Myrna Ochoa
Burleson,TX
Summary
Results-driven Demand Planning Professional with a proven track record in supply chain efficiency and inventory management. Skilled in data analysis and problem-solving to drive improvements and enhance team performance.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Demand Planning Professional
SIEMENS
Fort Worth, Texas
12.2025 - Current
- Track and report on key metrics like on-time delivery, cycle time, and inventory turns, recommending corrective actions
- Monitor supplier performance, identify qualified suppliers, and collaborate on new product launches or engineering changes
- Achieved goals by collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet project objectives.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions that enhanced team performance and outcomes.
- Successfully addressed issues related to products and services through teamwork.
- Maintained close collaboration with coworkers to ensure timely project delivery.
- Maintain optimal supply levels, analyze inventories, and suggest improvements to boost supply chain efficiency and profitability
Sr Materials Mgmt Analyst
HONEYWELL
01.2019 - 12.2025
- Lead to reduced inv 2019 thru 2021 at 70%, thru various suppliers, start Jan-2019 $2,943,766 to Jun-2021 $895,193
- PO management (placement, acknowledgment, confirmation, monitoring, completion)
- Shortage resolution
- Managed escalation processes across multiple tiers to resolve critical issues.
- Resolution of rejected material (RMAs)
- Constrains reviews with the Suppliers
- PPV (documentation), open market search on electronic material
- Monitored invoice resolution through SUS portal to ensure timely processing.
- MM Data integrity (LT, MOQ, LS, RP, GR)
- Releasing reqs for P.O.’s including NPI, Scheduling Material Deliveries and manual jobs for NPI FQ builds
PLANNER/BUYER
COMMSCOPE
02.2008 - 01.2019
- Procurement on resin from US and Belgium (suppliers SABIC, WASHINGTONPENN, RTP, POLYONE, RESINEX, T&T, POLYMER TECHNOLOGY, ENTEC POLYMERS, CLARIANT and NEXEO SOLUTIONS) (Type ABS, PBT, ULTEMS, POLIPROPILENO (pp), POLICARBONATO (pc) )
- Procured metal commodities, achieving 18% annual savings.
- Procurement of several commodity materials such as hardware, cables, chemicals, hardware, molded components, metals, bags and cartons
- Contributed to plant transition from US to Mexico, focusing on materials management.
- Improved customer shipment rate from 80% to 95% in HUB product lines on ship to promise.
- Improved ship to promise in FOSC product lines from 60% to above 95%
- Scheduled customer orders and programmed the work orders to production and subassembly lines that consist of cutting and bending machines, welding and paint lines.
- Coordinated daily internal production meetings to discuss workflow and address issues.
- Firm sales order according to material availability and production capacity.
- Reschedule sales and work orders accordingly when problems to meet due dates arise.
- Coordinate with scheduler and material handlers the execution of work orders.
- Supervising 3 production schedulers for the different product lines in the telecom business.
- Implemented inventory reduction strategies: expedited and de-expedited raw materials, addressed obsolescence, and identified low runners, resulting in 40% inventory decrease.
- Analyze potential material shortages.
- Maintained minimum inventory levels to ensure efficient production operations.
- Monthly meetings with Staff: Presenting customer and vendor delivery performance and inventory levels.
- Monthly meetings with Staff: Presenting customer and vendor delivery performance and inventory levels.
SUPPLY PLANNER
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY
07.2006 - 02.2008
- Develop and communicate the detailed production schedule for assigned work centers that satisfies the requirements of the MPS and PPS.
- Modified the detailed production schedules within the MPS time horizon.
- Communicated component requirements to integration, ensuring alignment with detailed production plan.
- Monitored and managed component planner messages to facilitate timely production adjustments.
- Communicate constraints, unplanned events and production misses that will affect the detailed production schedule.
- Decreased average frozen fence turnaround from 10 weeks in August 2006 to 5 weeks in January 2007 by optimizing workflow.
- Reduced target entitlement spending by analyzing budget variances, from November 2006 $656,980 to $107,708 in April 2007.
BUYER
HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS
01.2000 - 07.2006
- Procurement of 40% of all purchase parts (800 part numbers; $1,800,000 Dlls).
- Sourced new suppliers to achieve cost reduction targets for cartons.
- Cultivated supplier relationships to secure timely product availability.
- Processed and approved payments for vendor purchases in accordance with company policies.
- Coordinated production planning for key lines, analyzed Master Schedule, and implemented material control systems to enhance material flow and delivery.
- Coordinate with the proper departments the required Engineering changes that could affect scheduling, raw material, process capacity and capability.
- Out of personal initiative, reduced Backlog from $600,000 to $ 20,000 per month (work order performance from 30 % to 90 % with constant production level) by reviewing and correcting MRP system and report information, researching status of customer orders, ensuring supply from vendors, and tracking /expediting customer orders at the production floor.
BUYER JR
COOPER LIGHTING
1994 - 1998
- Expedited raw materials by running expedite reports and resolving shortages caused by discrepancies, minimizing production delays.
- Prepared purchase orders by verifying specifications and pricessssssss
- Ensured timely delivery of materials by following up on outstanding orders. to ensure that materials are shipped and delivered on promised dates.
- Coordinated responses to customer delivery issues with the production team, enhancing communication and improving customer satisfaction.
- Obtained recommendation from suppliers for substitutions and obtained approval from Management
- Maintained records and followed up files of purchases, shipments, and related matters (shipment delays, returns)
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
UNIVERSIDAD REGIONAL DEL NORTE
CD. JUAREZ, CHIH. MEXICO05-2005
Skills
- Demand planning
- Inventory management
- Materials procurement
- Purchase order processing
- Supplier evaluation
- Data analysis
- SAP
- MS office
- Process improvement
- Cost reduction strategies
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem resolution
- Cross-cultural communication
- Fluent in Spanish
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Demand Planning Professional
SIEMENS
12.2025 - Current
Sr Materials Mgmt Analyst
HONEYWELL
01.2019 - 12.2025
PLANNER/BUYER
COMMSCOPE
02.2008 - 01.2019
SUPPLY PLANNER
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY
07.2006 - 02.2008
BUYER
HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS
01.2000 - 07.2006
BUYER JR
COOPER LIGHTING
1994 - 1998
Bachelor of Arts -
UNIVERSIDAD REGIONAL DEL NORTE