Jose R. Rodriguez Ayala

901-***-****

ac9zwb@r.postjobfree.com

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Collierville, TN 38017

Willing to travel and relocate.

PROFESSIONAL

OBJECTIVE:

A position in Material Management or related field

EDUCATION

University of Turabo, MBA in Management and Control of Materials, December 2010

University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon, Bachelor degree in Materials Management, May 1997, Cum Laude

CAREER SUMARY

Purchasing/Supply Chain Management professional with proven record of accomplishments in bottom line profitability, and break through product introductions. Effective in strategy creation and application. Knowledgeable in all facets of manufacturing, materials management, and a solid regulatory affairs knowledge. Strong interpersonal and communication skills utilized to motivate cross-functional teams, as well as with suppliers to achieve stretch goals. Customer oriented, quality driven and highly effective negotiation skills in domestic (US) and international arena. Experienced in metal machined components, injection molded components, implantable polymers, electronic components, capital purchasing; high and low volume.

JOB RELATED SKILLS

Material Management: Purchasing Techniques, Just In Time (JIT), Lean Manufacturing Exposure, Planning of Inventory Systems, Statistical Analyses of Quality Control Charts, Productivity Management, Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Engineering Economy and Accounting, Production Control, Industry logistics, contract negotiations, and Project Management

Regulatory and Quality: ISO / (DIS) 9000:2000 Lead Auditor, with more than 15 quality supplier system management audits performed. FDA/ GMP knowledge.

Communication: Redaction of Reports in English and Spanish (Fully Bilingual), Group Dynamics. Able to work efficiently in a team environment.

Computers: Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Word Perfect, Microsoft Project, Visio, AS/400 (PRMS), SAP user.

EXPERIENCE

Medtronic, Restorative Therapies Group

Category Manager (February 2016-Present)

Develop strategic sourcing and procurement strategies for surgical cases & trays, Interventional Pain contract manufacturing, and project management of procurement functions for product transfers. Including, but not limited to, supplier relationships, leverage assessment, contract manufacturing assessments, and risk mitigation of total spend of $45M.

Brought in $130K in savings by contract management.

Reduced product cost by 30% by leveraging competitive bidding and manufacturing transfer to a low-cost country.

Negotiated a 44% inventory price reduction on a distributed product being obsoleted.

Medtronic, Spinal & Biologics Business

Supply Chain Program Manager (August 2013- February 2016)

Responsible for the centralization of the procurement functions of our Interventional business Neuchatel, Switzerland facility, and improvement of the inbound supply chain flow of material. Work on the development of Procurement strategies including supplier negotiations improving total cost of acquisition.

Transferred procurement of US base sourced direct material from our Neuchatel manufacturing plant to the Medtronic Memphis operation.

Negotiated contract by leveraging the procurement of three sites that brought in savings $500,000 in purchasing variance and $66,000 in logistics expenses.

Member of the molding and resins corporate commodity tem working on supplier leverage and synergies due to a recent Medtronic acquisition.

Medtronic, Spinal & Biologics Business

Principal Technology Sourcing Specialist (March 2007- August 2013)

Lead/support development execution of strategic sourcing plans to meet business unit strategic goals. Develop and communicate supply base outlook for inclusion in product launch planning. Develop and enhance relationships with strategic sources off supply information across multiple tiers.

Participated and led activities directed towards implementation of a Purchasing Controls Policy.

Management of implantable grade plastics that translates into $300MM in company revenue, and lead a cross functional team that renegotiated global contract and provided risk mitigation that leveraged all options in a sole sour scenario.

Assessment of risks related to the supplier base involved in products in process of FDA Pre-market Approval submissions.

Developed and implemented process that comply with FDA purchasing controls regulations, including supplier selection process and risk management.

Lead for world wide Spinal Division Supplier Segmentation and Risk Management process based on risk to revenue, and quality risk.

Developed capability based assessment of suppliers, in order to meet manufacturing and validation needs.

Work along side the Development team in sourcing activities of new technologies with the goal of increasing market share.

Negotiated development, distribution, and supply agreements, for domestic (US) and international for new products and technologies to meet market needs.

Global coordination of sourcing activities with multiple manufacturing sites.

Member of Medtronic corporate Injection Molding Commodity Team developing corporate commodity strategy with a cumulative spend of $128MM.

IDEXX Laboratories

New Products Procurement Manager (August 2005– March 2007)

Project management of Supply Chain activities in the introduction of new products.

Supervise New Products Buyer. Sourcing of external parts, goods and services in support of various business requirements.

Develop and implement corporate procurement strategies to support development projects and products with cross functional teams that included marketing, product development and operations.

Creation of a Make vs. Buy recommendation criteria.

Formalized a system of an objective supplier evaluation process for new products.

Implemented a supplier value added checklist.

Stryker Puerto Rico Endoscopy Operation

Materials Project Analyst (January 2004 – August 2005)

Supervised New Products Buyers, also an active member in cost reduction project teams. Responsible for strategic sourcing projects, as well as for creating a materials structure for the New Products Area.

Set up of Strategic New Supply chains that include Asian suppliers mainly from Singapore.

Set up Kan Ban System with suppliers; that translated on an inventory reduction $155K in a period of six months.

Stryker Puerto Rico Operation

Senior New Products Buyer (June 2000- January 2004)

In charge of setting the Supply Chain for R&D projects to be introduced to the market from Stryker Puerto Rico and inventory of this material. Responsible of cost targets met for the new products.

Created all materials procedures for the introduction, inventory handling (logistically and financially), and final transfer of new products material.

Participated of cost improvement projects that, through vendor negotiations, vertical integration, and product improvements, has over time translated over $2MM of savings.

Introduced over 30 new products, with excellent time to market, and meeting cost targets that translated in product margins of over 60%, balancing the needs of marketing and product development.

Stryker, Puerto Rico Operations

Buyer (April 1998- June 2000)

In charge of raw material availability in the arthroscopy unit, and physical inventory of this material. Worked in projects and negotiations related to the reduction of costs and inventory levels. Leader of physical inventory team at the arthroscopy unit.

Responsible for the management and handling of a raw material inventory of $1.2MM

Increased product availability through vendor partnerships resulting in a Manufacturing Unit record of 200 consecutive days of 0 backorder,.

Caribe General Electric; Electronic Vehicle Controls, Inc.

Buyer/Planner (November 1997- April 1998)

Responsible for planning and buying of electronic equipment and machined components assuring production requirements determined by a build to order schedule were met on a weekly basis.

Negotiated the placement of 90 components in blanket orders.

Participated in the implementation of a new supplier pull system in order to control inventory levels and freight cost while ensuring product availability.

Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Inc

Assistant Master Production Scheduler (August 1997- November 1997)

Professional Temporary Services responsible for planning of production requirements and capacity analysis.

PROFESIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of APICS, and ISM.

SEMINARS & PROJECTS

Author of Paper: Exploring the Factors that Influence the Procurement Strategies in the FDA Medical Device Regulated Enviroment (2011)

Fast StartÒ In Project Management (2009)

Managing Outsourced Projects (2006)

Gallup Perceiver Specialist (2004)

Basics of Contract Writing, ISM Seminar (2003)

ISO 9000 Lead Auditor Certificate (2000)

AMA Negotiations Skills Seminar (2000)

Customer Supplier Synchronization Certificate (1998)

Kepner Tregoe Certificate (1998)

Just In Time Certificate (1996)

Research paper in Warehouse Management (1996)

REFERENCES

Provided upon request

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