Guillermo Angel Rodriguez

* Negotiation of quarterly cost reduction to meet customer / Jabil cost reduction expectations. * Supply Chain model development (Consignment program / VMI / JIT) * Lead Time and MOQ reduction activities. * Negotiation of payment terms extension. * E&O disposition. * Request for quotation (RFQ) activities for P1 quotes and NPI’s. * Cost reduction road map to develop long term cost reduction strategy (Bundle Nego) * AVL expansion working with our engineer team to develop new alternates at a cheaper cost. * Work on the new supplier's development needs to cover future sector needs. * Frequent negotiation with distribution for SC model implementation, whenever possible as they normally offer better prices and conditions (Payment terms extension, consignment program, etc.) * Negotiation of rebates based on Volume Incentive Agreement (VIA) and Design Incentive Agreement (DIA) on a quarterly/yearly basis. * Force suppliers to sign the Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) to avoid future price negotiation issues with customers. * Involvement in critical situations to avoid potential issues and escalations.

* Coordinate all the quoting efforts. * In charge of doing the conditioning BOM per level. * Receiving data packages from the customer and analyze them to find any missing information creating the open issues list. * Analyzing the bill of materials from the customers to complete the make/buy analysis. * Kick-off quotes to electrical and mechanical teams to prove the scope of the program. * Creation of the costed bill of materials that were provided to business unit managers when the quotation was completed. * Request for quotation to the supplier base. It includes drawings, bill of materials, and any special request from the customer. * Re-negotiate prices received from suppliers trying to get better prices. * Estimating Costs

* Responsible to secure all the supply needed for developing Pilots Run of new models for Cell Phones of our customer called BlackBerry. * Besides BlackBerry, I used to work as a Materials Supervisor for our customers: Grass Valley, and Ericsson. * Daily review of shortage report and expediting the process to get materials on time for production. * Timely escalation at top levels with suppliers. * Twice a week's conference calls with the customers to provide materials status. * Responsible to set up correctly SAP system to avoid purchases mistakes. * Strict follow up on internal metrics. * Support for the planning department to define production plans based on CTBs. * Integrity Data 100% (Auditing information system). * Responsible to reduce the excess material (E&O). * Responsible for analyzing all purchase transactions, and the issuance of P. Orders. * Work pro-actively with considerable latitude to establish key priorities. * Plans for LT reductions through SC Model implementations (Consignment, JIT, etc). * Conference calls with customers to provide materials status. * In charge of review invoices pending to be paid with the AP department, to release payments on time and avoid credit holds.

* Purchase of mechanical parts for the enclosure plant (Building 2) * Shortage Report review (daily). * Proper escalation path when possible line down situations. * CTB filling out / review for NPI runs. * Responsible to provide commit dates to the planning area based on the availability of the materials. * In charge of review invoices pending to be paid with AP department, to release payments on time and avoid credit holds.

* My priority # 1: Secure all the needed materials to keep running the production lines for our customers: ECHOSTAR, NORTEL, and GENBAN. * In charge of reviewing the internal metrics with the entire team. * Shortage Report review (daily). * Proper escalation process to mitigate impacts into our production lines. * CTB filling out / review. * Conference call with the customers to provide materials status. * In charge of keeping the freight log updated on a daily basis. * M3K auditor (Sanmina’s Internal System). * In charge of review invoices pending to be paid with the AP department, to release payments on time and avoid credit holds.

* Purchase of raw material needed for production. * Responsible for checking the stock levels of wire, to order based on replenishment. * Responsible for giving solutions to invoices with any kind of problems, to be paid on time. * Make sure to receive/release all the materials into the system prior to being used in the production lines.