Eduardo Tijerina

Senior Supply Chain Manager with 24+ years of experience in the automotive industry, leading materials planning, logistics, procurement, and customer service operations. Proven track record improving OTIF, inventory accuracy, DOH, and premium freight costs through hands-on leadership, team building, and continuous improvement. Extensive experience managing Tier 1, 2, and 3 supply chains across North America, Europe, and Asia. APICS CSCP certified.

Materials Manager at Woodbridge Inoac (2023-12 – 2026-01)

Automotive seat foam manufacturing. Materials manager of 1 manufacturing plant and 3 external warehouses with full responsibility for inventory management and customer service oversight.

• Materials manager of 1 manufacturing plant and 3 external warehouses (15 white collar and 40 blue collar head count)
• Full responsibility for inventory management (USD 8M): RM, WIP, FG
• Customer service oversight for 60+ active customers (Tier 2 & 3)
• Monthly corporate KPI reporting and performance review
• International procurement from US, Japan, Thailand, and Mexico
• Built and stabilized a high-performing materials team
• Improved inventory accuracy from 80% to 95% despite warehouse space constraints
• Premium freight decreased by 80%
• Lowered inventory from 45 DOH to 35 DOH (target: 38)
• Maintained customer service levels above 99%

Supply Chain Manager at Norma Group (2023-03 – 2023-12)

Manufacturing of plastic pipes and connectors. Materials planning and Logistics manager of 2 manufacturing plants.

• Materials planning and Logistics manager of 2 manufacturing plants (12 white collar and 20 blue collar head count)
• Customer service for 30+ OEM and Tier 1 customers
• Inventory management of raw material, work in process and finished goods for both plants (Level and accuracy)
• Corporate KPI reporting in a monthly basis
• International procurement from US, CN and DE
• Customer backlog decreased from 0.52 MUSD to 0.12 MUSD
• Improved on-time delivery from 77% to 95%
• Cut premium freight costs from 102 KUSD to 17 KUSD
• Decreased inventory value from USD 16M to USD 14M

Materials Planning & Logistics Manager at Brembo México (2012-10 – 2022-09)

Foundry and machining of brake discs. Materials planning and Logistics manager of 2 manufacturing plants.

• Materials planning and Logistics manager of 2 manufacturing plants; brake discs machining and brake discs foundry (54 head count)
• Customer service evaluations with perfect scores
• Inventory management of raw material, work in process and finished goods from both plants (Level and accuracy)
• Shipments to customer as tier one in US, CA, MX, EU and CN
• S&OP management
• Raw materials procurement from US, CA, CN, IT, MX and BR
• Successful launch of a new foundry plant in 2017
• Maintained customer delivery ratings above 99%
• Year-end inventory variance to ERP below 2% for 3 consecutive years
• Achieved 12 DOH inventory level within KPI
• Zero missed customer shipments for 8 consecutive years
• Supported plant operation at 95% of installed capacity without delivery impact
• Passed 3 CTPAT audits by CBP with no major findings

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (1999)