive impact either in Controls, Materials Management, Operations Improvements, Major Engineering projects, Marketing and finance

Work experience

Celestica Corporation ./ Sept 2009 a of date .Regional Supply Chain Mgt Dir / After Market Services/Solutions Operations Reynosas, Mc Allen, Dallas .

Set up the basis for growth, designing and launching different SCM solutions to serve customers requirements, in a 100% Reverse Logistics/Repair Entity- Service Provider for Consumers communication products After Market services ." for customers such as RIM, Samsung, HTC etc..

Leader for Site Turn Around from very weak controls to the best among other sites

This CAMs Operations have over 3,800 employees working 24hours during 7days per week.

Main additions to SCM solutions portfolio among others are,: Turn key, implementation of Harvesting operation, SAP Warehouse Management Module implementation, and other control systems improvements to meet or exceed inventory accuracy, having as result of a consistent 99% or over.. Setting the operational Key Performance Indicators metrics system, integrating different techniques such as 8Ds analysis, Kaizens, etc for a continuous improvement environment.

Have done a positive contribution for the customers portfolio growth from 2 customers to 4 during last year, having to manage different SCM business modes such as consigned, 3rd party VMI, Turn Key, and Buy sell

Achieved annual Inventory turns over 10, being very good for a Repair Operation.

Grew customer relationship by providing different logistics services, as for example to RIM ( Research in Motion ), controlling their customers inventory units on consignment, Increasing their customers satisfaction by reducing the Turn Around Time TAT.( time from unit is received for repair to when is shipped to customer already repaired) from 5 to 3 days with projects such as Direct Verizon shipments, for which over 850,000 units have been shipped directly from Verizons different carriers in USA to the Factory in Mexico, with a favorable impact not only in the response time improving but in cost and control by eliminating a middle subcontracted service in Dallas for RIM.

Dallas Site fulfillment SCM operation Management and Ontario Repair Center.

Celestica Czech Republic. s.r.o.. / Czech Republic Regional Supply Chain Mgt Dir / Contract

Manufacturing Ops Prague & Brno Ops.

"Opening up the network & collaboration between America and Europe."

My participation as the first Mexican expat assigned in Europe opened the door to other colleagues, who are now in Oradea/Rumania and also to bring talent from Europe to the Site in Monterrey. For customers this is a value added, when contract manufacturers

collaboration is needed across the sites, without barriers, as one service provider.

2008-2009 SM, Fulfillment & Repair with different logistics modes /SCM portfolios services: Configuration to Order / Turn Key/ Consigned/ Buy-Sell Mode

Market segments : Communication consumer products and Industrial .,with customers such as Panasonic, IBM, Tyco security, Microsoft, among others.

Initial assigned project was to establish and lead the needed controls, communication and strategies to recover Panasonics account,from being in the last position of the suppliers score card, very close to lose this global account. The communication, collaborations channels, strategies and controls were successfully defined and implemented,in such time and way, that helped the customer to met critical sales targets for their high sales season, being positioned afterwards as the supplier of choice for new product Introduction as well. The collaboration on this project set up the basis for a partnership relation, helping the customer to identify and worked on the opportunities in his processes as well. Working with multi

disciplinary teams to meet the results, such as engineering, finance, logistics, operations etc,

Not only relationship and customers scorecard were improved, we also have a positive impact for cash flow, by increasing the annual Inventory turns from barely 6 to over 26, and accounts payable were current, Improved warehouse efficiency and Inventory accuracy increased to 99%, by implementing the Warehouse SAP module in both sites.

SCM Strategies and business in both sites in Czech Republic managed different portfolios types, going from High mix low volume for security industrial products, to high volume low mix, consumer products, to fulfillment for communications consumers products, having to set different demand supply strategies to meet customers and company targets. Customer scorecards were positively influenced by these.

Our people satisfaction score for annual survey performed by corporate was improved over 10% from previous SCM management.

Supporting New Product/services introduction activities and the transferring of projects,processes and controls to Oradea, Rumania Site with any customers service impact. As well as connecting Valencia Spain Site with Czech Sites for SAP system deployment.

Celestica de Monterrey SA de CV / Prime Senior Mega Site SCM Dir/ Contract Mfg Ops

SCM solutions and controls over a complex SCM business controls turn around for this Mega Site, to go back on control at the same time servicing 14 customers with different portfolios complexity ( Aerospace Consumer, Communications,Industrial etc), getting back the confident of share holders,customers, board of directors and from our own people.

Yearly revenue of $1.3B illion US dollars, .6,000 employees, working 24 hours /7 days per week, serving .14 customers accounts :such as Panasonic, Honeywell, Avaya, Alcatel, Lucent, RIM,CISCO, etc.

2006 - 2007 SMT & Fulfillment : SCM portofolios services to support different business modes : from Configuration to Order,Fulfillment, Consumers Products, etc, supporting high mix/low volume and high volume /low mix

Driving the overall SCM improvement in a Mega Site which was severely impacted by multiple and simultaneous customers accounts transfers from other Celesticas North Americas sites to this Site, causing a total out of control operation .

