Quality Engineer Purchasing Manager

Av. Poza Real #***, Fraccionamiento Pozarreal

SAN LUIS POTOSI, S.L.P. CP 78395

Mobile.+52 1-477-***-****

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Orlando GOMEZ LOPEZ

LinkedIn: http://mx.linkedin.com/pub/orlandogomezlopez/13/2b3/301/en General Information

Birth Date: November 28th, 1977

Birth Place: Tampico, Tamps., MEXICO.

Re-Location Availability : Yes

Purchasing / Procurement / Supply Chain Manager with more than 20 years’ experience in Structured Supplier Development, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Quality Assurance and PPAP, Cost Reduction Project Management, Productivity, Cost Savings, New Programs Introduction, Negotiation Strategy, Supply Chain and Logistics Management.

Work Experience

Hitachi Energy – San Luis Potosí – September 2021 – Currently CoE Regional Logistics Manager

Responsibilities:

o Deliver Logistics Services to 22 sites in the region o Make processes efficient and lean

o Develop new ways to improve service to production sites Main Achievements:

o In progress

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México November 2017- April 2021 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, Sr.

Main Achievements:

VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) System Implemented with 980K USD Inventory Reduction in 2017-2018 following Change Management procedure.

2.4M USD Cost Reduction in 2018, 2.1M USD Cost Reduction in 2019 and 1.8M USD in 2020 in raw materials. Creation of Project Management Committee (GQS Meeting) to PPAP approve and validate Process Changes, Product Changes from customer quote to SOP at BorgWarner.

Implementation of Change Management procedure to align all projects to be 100% approved and validated prior to customer PPAP approval.

Implementation of Design for Value recurrent workshop with Engineering and Quality for permanent changes to product. Successful emergency transfer of 23 die casting tools from vendor in US to vendor in México in 3 months following change management procedure with 100% of Customers approving change and full PPAP. Tool renewal database implementation to renew 132 die casting, plastic molding and stamping tools worldwide with PPAP. Successful 3PL (ocean freight and inland freight) vendor change with 750K USD savings in 2018-2019. Main activities and responsibilities:

Advanced Launch Management (Project Purchasing), MRO Purchasing, Strategic Purchasing, Tactical Purchasing. Cost Savings annual budget elaboration and execution to meet raw materials and MRO cost-down objectives. New components/systems and vendor development in Program Launch and Product Changes. Ensure financial and operational vendor stability to support Plant’s production and sales objectives. Ensure vendors reduce order lead-times and keep minimum stock respecting Safety Stock policies. New Products Introduction in Purchasing, from RFQ through PPAP approval and SOP. Purchase localization in North America following minimum regional (TMEC) integration rules in product’s value. OMRON Automotive Electronics de México SA de CV (Nidec) – Silao, Guanajuato – México July 2015 – November 2017 PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Main Achievements:

Packaging (cardboard) savings for 980K USD / year. Active Electronics Vendor Logistics saving for 160K USD / year Successful migration and implementation of new ERP (QAD, changed from MS400) MRO / Indirect Purchasing Department Creation.

22.5 DOH vs 25 DOH Target for FY2015

Main activities and responsibilities:

Advanced Purchasing (Project Purchasing), MRO Purchasing, Procurement Purchasing. Raw Materials Inventory turns.

Reduce Raw material firm orders and keep minimum stock respecting company’s Safety Stock policies New Products Introduction in Purchasing (NPI), from RFQ through SOP. Purchasing Spend re-localization in North America to have better access to tariffs in the US. Zoppas Industries de México SA de CV – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México April 2014 – July 2015 (1 Year, 3Months) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Main Achievements:

4.2% Cost Reduction in Indirect Purchasing in 2014. 2.5% Cost Reduction in Direct Purchasing in 2014 (6 months). Identified 1.4M USD in Savings Projects and 600K USD Potential Savings Projects for 2015 in 2 months. 7.8 Inventory Turns in 2014 vs 5 Turns target previously defined. Main Activities and responsibilities:

Purchasing (Direct and Indirect), Raw Material Planning, Production Planning, Logistics and Warehouses. Purchasing Strategy for Raw Materials (components) and Indirect Purchasing (MRO). Cost Optimization of inbound Transportation and Logistics. Increase Raw Materials Inventory turns.

New Products Introduction in Purchasing, from RFQ through SOP. Supplier localization in North America and in Mexico. Valeo North America – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México August 2005 – April 2014 (8 years, 8 months) April 2012 – April 2014

Valeo Transmission Systems North America (Currently Valeo Kapec) – San Luis Potosí, SLP - México PURCHASING MANAGER

Main Achievements:

440K USD Saving from negotiation with adhesive materials supplier. 800K USD Saving from change of supplier of flat steel (Change to Ternium) following Project Management guidelines and PPAP.(P0 Project)

880K USD Saving from technical changes in One-way clutch with customer PPAP approval (P0 Project). 98K USD Financial Cost Saving from payment terms extension from 30 days to 75 days. 272K USD Saving from technical change to remove annealing from Aluminum die casting stators. 240K USD Saving from Long Term Agreement Negotiation with Aluminum die casting supplier. Main Activities and Responsibilities:

SLP Site purchasing performance compliance with PG budget. Purchasing budget annual elaboration.

