Manuel Guillermo Ibarra M.

18 years in MATERIALS and 9 years in Manufacturing with strong skills in inventory control, Bilingual; Kaizen blitz and lean implementation demonstrating day-to-day a success with achievements in material control and productivity, key drivers management to contribute to goals of any organization, experience by executing strategies to keep running manufacturing lines with an economical cost of inventory.

Materials and Logistics Manager/Supply Chain - Kinematics - Nogales and Phoenix

(2021-10)

Oversee two sites (Nogales and Phoenix) for production planning, warehouse, material control, procurement, customs, logistics and shipping for customer, maintain a raw material, work in process and finished good inventory level in line with the cost target, responsible for the accuracy of physical inventory.

• Grounded and oversea transportation cost reductions also packaging material.

Supply Chain Sup/Materials - CTS/Tusonix

(2014-03 - 2021-10)

Designer and manufacturer of sensors and actuators and electronic components.

• Sourcing. Coordinate researching new sources of supply, negotiate with vendors piece price reduction, resource poor performing suppliers, PPV, Improve Days Payment Outstanding (DPO), maintain a good relationship with primary suppliers, work in getting a smaller MOQ's and short lead times; establish Kanban, VMI agreements.
• Procurement. Ensure the right quantity of good quality parts are delivered in a timely manner at competitive prices, expedite purchases orders to assure spike or demand variation is met, identify shortages to work closely with scheduling & supplier to solve the issue, support Master Production Schedule, keep a safety stock at vendor and/or in plant in order to not interrupt material flow to final customer.
• Scheduling. Review master production schedule based on forecast and customer orders, create build plan for multiple manufacturing lines. Review monthly sales forecasts and adjusts master schedules accordingly. Establish inventory stocking levels based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times that support both customer demand as well as inventory targets set by the company. Expedite orders.
• $200K raw inventory reduction
• $100K POs savings
• Raw Delivery improved by 12% (from 85% to 97%)
• 8% of Supply Chain base was moved out from N30 to N45 and 14% N45 to N60 (Payment Terms)
• Supply chain base consolidation by 8%

Purchasing/Materials - Prestolite Wire/General Cable

(2008-03 - 2014-03)

Manufactures a full assortment of standard electrical wire and cable products for automotive and industrial applications, including a large variety of UL Style cables, primary and ignition wire, ABS and battery cables, and flex cordage.

• Make sure supply chain (domestic & International purchases) is complete since place a purchase order through getting parts in house, expedite purchases orders, identify shortages, negotiate with vendors reduced MOQ's & keep a safety stock, support NPI & ECN processes), consignment program, PPV management, Inventory Reduction.
• Inventory reduction in packaging/corrugated cardboard up to 35%
• Suppliers Pick up routes (milk runs) in place dropped freight transportation fees around 25%
• Reduced lot sizes implementation helped to down up to 50% DOH
• Kaizen blitz (Gas LP switched to Natural Gas, {2011-2}; Stretch wrap vendor change {2012-1} both projects with savings up to $25k/year
• Manufacturing line output was improved in 8.6% {2012-2} it represents @$70k /year
• Overall Inventory Reduction $510k in 2012

Materials Coordinator/Materials - Prestolite Wire/General Cable

(2008-03 - 2014-03)

Oversee all duties related to Shipping, Receiving & warehouse, maintain daily shipments schedule, cycle counts program, follow-up to any discrepancies (gain/loss), negative balances, missing transactions, materials in-transit, work with QA for prompt resolution of inventories on hold and their disposition, monitor RAW/WIP/FG inventories ratios, work with finance to monitor and maintain inventory accuracy, provide resources to comply with EHS guidelines into warehouse and support any improvement initiative from people in charge.

• Min-Max and kanban tools implementation
• Warehouse storage capability 17% increased

Coordinator/Materials - Thermax/Belden CDT

(2005-05 - 2008-03)

Manufacturer of high-performance power cables and innovative connectivity technology in complete systems for military, aerospace and telecommunication applications.

• Analyze E&O items, establish cycle counts program, follow-up to any discrepancies (gain/loss), negative balances, missing transactions.
• Down time reduction of 42% (kanban tool)
• Copper wire 37% inventory reduction (min-max)

Production Supervisor/Manufacturing - Motorola / Automotive Division

(2003-03 - 2005-05)

Global company focused to produce telecommunication devices around the world, its products and services are in a wide range of workplaces, from the retail floor to the warehouse, and the small town police station to the most secure government offices.

• Execute production plan.

Production Supervisor/Manufacturing - Aceites del Mayo

(1997-03 - 2003-03)

Maker of some vegetable oils as corn & sunflower

• Execute production plan.

BS degree - Industrial Engineer - Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora