Aitor Querol

Responsible for supplier development and industrialization of Battery Cells, applying APQP and PPAP methodology, and MRL for production readiness. Lead a multi-functional team comprising engineers, logistics, procurement, and quality for NPI. Manage suppliers in the US, Europe, and China from tier-2 to final product.

Leading a China-based supply chain in mechanic and electronics components up to tier-3 deep and an assembly line final product. In charge of suppier search, audit and selection, contract negotiation as well as DFM, NPI and quality.

As a COO and General Manager, my primary responsibilities are: Leading strategic projects (such as proprietary Li-ion Battery development) Leading strategic outsourcing (from marketing as partial outsourcing to technical assistant full outsourcing) Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimisation Lead time reduction Supply Chain Risk Management Recruiting and People Management Crisis Management (internal and external) Set up preventing quality management

In the first phase, I created the supply chain for Carmela Bikes related to components sourced from Taiwan and China. I was focusing on tactical purchasing activities and project management: NPI and early supplier involvement Determine and negotiate specifications with internal customers Conducting RPA and supplier selection Contract negotiation and management Manage product production from C-lot, validation and SOP. Conducting Made-to-Speck components certification As the supply chain was created and mass production in operation, my responsibilities shifted to conduct operational excellence: Ordering, controlling and evaluation. Supplier risk evaluation and management up to tier-3 Pro-active collaboration with partner suppliers to sustain quality standards while achieving cost savings. Quality assurance and management Conducting supplier audits Supplier continuous improvement

After setting up a new Start-Up company, my primary responsibilities as a Product Development / Mechanical Engineer were: Develop mechanical parts of electric bicycle such as frameset and battery case using Solid Works and technologies like hydroforming, machining, injection, and rotational moulding, among others. Negotiate with stylish designers (from Concept to product) FEA Analysis using ANSYS Manage product's BOM Follow EN-ISO4210 and EN15194 Contact and involve new suppliers Manage prototype manufacturing iteration (3D printing FDM and SLS) D-Lot prototype manufacturing with pre-selected suppliers and validation

Having obtained my bachelor's diploma, I continued expanding the company portfolio for 100+ products, including: Silos up to 150 m³ (117 t), tanks, oil decanters, hoppers, and honey extract machinery, among others.

After years of working as part-time work in the family business in the Farming & Livestock Industry and participating in the manufacturing process as a welder and boilermaker, I was asked to take a step further and bring new technologies to the company: Set up a technical office to implement new products using 2D CAD software (Draftsight) and CAM software (JETCAM). Leading the implementation of CNC punching machine in company value. Partnership with laser and water cut suppliers. The benefits of bringing these technologies from supplier to internal factory were: Reduce inventory, improve the cash flow company, ability to customise products to customers' needs, etc. Hereafter, my position switched to mechanical product designer and CNC programmer bringing products from concept to prototype, mainly as a remote job while enrolled on bachelor's degree.

Production Management · Supply Chain Management · Lean, Six Sigma and TQC · Project Management · Finance and management skills · Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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