Javier Alcalde

MBA JAVIER ALCALDE

***** ******* **, ** ****, TX 79936

Phone: 915-***-**** Mobile: 915-***-**** ***************@*******.***

Objective

Challenging opportunity to manage a global purchasing initiative for a solid company that presents opportunities for continued growing and development.

Background

• MBA, University of Phoenix 1999

• BS, Industrial Engineering – Technological Institute Juarez, Mx. 1986

• Other training includes Purchasing Marketing, Purchasing Law, International Law, Successful Negotiating, Supplier Integration, Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality, 8D, Inventory Management, SAP, ERP, and MRP.

• 7 step Strategic Sourcing Process Implementation.

• Strong experience in auditing supplier capacity, quality and business processes and capabilities

• 24 years of Purchasing experience with multinational firms involving strategy development and tactical execution of responsibilities for global supply chain management, sourcing, purchasing, supplier development, logistic, project management and contract negotiation.

• Strong experience with sourcing in LCC: mechanical, electromechanical, electronics, raw aluminum, fiber glass composites, resin, injection molding, metal stamping, machining, die casting commodities, General MRO Items, Safety Products, leasing services and contracts with transportation companies.

• Strong Contract and Negotiations skills developed.

• Experience with PPAP, SPC, Global 8D, ISO and QS9000, VDA 6.1, ISO14000, Vendor Managed Inventory, and Lean Manufacturing.

• Sourced plastic injection molding, Electronic Components, Printed Circuit Boards, Metal Stamping, Die Casting, Aluminum ingots, Stainless Steel, Aluminum Extrusions, Iron, Machining, Corrugated, and Glass Fiber Composites, MRO, with annual spend exceeding $200 million dollars.

• Sourced from suppliers in US, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Poland, Albania, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Japan, Philippines, El Salvador, Israel, India, Italia and Bulgaria.

• Managed local purchasing operations while providing general guidance to the company’s other North American Purchasing facilities.

• Market Trend Awareness and development of new materials or products.

• Leveraged ability to recognize and capitalize on market trends and impact bottom-line through strategic planning, procurement, pricing, and market research and forecasting.

• Successful start up operations.

• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint

• Fluent in English and Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GIBRALTAR MATERIALS El Paso TX 2008 –

OPERATIONS MANAGER: Responsible for Inventory Management, Inventory and Production performance, Production Control, shipping and receiving to support Government construction projects.

• Close communication with Government agencies to secure continuity of supply.

• Coordinate warehousing and materials distribution operation to include raw materials, finished goods, consigned materials and supplies.

WERNER LADDER COMPANY 2006 - 2008

DIRECTOR CORPORATE SOURCING, PURCHASING & SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT. Responsible for leading, Directing and implementation of Strategic and Tactical efforts, policies and procedures to source plan and procure raw material and equipment to support Purchasing Volume exceeding $200M in five facilities located in Mexico and USA.

• Built up strategic corporate commodity sourcing, procurement and Supplier Quality groups.

• Identification of sourcing and savings opportunities based on Systematic Strategy Procedure.

• Responsible for indirect purchasing of Wooden Craft Products, General MRO Items, Safety Products, Negotiations with Transportation Companies Customs Brokerage, third party warehousing.

• Implementation of Total Cost of Ownership methodology and cost models techniques.

• Savings exceeding $ 5.5 million dollars per year based on direct negotiations with vendors

• Actively manage supplier capacity, quality, delivery and cost performance.

• Conduct supplier business reviews.

• Facilitate achievement of team and professional goals; develop staff professional development plans

• Coordinate tooling and equipment ownership purchasing decisions.

• Devised and deliver recommendations for executive decisions and board-level presentations.

• Sourced and developed new vendors for major commodities in LCC with savings exceeding $ 1.2 million per year.

• Renegotiated contracts with all vendors after emerging from Chapter 11 with cost avoidance over $ 9 M

• Main commodities sourced from Middle East, Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, southwest and Mexico

• KMI implemented based on Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance.

• Monitored market trends, hedged on key commodities avoiding market volatility

• Cost savings/opportunities identified based Valued added / Valued Engineering programs.

• Transportation costs reduced by 15%, on time delivery increased to 97% and warehouse space improved based on VMI and milk run programs negotiated with strategic vendors.

• Support Logistics group to secure continuity of supply.

