Carlos Melendez

Senior Buyer Planner in charge of capacitors, crystals and oscillators for the electronic purchasing team

Procurement of metal stampings, plastics, harnesses, tubing from the southwest and Mexico Negotiations, worked with Logistics companies in Mexico, price reduction, avoidance of PPV, worked with Engineering for a better supply chain solution

In charge of 1 supervisor and 2 warehouse personnel In Charge of all procurement on Raw by using a MRP system and MRO materials Cost savings and vendor consolidation in the US and Mexico Vendor negotiations in the US and Mexico with re-imbursement savings Insuring all standard operation procedures are established and achieved Lean supply procedures by implementing shipping release JIT In charge of all Logistics and customs duties in addition of expediting freight via air, land or sea by quoting on the best company

In charge of the Purchasing department Supervisor of two junior buyers Implementation of purchasing procedures Development of potential and new suppliers Cost savings implementations

Inderect Buyer for the Power Supply HQ division in Milwaukee, WI In Charge of inderect material needs for the Power Supply Division of Johnson controls

In charge of procurement on make to print items (metals, plastics and harnesses) Consolidation of Vendors for a better strategic location Negotiation with vendors and outsourcing raw materials true a local supply base Commodity champion for two customers Segway and Pentair assisting them on planning and scheduling customer needs assuring inventory levels, production time and recourses true customer service Insuring all Standard operation procedures are achieved New product introduction for new potential customers PPAP coordination for Automotive customers Selected Achievements:  Savings for Segway Project of $685,000.00 on finding local suppliers  Savings for Brooks Project of $135,000.00 on local support  Savings for Siemens Project of $4.4 million on local vendor  Saving for Siemens Medical Project of $185,000.00 finding local suppliers  Inventory turns created from 4 to 8 turns

Supervise the procurement strategies in Mexico and El Paso Outsourcing Raw Material for potential manufacturing savings Coordinate all lean supply chain for all plants in North America and Mexico Consolidation of vendors Negotiation with vendors for potential VMI or Kan Ban projects Evaluating quotes from vendors and obtaining the best quote for the company evaluating cost, lead-time and quality Planning for critical customers (Thermo King, Carrier, Navistar and International) for demand requirements on raw materials Reduction of lead time and freight cost Cost reduction on several initiatives in the materials department on pricing, freight savings, payments terms and local inventory PPAP administration for Mexico plants Selected Achievements:  Reduction of inventory of ¾ of a million dollars in 3 months in 2002  Inventory turns changed from 4.7 to 11.5 on the first year on the cable area and from 5 turns to 12 turns on the connector area  VMI projects implemented  Six Sigma green belt established  Lean Supply Chain Coordinator for North American plants

Contract negotiations with supplier and establishing a base for cost savings Authorize all purchasing items for the plant In charge of all direct and indirect materials for the plant Verifying SQA responsibilities for both the Materials Dept., and the Quality Dept. verification of PPAP submissions Selection process on new or potential suppliers for the company Evaluating quotes from suppliers Team Champion on cost reduction Outsourcing new Vendors for MRO Responsible for Prototype inventory Participant of QS9000 as a lead auditor Selected Achievements:  Low overhead inventory by having vendors carry a consignment contract in there respective establishment  Cost reduction for the company for the materials department several cost reduction were on pallets, freight, cardboard and cable for the harness department this represented a savings of over $75,000.00 a year  Reduction of the vendor base  Established the harness lines for the company

In charge of all raw and indirect material purchases Outsourcing and contract negotiations to new or current suppliers Responsible for updating customer blueprints in the system for a current BOM Customer service contact for G.A.C. for the Materials department Responsible for warehouse inventory in both El Paso and Juarez Administration of PPAP submissions Responsible for quotations to our customers Internal auditor for QS9000 and ISO9000 Supervise a team of 5 people in materials and procurement Selected Achievements:  Reduce the company’s inventory from 1.5 Million Dlls to 750 Thousand DLLs on 1 ½ years this represents a 50% cost reduction and more working capitol for the company  Reduce the cost and lead-time for transportation in 1 year  Reduce the cost by 5% across the board for Raw Material  Reduce the lead-time on transportation of Raw Materials  Increasing the inventory turns from 11 turns to 41.5 on wire suppliers