Sergio Peinado

• Responsible to manage and control the Custom Engineered & Electromechanical commodities with a total spend of $45 MM USD, Commodities expertise: Sheet Metal Fabrication, Metal Stamping, Die Casting, Machining, Raw Metals, Raw Tube, Tube Transformation, Packaging, Hardware, Cables & Harnesses, PCB’s, Machining, Extrusions, Plastics Injection, Motors, Power Supplies and Secondary Commodities used in sites located in US, Mexico and Asia.
• Price control using Market trend analysis for Key Commodities.
• Responsible to manage Preferred supplier performance & Supplier relationships through strategic Business Reviews.
• Cultivate and maintain regional and global strategic supplier relationships with their executives for all major component types within assigned commodities.
• Support engineering and customers on new product introduction as sales point for our Supply Chain Strategy
• Negotiated and finalized contracts with optimized pricing structures and delivery timetables.
• Worked with over 60 domestic and international suppliers.
• Continues Improvement Projects for productivity improvement.
• Identified, researched and assessed quality of potential vendors.
• Oversaw total cost of ownership reduction strategies.
• Reduced inventory costs and increased inventory turnover rates by implementing VMI programs.
• Collaborated with suppliers and internal stakeholders to accomplish and outperform objectives.

• Drove cost reduction efforts for supply chain AOP to meet annual operations targets.
• Achieved 30% inventory reduction by developing and implementing optimization methodologies for accounting processes.
• Responsible for 2 Global accounts of Plexus Corp. The Coca-Cola Company & Lam Research which represent 120 MM USD in revenue and $22 MM USD Cost Reductions achieved.
• Assist in formulation of quoting strategies and opportunity plans that drive up win rates and revenue growth.
• Capitalized on opportunities to make significant cost savings to areas of supplies, services and capital requirements when optimizing resource management for group purchasing organization (GPO) service line directors.
• Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
• Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.

• Focus on localization strategy for Best Cost Country (BCC) component procurement within Mexico & Asia geography. (30 suppliers identified, audited and certified year to date)
• Cost Reductions achieved of 5.8 MM USD.
• Manage Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard making recommendations for improvement, growth, or disengagement. i. Cost ii. Quality iii. Delivery and Support Business Units by assuring that all suitable components are on contract and accessible to Business Unit Planner/Buyers on computer system
• Responsible to report PPV for all custom engineered commodities (Packaging, Metal Parts, Plastic Injection, Machining, Die Casting, Electromechanical Components)
• Contract Negotiations
• Certified Quality auditor with emphasis on suppliers under ISO9000, TS16949, ISO13485.
• Responsible for Sourcing of New suppliers based on needs of business and new customer.
• Maintain and communicate listings of strategic suppliers to users including marketing/estimating.
• Conduct industry research and have high degree of technical and business knowledge within commodities. (Metal Stamping, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Die Casting, Extrusion, Plastic Injection, packaging, PCB’s, Cables & Harness, Packaging and Secondary Commodities)
• Solid understanding of manufacturers, suppliers and market place for assigned commodity and communicate this understanding to estimators, buyers, engineers.
• Cultivate and maintain regional and global strategic supplier relationships with their executives for all major component types within assigned commodities
• Support Business Units in areas of: resolving quality issues, generating material cost reductions, assisting in supplier delivery problems, and implementation of supply chain strategies
• Assist marketing in quoting process with commodity expertise to obtain competitive material costs for all 4 different market segments (Industrial, Medical, Aerospace, Defense & Security)

• Create, Identify and implement best practices within Medical distribution network by participating with segment leaders to address and prioritize strategic improvement opportunities
• Developed and implemented 6 Black Belt projects, over $1.8 MM USD captured in savings
• Optimized outbound process improving productivity by 7% and reducing DPMOs by 20%
• Coached 24 Kaizen Events with local employees (kaizen 7 Green Belt leaders) achieving company goal of 2 MM USD in savings in 2 consecutive years.
• Used SPC tools to identify best practices among Medical network
• Full deployment for Lean six sigma methodology, problem solving tools (8D’s 5 Why’s, DOE’s, Value stream maps)
• Coached LSS Black Belts and Kaizen leaders in lean principles and developing & deploying best practices.
• Transformed site to Gold level standard by leading implementation of “Lean roadmap to Success” program.

