Joaquin Montanez

I’m a Supply Chain & Materials Director with 15+ years leading multi‑site operations across North America. I’m known for calm, transparent, and ethical leadership that makes complex problems simple for the team. My focus: build safe, high‑trust environments where people thrive and results follow.

Career Highlights

Turned inventory into cash: $91M → $75M in 9 months; improved ATR 2.3 → 5.6 by tightening S&OP cadence and parameter governance.

Stabilized operations: cut MPS variances $5M → $0.5M/quarter; lifted supplier OTD to 97%+ while reducing expedites via SRM and dual sourcing.

Built resilient teams: standardized procurement, planning, and warehouse processes via SMEs; implemented career paths, skills matrices, and a strong safety culture.

Leadership Philosophy

People first, always: protect safety, quality, and customer trust—do the right thing even when unseen.

Teach to fish: standard work + coaching; psychological safety so issues surface early.

Go & See: Genchi Genbutsu with A3/8D to solve root causes and verify with data.

Lean every day: small, daily kaizen that sticks—measure, learn, standardize.

What I’m Looking For Director/Head roles in Supply Chain, Materials, Planning, or Procurement across Mexico and the U.S. Travel‑ready and happy to partner cross‑functionally.
 

Professional Experience
ECI – Electrical Components International, S.A. de C.V. — North America Supply Chain Director | 2023 –
Present · MX & US (Chihuahua, Juarez, Queretaro, Saltillo; Georgia)
- Reduced inventory from $91M to $75M in 9 months; improved ATR 2.3 ® 5.6 via disciplined S&OP;
cadence, safety stocks and ABC/XYZ segmentation.
- Cut MPS variances $5M ® $0.5M per quarter using demand validation gates and finite-capacity planning
rules.
- Achieved 98% inventory accuracy through cycle counting, location discipline, data governance and tiered
KPI reviews.
- Standardized procurement, planning and warehouse procedures with SMEs; improved supplier OTD and
availability via SRM risk reviews and dual sourcing.
SMTC de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V. — Supply Chain & Materials Director | 2022 – 2023 · Chihuahua, MX
- Cut inventory $80M ® $64M in 6 months; increased turns +3.7 by right-sizing MOQ/ROP and executing
sell-through/returns.
- Reduced production schedule variance $11M ® $0.3M per quarter via demand control, time-fencing and
constraint-based leveling.
- Lifted material receipts $70M ® $112M per quarter by unlocking supplier capacity, clearing invoice blocks
and enforcing clear-to-build governance.
- Stabilized AR/AP issues $16M ® $0.5M monthly; built teams with career paths, skills matrices and safety
leadership.
Visteon de Chihuahua (ALTEC) — Material Purchasing & Logistics Manager | 2021 – 2022 · Chihuahua, MX
- Managed ~$750M annual revenue automotive electronics supply chain and 16,000+ active SKUs in JIT
(FORD, MAZDA, TESLA, BMW).
- Reduced inventory by $24.5M in 12 months; improved turns 18 ® 22 via lean replenishment and
parametric planning cleanup.
- Improved supplier OTD 80% ® 97%; prevented shortages with escalation playbooks and strategic buffers.
- Delivered $3.8M+ annualized savings via cost takeout and freight optimization.
Visteon de Chihuahua (ALTEC) — New Project Manager | 2017 – 2021 · Chihuahua, MX
- Led supply chain readiness for FORD, VOLVO, MAZDA, GM and TOYOTA programs (tooling, ramps,
PPAP, logistics).
- Prevented $6M potential inventory discrepancies via contract terms and BOM/configuration controls.
- Raised on-time deliveries 50% ® 95% by designing cross-functional launch governance and tiered daily
management.
Safran Group, S.A. de C.V. — Production Control & Planning Lead (Business & Military Jets) | 2006 – 2017 ·
Chihuahua, MX
- Owned MRP/ERP master data, capacity planning and scheduling for complex aircraft assemblies.
- Coordinated customer service, change control and materials availability across programs.

B.A., International Business — Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
- M.C.P., Production & Quality (Ongoing) — Tecmilenio, Mexico
- APICS CPIM (Certified in Production & Inventory Management)