Delilah Suarez

Work History

Senior Supply/Materials Planner

GoPro

01.2024 - Current

Schedule and control the supply chain activity of client’s Consigned materials to meet production requirements.
Day-to-day material management and management of deliveries to support build forecast.
TPM vendor management - supplier communication for monthly demand, PO rescheduling/pull-ins, risk management.
Monitor and control inventory levels against GoPro’s quarterly inventory target for consigned parts. Monitor material shortages closely and support Senior Material Program Management for clear to build at the contract manufacturers in Thailand and China.
Support Program Mgmt in scheduling shortage calls with suppliers, able to work Asia hours as supporting role.
Track action from shortage calls and follow up to closure.
Run monthly forecast calls with key suppliers to assess any supply risks and exposures.
Track/Manage supplier scorecards and champion areas of improvements.

Senior NPI Planner/Buyer, Endoscope Division for Da Vinci Surgical Robot

Intuitive Surgical

06.2022 - 01.2024

Overall coordination and tracking/status of all new NPI parts with Design Engineering, Supplier Engineering, Quality, Production team and Request for quotes with vendors.
Work closely with the Build team to see if there are any changes to the Build Plan that will result in material shortages. Create POs in a timely manner for material availability when needed.
Communicate with key critical vendors on a regular basis to discuss forecast, OPEN POs and any risks in planned deliverables and forecast schedules.
Analyze disposition of excess and obsolete materials – Return parts to suppliers, scrap parts or transfer to other Intuitive locations to be used for other product lines.
Assist Supplier Engineering in Supplier selection through data analytics (capacity, cost, and on time delivery).
Perform data analysis on NPI parts, using SAP, Excel vlookup, Pivot tables, conditional formatting and other formulas to communicate Clear to Build status, ATP (Available to Promise), Days on Hand, Vendor Spend, BOM Cost and Inventory Health and recommend/present cost improvements from data and improvements where applicable.

Materials Program Manager

Mattson Technology

01.2022 - 06.2022

Company Overview: contractor for Perint Systems
Build forecasts and communicate to Engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers. Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis. Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure and scrap cost.
Sourcing: Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; under direct supervision may negotiate contracts as necessary. Utilizes the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers. Completes supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
Materials: Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan.
Manages materials change control process. Meets cost objectives and resolves quality issues. Generates and publishes Key Process Indicators. Tracks total landed costs targets.
Works with Engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements. Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering. Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.
Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups. Escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.
Contractor for Perint Systems

Senior Buyer

HB Fuller

06.2021 - 12.2021

Focal Procurement person for one of HB Fuller’s location (Grand Rapids, Michigan) for raw/packaging/indirect material categories to support this location’s supply chain.
Work with suppliers to optimize delivery deadlines of incoming shipments to support production schedules.
Expedite and follow-up on past due purchase orders.
Coordinate with Plant Scheduler for any supply gaps and re-scheduling work orders based on material availability.
Planned and Purchased 1000 Raw Material parts valued at approximately $2M.

Senior Supply Planner/Buyer

Treasury Wine Estates

08.2020 - 06.2021

Created demand forecast to suppliers on a monthly basis for glass and other dry goods needed to bottle wine in Sonoma and other Treasury wineries in the Napa area.
Created Purchase orders based on demand, inventory on hand, and lead time. Suppliers are based in the US, Mexico, Middle East and France.
Run weekly supplier meetings to discuss PO delivery dates and other issues that can jeopardize on-time and in-full delivery of dry goods.
Reviewed actual dry goods consumption versus demand and adjust forecasted demand to supplier as needed.
Created Production Orders and Outside Processing POs for 3rd party vendors and following through on completion dates to match bottling dates.
Assessed trends and inventory usage to provide maximum product coverage for different time frames. Recommended scrapping of aged inventory, end of life parts or non-conforming parts.

Master Scheduler, Mobile Bottling

Constellation Brands

12.2019 - 06.2020

Developed long term and short-term planning based on forecast for products manufactured at Contract manufacturer’s site (mobile bottlers).
Developed and published supply plans based on availability of materials and inventory. Communicated with stakeholders if there are any risks to the supply plan and expected revenue.
Maintained product availability at the distributor and warehouse based on required Days on Hand. If any shortages are encountered, this is communicated to the stakeholders when is recovery time.
Collaborated with Quality Assurance, Supply Chain and Operations for the disposition of non-conforming components and Finished Goods.
Created Dashboards for Operations Planning to determine and discuss root causes of product schedule misses.
Timely analysis and reconciliation of any pricing discrepancies from Contract Manufacturers.

Project Planner/Supply Chain Analyst

Collins Aerospace

01.2018 - 12.2019

Company Overview: Now Raytheon
Assigned customers to me: Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Aerospace Industrial Development, SUMISHO Aero-Systems Corp.
Prepared project and production plans using analysis of sales order, contract, and technical requirements and enter Planned orders and PIRs in SAP. Modified material and capacity requirements as needed.
Resolved problems including capacity scheduling conflicts, material allocation, WIP rework, and present information to Program Manager on the effect on Customer Ship Dates.
Reviewed and provided input to drawings, manufacturing and test documents, and site standard procedures to improve standard time of manufacturing.
Coordinated Sales Order/WBS progress with other departments, developing solutions regarding priorities, schedules and resources.
Reviewed bids and proposals by preparing a planning tracker where start dates and work order quantities are determined to support Customer Request Ship Dates and other SOW requirements.
Report to management regarding project status and opportunities for cost savings and shorter lead times of assemblies and Ship Date risk based on gaps in material availability and production capacity.
Assisted Program Managers with report generation for process improvements.
Now Raytheon

Production Planner/Scheduler

Northrop Grumman

10.2014 - 07.2017

Company Overview: Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Planned, prepared and released production schedules to maximize machine capacity, material and manpower availability to meet production requirements and milestone dates based on Master Production Schedule to meet US Navy Fleet needs.
Analyzed and communicated Program status of US Navy parts for Refurbishment to the Program team these includes Work Orders in progress, % completion, material shortages, cost of project to date, equipment, personnel and other critical path to achieve ship date on SOW.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Senior Supply/Materials Planner

Senior NPI Planner/Buyer, Endoscope Division for Da Vinci Surgical Robot

Materials Program Manager

Senior Buyer

Senior Supply Planner/Buyer

Master Scheduler, Mobile Bottling

Project Planner/Supply Chain Analyst

Production Planner/Scheduler

Education

BS - Chemical Engineering

Global Supply Chain Management Certificate - Wharton Executive Education

Skills

Supplier Summary

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