Leonardo Valenzuela

About me:

During  over 14 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, my career has focused on Supply Chain  Management and assurance the delivery on time ,
as well as Part leader  of delivery supply  process. Currently, as Materials  Manager at LG Electronics at Mexicali, I lead teams of engineers and people to meet production plans and Company mision & target defined  by the organization.
My focus is on continuous improvement and to have leadership,ownership,responsability,resilience,Teamwork,Decision-Making,analytical skills  and others
which has led to outstanding achievements in productivity and supply process as well. I work as professional  and using enviroment as teamwork, implementing practices that optimize organizational performance. 
 

Materials Manager(Part Leader) 11 Jul 2011 - Mar /15  2025 
My past job it was for : LG ELECTRONICS MEXICALI

-Supervises the planning, purchase and handling of material for the different areas of the company.
-Most than 10 years of experience in planning and purchasing in similar industries.
-Knowledge of planning and purchasing methods and processes.
-Maintain optimal inventory levels and follow up on purchase orders.
-Collaborate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials.
-VI / CI cost Innovation prices ( Reduction)
-Monitoring to close Onhand negatives by Daily
- PO issue and control
- HUB / VMI management
-Excellent communication skills in Spanish- English.
-Ability to optimize resources, labor and costs.
- Lead time handling
- Make Vendors Quotations
- Make New vendor selected or Evaluations
- People management and control
- Inventory audit ( Physically & system)
- PSI Visibility report( PSI balance by item or by Sets)
- Supply Demand and delivery
- MRP Visibility (Daily/weekly/monthly)
- Material loss reduction
- Materials W/H Spaces handling
- Work order changes
- Shipback
- Sales
- Substitutes Item management
- Inventory Control (Quantity and Amount)
- RMA process ( full control)
- Production plan Control ( Final assembly lines)
- Monthly closing
- Stocktaking
- SCM Engaged
- Cycle counting
- Disposal or disuse materials
- MBR
- S&OP
- Air cost reduction
- Supply chain management ( SCM)
- Logistics Management ( Vessel containers monitoring and also by Air ship intransit checking progress).
- PO issuance & control
- Border Crossing
- Custom Clearance
- Trade support
- AP& AR Process
- GEVS process
- ECO/ECN follow up
- GERP/GSCM/GQMS
- SMT Process
- ESD /EOS process
- Action plan report(CAR)
- Strong technical, managerial and leadership skills.
- Understanding of cost drivers in manufacturing operations.
- Management of Pull Systems.
- Delivery performance
- Product quality
- Pricing competitiveness
- Service reliability
- Vendor Relationship Management.

*Experience

13 years in a similar position
Purchasing and/or materials planning

*Personal Attributes

-Leadership
-Ownership
-Responsability
-Loyalty
-Empathy
-Commitment to the company
-Detail Oriented/Adaptability 
-Strong communication skills
-Problem-solving using root cause analysis
-Interpersonal skills
-Teamwork skills
-Flexibility under pressure

*Responsabilities

-Maintain optimal inventory levels and follow up on purchase orders.
-Collaborate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

-Bilingual Spanish-English
-Excellent computer skills
-Strong Communication skills
-Strong Leader and team work skills
-High energy level required
-Strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities and excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
-Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identifies and addresses problems, meet deadlines, and stay within budget.

*Education
-Bachelor's degree
-Engineering degree

*Tool
-Oracle system
-Microsoft Office

Production Planner Jun 2010 - Jul 2011

QUALITECH OF MEXICO

-Create or make the production plan
-Inventory control raw materials and goods
-Make departures and close WO
-System maintenance
-Analyze the Machines CAPA-Release the factory plan based on work orders
-Purchase the Box for making packaging
-Releasing the Goods for container
-Stock taking
-Evaluate the Sales forecasting  
-Cycle count inventory
-Checking the Sales forecast and evaluate the Sales plan and
internal factory plan.

R&D Engineer Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

SAMSUNG DISPLAY INTERNATIONAL( SAMEX )

-Creation of Working guides
-In charge of PCBA Repair room 
-Defective PCBA project for repair
-OJT
-Line Set up for Equipment
-Line Patrol in all Shift
-NPI or new products launching
-5's project and control
-Support to customer service (QA) and Samex.
-Action plan for non confirming materials
-Evaluation of suppliers for new Assemblys
-ESD project

SCM & MFG Engineer Mar 2004 - Jul 2009

LG ELECTRONICS

-Purchase the PCBA assembly for local supplier
-Innovation plan activity for Quarter
-Quality evaluation for internal audit
-Daily Closing meting at MFG Area
-Sales and departure sheet
-Close the Onhand negatives
-Price control for Assy
-Supply raw materials to local vendor
-Materials Loss reduction
-Analysis and report of the defects symptom
-Sales and inventory
-ECN/ECO follow up
- PSI Balancing
 

Estudio en el Instituto Tecnologico de Mexicali ( ITM)