Uriel Loza

• Conducts all purchasing activities in accordance with QMS requirements. • Maintain current and accurate delivery data in the purchasing system • Responsible for managing the supply and demand plan for PCBAs • Collaborate with R&D for prototypes and new product development • Conduct Forecast plans to mitigate supply disruption • Drive production delivery meetings with EMS providers • Lead resolution of supplier quality, receiving, and billing issues • Investigate, evaluate and recommend new or alternate sources of supply as needed to support product development / production shortages • Maintains optimal stock levels by reviewing and updating system data • Manages Non-Conforming materials and works with suppliers to identify and eliminate quality issues • Notify changes introduced by Engineering Change Orders • Pricing negotiation for cost optimization • Contract Maintenance & Compliance

• Optimize inventory and process improvements • Coordinate and expedite the flow of materials (from suppliers and also within departments) according to production schedules • Enforce and improve purchasing training for all the LATAM buyers • Lead activities that encompass detailed manufacturing plans and scheduling for assemblies • Act on all matters to materials, schedules, status, and inventory to translate, prepare, and assign meaningful and functional productivity plans to meet established customer demands • Empowered employees to independently solve line problems and keep production running • Kept line working smoothly by anticipating and meeting supply needs • Minimized downtime by ensuring materials are purchased in the correct packing presentation • Strengthened team performance with continuous training strategies • Drive weekly meetings with the end customer to provide detailed status of the clear to build per assembly (CTB) • Supervised a team of 2, overseeing daily operations, fostering professional growth, and ensuring high performance in meeting procurement objectives.

• Responsible to support the AMER sites in achieving customer satisfaction with associated cost, quality, delivery, and working capital. • Negotiation for supply component contracts, purchase agreements and tooling awards (where applicable). • Agreement maintenance for aged and supply Chain contracts • Responsible for RFQ's & knowledge of quoting principles. • IncoTerms Negotiations for new and existing suppliers • Created executive-level presentations highlighting the data results obtained through Power BI for upper management. • Negotiation with suppliers to obtain cost reductions for assigned commodities. • Agreement negotiation for New Business. • Mitigated impact of agreement violations by conducting pre-action analysis and after-implementation reviews.

• Remote support to the purchasing department at Neenah WI. For different sectors across the years: Medical, Defense, Aerospace, Commercial & Industrial. • Management of "SUPER A" parts that represent the Top 80% of future demand within the next 4 months in USD (per region) • Management of different commodities types, such as Custom Engineer Components (CECs) like PCBs, plastics, cable assemblies, Mechanical parts, magnetics & Labels as well as regular Electronic components purchased through distribution • Support in "Mass Production” runs, expediting materials and improving LTs, as well as problem solving for quality issues with the supplier • Sourcing and localization of PCB providers. • Direct work with Master Schedulers for WOs completion. • Detailed fulfillment of E&O reports and metrics • Provide tactical decisions for the purchasing team and management of all purchases within assigned MRP portfolio to meet scheduled demand. This process encompasses order placement, rescheduling, cancellation of items and/or receiving and invoice issue reconciliation and approval. • Negotiate lead-time constraints with suppliers, MOQ and cost savings. Review delivery issues and take corrective action to avoid schedule impact. Achieve favorable pricing, quality, and quantity with every purchase.

• Provide tactical decisions for the purchasing team and management of all purchases within the assigned MRP portfolio to meet scheduled demand. This process encompasses order placement, rescheduling, cancellation of items and/or receiving and invoice issue reconciliation and approval. • Negotiate lead-time constraints with suppliers, MOQ and cost savings. • Confers with vendors to obtain product, price, availability and deliveries. • Review delivery issues and take corrective action to avoid schedule impact. • Manage, approve and resolve PO Purchase Price Variance (PPV) issues. • Attend NCM meetings, quality and RMA problems. • Maintain procurement records, reports and metrics

• Provided remote support to the purchasing team in Neenah, WI, with a focus on the medical sector. • Responsible for data entry and tracking of commit dates and shipments, ensuring timely delivery. • Collaborated with key suppliers to expedite orders when necessary. • Created RMAs and resolved receiving issues to maintain smooth operations.