Supply Chain Project Manager

Gerardo Azpeitia

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SKILL SUMMARY

Supply Chain Management Customer interface Cost reduction & Quote Management New Product Introduction (NPI) Vendor Management Inventory Procurement/Planning Oracle 11i SAP

WORK EXPERIENCE

Tesla Motors Fremont, CA

Sr. Production Control Materials Planner Current

Supply Chain Project Manager for Seats Manufacturing Operations.

Successfully launched the operations of Tesla’s Seat Manufacturing through many activities such as: BOM structure, MRP validation, manage the Supply Chain of Sub Tier suppliers.

Lead the Supply Chain to transition a Tier 1 Seat Supplier to Tesla’s own manufacturing. Managed other key suppliers from prototype to production.

Supported maintenance and validation of MRP to ensure accurate signals for quantity and dates generated by MRP.

Monitor KPIs to track flow of materials and prevent obsolescence and excess inventory.

Coordinated with Purchasing and Engineering to implement ECO and EOL through correct BOM structure.

Supported manufacturing by managing production output and deliver critical components to meet build plan.

KLA-TENCOR ($4Billion hi-tech semiconductor company) Milpitas, CA

Sr. Planner/Buyer (SCM) Mar’14- July’ 15

Supply Chain Management responsibilities for PCBAs (Tier 1 EMS), Racks, Cables, Front End, machine parts and Sheet Metal.

Responsible for a quarterly spend of over $5 Million.

Wafer-Inspection (WIN) division representative for Contract Manufacturing Commodities.

Ensure successful shortage management and escalation process.

Participate in QBRs with key suppliers to review supplier performance.

E&O and MRB management.

BOM management and ECO implementation.

Evaluate key suppliers on delivery, cost and service through corporate scorecard process.

Planning activities: Open WOs for manufacturing, lead and coordinate with buyers for material clearance.

ONCORE MANUFACTURING Fremont, CA

Sr. Materials Buyer Jan’14-Mar’14

Analyzed demand/MRP data to determine optimal safety stock, inventory levels, and order quantities utilizing supply base and commodity specific knowledge.

Worked with internal organizations and suppliers to continuously reduce costs and inventory levels.

Determined root causes of parts shortages and implements solutions

MARINETEK INC Florida

North America Purchasing and Logistics Manager June’13-Aug’13

Reporting directly to the CEO for North America - Led the Purchasing and Logistics Department.

Implemented aggressive cost reduction initiatives

Sourced and develop new suppliers to minimize raw material and freight costs.

Implemented and develop processes and system tools to increase efficiency of department that impact in the procurement operations performance.

Lead weekly meetings with customer to review material status and project schedule.

Negotiated pricing directly with manufacturers avoiding high pricing markups through distributors.

VMI program implementations - Achieved an increase in the company cash flow and inventory turns by 7%.

Reduced item costs through VMI programs (3PL, Consignment, Kanban)

MICRORAM ELECTRONICS Florida

Global Accounts Manager Oct’12-Jun’13

Managing Inside and Outside Sales for a Global Tier 1 Contract Manufacturer. Sanmina; covering the Americas, SAP and EMEA region.

Increased LATAM sales by 25% in a period of 5 months.

Developed Quarterly business plan for each region.

Actively discovering and developing new accounts.

Lead and coordinate Inside and Outside Sales team to achieve their monthly goals.

SANMINA-SCI San Jose, CA

Sr. Supply Chain Supervisor Apr’06-Oct’12

Operate as Sr. Supply Chain Supervisor for 7+ customers within the organization. Monitoring key Supply Chain strategies.

On site customers visits for Quarterly Business Review (Pricing process, price variance, inventory revaluation).

Implementation of programs for Cost and Lead Time reductions within the supply chain (RTF, VMI, VCI, Kanban).

Lead the team to place raw material into replenishment programs to improve material flexibility

Vendor contract negotiations.

Manage company’s Price Variance (PPV) and mitigate excess and obsolete inventories.

Look for new cost reduction opportunities (Developed new suppliers).

Due to my aggressive cost reduction programs I was able to generate over $150k on +PPV every quarter.

Highly experienced in NPI customers and project transfers

Project Manager - Developed and implemented supply chain procedures to transfer materials in a timely manner and within customer's requirements - maintained a strong supply chain at both sites.

Activities:

Lead and coordinate conference calls with the customers and transfer plants (Thailand, Mexico, Shenzhen & US sites) to discuss and establish achievable timelines and procedures for the transfer plan.

Initiated New Product Introduction (NPI) process, then extended it to total Life Cycle management

Managed multinational cross-functional teams during New Product Introduction process to ensure service readiness worldwide.

SANMINA-SCI Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

Regional Supply Chain Management (RSM) for North America & Canada Mar’05-Apr’06

Negotiated Global contract pricing for key commodities and achieved reduction of 3%-5% every quarter

Supported, trained and consulted all the plants in North America and Canada. (Purchasing, planning and internal procedures).

Gave support and solved all critical shortages from all the plants across the board (over 30 plants in North America and Canada) in order to meet customer deliveries.

Escalated sensitive issues to the VP within supplier’s Company on critical shortages. When appropriate lead conference calls between the supplier and the plant and discuss the nature of the shortage and provide solutions and continue an ongoing partnership.

SANMINA-SCI Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

Sr. Material Supervisor June’02-Mar’05

Ensured the procurement/planning were executed 100%.

Assigned to the procurement and planning of key components for different projects.

Identified critical expedites and escalate as necessary to purchasing management.

Determined material requirements, placed purchase orders, and followed up on deliveries and ensure flow of materials to the production floor.

Maintained inventory levels in shape and followed up the MRP signal.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

M.S. in Manufacturing Systems - Graduated 2008

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering - Degree 2001

OTHER

Bi-lingual – English/Spanish (Fluent/Read/Write) People management experience Global interactions High level of proficiency in using excel, power point and word Strong analytical ability

Strong interpersonal skills Able to manage multiple projects effectively Solid analytical and communication skills including the ability to structure, collect, analyze and communicate large volumes of complicated data.

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