Leslie Guerrero

Experience

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  Flex

  Jan 2010 - May 2013

  Senior Buyer

  Purchase material of different kind of commodity (passives, crystals, labels, & packaging, etc) for Automotive and Industrial segment. Purchase orders placement, PO confirmation, and follows up and expedites material in order to secure the material supply chain to achieve the internal production goals. Get material thru our approved brokers and distributors in the open market and other CM, Price negotiation and get cost reduction opportunities. Manage and control SMI items, manage inventories and secure the correct buffer at external warehouses. RTV/RMA process to get Credit Notes or replacement to defective material. Show less

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  Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

  May 2013 - Sept 2016

  Projects: GE Healthcare / Emerson Micromotion Activities: Engage proactively with customer to drive strategic improvement to the account and manage all escalations. Ensure Customer Satisfaction goals are achieved. Responsible for Supply Assurance for the assigned customer(s). If critical supply issues occur, engage with internal and external planning organizations to understand root cause and drive prompt resolution in support of customer demands. Proactively drive and manage customer communication. Maintain and understand Pricing/Purchase Agreements. Quarterly price revisions and validation of contract prices with suppliers. Responsible for purchasing of materials in accordance with customer’s contract and the guidelines set by Benchmark management. Make tactical buying decisions with respect to the placement of purchases to meet scheduled demand. Analyze and drive continuous improvement to materials metrics, such as order placement, rescheduling, cancellation of items and receiving invoice issue reconciliation and approval. Participate in the formal shortage escalation process. Assist the materials team and Materials Manager on projects or activities as assigned. Drive buyers to clear MRB for metric review and inventory efficiency, review and manage customer approvals for PPVs, excess and NCNR orders. Direct contact between purchasing and CFT. Review shortages, expedites and problem solving, escalations, price negotiation with suppliers. Follow up on EOL parts. Approve ECO. Daily meetings with the CFT for status updates and production plan review. Deal with supplier escalations, hold meetings with supplier’s management team for urgent material expedite, push and gap closures to complete kit builds. Support customers request to Benchmark. Show less Projects: Select Comfort, CREE, Emerson, GEH Medical, Moog Aerospace.Buying components: Capacitor, Led, Resistors, ICs, Inductors, Diodes, Crystals, PCBs, Plastics, Screws, Cables. Activities: Focused on purchase orders placement, confirmation, follow up and expedition in order to secure the material supply chain, cost reductions and inventory management. Focusing on keeping a constant check on stock levels to maximize business efficiency, MPR execution, supporting on invoice and payment issues and constant negotiation with suppliers for better pricing and better ship dates. Parameters Validation: Keep the system updated for all items actual prices, lead times, MOQ and SPQ for each approved manufacture on the ASL. Credit Holds: Able to manage potential line downs due to credit holds with suppliers, negotiation skills that help us to maintain our production line running. Expedite of material beyond LT to cover shortages. Raw material quality problems: Solving potential line down situations due to quality issues with components that could impact our production line. Show less

  • Supply Chain Analyst

    Mar 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Senior Buyer

    May 2013 - Apr 2015
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  NXP Semiconductors

  Sept 2016 - now

  Product Planning and Fullfilment Analyst

  Activities: • Create and manage build plans and associated BOMs, routings, and planning parameters to drive factory orders through the material requirements planning (MRP) system.Manage balance of inventory levels, factory loadings, product availability and lead times in support of business objectives.• Analyze problems related to delivery and determines root causes/solutions.• Resolve supply versus demand disconnects in relation to defined and planned factory capacities.• Set priorities and ensure factory execution in support of committed customer supply.Work with business and customer organizations on service and delivery-related issues.Schedule new orders based on available supply.• Use Sales and Operations process to plan capital requirements for capacity expansions in support of anticipated demand.• Lead ad hoc teams to resolve issues.• Participate in process improvement sessions and implementations.• Contribute to the creation of and follow guidelines for standard work processes. Show less