Years Of Professional Experience
Abraham G. Alvarez
Mission,TX
Summary
Professional Work Summary: Over 24 years of Hard Earned, Successful Strategic & Tactical Sourcing and Procurement Experience working for World Class Companies as well as Smaller Regional Leader Companies in various Types of Industries and Work Cultures Leading, Managing, Growing Competent and Strong Groups of Professional Buyers and Valuable Suppliers. Proven excellence building, negotiating and managing supplier relationships to obtain favorable costs.
Overview
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Work History
Advanced Purchasing Manager
Alps Alpine North America, Inc (AANA)
Mission, TX
02.2012 - Current
- Yearly Cost Down Negotiations using a logical, professional, structured approach based on Cost Breakdown Analysis and creation of specific levers (securing 5% yearly CD)
- Leads Supplier Meetings to secure cooperation & collaboration to overcome long lead times & Government COVID-19 Shutdowns
- Leads Internal - Supplier Quality Resolution Meetings when they escalate due to inability to agree on allocated responsibility
- Leads Internal Senior Management Meetings for Supplier Legal issues such as Termination for Convenience, Anticipatory Breaches, Contract Modifications, & Specific Critical Shipment Holds
- Member of Leadership Team coordinating Supplier Conferences Key Conference Speaker
- Member of Leadership Team Forecasting Materials Budget using Master Sales Budget
- Member of Leadership Team completing Monthly Operating Reposts (P&L Results)
- Strategy Supply Management of $225,000,000 USD yearly spend achieving over 4.5% sustained Cost Down past 5 years
- Creation of “Should Costs” for major commodities to assist in logical negotiations
- Analysis based on the 7 Cost Buckets (DM, DL, Machine/Production, OH, SG&A, Packaging, Profit, Total Cost)
- Strategic Supplier Alliances based on analytical/logical analysis capitalizing on sustained growing business and clear open business discussions
- Supplier Road Map Implementation (Selection, Integration, Strategic Decision, Development, and Continuous Improvement Methodology
- New Programs Launch Team full responsibility (around 150 projects / yr.)
- Guidance, Supervision, Training, Development, and Evaluation of 5 Commodity Managers and 10 Buyers
- Business Outsourcing to alleviate capacity constraints
- Localized over $5,000,000 USD Business from Japan to Dalian/Dongwan (China) area securing $1,300,000 USD cost downs.
Procurement Manager
BBB Industries
12.2008 - 01.2012
- Yearly cost reduction ($4.5 USD Million); Year 2010: 8.72% cost reduction ($3.5 USD Million); Year 2011: 5.06% cost reduction achieved
- Strategy Coordination of the 11 major commodities and their supply base for 4 Mexico Plants and 1 Canadian Plant
- Implementation of BBB Industries Supplier Agreements launched with strategic/preferred suppliers for critical commodities
- Implementation of a BSMA (BBB Supplier Master Agreement) used for the electronics commodity
- Development of aftermarket components by working with suppliers (reverse engineering)
- Overall development, qualification, approval, & delivery performance of the whole BBB Industries supply base
- Supply base reduction from 102 suppliers to 50 major suppliers including LCC supply base (China, Mexico, and India)
- Monitoring & controlling of A, B, C and D parts to maximize inventory turns and improve company's cash flows
- Implementation of an MRP system to trigger procurement since no production schedule available
- Inventory reduction of 55% by transferring component availability responsibility from BBB to supply base and by developing medium term forecasts
- Air freight reduction (from 8-12% to less than 2%) by daily MRP monitoring and implementation of a weekly cycle count program
- Implementation of electronics & bearings consignment programs.
Purchasing Coordinator/Electronics Commodity Manager
Valeo Interior Controls North America
11.2003 - 12.2008
- Responsible (with a team of 4 buyers) for the successful coordination and introduction (from a Sourcing standpoint)of all new Valeo VICA projects from early design to business award to SOP for all customers Nissan, Ford, Chrysler, BMW, Honda
- Responsible for Electronics Commodity coordination for Valeo Interiors North/South America (over 5.8% sustained yearly cost reductions using solid strategic tools such as LCC spend, e-auctions, supply base reduction, technical productivities, volume consolidation)
- Responsible to represent Purchasing in Valeo –30 team (to achieve a 30% cost reduction over a 3 yr
- Period)
- Participated together with Valeo Electronics Sourcing Team (EST) in the Group’s Worldwide Global Yearly Negotiations in Creteil France
- Responsible for the CBS (Cost Breakdown Sheet) analysis to make sure TQA was competitive
- Responsible for the implementation of Valeo Requirements File (VRF) listing all the contract requirements such as T&C’s, payment terms, etc for the electronics commodity
- Responsible for executing a minimum of 70% commodity spend/yr
- Bidding online (using ARIBA software) as well as Benchmark (best in class) exercises
- Responsible for the transfer of UPA Platform (Ultrasonic Park Assist Sensor) alloy membrane technology from Germany/Austria to North America-Canada
- Responsible for securing Engineering Evaluation, Implementation, & Validation of any technical productivity suggestion submitted for any commodity (plastics, metals, or electronics- achieved over 685,000 worth of technical productivity suggestions).
