Andrea M.

Sourcing Manager responsible for United States and Mexico facilities. Support costing team with supplier selection for new bids Support sites with NPI projects for clear to build and localization activities. Develop and maintain commercial relationship with Strategic Suppliers. Responsible for Commodity Strategies to achieve KPIs as required. Support sites with critical shortage escalations. Support suppliers to solve different issues through cross functional teams, leading meetings and creating milestones. Develop materials with local suppliers, looking for the most competitive proposal for the End Customer. Responsible for cable assemblies/wire harness, previously for custom packaging and mechanical off the shelf & custom products (motors, pumps, valves, fluid mgmt)

Responsible for new supplier introduction and supplier development of new products. Looking for new suppliers & quality audits for setup. Generate strategies for cost reduction on current prices & offer the most competitive price for new & current projects. • Stablish & maintain excellent commercial relationship with current or new suppliers. • Generate overall Supplier Strategy for Electronics, Labels, Gaskets, Plastic, Wire Harness, Sheetmetal, PCBs & Packaging part numbers. • Coordinate New Product Development from the initial quotes until Customer’s approval and addition to AML. • Ensure that new raw material for prototype projects are quoted & ready for procurement to support production on schedule as planned. • Maintain ERP system with correct purchasing data. • Negotiate price, terms & conditions for the current supply base leading QBRs with Top Spend Suppliers.

•Negotiate and keep good business relationship with Suppliers. •Responsible for overall purchasing functions, particularly on the Direct Material to ensure materials are purchased in the most economical manner with the on time delivery. •Interface with suppliers on the day to day job to ensure the material supply and no interruption on material support to production •Expedite material to solve shortages and avoid line down. •Work with program manager and Customer support on the cost analysis of new program or bidding program. •Develop materials in BOM with local suppliers, ensuring quality compliace and best terms. •Clear the invoice & shipment pending issues.

Material Analysts team leader, training and coordinating weekly activities. Lead QBRs with suppliers for Price Negotiations and General Terms Improvement. •Generate Cost Reductions •Send RFQs to Suppliers and Distributors. •Follow up, pursue and achieve prompt and optimal volume of response from the suppliers. •Quotes analysis and interpretation as well as challenges for PPV. •Efficient management and Interpretation of the Global Award System •Load quotations and no bids from suppliers to the Global System always looking forward for Cost Reductions. •Monitor and control current awards as well as awards about to expire. •Conciliation of discrepancies and support to buyers from all regions with discrepancies between the award price and the price quoted by supplier at the time of the placement of the purchase order. •Optimal control of large databases and files. (Such as quotes, email, excel files, portfolios)

Retail Customer Service Helping customers to know which product they needed and offering support in teaching how to use them.