Sergio Palacios

Experience

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  Mecanizados LaPlana

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2003

  Shop Foreman
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  MIASA

  Feb 2004 - Feb 2006

  Production Manager

  Reporting to the Plant Manager, responsible for planning, coordination and control of production process in 4 shifts based on CNC machining processes. Leadership and supervision of 2 shift leaders and a team of 35 workers.Some achievements in this stage are:• Increasing the OEE by 14% due to the TPM implementation and SMED improvement.

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  MIASA Automotive

  Feb 2006 - Mar 2009

  Plant Manager (USA)

  Startup of North America Operation and Managing all areas of the company located in the USA. Leader of a team of 34 people, monitoring the operations of the Plant that manufactures 950K units per year in 4 shifts. Reporting to CEO, responsible of Company P&L with a turnover of 5M$. Collaborating with Sales, developing and managing customers in North America. Some achievements in this stage are:• Leading startup of new Company and manage North America Operations, achieving profit in the first year with a turnover of 5M$ in 2006 and establishing contracts worth 21M$ in 2009, increasing portfolio of clients such as VW, Ford, Chrysler. • Cost reduction by 16% by allocating die casting suppliers in the USA. Show less

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  KYB Advanced Manufacturing Spain

  Mar 2009 - May 2014

  Plant Manager

  After startup of a new Plant based on Lean Manufacturing, I Manage Plant operations for OEM advanced suspensions with a production volume of 1.2 M units/year in 3 shifts. Main customers BMW, PSA, RENAULT, VW.Reporting to the General Manager, leading a team of 140 people, directly supervision of 5 area managers: Quality, Production, QMS-Lean, Production Control-Logistics and Maintenance. Managing Plant´s OPEX/CAPEX with a turnover of 26M€.Some achievements in this stage are:• Plant construction and start up in 1 year period, allowing successful SOP of the first group project with BMW.• Achieve excellent quality ratios and increase productivity by 28% in 4-year period, applying the Toyota Production System - Lean and transferring this methodology to all team members. • Implementation of Japanese business culture achieving all team members involvement and overcoming cultural differences between two countries. Show less

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  IBERICA DE SUSPENSIONES SL

  May 2014 - Jan 2020

  Plant Manager

  Manage Plant operations for OEM Coil Springs, with a production volume of 5.7 M units/year in 3 shifts. Main customers TOYOTA, NISSAN, PSA, RENAULT, VW, MERCEDES, FORD.Responsible for developing and managing the industrial plan reporting to the Country General Manager. Leading a team of 100 people and direct supervision of 7 section managers: HSE, Quality, Production, QMS-Lean, Production Control-Logistics, Maintenance-Engineering and Product Development. Managing Plant´s OPEX/CAPEX with a turnover of 32M €.Some achievements in this stage are:• Achieve excellent quality ratios: TOYOTA Quality Award 2018.• Increase productivity by 21%, successfully applying the Toyota production system and transferring this methodology to all team members. Show less

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  CERMER: Ceramic Food Packaging

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  COO | Chief Operations Officer

  Manage the Company’s 2 Plants Operations, with a production volume of 60 M units per year in 4 shifts. Responsible for developing and deploying the operations strategy, reporting to the CEO. Establishment of the activity plan, monitoring of operational indicators. Leading a team up to 110 people and direct supervision of a team of 5 section managers: HSE, Production-Lean, Supply Chain, Maintenance and Engineering.Some achievements in this stage are:• Reorganization of Company Operation, establishing and deploying Lean Management to all company processes. Show less

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  FerroCorporation

  May 2021 - May 2022

  Ferro European Supply Planning Manager

  As Regional Planning Manager, Europe I am responsible for directing and driving improvements for supply planning, production scheduling and all elements associated with the Sales & Operations Planning process in the Europe region. Deliverables range across short- and long-term planning, on-time delivery, inventory management, and implementation of systems and tools to support these activities. Management of the function includes focus on service to the Commercial teams through relations ship with customer service, and demand planning and to Operations (planning, scheduling). Emphasis on team optimization and talent development and management. Show less

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  Vibrantz Technologies

  May 2021 - now

  EMEA Supply Planning Manager

  Tras la integración de Ferro en Vibrantz. Reportando al Director de Supply Chain Global, dirijo e impulso las estrategias para la planificación de la demanda, la programación de la producción y los elementos asociados con el proceso de planificación de ventas y operaciones en la región de Europa (S&OP).Lidero a los equipos de planificación distribuidos por EMEA, que gestionan la planificación a corto y largo plazo, la entrega a tiempo, la gestión de inventarios así como la implementación de herramientas de gestión para la mejora continua. Show less