Purchasing savings reservoir definition and monthly bookkeeping. Cost Savings Implementation follow-up in Material Steering Committee (Now Project Steering Committee – PSC). Cross-functional participation (R&D, Purchasing, SQA, Quality, Methods, ect) in design reviews and savings projects. Leverage the Global and Regional commodity organization to achieve regional cost reduction objectives. Quality, Cost and Delivery compliance by vendors. Supplier Crisis, Bankruptcy, Financial stability. October 2010 – March 2012

Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems (Alternators and Starter Motors) – San Luis Potosí, SLP - México NORTH AMERICA REGION SEGMENT LEADER (Commodity Manager), POWERTRAIN BUSINESS GROUP Main Achievements:

510K USD Saving on copper wire supply regional negotiation 240K USD Saving on powder metal parts negotiation in Q1, 2012 218K USD Saving on active electronic components from double-sourcing and negotiation of volumes. 3% Cost Reduction negotiated in long term agreements with main Hot Forge vendors. Main Responsibilities:

Commodities at charge: Motor Components, Cold and Hot Forge, Sintering, Insulation Materials, Cast Iron Parts. Purchasing Strategy.

Savings (Negotiation, Dual-sourcing, Technical Changes, Volume Leverage) for all Production sites in region. Regional Supplier Base Management (in/out/conditioned). Sourcing Committee for commodities at charge.

Suppliers’ performance and Top Worst Suppliers improvement plan follow-up with SQA Team. Commodity Purchasing Index, Project Purchasing Index, Productivity Reservoir Definition. Annual Purchasing budget for assigned commodities. New Business Award approval.Linear Pricing Performance analysis for all components at charge. January 2009 – October 2010

Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems (Alternatos and Starter Motors)– San Luis Potosí, SLP - México FAMILY BUYER / P1 PROJECT BUYER

Main Achievements:

170K USD Chargeback recovery due to logistics issues with electronics supplier. 95K USD savings from in-sourcing of machining operations. 84K USD savings in the plastics commodity from launching technical polyamide change. 74K USD saving due to new business attribution to current major plastics supplier (negotiation). Main Responsibilities:

Commodities at charge: Plastic Injection, Active and Passive Electronic Components, Insulation Materials. Suppliers development and Components re-sourcing to Low Cost Countries. Price Negotiation and Technical Productivity research. Savings implementation to keep/improve Gross Margin. Prototype supplier definition, selection and program award. Quality Requirements definition with SQA engineers.Sourcing activities using e-RFQ / e-bid systems. Purchasing coordination for all projects.Cost updates and Cost-Down as needed. Purchasing representation in Project Validation Committee (Now PSC). Sourcing Committee hosting.

Creation of Savings Reservoir.

April 2008 – January 2009

Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems – San Luis Potosí, SLP - México PROJECT PURCHASING COORDINATOR / PROJECT BUYER (P1 Buyer - Starter Motors and Alternators) Main Responsibilities:

Purchasing coordination for all projects.

Establish Product’s target components cost. Components standardization. Coordinate Suppliers’ selection and award in Sourcing Committee. Supervise Suppliers Integration in design phases, co-development of new components. Assess selected suppliers to meet general & specific requirements of projects. Prototypes development by selected production/prototypes suppliers. Coordination of Added Value analysis on new parts. Active Participation in Project Validation Committee / Project Management Committee and Sourcing Committee hosting. May 2007 – March 2008

VEES San Luis Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems – San Luis Potosí, SLP - México PROJECT BUYER (P1 Buyer)

Main Achievements:

Launch of 52 Production tools in China, Korea, Poland, France and Mexico and on-time PPAP part approval. Long-Term agreements on annual cost reduction with 38 suppliers. Product profitability Improved by 6% due to Price decrease Negotiations and Potential savings definition. Implemented first savings in raw material (+3% margin improvement) by anticipating the approval of product changes before SOP.

Main Responsibilities:

Target Suppliers Definition (Worldwide) to transfer to Production Purchasing. Prototype supplier definition, selection and award. Quality Assurance Requirements definition and follow-up with SQA engineers. Sourcing activities for 52 components from E-RFQ’s to business award. Negotiation of Commercial and Contractual terms with defined suppliers. Launch of mass production tools for 52 components.

Ensure suppliers’ compliance with Project’s milestones (15 new suppliers). Pilot runs achievement at supplier’s facilities and shipment of PPAP’ed parts.

August 2006 – May 2007

Valeo Systèmes Electriques Moteur – Créteil - France ADVANCED PROJECT BUYER (P2 Buyer)

Main Achievements:

Global Product Margin improvement by 4% by negotiating Long Term and Development agreements with integrated designer suppliers.

Defined a worldwide supplier base to competitively produce components at charge for all (6) production sites. Achieved a 5% Margin Improvement by defining a productivity reservoir on components. Main Responsibilities:

Target Suppliers Definition (Worldwide).

Prototypes and mock-ups supplier definition.