• In support of raw materials, responsible for Negotiating agreements with local and global vendors, as well as supplier development and cost reduction strategies.
• Monitor Supplier performance on the SRS (Supplier rating System) and follow up accordingly through the supplier Business Review Meetings.
• Capacity analysis is performed on a monthly basis to identify possible risks on the actual equipment installed.
• Developed inventory strategies with savings of 1MM USD using Lean Six Sigma Methodology.
• Contracts negotiation.
• Forecast Material Budgets for new projects with Engineering department, and based on past history and trends.
• Responsible to conduct industry standard research for Plastic injection & paper industry suppliers
• Responsible for PPV and supplier negotiation for Plastic Injection and Packaging suppliers.

• Key areas of responsibilities is to monitor process on quarterly basis related to component prices, depreciations, obsolescence, reconciliations & new business strategies, PPV reporting for out Top 5 Key Suppliers.
• Responsible for purchase of Electronic boards (PCB boards). Metal Parts and Plastic commodities with over $50 MM USD of spend.
• Responsible to monitor price trends based on indexes and market conditions for resins and steel to calculate forecasted cost on quarterly basis.
• Capacity analysis performed on monthly basis to identify possible risks on actual equipment installed and mitigate risk.
• Monitor Supplier performance on key areas like Quality, Cost, Delivery, Innovations and Responsiveness with yearly improvement of 12%
• Administrative issues include following (General Purchasing Agreement, Tool Consignment, Tool Ownership, Inco-terms, Certificates of Origin, Banned Substances, Financial Audits, BASC, CTPAT, ISO Documentation, and Sustainability Letter).
• Supplier audits and certification process for Key Suppliers.
• Logistics agreements.
• Contracts negotiation.

• Collaborated with team members to develop, identify and accomplish assigned goals and objectives.
• Defined responsibilities, duties, and roles of each team member.
• Responsible for translating project assignments into project main outlines and project plan and for managing realization and implementation product and tooling development, according to required specs. Quality and performance standards within timing and budget limitations, resulting into a smooth production start and supply of components, meeting customer requirements, to market.•
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production and Finance departments for determination of parts to buy.
  Responsible for directing, leading Initial Buyers and Procurement Buyers. Provide support on negotiating techniques and supply base management processes.
  • Source new suppliers, negotiate pricing, and monitor supplier performance.
  • New supplier localization for metal, plastic, Active-Passive and EM components.
  • Maintain material cost for products, analyze Bill of Materials, and control all tracking documents.
  • Assure that all new tools and new direct material is in compliance with customer’s specifications for start-up of new projects and on time.
  • Responsible for administration of supplier certification and qualifications (PQA) process.
  • Ensure local supplier involvement on new projects, coordinate and negotiate purchases with suppliers in Latin America, U.S., Asia, and Europe.
  • Forecast Material Budgets for new projects with Engineering department, and based on past history and trends.
  • Completion on introduction of 8 Platforms achieving introduction on time and volume to market. At a 100% target.

• In support of raw material used for the manufacture and assembly of television sets, was responsible for Negotiating agreements with local and global vendors, as well as supplier development and cost reduction strategies.
• Cost reduction achievement of over $6MM USD by relocating Metal Stamping parts from Europe to Mexico
• Resolved daily issues by handling invoice discrepancies, replacements for rejected materials and missed and late deliveries.
• Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process.
• Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and contract and pricing negotiations.
• Communicated with suppliers to negotiate best pricing.
• Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
• Implemented and coordinated Just in Time (JIT) management with