José Barriga González

Results-oriented materials planner buyer professional with experience in automotive, electronics, optical, medical, and metal-mechanical industries.  Main driver on supply chain, Lean Manufacturing, VSM, and Continuous Improvement. Demonstrated ability to resolve planning and supply issues, with decisions based on data.  Close communication with key suppliers. Constant dedication to drive business to 100% delivery, low cost with quality parts.

Materials planning analyst III  TE Connectivity Auto  (09/2025 to 02/2026) 

Company profile: automotive industry. , ISO-9001, ISO-14001, CTPAT, High-Volume / Low-Mix.  Headcount: 1,800 employees.

• Review and release purchase orders for molding, connectors, and mechatronics.
• Management Schedule agreements and releases.
• It leveled raw material inventories based on demand and overconsumption.
• Analyze the requirements of the molding area for the special purchasing item
• Confirm the availability of materials for the SIOP meeting
• Obtain materials from other plants or distributors
• Expedite and support the movement of materials (Suppliers, logistics, cross-dock, and WH)
• Review and execute exception messages in MRP system
• SAP , MS office (Excel, Teams)

Sr. Planner-buyer.  Younger Optics  (03/2021 to 06/2025) 

Company profile: Plastic injection. Manufacturing of optical lenses. FDA GMP, ISO-9000, , High-Volume / Low-Mix.  Headcount: 2,200 employees.

• Prepare and release production plan in Empalme and Obregon.
• Translate sales forecast in purchasing projection for our suppliers. 
• Level loading for customer demand by pulling in peaks of demand.
• Constant evaluation of manufacturing capacity to define tooling change-overs.  
• Lead purchasing activities with key vendors for Empalme and Obregon.
• Timely request of raw materials from warehouse to work centers as needed.
• Develop Planning scheduler to be shared with Production managers.
• 1 materials planner reporting to this position.

Production planner. Waukesha Bearing (09/2014 to 06/2020)

                  Company profile: high-performance machinery industry, oil and gas sectors, ISO-9000, High-Volume  / Low-Mix.  Headcount: 200 employees.

• Make production plan to deliver make to order FG to shipping.
• Present a daily kick-off meeting with multi-disciplinary team every morning.  Main focus on daily production plan.
• Prepare and show monthly capacity analysis report, based on equipment as well on  Headcount availability.
• Update main System parameters according to current capacities.       
• Confirm availability of material (inventories, purchase order, material requested).
• Maintain the MRP system (work center, labor, resource, demand, items).
• Update KPI metrics, and record improvement (OTD, production attainment, shipment, inventory, forecast, lead time, past due).

Head of Materials team. 

                     Tegrant  (oct-2009 to mar-2013) 

                  Company profile: packaging industry, High-Volume/ Low-Mix. Headcount: 150 employees.

• Leader for Warehouse, Purchasing, Planning, Imports and Exports
• Use problem solving techniques like A3 to resolve issues at the warehouse.
• Provide effective countermeasures to the upper management.  Get the support of the warehouse team to implement them. 
• Make sure that shipments depart on time by coordinating multi-disciplinary teams toavoid bottlenecks that could delay any shipment on time.
• Reach 98% inventory accuracy by strict discipline and cycle-counting techniques..
• Lead improvement projects at the warehouse (Kanban, 5s, visual factory, etc.)
• Lead safety culture, by supporting best warehouse practices with the team.
• Making sure scrap is collected and sold according to Finance rules.
• Define the production capacity plant.
•   Define the production plan.
•   Define and control inventory levels.
•   Confirm customer order.
•   Review and confirm the purchase raw material.
•   We track the Ship To Schedule Raw Materials
•   With teamwork, Generate work order for production line.
•   Review of KPI, on time delivery (OTD) and inventory turnover (ITO).       
•   Review production’s advance (line’s issues), adjust the schedule.
• 16 people reporting to this position.

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora