Octavio Ulloa

- Designed the supply chain team and supply chain strategies of 42 centers and external holding facilities at a $200M private equity-backed bio-pharmaceutical company to maximize specific fulfillment goals throughout the lifecycle of products. - Direct and manage inventory management, shipping/distribution and planning, and data analysis/reporting to contribute to the organization’s financial goals. - Oversee warehouse cycle count programs to maintain inventory integrity, and collaborate with sales, marketing, and finance to monitor inventory trends and manage quarterly errors and omissions. - Established and implemented short- and long-range logistics and inventory goals using total cost of ownership of various variables in the supply chain to improve efficiency while maximizing profitability. - Manage the hiring, training, and development of Supply Chain staff. - Coordinate communication of monthly production forecasts to customers and ensure all logistics and demand issues are responded to and resolved in a timely manner. - Monitor and analyze supply chain activities to drive more efficient procedures and strategies that lead to improvements while maintaining a high level of service, accuracy, accountability and adherence to cross-functional corporate alignment strategies.

- Created and implemented strategic initiatives aimed to improve flexibility, service levels, and profitability across customer portfolios. - Oversaw supply chain services, inventory control, material handling, import-export shipments, warehousing, shipping/receiving, and carrier/freight activities. - Managed the development and implementation of inventory/material control procedures and priorities, and developed and administered integrated logistics strategies from manufacturing or production through customer shipment to ensure that customer requirements are met. - Established and implemented key performance indicators (KPIs) in price, inventory, logistics, incoterms, and minimum order quantities to improve efficiency while maximizing profitability. - Led Nortel’s PCB and Interconnect transformation globally before managing through the divestiture, and reconciled $125M of inventory buy-back by engaging Nortel and the transition to new ownership. - Leveraged Lean manufacturing concepts leading a Kaizen to establish an E&O consumption process that is still in use. - Led transition from monthly pricing negotiation to monthly inventory revaluation process with Ciena to better manage Direct Material pricing.

- Oversaw operational transactions and facilitated the flow of shipments to customers worldwide.  - Directed warehouse transition to enable supply chain management and advanced transaction techniques, improving day-to-day transaction execution to reduce through-put time and costs.  - Managed a team of planners, Inside Sales and Customer Service Representatives, and logistics and warehouses throughout Mexico and Latin America. - Opened an office and warehouse in Guadalajara and eventually managed warehouses and customer service from the U.S.- Mexico border to Brazil and Argentina. - Effectively managed the transition of warehouse from an asset to an expense by evaluating and managing the transition to a 3PL. - Developed Supplier Managed Inventory, Vendor Managed Inventory, Just-In-Time, and Kanban programs with a variety of customers to better manage their forecasted demand and help their inventory turns. - Maintained a 98% on time delivery to commit that became a competitive advantage. - Drove local inventory position compared to competitor inventory on the U.S. side of the MX/U.S. border to grow sales revenue to $79M. - Managed logistics, labor, and inventory for two virtual warehouses inside production facilities and three external warehouses throughout Mexico.

Promoted at rapid pace, from initial hire as customer service agent to airport manager in 2 years. Deployed frequently as a “fire fighter” to other airports to improve processes, temporarily manage airports during times of employee turnover, and/or resolve critical branch issues. Liaison with Airport and Federal Authorities at over 15 Mexican and US Airports.