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Francisco Pereda

American Canyon,CA

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Purchasing Manager / Raw Materials Manager

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
07.2018 - 04.2024
  • Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
  • Providing guidance to buyers to reduce costs, minimize inventory, and order in the most efficient manner.
  • Ensuring site compliance to Corporate Purchasing Policy.
  • Providing thorough, professional and effective support to internal and external customers
  • Optimized inventory levels by implementing demand forecasting techniques and just-in-time purchasing strategies.
  • Monitored and evaluated vendor performance to determine compliance with quality standards.
  • Conducted regular spend analysis reviews to identify opportunities for cost optimization within various categories.
  • Reviewed and approved purchase orders and invoices for accuracy and completeness.
  • Identified opportunities to reduce lead times and improve inventory management.
  • Collaborated with production team to forecast material requirements accurately, avoiding shortages or delays in manufacturing.
  • Identify and evaluate potential suppliers
  • Manage the entire purchasing process, from order placement to delivery, ensuring quality and compliance with specifications.
  • Monitor market trends and assess the impact on material costs and availability.
  • Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
  • Collaborate with engineering, production, and quality assurance teams to align procurement activities with production schedules and product requirements.
  • Maintain accurate records of inventory levels, order status, and supplier performance.
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings.
  • Lead and mentor a team of purchasing professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
  • Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and the process by which to meet goals.
  • Works on issues where analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors.
  • Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.
  • Performed regular audits of inventory records and reconciled discrepancies to maintain accurate data on raw material stock levels.
  • Maintained material control and information systems, supporting manufacturing and balancing inventory surpluses with customer demand.
  • Monitored inventory levels and avoided shortages with timely replenishment of stock.
  • Utilized advanced analytics tools to monitor the efficiency of raw material usage in production processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.
  • Hired and trained purchasing staff to improve effectiveness of purchasing operations.

Site Application Engineer

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
06.2013 - 07.2018
  • Reviewed products for compliance with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) requirements.
  • Create conceptual stack-ups for customers while in design phase
  • Create Stack-ups for customer and sales to check material availability
  • Review and respond to Technical questions from Customers or Sales
  • Review higher technology quotes for correct attributes and price
  • Review "Auto Alerts" for panelization
  • Participated in regular meetings with suppliers to stay updated on new materials, components, and manufacturing capabilities.
  • Review "quoted vs tooled" report daily to look for and correct process that were not captured at quote stage
  • Responsible for overseeing Materials Group
  • Visited Customer sites when needed



Pre Production Engineering Planning Supervisor

Viasystems Inc
07.2009 - 06.2014
  • Oversaw training and onboarding process for all newly hired employees within the Front End Pre Production Eng Dept.
  • Review / Approve shop travelers and tooling instructions for new, remakes, repeats and repanelizations with changes.
  • Accurately release manufacturing instructions to CAM, Artwork, Drill, and Electrical Test Departments for tooling generation when required.
  • Read, understand and interpret purchase orders, travelers, prints and drawings to verify that instructions generated and travelers created are accurate for each individual job.
  • Verify that the travelers released are accurate representation of current manufacturing process steps and sequences and that boards and panel quantity release are accurate based on design.
  • Understand and implement Engineering Change Notices (ECN's) by making required updates and changes to shop travelers to create instructions for CAM and other Departments to implement ECN's.
  • Audit Purchasing, Shearing and Lamination Departments for material purchases/storage.
  • Held weekly meeting with Front End Team to discus On Hold Report to help takes jobs off hold.

Pre Production Planner

Dynamic Details Incorporated
11.1998 - 07.2009
  • Developed production schedules according to deadlines for existing orders and sales forecasting.
  • Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
  • Coordinated material procurement efforts, ensuring on-time availability of components for uninterrupted production cycles.
  • Planned and established production schedules and optimized control levels for diversified manufacturing operations.

Education

College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA
01.1991 - 05.1993

High School Diploma -

South San Francisco High School
South San Francisco, CA
05.1989

Timeline

Purchasing Manager / Raw Materials Manager

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
07.2018 - 04.2024

Site Application Engineer

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
06.2013 - 07.2018

Pre Production Engineering Planning Supervisor

Viasystems Inc
07.2009 - 06.2014

Pre Production Planner

Dynamic Details Incorporated
11.1998 - 07.2009

College of San Mateo
01.1991 - 05.1993

High School Diploma -

South San Francisco High School

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