Karla Rascon Avila

- Manage Electronic components, PCBs, PCBAs, Batteries and Stamping / Machining Metals.

- $37M spend across 123 suppliers and 13 production sites.

- Develop short and long term commodities strategies.

- Lead Contract negotiations optimizing supplier productivity and supplier performance improvement.

- Support Engineering on transition projects and New Product Development with alignment to strategy.

Accomplishments:

· $1.3M Savings with CE project.

· $5M Revenue avoidance for line down crisis, expediting.

· $4M Spend under contract negotiation.

• Planning from execution to deliver-Worked 8 different projects with more than 1,000 PNs.
• Leading the team to achieve a common goal with Sourcing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Finance
• Following up delegated activities - Actively creating an environment that nurtures trust through meaningful delegation, giving prioritized tasks to the team members so that they become more effective in their abilities.
• Monitoring progress and track roadblocks.
• Conducting regular meetings.
• Establishing a shared vision.
• Managing documentation and reports to Leadership.
• $650K Revenue avoidance for line down crisis with alternate resin project.
• $2M Savings VE project with 124 parts changing.
• -$900K Savings CE project with new supplier.

• Manage Electronics. Relays and Switches. Transformers and Distribution with $48M spend across 42 suppliers.
• Develop Strategy for commodities with cross functional teams as Engineering, Quality Finance, Mfg.
• Lead and drive RFQ and bidding events with proposal evaluation and supplier award recommendations.
• Lead Contract negotiations optimizing supplier productivity and supplier performance improvement.
• Support Engineering on transition projects and New Product Development with alignment to strategy.
• $925K savings through Distribution (Avnet) contract negotiations on pricing and terms.
• $350K Vendor Managed Inventory Introduction.
• Closed 3 contract negotiations, total spend $23M
• Improved payment terms with 2 suppliers to Net 75 days.

• Contract terms and conditions negotiations with international suppliers.
• Savings and cost reductions strategies based on annual usage analysis.
• Material allocation to assure forecast.
• Productive movement within suppliers for low movement parts achieving $95K savings and lowering lead times.

• Plan and place orders for raw material and expenses (Metals: Flanges, forges, castings).
• Pricing negotiations with international and national vendors.
• Maintained inventory control and disposition of returns of defective & obsolete parts.
• Material expedition to avoid shortages.
• Improved safety stocks and MOQs for top spends parts, lowering annual costs $100K.