Flex Manager
21219 interim professionals
21219 professionals

 Select

Find similar resumes

Purchasing, supply chain

Purchasing, supply chain

Work Experience

Interim Manager and Consultant
GEA Food Solutions Bakel, Nederlands Aug 2011
Company profile:
Specialized in the food market for the production of meat treatment machines, belonging to the German multinational GEA

Main responsibilities:

Management of critical projects in the Purchasing area: forecasting to suppliers, main commodities out of control, resourcing of main parts of machinery into LCC countries, reliability in Quality and Lead-time.
Senior buyer: negotiation with supplier for the main agreements related to the projects.
Support to Purchasing Manager for Strategy definition and coordination of the activity of buyers
Representing Purchasing in the Sales meetings for project timing and resources commitment
Control of the overall suppliers production capacity to guarantee the delivery time of projects
Conducting process and skill training for buyers

Achievements:
Contributed to the price negotiation resulting in 30% price reduction in main frames when resourcing into LCC
Contributed to the price negotiation resulting in 7% price reduction in frames when resourcing from suppliers within LCC
Reduction by 50% of number of suppliers
Defined purchase strategy of 70 M of direct purchases
Promotion of some buyers to Senior buyers

Corporate Purchasing Manager
J. Garcia Carrion (JGC), Madrid Jun 2009 Jul 2010

Company profile:
A national company leader in the beverage and wine sector well known for its brand DON SIMON (Juices, Wines, Soups, etc)

Main responsibilities:
Majorly responsible for managing purchasing operations of 5 plants and 6 wineries in Spain
Responsible for Purchasing and SQA at corporate level

Achievements:
Contributed to the price negotiation resulting in 9% price reduction in Direct purchases and 7% in Indirect purchases
Defined purchase strategy of 65 M of direct and 85 M of Indirect Purchases and 70 M of capital expenses

Supply Chain Manager
Automotive Lighting (Al), Llinars del Valles (Barcelona-Spain) Apr 2006 Feb 2008

Company Profile:
Specialized in automotive market for the production of parts for all car-makers, belonging to the Italian multinational FIAT Corporation

Main Responsibilities:
Reporting to AL Purchasing Vice-President and the Plant General Manager
Successfully developed MRP in our SAP system to improve the planning and suppliers programming
Contributed to the development of an standardized and formalized saving plans

Achievements:
Responsible for formulating purchasing strategies of 19 M of Direct and 3 M of Indirect Purchases and 8 M of capital expenses
Contributed to price negotiation for direct and indirect materials resulting in 2% and 5% reduction per year respectively

European Purchasing Manager
Business Unit Rear Lamps Automotive Lighting Oct 2001 Mar 2006

Company Profile:
A global leader in exterior automotive lighting, and the preferred partner of the car manufacturers

Main Responsibilities:
Reporting to AL Purchasing Vice-President and to the European Business Unit Operations Manager
Majorly responsible for managing purchasing operations of 6 plants in France, Poland, Italy and Spain
Track Purchasing activity and measurements

Achievements:
Achieved a purchase turn-over of 120M direct materials, 6 M indirect, 50 M capital expenditures
Contributed to price negotiation for direct and indirect materials resulting in 3% and 8% reduction per year respectively

Corporate Purchasing Manager
Invensys Appliance Controls, Europe, based in Belluno - Italy Mar 1997 Apr 2001

Company Profile:
Invensys is an UK global technology group, supplying solutions, software, consultancy and equipment to monitor, control and automate processes

Main Responsibilities:
Purchased and SQA at European level
Reported to Invensys Purchasing Vice-President and to the European Operational Manager

Achievements:
Contributed to price negotiation for direct and indirect materials resulting in 3% and 10% reduction per year

Previous Experience

Senior Buyer and Suppliers Quality Assurance
Valeo Engine Cooling, Zaragoza, Spain May 1991 Feb 1997

Education

Bachelor Industrial Electric Engineer Oct 1980 Sep 1987
University of Basque Country in Bilbao (Spain)

Skills

Project Management
Relocation of production
Suppliers Quality Assurance
Electro Mechanic Capital Goods
Team Management
Negotiating Skills
Cost Reduction

Purchase Planning and Forecasting
High value Contracts Management
Sourcing
Analytical Skills
Multi National Exposure
Global Networks
Target Orientation


Languages

English: high level
Italian: high level
Spanish: mother language
French: basic

Other

Profile Synopsis

A competent professional with 23 years of progressive experience in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Project Management and Profit Centre Management
Exposure and experience in the development of MRP in our SAP System
Extensive exposure in industries like Automotive, Electro mechanic, FMCG and Service
Excellent negotiator with an ability to purchase products at the lowest prices and the best terms
Experienced in formulating and implementing purchase strategies for commodities
Well versed with Inventory Management and Control
Responsible of Suppliers Quality Assurance (SQA). System and process auditor.
Gained expertise in managing Raw Materials as the largest commodity including Stainless steel, Copper/Brass, Technical plastic materials, Silver
Gained expertise in Project management: relocation (among suppliers) and outsourcing of components production to Low Cost Countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, etc).
Proven ability to learn new concepts quickly, develop innovative ideas to succeed in the market situations and multitasking with an ability to interact with a wide range of people
Proven ability to interact effectively with people of diverse nationalities and flexible working in a multi-cultural set-up


Key Deliverables across Career Span

Sourcing Initiatives
Working on global agreements
Identifying and establishing networks catering to the business
Developing Business Network with focus in Vendor Optimization and Quality Assurance
Handling suppliers panel definitions considering the performance and capabilities to supply the materials

Cost Reduction and Negotiation Initiatives
Managing Injection cycle time reduction with the technical Departments (Engineering, Production). Target: -30%
Outsourcing and Relocation of injection moulding/stamping dies production means to LCC suppliers
Implementing the 70/30 philosophy for majority of supplies: one main supplier and one back-up
Identifying low cost countries like China, Poland, Czech Republic, etc. for capital expenses (moulds/dies)
Handling weight reduction of parts for a lower consumption of raw material. Engineering, R &D, Quality, Purchasing and suppliers were involved in this activity. The target was to reach a 10% reduction
Handling negotiation of raw materials including Volume consolidations
Handling Project Management of multifunctional team: Quality, Commercial, Production, Engineering, suppliers
Coordinating with suppliers related to the quality and logistics
Implementing procurement strategy and policies
Preparing and implementing guidelines for the team members to follow whilst procurement

Process Improvement Initiatives
Implementing purchasing procedures and changing old fashioned purchase department to a modern department as per the automotive standards
Contributing to the reduction of headcount due to improved efficiency of buyers
Effectively implementing of Improvement process with suppliers
Eliminating non adding value bureaucratic activities and improving the usage of the ERP
Defining methodologies and strategies in areas of purchasing
Adhering to Suppliers Quality Control procedures
Handling and managing largest accounts of raw materials as follows:
Technical plastic materials: Polycarbonate, PMMA, Blend, POM. Estimated managed amount: 25 M
Stainless steel: Estimated managed amount: 8 M
Copper / Brass: for electromechanical parts. Estimated managed amount: 20 M
Silver: for electrical contacts. Estimated managed amount: 18M
Carton packaging for beverage market: Estimated managed amount: 13 M
Beryllium: for high performing mechanical parts. Estimated managed amount: 9 M
Conducting meetings to provide explanation on departmental risks, opportunities and challenges
Conducting process and skill training for line managers and orientation of other department executives

 Select

Candidate search for

interimmanagementPaste your project description here