Ariel Alba

Professional experience in Supply Chain and Logistics such as Customer Service, Production Scheduler and Supply Planner. Leading activities in automotive TIER 1 regarding planning, procurement, negotiations with suppliers, credit hold, scheduling agreement, customs, imports, exports, inventories, days on hand, warehouse, etc. 

• Company: Marelli
• Position title: Supply Planner
• Month/Year: January 7th 2021- ( meses)
• Reference: Samuel Téliz 
• Reference title: PC&L Manager

• Download the production plan and update coverage on a daily basis.
• Update the waterfall to manage the week to week or lead time increases and  compare them with the APW/MPW.
• Update the SAP with the correct schedule lines to provide the Customer forecast demand for a 12 weeks period in order to request the raw materials by DOM, NAFTA, OS.
• Keep up to date every single part number to send releases to the Suppliers, track deliveries and confirm that invoices were uploaded into the system.
• To attend conference calls with our Suppliers to confirm deliveries,  provide coverage for each part number and track their shipments and progress for the action plan submitted.
• Confirm the coverage of local suppliers to arrange pickup base on the schedule milk runs (12 trucks/month) and reduce shipments freight.
• To keep raw material inventory levels within corporate policies.
• Inform the inventory value of materials in transit on a weekly basis.
  • Gross stock trend amount: $11.5M usd
  • Monthly invoicing trend amount: $20.0M usd
• To improve the Supply deliveries level from 89% to 94% in 3 months.
• To ensure materials on time to improve the service level from 85% to 95% in 5 months.
• Develop cycle inventories to ensure reliability and WIP match with SAP.
• Confirm the coverage of local suppliers to arrange pickup base on the schedule milk runs (12 trucks/month) and reduce shipments freight.
• Confirm coverage of NAFTA and overseas suppliers to arrange imports based on the schedule and close at the end of the month within budget (20 trucks/month).
• Quote either DHL, FedEx, CH Robinson, Panther, JAS, Europartners, Nippon, Agility, or DSV the optimal freight  to import material.
• Plan Bulk materials with SAP based on consumption history.
• Plan the Hand Over and breakpoint with new projects and set up for part numbers:
• MOQ, APW/MPW
• Pipe line full covered and DOH
• No ECR/PCR open, no credit hold

• Company: Adient
• Position title: Master Production Scheduler
• Month/Year: August 2nd 2020 - November 9th 2020 (3 meses)
• Reference: Javier Olivera 
• Reference title: PC&L Manager

• Download the Customer's requirements and forecast from the portal website and the EDI system.
• Develop the production plan to share on the production line, track the outputs of each production line and compare them with MRP and consecutive pallet number.
• Lead the planning board with the value stream in order to ensure assets and manpower to be able of meet the Customer requirements.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and production downtimes.
• Develop the MRP views for new projects in order to schedule 0 series and meet the Customer trials on time.
• To keep inventory levels within corporate policies.
• To schedule workshops with the value stream in in order to Apply lean manufacturing, P.D.C.A., 8D’s, S.M.A.R.T. methodologies.

• Company: Robert Bosch
• Position title: Master Production Scheduler
• Month/Year: October 29th 2018 – April 30th 2020 (1 año y 6 meses)
• Reference: Ruben Rodea 
• Reference title: PC&L Manager

• Download the Planned Orders and forecast from SAP, schedule red flag in case of violation to CPG.
• To update the diamonds to manage the week to week or lead time increases and compare them with the schedule agreement.
• Update the SAP with the correct planned orders to provide the Customer forecast demand for a 12 weeks period.
• Develop the production plan to share on the production line, track the outputs of each production line and compare them with SAP and consecutive pallet number.
• Lead the planning board with the value stream in order to ensure assets and manpower to be able of meet the Customer requirements.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and production downtimes.
• To keep above 94% the Customer deliveries level.
• To increase 7% the outputs for each production line, decrease model changes, schedule part numbers with the same specifications based on the production plan and model change matrix.
• Develop the MRP views on SAP for new projects in order to schedule 0 series and meet the Customer trials on time.
• Schedule balance-out, develop the ramp-up for new projects, to involve the value stream in order to plan the hand over, set-up the SOP and meet the Customer requirements on time.
• To close planned orders on time in order to keep above 97% the planning SAP usage module.
• To keep finish goods and semifinished goods inventory levels within corporate policies.
• Weekly share the KPI’s of PC&L department during Vp´s leadership board.

• Company: HITACHI Automotive Systems
• Position title: Master Production Scheduler and Customer Service
• Month/Year: January 2nd 2017 - October 24th 2018 (1 año y 10 meses)
• Reference: Pablo Flores 
• Reference title: PC&L Manager

• Download the Customer's requirements and forecast from the portal website and the EDI system, schedule red flag in case of violation to CPG.
• To update the waterfall to manage the week to week or lead time increases and compare them with the schedule agreement.
• Update the MRP with the correct planned orders to provide the Customer forecast demand for a 12 weeks period.
• To attend conference calls with our Customers to confirm deliveries, provide coverage for each part number and track our shipments and progress for the action plan submitted.
• To make the arrangement of the trucks for our Customers on a daily basis, to schedule the pick list for the warehouse according with the standard pack and loading dimensions.
• Develop the MRP views for new projects in order to schedule 0 series and meet the Customer trials on time. 
• Schedule balance-out, develop the ramp-up for new projects, involve the value stream in order to plan the hand over, set-up the SOP and meet the Customer requirements on time.
• To close purchased orders on time in order to keep above 97% the planning MRP usage module.
• To keep finish goods inventory levels within corporate policies.
• Weekly share the KPI’s of PC&L department during Vp´s leadership board.
• Inform to the value stream the achievements of deliveries for the Customer requirements on a daily basis.
• Ensure deliveries in order to ship finished goods on time and cover the Customer demand.
• To ship the trucks according the loading capacity specified in the schedule agreement to keep above 94% the Customer deliveries level.
• Overcome the monthly invoicing goal (70 MUSD).

• Company: ESSEL

• Position title: Production Scheduler
• Month/Year: May 23rd 2016 – November 17th 2016 (6 meses)
• Reference: Miguel Gonzalez
• Reference title: PC&L Manager
 

• Download the Planned Orders and forecast from SAP
• Update the SAP with the correct planned orders to provide the Customer forecast demand for a 12 weeks period.
• Develop the production plan to share on the production line, track the outputs of each production line and compare them with SAP and consecutive pallet number.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and production downtimes.
• To keep finish goods and semifinished goods inventory levels within corporate policies.
• Develop the MRP views for new projects in order to schedule 0 series and meet the Customer trials on time.
• Schedule balance-out, develop the ramp-up for new projects, involve the value stream in order to plan the hand over, set-up the SOP and meet the Customer requirements on time.
• Ensure deliveries in order to ship finished goods on time and cover the Customer demand.

• Academic degree: Bachelor
• Career: Mechanical Engineering
• University: I.P.N.        
• Month/Year: July 2008 to December 2012