Athina Martinez

Lead a team of 15 GSMs managing $1.2B of global indirect spend, including manufacturing overhead and G&A operating expenses

Managing $150M portfolio of commodities with a focus on driving operational efficiencies, reducing sourcing costs and ensuring timely supply of materials for Model S, X and 3 production. Led the strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, implementation, and ramp of the chemical program, which ensured scalability for global service center operations and reduced costs by 20% ► Consulted with Engineering, Design, and Production in defining part specifications, forecasting demand, modeling costs and optimizing the supply chain to ensure delivery of materials in alignment with product release goals ► Implemented e-procurement platform to facilitate the distribution of various commodities globally and establish consistent supplier pricing methodologies, achieving $5 million in annual savings

Responsible for demand forecasting, implementation of direct material supply agreements and inventory management of 300 production parts for Model S and X. Enhanced material planning for BIW components by analyzing trend patterns and calibrating MRP recommendations using advanced forecasting methods, reducing supply chain costs by 25% ►Coordinate with various organizations within Tesla, such as Purchasing, Production Control and Logistics to build forecast consensus and manage inventory replenishment cycle ►Analyzed MRP to initiate supply chain requirements. Order placement and verification of delivery with suppliers. ►Guarantee the BOM execution, interacting with various support groups to accomplish new product process and the execution of the production plan

B2B consulting and training firm that helps companies develop, market, and sell high-value solutions, focuses on four dimensions of solutions success: Strategic Alignment, Offering Distinction, Sales Acceleration, and Customer Connection. Identified necessary points of organizational change, potential costs risks, and sourcing strategies for manufacturing companies.

Led the team responsible for supply chain (Kanban-JIT), product development, implementation, lean processes optimization, technical verification, waste reduction, benchmarking, quality and business alliance of all chemical materials and BIW components required for the assembly of Mitsubishi Motors units. ► Ensured punctual launch of first ever SUV assembled in Venezuela by coordinating the cross-functional chemical material team of 15+ engineers and 100+ suppliers, adhering to JIT, Kaizen and Kanban principles. Project: $60MM. ►Reduced 10% of cost by creating strategic partnerships with local and overseas suppliers including DuPont, Axalta, Henkel, 3M to successfully replaced Japanese chemical materials leading the product life cycle, conducting extensive research and risk analysis ►Started the first multi-sourcing program of national suppliers for chemical materials. The new strategy guarantees successful implementation and process improvement reducing costs and environmental impact by 25%. ►Led the startup of the painting plant for plastic parts of Mitsubishi units such as bumpers, garnishes, driving mirrors, etc.; managing contractors and vendors and defining the projects’ timing and scopes. ► Optimized, improved and reduced costs of welding and painting process by 15% by analyzing drawings, installation diagrams and assembly operation sheets. ► Helped ensure new business alliance with TATA Motors Corp., by consolidated the proper preparation of Program Description (PD), verifying the building list, assembly knock down kit, and localizing the automotive parts. Project: $45 MM.

Led the internal supply chain team and coordinated new introductions by analyzing all technical information such as BOM, regulations, engineering standards/specifications, manufacturing process sheets, among others; receiving from the headquarters regarding chemicals materials. ►Generated a new procedure to coordinate the laboratory tests for chemical materials, reducing the lead-time by 2 months for development of new products, following Mitsubishi, ISO, JIS, ASTM, SAE, JASO, ECE specifications. ►Contributed with the creation of the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the Montero Sport SUV using the SAP platform as a foundational tool for analysis and cost optimization. ►Led the pilot-try process for the first BIW of Montero Sport (SUV) coordinating production, quality and processes team; working as a liaison from the headquarters, checking the weld spot drawings and assemble sheets. ►Increased productivity and suitability of the plant participating in the daily quality audit process of the assembled units, evaluating all improvement opportunities and coordinating all technical changes in terms of painting and welding shop processes.

Open Hole Field Engineer. Coordinated Open Hole operations using equipment valuated in $1.5 MM, leading well logging operations under inhospitable conditions, managing crews (4-8 people) in high pressure environments which included long working shifts (38-48 hours) and exposure to dangerous materials (radioactive and explosives). ► Boosted revenue by 15% by implementing the use of compact tools in Western oil wells in Venezuela. ► Worked directly with the customer providing technical support to solve well issues and billing according to the services ► Provided services included: Microresistivity, Induction, Photo Density, Dual Neutron, Gamma Ray, pressure Sampling.