Andres Vargas Nava
San Jose,USA
Summary
Results-driven strategic sourcing leader with a strong track record in project management, achieving over $2 million in savings and a 30% cost reduction in NPI programs at Applied Materials. Demonstrates expertise in supplier negotiations and cross-functional team leadership, consistently enhancing supply chain efficiency and financial modeling capabilities. Core competencies include cost-effectiveness and driving operational improvements. Seeks to leverage these skills to further optimize sourcing strategies and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Project Manager, BU Operations
Applied Materials
Sunnyvale, CA
10.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded implementation of supply chain resiliency framework, bridging communication between engineering and commercial stakeholders to successfully qualify critical components affecting over 40% of projected annual production.
- Instituted structured cadences for cross-functional collaboration among technical and quality teams, ensuring qualification requirements align with customer specifications while maintaining established quality protocols.
Senior Manager, NPI Materials Project Manager
Applied Materials
Sunnyvale, CA
11.2021 - 10.2024
- Led a team of material project managers, spearheading strategic sourcing initiatives for needle moving NPI programs, ensuring optimized costs and a streamlined supply chain
- Identified cost reduction opportunities of 30% within an NPI program by engaging in commercial negotiations and conducting design-for-cost reviews with the engineering team
- Oversaw dual sourcing and multisite sourcing activities for critical and complex modules across different commodities and geographical locations, ensuring business continuity plans for >50% of content in scope
- Partnered with cross functional leaders to identify bottlenecks for faster product development, identified 7 critical modules and reduced lead times by 2+ months
- Established BKM for should cost negotiation of high spend parts; directed cross-functional teams in executing plans resulting in $1.5M+ in savings
- Directed cost reduction initiatives by actively engaging with engineering, commodity, and process teams, successfully driving and executing projects that delivered annual savings exceeding $2 million.
Senior NPI Materials Project Manager
Applied Materials
Sunnyvale, CA
05.2018 - 11.2021
- Planned and executed sourcing strategy for new manufacturing technologies required for process-critical components
- Improved lead time across different commodities, achieving reductions of up to 50% through process optimization, implementation of cycle time mitigation strategies and streamlining at supplier site
- Established volume price conditions of 200+ components across different commodities with forecasted savings of $2 million
- Saved $100,000+ during NPI procurement phase through negotiation of NREs, order planning, demand forecasting and lot size optimization
Investment Analyst
National Bank of Bolivia S.A.
La Paz, Bolivia
02.2013 - 06.2016
- Analyzed financial statements of 50+ local and US companies; prepared investment recommendations for committee
- Automated a daily report of financial liquidity position with Excel and VBA and saved 2 hours of daily workload
Corporate Finance Analyst
Capital SAFI Investment Funds
La Paz, Bolivia
03.2011 - 09.2012
- Analyzed structuring of 3 senior private debt placements totaling $10 million; presented results of the financial analysis, risk assessment, due diligence and term sheet proposal to executives
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance and Business Analytics
W. P. Carey School of Business - Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ01.2018
Bachelor of Finance -
Private Bolivian University
La Paz, Bolivia01.2011
Skills
- Supplier negotiations
- Cost reduction
- Lead time optimization
- Strategic sourcing
- Project management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Data-driven decision-making
- Senior leadership communication
- Cost/benefit trade-off analysis
- People management
Professional Skills
Pricing and terms negotiation, Benchmarking, MCOS reduction programs, Lead time optimization, Strategic sourcing, Supplier selection processes, RFI/RFQ/RFP, Project management, Cross-functional team leadership, Executive presentations, Strategic decision-making, Data-driven decision-making, Senior leadership communication, Cost/benefit tradeoff analysis, People management
Timeline
Senior Technical Project Manager, BU Operations
Applied Materials
10.2024 - Current
Senior Manager, NPI Materials Project Manager
Applied Materials
11.2021 - 10.2024
Senior NPI Materials Project Manager
Applied Materials
05.2018 - 11.2021
Investment Analyst
National Bank of Bolivia S.A.
02.2013 - 06.2016
Corporate Finance Analyst
Capital SAFI Investment Funds
03.2011 - 09.2012
Master of Business Administration - Finance and Business Analytics
W. P. Carey School of Business - Arizona State University
Bachelor of Finance -
Private Bolivian University