Materials/Billing Manager
Aircraft Interior Resources
03.2001 - 10.2003
- Implementation of new billing processes to reduce & speed up collections time
- Implementation of standard industry receiving processes for FAA requirements
- Responsible for the materials/receiving/billing departments and their performances
- Achieved savings of more than $350,000 USD by working with quality/engineering department to PMA parts
- Reduced inventory levels (from an average of 6 months to 2.5 weeks) by closely monitoring purchases, production schedules & working together with the sales department
- Successful inventory usages analysis to implement living stock levels for materials control
- Successful inventory control and cash flow activities by A, B, C parts monitoring
- Effective negotiation strategies (such as volume consolidation, reduction of suppliers, consignment stocks) to maximize Total Cost of Acquisition
- Supervision, Training, and Evaluation of 3 Buyers & 6 warehouse personnel
- Implementation of a “manual” MRP system (including BOM explosion) to control & monitor inventory levels
- Implementation of Purchase Order terms & conditions to protect company’s buys.
Corporate Source Buyer
Zenith Electronics Corporation
02.1997 - 02.2001
- Supplier Evaluation and Selection of those that performed to company's needs in terms of - - Total Cost of Acquisition (service, quality, and price)
- Close involvement with other departments such as Design and Commodity Engineering to make sure company followed industry trends and obtained "best" available materials and services
- ECO's & ECR's analysis to help solve or improve quality or economic issues and to make sure the timing was right to avoid and/or minimize obsoletes or surpluses (unnecessary expenses)
- Development of a Supplier Evaluation Manual to help Suppliers earn a Valued Supplier Status
- Disposition of obsolete material by deviating, finding possible buyers (distributors), or negotiating with suppliers to buy material back
- Successful savings negotiations based on aggressive target cost reductions
- Supplier negotiations to achieve a 52% inventory dollar reduction by year-end
- Member of a CIT (continuous improvement team), which won first place among over 100 teams from all departments.
Materials Planner/Buyer
Delnosa S.A. de C.V. (a Delco Electronics Subsidiary)
10.1988 - 06.1992
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business
University of Texas Pan-American
08.1996
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
American Graduate University (AGU)
Master Certificate - Supply Chain Management -
Master -
Michigan State University (MSU)
Certificate - Supply Base Management. Master Certificate - Procurement. Master Certificate - Advanced Procurement Management -
Skills
- Professional Abilities and Skills:
- Very strong analytical & logical skills, highly goal-oriented personality, ability to adjust and adapt to achieve results, responsible, leadership skills, ability to work in teams and individually, embrace challenges, 100
- Ability to read and work with all kinds of financial reports, ability to conduct both price and especially cost breakdown analysis
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Price Negotiation
- Supply Chain Management
- Pricing Structures
- Project Management
- Professional Communication Skills
- Vendor Sourcing
- Cost Reduction
- Financial Acumen
- Bidding Processes
- Contract Negotiation
- Budget Management
References
References:
Personal and Professional references upon request.
Languages
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Advanced Purchasing Manager
Alps Alpine North America, Inc (AANA)
02.2012 - Current
Procurement Manager
BBB Industries
12.2008 - 01.2012
Purchasing Coordinator/Electronics Commodity Manager
Valeo Interior Controls North America
11.2003 - 12.2008
Materials/Billing Manager
Aircraft Interior Resources
03.2001 - 10.2003
Corporate Source Buyer
Zenith Electronics Corporation
02.1997 - 02.2001
Materials Planner/Buyer
Delnosa S.A. de C.V. (a Delco Electronics Subsidiary)
10.1988 - 06.1992
Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business
University of Texas Pan-American
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
American Graduate University (AGU)
Master Certificate - Supply Chain Management -
Master -
Michigan State University (MSU)
Certificate - Supply Base Management. Master Certificate - Procurement. Master Certificate - Advanced Procurement Management -
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