Oscar Palacios

Experience

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  Habi

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Organizational Projects Development Manager
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  Mabe/GE Appliances

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  • Sourcing & Quality Engineer (SQE)

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2003

  • Purchased Materials Quality Engineer (PMQE)

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
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  GE Appliances

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Project Leader

  • Employed Six Sigma methodology and delivered an $823K savings on two projects in 2003.

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  Mabe/GE Appliances

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Sourcing & Quality Engineer (SQE)
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  Electrolux

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Purchasing Agent—Cooking NA
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  Electrolux

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Purchasing Manager—Dish Care NA

  Ensured merchandise from suppliers was purchased and received at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality standards and availability. Held all merchandisers and vendors accountable to the reliability of source and the urgency of need. Coordinated with vendors, recommended supply sources, negotiated contracts, and guaranteed compliance with company policies. • Charged with overseeing Purchasing, MRO, Advanced Purchasing, and Cost Out Teams; managed a $180M USD budget and 108 suppliers. • Successfully developed the Division’s Global Product Council Purchasing strategy.• Achieved Electrolux’s Yellow Gear in Lean Manufacturing System. • Realized a record-breaking year-over-year savings of 11.2% in 2009—the largest in divisional history. Show less

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  Electrolux

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Purchasing Director—Fabric Care North America

  Promoted to lead Purchasing for Fabric Care in North America with manufacturing locations in Webster City, Iowa, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Drove the Purchasing Strategy development for the Division while directing Global Purchasing Strategy for the product line aimed at improving performance. Engaged in tactical efforts to support organizational KPIs including source selection, price analysis, negotiations, order placement, and order management. • Supervised the daily activities and goal attainment of 18 direct reports.• Administered a $450M USD budget while growing and sustaining relationships with 170+ suppliers. • Developed an entire process to measure suppliers on value creation that includes quality, delivery, innovation, productivity, and others. • Implemented a front-end Purchasing process thru NPI that boosted innovation and productivity by Design to Cost on key SKUs• Devised strategy that resulted in record-breaking, history-making with an accumulated total reduction of 24.8% in 4 years. Show less

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  Electrolux

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  Purchasing Director—Laundry & Dish Care Product Line

  Elevated to expanded director-level role responsible for 2 product lines within North America. Tasked with merging and blending the mission and culture of two different organizations and creating one succinct, aligned group. Held responsibility for global purchasing strategy related to the Fabric Care division. • Achieved best-in-class results for the organization and reduced costs year-over-year accumulated by 29.4%.• Named Employee of the Year and recognized as recipient of the President’s Award in 2012.• Drove Supply Chain simplification with a total reduction of 40% of suppliers, concentrating business with the best value solution and TCO. • Led supplier development process in key technologies for these divisions resulting in more than 90% dual sourcing, including development of own formulas/designs from Resins, Electronics, and other components. • Developed, introduced, and sustained an integrated supply chain focused on Total Cost of Ownership, Supply Chain Simplification, and Speed-to Market; transitioned existing strategies into one streamlined model.• Served as a member of the leadership team; represented Global Fabric Care and collaborated on the identification of opportunities, alignment of priorities, and business development on product design, manufacturing footprint, P&L, and volume allocation. Show less

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  Fengshi Group

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

  Chief Operating Officer

  Charged with developing the North America business sector from the grassroots level including manufacturing site investigation and selection and overseeing NA construction and groundbreaking. Built and sustained relationships with government representatives and directed hiring, legal, sales, and accounting business process generation and operations deployment. Manages Sales, Operations, Quality Assurance, Finance, Pricing, MKT, Purchasing, Safety & Environment, HR, Supply Chain, Legal, and Accounting departments. • Champions the development and full P&L ownership and control of North America start up while developing, growing, and improving existing business operations and organizational results in China.• Oversees 4 separate operational groups comprised of 400 employees. • Selected the site for North America manufacturing operations; partnered with governmental agencies in Mexico and the U.S. while comprehensively managing the project through all phases. • Integrates and improves internal and external processes and established KPIs while transitioning manufacturing procedures from China to North America.• Aligns daily operations with the corporate mission and core values; offers macro and micro-level leadership in order to address overarching goals and drive growth and sustainment. • Owns a P&L; analyzes top line and balance sheet data while delivering profitable growth. • Acts as a Board Member and collaborates with executive leadership on strategic planning, goal setting, vision attainment, and footprint strategy for the organization.Look for us at www.fengshigroup.com www.fengshimetaltechnology.com Show less

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  Seeking Supplier

  Aug 2019 - now

  President & CEO

  We help the companies to identify a better, faster and more reliable Supply Chain. A true VALUE Chain with focus on Best Cost Country Sourcing. Office locations in India, Mexico, China and USA. Our focus is on finding strategic partners and develop the best sourcing location for our customers providing a benchmark of suppliers from around the globe. You provide the requirements, we find the potential partners, YOU decide using our global benchmark. That easy!

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  The Mexico Strategic Sourcing Alliance

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founding Partner