Ricardo Josué Canales

Supply Chain & Operations Manager with 20 years of experience, responsible for Logistics, Distribution, Foreign Trade (Import-Export), Purchasing, Warehouse, Production Control, Customer Service, and Demand Planning

Head of Supply Chain Ops NAM at SIG (2023-06 – Present)

Lead and oversee the end-to-end supply chain and operation, from raw material sourcing to final product delivery, supporting the Production Plant in Querétaro, distribution centers, and logistics operations across Central and North America. Develop and execute strategies for production planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, import/export, demand forecasting, and customer service, ensuring alignment with the Global Supply Chain organization. Lead cross-functional teams to improve operational efficiency, optimize costs, and ensure the seamless flow of materials, products, and information across the supply chain network.

Upstream Planning Manager NAM at Schneider Electric (2021-05 – 2023-05)

Responsible for Planning Management, vendor Forecast Accuracy, leads continuous improvement initiatives that balance service, working capital, and costs, crisis Management/Escalations. Standardizing the mid and long-term planning process for selected scope of critical suppliers/categories in North America to improve vendor supply reliability and optimize inventory. Leads the development and formulation of long and mid-range planning.

Create supply sourcing strategies with the support of centralized procurement areas at Global and Regional levels.

Supply Chain & Integration Manager Sr. at Kerry de México, SA de CV (2020-02 – 2021-04)

2nd period - Located in Guatemala for a company acquisition to expand the operations and consolidate the Central America region. Responsible for developing, deploying, and standardizing the supply chain and operations according to the company's processes. Integrate all functional areas to ensure operational continuity.

Order fulfillment, production control, warehouse, material planning, foreign trade, logistics & distribution. Ensure customer satisfaction in line with requirements, market strategies, and demand analysis.

Supply Chain Manager at Kerry de México, SA de CV (2015-03 – 2017-01)

1st period - Responsible for managing and organizing all procurement activities, production control and distribution of goods purchased for manufacture and order fulfillment. Integrate operations at the material and information flow levels for proper decision-making, covering the selection of raw material suppliers, control of production centers (main floor and maquiladoras), logistics operators, and warehouse operations (raw materials & finished products).

Supply Chain Manager, Manufacturing Operations at Albany Engineered Composites (2017-01 – 2020-02)

Responsible for the development and execution of the supply chain in Mexico (warehousing, logistics, purchasing, production control), foreign trade, logistics, warehouse management, production supply activities, inventory levels, and ensuring accuracy by reporting, reconciling, and monitoring results of physical inventories and cycle counts.

Logistics & Production Control Coordinator at Bombardier Aerospace México, SA de CV (2010-10 – 2015-03)

Responsible for supply chain management and production control, has been delegated to me ensuring the proper execution of the master production plan at the start of the manufacturing process until the delivery of the finished product into the store, providing customer feedback on the status of the product. Warehouse responsible management. Through a team made up of 20 employees.

Head of Institutional Sales at Agrogen S.A. de C.V. (2010-06 – 2010-10)

Responsible for the management of sales of fertilizers to institutions of the three levels of government, through the execution of sales forecasts, negotiations, assurance of product delivery, and payment collection.

Planner Production Control at Bombardier Transportation México, SA de CV (2005-10 – 2009-12)

Forecasts preparation and master production schedule ensuring timely delivery of materials, tracking and prioritizing production orders, responsible for finished product management, main point of contact with customers to provide status of production and deliveries, responsible for changes in the design of trains to provide material and schedule for implementation. Responsible for the area in pipe cutting and bending stations, managing tools, and unionized staff. Interaction with areas of engineering and methods for technical information (BOM, process, and tools).

Supply, tracking materials missing (shortages, spares, etc.). Production, tracking, and compliance with production schedules. Quality assurance, approval and validation of finished product.

Supervisor at SISAC, SA de CV (2005-01 – 2005-09)

Construction supervisor, responsible for construction and maintenance of school classrooms for a Government education program.

Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Trade – Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (2000 – 2004)

APICS CPIM in Certified in Production and Inventory Management – APICS (2008 – 2008)

Master of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management – ENEB