Worked with corporate in a Master plan called Pegasso, for which I was appointed as the SCM leader, This project was focused on putting the Site back on control and setting up the foundation for a solid growth and results. This was a project leaded by the Global VP of Operations

Some of the strategies used were, disciplined Demand-Supply process, set up inventory controls to improved inventory accuracy, which went from almost none to 98.5% consistently, Key Performance Indicators implementation, connecting processes and teams to stream the processes, communicating targets and progress on monthly communication meetings, successfully helped to go back on control and to meet high revenue levels with excellent customers scored card, passing successfully all control audits in 1 year.

Key factor was the definition and implementation of the : SCM certification program which certified all SCM personnel on, APICS, Serving Customer, Effective negotiations, Presentations and Communication skills, and Data Analysis /problem solving techniques among others .

Sanford North America, Mexicali Mfg Center / SCM Dir/ OEM Ops

A company of Newell Rubbermaid writing instruments solutions, consumer products division

Working with other Sites and Marketing in the implementation of Sales & Operations process, to improve Sales and on timely Marketing strategies launching, response time to market and customer satisfaction, as well as manufacturing capacity utilization improvement

We have different national account customers such as : Wal-Mart, Office Depot,etc.

2005-2006 Working with other Sites and corporation in the implementation of Sales & Operations process.",which was mentored by Thomas F Wallace ( author of the book)

Driving the customer service to over 98% on critical back to school season, was key due to previous year performance put the site and the company in critical situation with major customers such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot,etc, close to lose all National accounts.

Results were extraordinary, leveraging the collaboration between sites, serving orders with excellent coordination to fulfill the orders completely and timely to the Distribution Cente and the customers, including the timely delivery of promotions from marketing to customers.

Collaboration was built among the Sites in Mexicali, BC, Chicagos DC, Shelbyville, Lewisburg and India among others, within the Vertical Integration Model.

Solectron de Mexico, SA. De CV / Prime Mega Site SCM Dir / Contract Manufacturing Ops

Launching a green field operation, from $100M revenue during the first year of operation to $1,4 Billion of USDollars on the 3rd year. Stablishing the strategies, process, methods, training programs and teams

This operation had over 10,000 employees, with a 24 hours /7 days per week operation. Serving 12 customers

Customers such as : Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Nokia, IBM, etc.

1998- 2001 SMT & Final assembly from NPI to Customer. SCM portfolio to support Build to Order / Markets from consumer products to Engineering to order under Turn Key .

Markets : Communication consumer products and Industrial applications.

Implementation of all SCM processes, Teams, logistics etc, in a new manufacturing site from green field to 1.4 US Billion of revenue at the 3rd year of operation. Managing one Sub-Director and 16 SCM mgrs, areas such as Warehouse, Supplier Quality engineers, Purchasing, Planning . etc.

AT&T Productos de Consumo / Lucent Technologies / New Product Introd Mgr/Bell Labs / Mega Site SCM Dir

"Working with Bell Labs from design to launching mass manufacturing and converting entire mega site from build to stock to Build to Order -24hrs shipping response to final customer.

This operation counted with over 10,000 employees within 24 hours /7 days per week

Vertical integration of the business consisted on 2 facilities ( one SMT and Plastics injection shop and second Final Assembly, test, pack and ship )

1991 - 1998

Leading SCM Initiatives to launch a new facility, SCM processes, teams etc, and then after as the SCM Champion of the Initiative to convert the entire Factory from Build to Stock to Build to Order Site with deliveries within 24hrs from when customer entered the order to when this is shipped out., implementing the Distibution center operation . Working with Bell Labs from design to launching mass manufacturing

For this initiative was needed to work with the facility in Spain Dos Cantos site- to learn about the 3C model they have ( Capacity-Commonality and Consumption ), to support their Engineering to Order 3 months lead-time platforms, having to re-design and integrate this to support a High speed response time for Consumer products factories

This project was integrating all steps from design phase to support components communality usage among platforms /BOMS working with Bells Labs designers/designs, to all manufacturing / Supply chain flow processes to speed out the Output rate among all manufacturing platforms ( SMT Mold injection, FA and Test, to Distribution center-

Team members were integrated by Marketing, Bell Labs, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, IT/SAP, etc,,working with PRTM Management Consulting Firm. and main Executives in the Corporation.

Results were very satisfactory as the target was met: Build to Order model within 24hrs response time., by receiving the orders at night, manufacturing and shipping next day. was implemented.

Hewlett Packard de Mexico NPI Buyer, Whse, Inventory & Prodn control supervisor

1983-1990

New facility /operation in Mexico, contribution in new processes, and systems implementation & Training, while Procurement activities and Inventory control improvement projects were implemented, major challenge was on improving Inventory accuracy from low 60s to 98% consistently.

Education

ITESM (Mexico City)/ UNIVA GDL.

MBA, International Business, 1982

APICS Former member of GDL Chamber . team mentor.

Supply Chain Management Professionals / SCMP-Member

Other relevant courses :

Six Sigma & Lean techniques.

Effective negotiations and Legal contracts / NPAM

MBO Process of Management POM

Leadership Development program Center of Creative leadership San Diego, CA

Project Management Chicago University

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