TEOLINDO VALL

adb46i@r.postjobfree.com +001-**-***-*** 3145 Monterrey, NL

Procurement professional seeking a new permanent opportunity within direct procurement that will provide me with long term career opportunities within the consumer goods or manufacturing sector. Business leader with bilingual capabilities and an emphasis on customer service delivery and the developing of problem-solving solutions. Adept in slashing costs, establishing business strategies and fostering mutually beneficial relationships with global vendors, service providers and clients. Change agent with a track record of success as it pertains to revenue generation, leadership, profit growth, quality assurance and process improvements. Collaborative yet decisive leadership style to fuel productivity gains. While I am keen to add value to my next employer through my functional expertise, I am also eager to continue learning and continually focus on developing both personally and professionally. I am dedicated, results driven and always focus on solutions. I am available to work across the US and can relocate.

SUMMARY

25 years experience automotive mechanical parts procurement across both direct and indirect category procurement covering Marketing, Product Development, Quality Control and Logistics across the US, Canada and Mexico.

Knowledge of SAP, SAP Hanna, with skills in Supply Program Strategies, Supplier Relationship Management, Negotiating Contracts, Inventory Management and 7step strategic sourcing process.

Worked over the course of four years to increase sales to $40M by effectively streamlining purchasing department operations.

Delivered savings of $5m during 2019 through strategic sourcing and supplier selection.

Effectively slashed cost to inventory by $8m during 2018 and 2019 by creating more efficient on time delivery and faster inventory turn around times.

Confident, analytical and articulate procurement professional with specific interest in sustainable procurement solutions and driving innovation through suppliers.

EXPERIENCE

GOVI SUSPENSIONES S.A. de C.V. 2018-2019

GOVI is a leading own-label automotive distributor ($60m sales annually), supplying warehouse distributor, retailers, mechanics and consumers throughout Mexico.

CATEGORY MANAGER – ENGINE & TRANSMISSION MOUNT

Given responsibility for category strategy, supplier relationship management and inventory management. No direct reports, key relationships within operations, R&D and supply chain.

Key Achievements:

Delivered $5m savings in 2019 through rationalisation of supplier base, sourcing and selection of new suppliers and use of contracts.

Successfully led all major contract negotiations with multiple key suppliers.

Dramatically improved internal stakeholder through the development of joint category strategies.

Procurement spend under control increased from 50% to 70% in year period.

Effectively developed multiple new product launches for engine-transmission support line within 1 year from 700 SKU's to 1800 SKU's.

Through integrating supplier innovation into the business, led a function-wide initiative to implement a new business-partnering strategy across all spend categories, implementing new internal KPI and regular structured stakeholder feedback forums. Average feedback scores improved by 10% in 1 year (50-60%) and total spend under procurement control increased from 50% to 70% overall.

TVA AUTMOTIVE, INC. 2016-2017

VP NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS

Responsible for sourcing and expanding business operations across US, Canada and Mexico as well as supplier relationship management.

Key achievements:

Delivered on average 10% YOY savings across all lines under my management.

Took lead in the implementation of procurement elements of Global SAP implementation

Increased market shares by more than $500K within the first six months by introducing a new product that was quickly brought to market.

Led supplier improvement project with 2 key under-performing suppliers, delivering critical improvements on quality and delivery over 12month period.

FOREIGN PARTS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 2000-2016

VP Purchasing

Promoted to VP of Purchasing after 3 years to managed all purchasing and warehouse operations with strong attention to detail, included streamlining warehouse processes.

Key achievements:

Organized a highly successful cross-functional initiative to achieve $40M in annual sales for the steering and suspension line.

Streamlining warehouse processes to include narrower aisled to maximize warehousing capacity increasing capacity by 100%.

Efficaciously directed representative firms located in US, Mexico and Canada to achieved sharp increases in territory sales in those areas to more than $7M yearly.

Introduced the use of Drexel forklifts and auto pullers in warehouse facilities, which allowed for maximum merchandise capacity and heightened efficiency in order pulling processes increasing storage capacity by 100% an order pulling capacity by 50%.

SKILLS, EDUCATION & TRAINING

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

Associates Commercial and Advertising Art

George T. Baker Aviation School

Aviation Mechanics Airframe and Power Plant

Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Microsoft Office Suites.

Merchandise handling programs SAP, SAP Hanna, Viaducts, Accuterm, Indigo, ERP, MRP.

Languages English and Spanish spoken and writing.

Other skills include: Negotiation, Identifying and Selecting Suppliers, Strategic Sourcing, Line Analysis, Forecasting, Relationship and Communication with Vendors, Cost Savings, KPI, Project Reporting, Market Conditions, Pricing Trends, Supply Program Strategies, Inventory Planning, Stocking Strategies, Negotiating Contracts, Freight and Payment Terms, Manage Inventory, Inventory Turn Over, Product Development, Technical Drawings Interpretation.

References available on request.

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