Buyer/ Process Control Engineer
Caterpillar
Total years of experience :28 years, 7 Months
-Ensure that suppliers are able to meet Enterprise goals of quality such as PPMs, Shipping Performance, PPAPs on time\ by the implementation of robust process controls, deployment and monitoring of quality improvement process, support and assistance to Supplier Quality Engineers and Process Control Engineers from other sites.
-Prevent non conformities by continuously monitoring supplier’s key manufacturing processes and quality management system for improvement opportunities, reviewing, approving and validating 8D permanent corrective action plans, performing Quality Management System audits and assessing of potential new suppliers.
-Ensure production readiness for New Product Introduction (NPI) by providing assistance and leadership in the execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning documentation such Process FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis), Process Control Plans, Gage R&R (repeatability & reproducibility), monitoring supplier adherence to Process Change Notification (for changes driven by the Enterprise) on a timely and cost effective basis, providing technical support during start-up activities.
Main achievements
•Exceed performance evaluation grade FY 2014 on targeted level for PPM (actual 700). Shipping fill rate (actual 98%), PPAPs on time. (100%)
•Re certification of European Supplier in Supplier Quality Excellence Program
To make sure that the materials and services are delivered in time and form to meet productions plans. Monitor and ensure daily production requirements are met for 2 production lines.
-Check list of required materials and shortages according 2 assigned production lines.
-Evaluate on hand stock levels, make adjustements when necessary to the safety stocks, re order points considering vendor lead times of production.
-Negociate with vendor terms of purchase.
-Processing of purchase orders and follow up through the shipping, import process until material reception.
-Resolve discrepancies of billing with account payable and supplier deliveries for 2 plants
-Negotiate with the supplier return of out of specification materials and create corresponding retunr po's.
Main achievements
-Reduce time-bill solution discrepancy of 45 to 30 days of 2 plants.
-Reduce discrepancies of receipt of suppliers from 7 to 3 days.
-Recognition "Capture the Moment" to improve inventory levels (from over 100, 000 USD to 18, 000 USD) and days of aging (from 90 days to 14 days) at material review board and no conforming location.
Ensure un-interrupted flow of materials for 4 business units: Water Tech, Foundry, Valvoline, Polymers at 3 distribution centers service provision and coordinate logistics team.
-Inventory management
-Demand forecast
-Generate and follow up with intercompany and third party supplier orders.
-Ensure the documentation flow (invoices, MSDS, NAFTA Certs) for the import of materials.
-Coordinate with custom broker import of goods at 5 different border zones mainly from the U.S. and Spain
-Prepare proration with taxes, fees and freight costs and revise purchase orders conditions
-Do the goods receipt of the materials in the system.
-Supervise and assist the customer service representatives at processing sales orders, claims and returns.
-Supervise and assist the logistics and warehouse staff at processing goods receipt, picking request.
Main achievements:
-Reduction of inventory costs 36% by
• Lowering safety stock from 10 to 3 days
• Speeding process of receipt from 2 days to same day, and import process from 3 to 1 day.
• Reduction of freight cost per unit shipped and maximizing truck load capacity utilized.
-Fill rates increase from 88% to 93%
Ensure that the customer gets the product at the right time and place.
-Process sales orders and returns.
-Generate invoices and credit notes
-Place and follow up orders with the toll maker.
-Do the goods receipt of the goods at the system
-Assist accounts receivable department
-Generate monthly sales reports per customer, per product and overdue accounts.
Main achievements:
-Start the operation of Valvoline with 17 dealers nationwide
-Lower past due account by 20%
-Get promotion of Logistics Coordinator
Assist Sales Management and Customer Service..
-Coordinate orders and deliveries,
-Organize clients directory.
-Report monthly inventory levels and material consumption per customer.
-Place and follow up purchase orders with suppliers.
Main achievements:
-Achieve Best National Provider award by the Mexican Society of Foundry.
-Provider of the year by CIFUNSA (currently NEMAK) to yield fill rate of 95%
-Get promotion of Customer Service Coordinator
To instruct technical English for companies’ workers. Groups of 10 to 15 people.
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