BRK / FIRST ALERT 2003 - 2006

MANAGER, STRATEGIC PURCHASING. Managed Supply Chain related activities encompassing sourcing strategy, planning and execution for safety electronic devises. Supplier rationalization, definition, planning and strategic vendor’s development. Sales exceed 25 million units per year.

• Sourcing and savings strategy revised and approved in a quarterly basis by top management

• Excess of $3M bottom line cost reduction/savings per year to the plants purchasing material.

• Develop procurement strategy that promotes positive strategic supplier relationships that add value to products

• Negotiated contracts with suppliers in Asia, Europe, North America and Mexico. Responsible for all indirect procurement, tool and die launches, negotiations with transportation companies, third party warehouses and all MRO items.

• Vendors ranked and evaluated under Technology, Total Cost, Quality and Logistics Performance.

• Managed top-level executive relationships with key suppliers. Supplier rationalization by 25%

• Developed Six Sigma cases studies with strategic vendors providing additional savings for 450K

• Transportation cost reduced by $ 280K by implementing VMI program with strategic suppliers

• Managed ongoing Supplier Performance, Compliance and Continuous Improvement. Lean Manufacturing process at vendor’s site implemented.

• Qualification of alternative local sources to support unforeseen demand manufactured onsite.

• Actively involved with R&D, Engineering and Marketing groups for new product launches on time.

SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE 1999 - 2003

MANAGER, STRATEGIC SOURCING & SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT. Manufacturer of Fuel Pumps and sensors for the automotive industry with annual purchasing volume exceeding $ 85 million.

• Transfer of Strategic Sourcing to local facility.

• Total Savings over 5.5 million dollars a year due to direct negotiations with worldwide vendors.

• Transportation costs reduced in 350K due to Milk run program implementation.

• Responsible for Indirect Procurement, Wooden Craft products, Tooling Dies and safety products.

• Major commodities sourced in Europe, Asia North America with special emphasis in low cost countries. Development and relocation to local sources molding injection and metal stamping suppliers with savings over 450K.

• Development and implementation of the Purchasing Strategy

• Warehouse costs reduced in 270K based on VMI implementation.

• Supplier scoring system implemented. PPM’s improved in 35%. On time delivery 98%

VALEO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1996 - 1998

DIVISIONAL COMMODITY PURCHASING COORDINATOR. Worldwide Manufacturer of Automotive electrical motors. Corporate purchasing responsibility to local facility. Managed 5 strategic commodity and procurement buyers with annual Purchasing Volume exceeding $124 Million

• Managed Global Purchasing Commodity and Supplier Development Groups.

• Developed North America Procurement Marketing Strategy for Plastic Injection Molding commodity with cost reduction/savings exceeding $6.5 Million.

• Negotiated long terms contracts for our facilities located in Mexico and United States.

• Developed new vendors in Eastern Europe, Asia, South America and Mexico.

• Sourced and developed $8M of new business for mechanical and die casting commodities. Special emphasis on the physical characteristics such as temperature, shrinkage, humidity, etc.

• Monitored Supplier Performance based on Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives (QCD).

• Certified as lead auditor to conduct audits with vendors under ISO/TS 1649 and QS 9000 quality systems. PPM;s performance reduced < 100.

BLAUPUNKT LTD ELECTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE 1989 - 1995

MANAGER, LOGISTICS / MATERIALS. Started up operation. Directed and coordinated all planning, scheduling, inventory control, warehousing, shipping, and receiving activities, for manufacturing facilities located in Juarez, Mexico and El Paso Texas.

• Supervise the activities of the Materials Department and Distribution Center

• Development of comprehensive, efficient short term and long range production schedule.

• Pull signals and process improvement implemented

• Developed Master manufacturing schedules, schedule attainment monitored.

• Customer Service over 98.5 %. Inventory reached 12.3 turns. Inventory accuracy: 99%

• Savings of 1.2 Million due to implementation of “Milk Run Program” with European suppliers.

RCA CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 1984 - 1989

MASTER SCHEDULER. Coordinate and release annual, semi-annual, quarterly and monthly basis programs to efficiently schedule and manufacture 4.5 million TV chassis.

• Responsibility for planning master data, forecasts, inventory levels, excess and obsolete inventory, production schedules, plant capacity, and sales and operations planning and on time delivery for the product lines.

• Monitor orders against forecast, calculate forecast error and communicate to Sales & Marketing to drive review and correction to demand. Respond to customer orders

AFILIATION: Professional member of APICS. El Paso/Juarez Ch

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