Generic Quality Assurance Requirements definition. Sourcing of parts in (Asia, North Africa, South America, Middle East, Eastern Europe).RFQ, Target Price determination and Cost Breakdown analysis. Commercial and Contractual terms negotiation with suppliers. Commodities at charge: Stamping, Die Casting, Sintering, Plastic, Turning. Suppliers qualification for Prototype and Mass Production. Sourcing Committee and Suppliers Business Award.

August 2005 – August 2006 Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems – San Luis Potosí, SLP - México FAMILY BUYER

Main Responsibilities:

Families at charge: Sintering, Assembly, Plastic Injection, Chemicals. Supplier development and parts re-sourcing to LCC as needed. Long-term agreements definition with suppliers.

Price Negotiation and Technical Productivity research. Material supply at lowest cost to the Division.

Biciclo, S.A. De C.V. (TURBO) – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México July 2004 – August 2005 (11 months) BUYER (MATERIALS EXECUTIVE)

Main Achievements:

Achieved consolidation of load in a single load point saving 50K USD to the Company and reducing transportation cost on piece price.

Avoided 8% Price increase by negotiating volumes in time and getting suppliers’ agreements on Cost Reduction. Main Responsibilities:

Supplier deliveries scheduling and Supplier development Consolidation of Asian shipments from all suppliers. Negotiation of price increases and commercial terms with suppliers. Inventory management as well as Cost Reduction follow-up based on lower-price alternative suppliers. Mabe Estufas (Leiser, SA de CV) – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México November 2000 - July 2004 (3 Years, 8 Months) SQE (SOURCING & QUALITY ENGINEER)

Main Achievements:

Implemented regional (National, local) sourcing for brass, aluminum and steel machined parts with USD 109K saving for the Company.

Developed a local source for stamped steel parts saving 58K USD in the process. Main Responsibilities:

Annual Spend 26.6 MD

Supplier Quality Assurance. (38 Suppliers worldwide) Delivery scheduling according to production requirements. Shipments on time from domestic and foreign suppliers. Supplier Development in the Region and in México as needed. Supplier monthly evaluation and Scorecard Keeping. Development and follow-up to new components and part numbers. November 2000 – February 2003

DIRECT COMPONENTS BUYER

Responsibilities:

Estimated Annual Spend 12.5 MD

Supplier production scheduling according to production requirements. Follow-up to shipments from domestic and foreign (import) suppliers. Negotiation of prices on current and new parts and components. In-house inventory balance keeping and weekly monitoring. Delco Remy México, S.de R.L.de C.V. – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México JANUARY 2000 – NOVEMBER 2000 (11 months) MATERIALS PLANNER

Main Responsibilities:

Materials requirements to suppliers in the U.S. to cover production lines’ needs. Production lines scheduling according to customers’ release schedules. Daily follow-up to production and finished goods shipment follow-up. Assembly lines balancing based on Customer’s needs and line capacity. Main Achievements:

Implemented milk-run to consolidate all planned parts so as to receive materials once a week and so as to achieve inventory turns.

A & C Internacional, S.A. de C.V. – San Luis Potosí, SLP – México MAY 1999 – JANUARY 2000 (8 months) SALES COORDINATOR

Main Responsibilities:

PO receipt from Customers in the U.S. and production scheduling According to requirement dates given by customers. Follow-up to production and finished goods orders shipment. Delivery routes (logistics) programming for product delivery at customer’s store. Education:

Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP)

Major: Economics

Grad. Year: 2000

Language Skills

English 100% (near-native speaker level)

French 70%. Read, write, speak, converse and negotiate Spanish (native speaker)

Hard Skills

Multilingual, Budget elaboration and attainment, expenses Forecast Management, Team Leading, Individual Evaluation, Quotation Analysis, CAA Evaluation, IAR drafting and approval, Manage relationship with Customers and Vendors, Customer Interface, PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, PDCA, 8D, Core Tools, Reporting to Management, RFI/RFQ, KPIs design and management, Recovery Plans.

Soft Skills

Adaptability, Flexibility, Empathy, willingness to Learn, Effective Communication, Dependability, Conflict Management, Goal Oriented, Lead by Example, Agile, Decision Quality, Critical Thinking, Structured Feedback (Stars, Star-AR), Team Building, Integrity, Problem Solving, Organization, Initiative, . Additional Training

- SAP MM (Materials Management) key user.

- Diploma on Customs and Foreign Trade..Comercializadora Prana. 1999

- Training on “Effective Negotiations” of Chester Karrass. Exp. Tom Rios. 2002

- Seminar on “Inventory Management and Optimization”. APICS. 2001

- 6 SIGMA green belt certification training by Leiser, SA de CV. January 2004

- Quality Auditor Training by Valeo. October, 2008

- Finance for Project Managers by Valeo. September 2008

- The 7 steps of Effective Negotiation – Amplitude

- Leadership Skills Program (LSP) – BorgWarner 2018 Interests

Language Learning, Travelling.

Reading, Technology Development, Sports, Music.

Learning about other cultures.

Automotive Design + News.

Work and Personal Referrals available upon request

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