Matias Ruiz

With great enthusiasm, having amassed over 15 years of experience in logistics, transportation, and warehouse management, I am confident I can contribute effectively to your team

Highly motivated manager with 15+ years of work experience in world-class manufacturing environments.

An effective leader, with a background in hiring, coaching, training, developing, and generating efficient teams works through influence, respect, and connections with them, logistics, transport (cold-chain and chemical, air, ground, and ocean), warehousing, supply chain, replenishment, procurement, shipping, receiving, customs, distribution, DC, SIOP, APICS, maintenance, truck fleets, workshops.

Management: +149 employees, +$150M physical inventory, +350K Sqft. WH, raw and MRO material, +8K SKUS, budget, forecast, +100 fleet trucks, payroll, and $8.4M fuel expenditure.

Achievements: implement, develop, reach, and follow up: CTPAT, OEA, KPIs, traffic optimization, SOPs, zero tolerance on accidents and safety regulations policy, performance evaluation, trends and strategies identification to meet business plan goals, quality standards, and standardization; logistics service providers. Achieved an inventory accuracy of +99.99% and nine turns, utilizing JIT. Gained the necessary data and converted it into actionable information to generate savings and strategies for optimizing processes and procedures. Led a team in managing over 20 sourcing projects annually, ensuring alignment with operational needs and corporate objectives, resulting in a 5% efficiency increase.

Improving efficiency with transportation (drivers routes 10% and incidents 20%, fuel $300K, fines 52%, freight 20% /$750K, damages $70K, road service 73%, 42% load patterns, waiting time reduction and enhancing throughput), warehousing (layout spaces 49% and VMI 20%, barcode labels 75%  time and 56% personnel and 14% losing time reduction, exempting 15 times physical inventories) and supply chain ($200K uncollectible freight customer invoices, material shorts, MOQ, QPA, PPV standardization, RCCP) through identifying information to analyze proper data (method, weight, distance, frequency, origin, cost, use, season), researching and identifying service, implementing innovative logistics strategies improving global distribution networks reducing cost 18%, knowing market, reduce excess stock 20%, SOX, import, export. (* $ USD.)

Infineon (electronic manufacturing)                                          1000 Employees    11/2021– 04/2024

• Traffic     Manager, Tijuana, BC, MX

Oversaw global transport operations (domestic and international), ensuring compliance and efficiency; coordinating San Diego, CA warehouse activities to optimize storage and dispatch. Review and approve invoices.

BPI/GWT (customs broker and transportation)                     120 Employees 01/2021 – 11/2021 

• Logistics and Operations Manager, Calexico, CA, USA

Managed complex transport and warehouse operations + chemicals, materials, and basic inspections, significantly boosting operational workflow and safety protocols, following NAFTA.

Grupo Logistics (customs broker and transportation)            750 Employees 05/2019 – 01/2021 

• Operations Manager, Calexico, CA, USA

Led domestic transportation operations, warehouses, and security with a keen focus on details; enhancing Taylor Farms' service, and analyzing cost and revenue metrics. Securing an additional $420K in revenue workshop.

BPI/GWT (customs broker and transportation)                        120 Employees 11/2017 – 05/2019 

• Logistics and Operations Manager, Calexico, CA, USA

Oversaw complex transport and warehouse operations, including chemicals, materials, and basic inspections, significantly boosting operational workflow and safety protocols, following NAFTA.

BGT (International and domestic transportation)                     200 Employees   11/2016 – 11/2017 

• Director, Calexico, CA, USA

Directed transportation operations include maintenance, security, safety, and parts warehousing. Implemented and managed predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance strategies. Oversaw ocean and ground loads. Led a complete overhaul of security protocols, enhancing safety and ensuring 95% equipment reliability.

BPI/GWT (customs broker and transportation)                      120 Employees 11/2015 – 11/2016 

• Logistics and Operations Manager, Calexico, CA, USA

Managed transportation, logistics, and warehousing, including handling chemicals, ensuring thorough material inspections, and following NAFTA compliance.

Amphenol –TCS (International electronic manufacturing)      1,200 Employees 04/2008 – 09/2015

• Logistics and Materials Manager, Mexicali, BC, MX

Led logistics, materials, procurement, warehousing (including chemical, cold chain, FG, shipping, and receiving), operation, including 8K SKUs and shipments worldwide, FG, VMI, production planning, and customs, as well as reducing transportation lead times and costs, cost management, keeping inventory level as needed, invoices on time, short, excess, backorder, zero line down by lack of materials, expedite materials

Nissin (NEM) (International metal manufacturing)                   600 Employees 10/2007– 03/2008

• Materials Manager, Mexicali, BC, MX

Led the materials department, including procurement, production planning, customs, customs broker, transportation, warehousing (shipping and receiving), enhancing operations, and handling over 1.3K SKUs.

California Multimodal (International Transport and Logistics)   500 Employees   06/2002 – 08/2007

• Operations Manager, Signal Hill, CA, USA

Oversaw US and MX warehousing (receiving, shipping, chemicals, and distribution center included) operations with 1.2K SKUs across 9 external sites and VMI.  Labor board attendance, facility upgrades, and forklift maintenance ensure high operational compliance. Fuel administration.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Communication, ethics, teamwork, compliance, data-driven analysis, revenue optimization, invoice reconciliation, 6 Sigma, 5s, 5w, transportation (regulations, operation, management, freight forwarders, major carriers such as FedEx, and UPS), and strategic relationship building. Effective solutions-oriented, customer service, productivity booster, takes initiative, cross-functional team leadership, creativity, attention to details, self-starter with multitasking abilities, Innovative, passion for learning and improvement, ERP, commodity strategy, results-driven, workflow development, active listener, supplier evaluation, RFQ, contract negotiations, cost-effective leadership, production and demand planning, autonomous decision-making, review and introducing new business strategies to continually improve processes, organization, conflict resolution, sourcing, discipline, collaboration, following process and procedures (creation and implementation), working closely to QA and engineering teams, adaptability, problem-solving, lean manufacturing proficiency, payment processing, performance, inventory and logistics (inbound, outbound, 3PL, and 4PL), kanban, reports, contingency planning, multivariate analysis, kaizen, annex 24 and 31, curios, ISO9001, 14001, 28000,  warehouse layout creation, FIFO, LIFO, knowing international shipping and customs process, security, empathy, adeptness in dynamic environments, risk management, ability to work independently and in a team, English, Spanish and proficiency in TN visa, with SS.

SOFTWARE

Office 2019, COPICS, MFG Pro, Oracle, SAP, Dynamics AX, GM, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Internet, Access, Logistics, Zoom, Teams, Trello, etc.

EDUCATION & TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (U.A.G):

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, graduated with Honors from Mexico’s President.

Hazardous Materials, Inventory control, COPICS, 6 Sigma (Green Belt), ISO 9001:2000 auditor leader, YMS, TMS, WMS, CTPAT, from boss to leader, Effective communication, Manager training (leadership), Oracle, APICS I, II, OEA, Leader, CTPAT, 8D, building teams, PDCA, SMART, 5S