Erick Gonzalez

Lead North America sourcing organization across three manufacturing plants in Mexico and the U.S Lead and participate in supplier negotiations, fostering partnerships and deploying purchase frame agreements to secure favorable terms. Ensure strict compliance with sourcing processes, including NDAs, supplier qualification, and ethical standards. Contribute to supplier load and capacity enhancement initiatives, working with SCM experts to analyze forecasts. Monitor sourcing activities through frequent data analysis and reporting of monthly results, including savings, defect PPM, supplier OTD, and action plan progress.

Drive Supplier Performance to comply with the needs of internal and external Customers to secure Vertiv’s Strategic Objectives, focusing on supplier localization, lead time improvement and cost reductions. Analyze data to identify main offenders on OTD/PPMs and define strategy and course of action for improvement per commodity. Build and foster relationships with internal and external business stakeholders to facilitate the realization of strategic and financial targets. Lead and perform data analysis for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to support category and negotiation strategies. Work cross functionally with planning, materials management, procurement, operations, master data management, engineering, and quality groups to improve internal processes related to supplier management, supplier evaluation, developing suppliers OTD capability, transfer projects and supporting insourcing/outsourcing flex programs. Responsible for coordinating America’s supplier portfolio and standardize processes along with best practices aligned with global strategy. Maintain site cost reduction pipelines and lead execution of cost reductions, function as link between Purchasing and Commodity Management for shortage escalations and partner with Operations teams on Supply Chain Initiatives. Assist in supply chain performance improvements at supplier level, support technical relationship with suppliers, support in management and facilitation of supplier performance and business reviews. Support Global Indirect Procurement team as it relates to regional execution of global strategies.

Drive and execute annual commodity strategy for direct material savings, working capital and supplier performance for North America suppliers. Overall business owner of purchase volume between Honeywell and machining suppliers. Manage commodity strategy including spend analysis, benchmarking, market analysis and review of global economic trends to ensure competitive total cost of ownership (TCO) on direct material. Leading and executing contract negotiations with suppliers related to North America sites and volumes. Ensure and foster supplier relationship and development by driving constant contact and collaboration between key members of Honeywell Aerospace and supplier’s boards of management. Responsible of supplier selection, RFQ, RFI and negotiation processes, applying effective supplier risk assessment methodologies to secure supply continuity. Improve working capital through payment terms extensions, payment cycle optimization, VMI implementation and lead time reduction with relevant suppliers.

Research and provide recommendations for Strategic sourcing with focus on expanding local and regional supply base through consolidation and comparison of quotations. Constant interaction with supply base to perform quarterly supply chain risk assessment with the objective of having on-time information related to lead times, pricing and overall commodity market conditions. Identify cost saving projects for direct and indirect materials, guide and coordinate Purchasing team for follow up and implementation, support to resolve roadblock or showstoppers in order to comply with timeline for Strategic Supply Chain changes for both MTE and TEAL business units. Develop current and new suppliers to secure supply chain across business units to improve in quality, pricing and deliveries. Responsible of maintaining healthy long-term vendor relationships and lead high-level negotiations for major contracts to deliver competitive advantages through agreements on safety stocks, pricing and favorable payment terms. Act as liaison between legal department and suppliers in developing Global Supply Agreements to ensure protection of intellectual property and mitigation of liability using non-disclosure agreements (or equivalent) and corporate/costing agreements.

Develop long-term purchasing strategy for RT Accessories commodity (Abrasives, HSS cutters, Drill bits, Carbide cutters, Diamond blades, Plastic cases) in the Power Tools division, with the objective of reducing operation costs and securing supply chain for North America sites (4 sites) while supporting overseas sites (4 sites) and keeping TCO (Total cost of ownership) as true north. Perform request for quotation, comparison of quotations and sourcing decision process for new and on-going products. Review quotations through detailed cost breakdown to negotiate price, delivery and payment terms. Prepare line of argumentation based on global and commodity conditions (exchange rate, raw material, demand, logistics costs) for annual contract price negotiation with supplier management and/or owners. Audit and release current and new suppliers to extend supply base with business partners that comply with Bosch standards in quality/pricing/delivery. Maintain accurate and timely procurement records in SAP. Support logistics team on escalated topics regarding delivery of goods and expedite fees. Handle price discrepancies, blocked invoices and potential credit hold to secure supply for North America sites. Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing and Project Purchasing during the product definition phase to assess cost feasibility and cost targets. Work with Finance to review, manage and report out purchase price variance (PPV).

Responsible of overall MS1 (Value Stream – Corded Tools) Supplier Quality, handle supplier quality issues by systematic methods such as problem solving, 8Ds and Root cause analysis. In charge of tracking Supplier quality metrics (PPMs, PLKZs, Inc/bn) with the purpose of identifying improvement projects. Responsible of Complaint Management for MS1, documentation of rejects, coordination of sorting Area/Processes and reduction of Quarantine area inventory levels. Review and approve Initial Sample Inspection Reports (ISIRs/PPAP) for new parts related to cost reduction and localization projects.

Lead technicians’ team with the objective of equipment adjustment, keep maintenance records and work as link between Production and Machine shop to supply in time and form spare and improved parts for machinery. Improve manufacturing processes based on Lean Manufacturing principles by designing new machinery and documenting parameters and changes in the production line. Develop statistical reports (Reject correlation graphs, CpKs, Pareto) for 5ES/40 and 5ES/60 for decision making and Scrap reduction. Development of new products by designing, modifying and fabricating machinery with constant support from Machine shop. Benchmarking for project PR21, including design for new machinery, line balancing and reduction of cycle times per process. Transfer machinery improvement, documentation and preventive maintenance from Hangzhou Plant (HzP) to Mexicali Plant (MexP) to improve Production KPIs. Represent Mexicali Plant as Stator specialist on yearly Motor IPN workshop in Hangzhou to bring the best practices applied in the rest of Bosch PT Plants.

Elaborate price increase reports and verify changes in prices and material documentation with suppliers. Update scheduling agreement on SAP and keep record of SAP’s scheduling agreement system.