Manager and Head of Logistics North America @ From December 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) Production control and logistics @ From November 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Purchasing and Materials Manager @ Manage Purchasing and Materials departments. Responsible for all aspects of material procurement, including sourcing, cost management, operating plan development, cost reduction achievement, transportation, supplier delivery, inventory and NAFTA From January 2011 to Present (5 years) Purchasing & Logistics Manager @ Business Unit Leadership team member (small team)
Manage all internal and external supplier activity OES & IAM
Achieve annual business unit material savings target
Mitigate material index changes
Manage all aspects of the supply chain
Improve on-time supplier delivery by 25%
Reduce freight and logistics costs by 23%
Inventory Management
Mange and develop all purchasing and materials employees From January 2007 to Present (9 years) Account Coordinator @ Quoted new and current business
Identified and purchased new business opportunities
Customer interface
Verified and implemented all Engineering Change Requests
Monitored and improved customer delivery From January 2000 to Present (16 years) Purchasing Manager @ Responsible for; managing and improving business unit procurement processes, implementation of service part sourcing strategy, achievement of annual cost reductions, operating plan target setting, managing and improving freight and logistic processes and costs, ensure NAFTA compliance, on-time supplier delivery. Member of business unit leadership team. From September 2007 to January 2011 (3 years 5 months) Purchasing Manager @ From 1994 to 2009 (15 years) Quality Systems Manager @ Manage business unit quality department, responsible for implementation of TS16949, managed corrective action process for entire business unit, reduced customer and supplier NCTs, PPM. From March 2005 to September 2007 (2 years 7 months) Quality Systems Manager @ Manage and improve Business Improvement processes
Achieve 155% business unit improvement savings target
Implement effective quality improvement plan
50% reduction in customer parts per million
75% reduction in non-conforming tickets
60% reduction in supplier parts per million
Lead all corrective action activity
Lead all TS/ISO/EMS audit activity ensuring on-going certification
Launch layered and process audits
Manage and develop quality system’s employees From January 2005 to January 2007 (2 years 1 month) Business Improvement Manager @ Successfully launched Lean manufacturing
Successfully launched Six Sigma
Provided Lean awareness training
Conducted Lean workshops
Forecasted and tracked annual cost savings
Achieved 130% business unit improvement savings target
Lead, influenced and mentored 36 greenbelts
Launched, tracked and achieved Business Excellence
Successfully achieved TS16949 Certification From January 2003 to March 2005 (2 years 3 months) Sales Account Manager @ Coordinated financial and logistical aspects of service parts
Successfully negotiated service part price uplifts
Managed and enhanced margins
Identified and pursued new business opportunities
Responsible for annual/quarterly monthly business planning
Interfaced with global sales team
Managed, negotiated and resolved all customer issues
Developed and appraised account coordinator From January 2000 to January 2003 (3 years 1 month) Buyer @ Evaluation and selection of prospective suppliers
Developed and implemented cost reduction programs
Achieved 123% of cost reduction programs
Implemented corporate purchasing contracts
Established indirect inventory reduction plans
Achieved 32% indirect inventory reduction
Ensured supplier compliance to QS-9000 requirement
Effectively negotiated and instituted consignment inventory plans From January 1995 to January 1999 (4 years 1 month)
BBA, Finance @ Cleary University From 1997 to 1999 Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration Finance @ Cleary College Patti Guillen is skilled in: TS 16949 Lead Auditor, Trained Negotiator, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, TS16949, Logistics, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Procurement, Quality System, Management, Sourcing, Leadership, Strategic Sourcing, Negotiation