Director of Purchasing and Supply Chain North America, with international, multi-site experience.
24 direct and indirect reports located in two countries.
Blending technical skills and financial acumen with inspirational leadership to consistently achieve the objectives of the Company
What describes me in one word: Tenacious
Leading style: pragmatic, leading teams with a clear vision and objectives, involving all the members in the achievement of the company’s goals. Also adapting my leadership to the situation and characteristics of the teams and team members being lead.
Communication style: assertive, being clear about the objectives that need to be achieved, while respecting other people’s opinions and their right to disagree.
Recognized for taking on new challenges, working hard to implement changes, improve organizations and achieve goals, with multicultural teams. Highly skilled for communicating with suppliers and customers to negotiate and find solutions.
Recognized for the achievement of results in the different position where I have evolved:
Supply Chain: Negotiation and implementation of a purchasing strategy to achieve savings above 3% of the annual spend in one year.
Logistics: reduction of premium freight costs by 90% and days of inventory from 31 to 7 days in one year.
Quality: reduction of external PPM by 80%, cost of non-quality by 30% and customer claims by 26% in one year.
Mes compétences :
6 SIGMA
Allemand
AMDEC
Amélioration Continue
Amérique du nord
Anglais
Automobile
Espagnol
International
kaizen
Lean
lean manufacturing
Manager
manufacturing
Qualité
Responsable qualité
Management
Industrie
Approvisionnement
Logistique
8D
Stratégie
Sourcing international
Achats internationaux