4. Company Overview
Privately Owned
Tier 3-4 Automotive Leather Supplier
40,000 hides per week capacity on
Finishing
10,000 hides per week capacity on
Cutting at the Mexico Plant
5. Company Overview
Pearl Leather Finishers founded in 1976
Carmen Ruggiero started his business as a side leather contract finishing operation for the
garment, shoe and furniture trade, and soon he and his son John had built a thriving company
that supplied leather for many name brand products.
The advent of NAFTA changed the industry. To survive, Pearl had to define a new niche. So in
1995, with Carmen as chief executive office and John as president, Pearl entered the automotive
seating market as a Tier 3-4 supplier of finished leather to both original equipment and after-
market seating manufacturers.
Today Pearl’s 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility for finishing and 60,000 square foot
cutting plant in Mexico are state-of-the-art plants with 350 employees. With current finishing
capacity at 40,000 whole hides per week, and cutting capacity of 10,000 hides per week, Pearl has
become one of the largest suppliers of automotive leather in the world.
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8. Management Experience (Pearl USA)
Carmen Ruggiero John Ruggiero Susan Johnson
(Founder) President Vice President
Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer of Administration
65 years of experience 34 years of experience 34 years of experience
Mitch Insogna Chuck Frascatore Kimberly Holt Tim Hohler
Maintenance Manager Plant Manager Quality System Manager Production Manager
25 years of experience 30 years of experience 15 years of experience 35 years of experience
9. Management Experience (Pearl Mexico)
Carmen Ruggiero John Ruggiero Susan Johnson
(Founder) President Vice President
Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer of Administration
60 years of experience 29 years of experience 29 years of experience
Jorge Holguin Guillermo Mata Omar Decena Adriana de la Ree
Plant Manager Production and Materials Quality and IT Manager Finance and HR Manager
15 years with the Manager 16 years with 14 years with
operation 16 years with the operation the operation the Operation
11. Operations
Finishing Plant in Johnstown, NY
• 200,000 Sq.Ft. State-of-the-Art Facility
• 125 Employees
• 40,000 Hides per Week Capacity
Cutting Plant In Mexico
• 60,000 Sq.Ft. Facility
• 225 Employees
• 10,000 Hides per Week Capacity
12. Finishing
Process
Consistently proven quality
Unlimited grain design
Hundreds of leather grain designs available for immediate review
Computerized chemical dispensing with unmatched accuracy
Rigorous testing complies with all automotive standards
16. Grain Rolls 2 Keisel Soleil
1 Sandstone
2 Nudo
Pearl has 8 Whole Hide Embossing Machines with 1 Wanderer
40 Rolls, over 300 embossing plates and works 1 Sierra
with an outside embosser that has over 3,000 1 Verona
plates. 1 Sutton
1 Nomad
1 Salerno 1 Buffalo
1 Badlands 1 Prado
1 G-Grain 1 Warwick
1 Camino 2 Milled Pebble
1 Highland 1 Rawhide
1 Nuance 1 Ecco-Rio
1 Vienna 1 Meridian with H.C.
1 Milano 1 VW Vienna
3 Monticello 1 Fury
1 Capelli 1 Soho
1 NF Sonata 2 Haircell
1 Mabella 1 Royale
1 Milano 1 Smooth Roll
17. New Cutting Operation in Mexico
The operation started in Juarez in 1995 to supply cut
components for Ford and General Motors to Lear sewing
plants in the city. Thought the last fifteen years we have
supplied leather for Ford, GM and Subaru to Magna, Lear,
JCI, Takata and Moriden. The operation is experienced on
both; roller press and digital cutting, perforation, embossing
with a Mostardini press and Tyco embossing.
The operation currently has 225 employees and has an
installed cutting capacity of 10,000 hides per week
The operation has been QS 9000 Certified since 1998 and
TS 16949 since 2005
18. Cutting Processes
(Roller Presses)
We have in place the processes and
technology to meet the required
quality standards by the Automotive
leather and to run the operation
efficiently
19. Digitized Cutting
State-of-the-art, digitized Gerber cutting system
Most precise and accurate cut offering 100% repeatability
Support for development runs
Two Gerber Digital Cutting Machines
20. State-of-the-Art
Research &
Development
Reinvest over 1 million dollars annually in R & D
Provide innovative design and manufacturing expertise
Ensures our leather continually exceeds demanding standards
Demonstrated commitment to excellence
21. Testing Facilities
Automotive testing laboratories
Experienced and skilled lab technicians
State-of-the-art lab equipment
Full Lab Scope for Ford, GM, Chrysler, and Hyundai Specifications
22. Community Involvement
Support local school and education facilities
Fund local community sports teams
Provide supplies to the local charity organization
23. Community Involvement
On Christmas we collect founds between us and other persons
outside the plant to buy some presents to the children of our
operators
We are part of a community that organize actives such as
planting threes or cleaning streets and parks through the city.
25. Commitment to the Environment
Devoted to environmental protection and preservation
Maintain waste reduction and
environmental control systems
Certified ISO 14001
26. Embossing
A virtually unlimited number of embossed patterns
34. Automotive Programs
Ford Mustang (Base, GT, Shelby)- Current Lincoln MKZ-
Ford Five Hundred- Current Mercury Montego
Ford Edge- Current Mercury Mariner
Ford Flex- Current Mercury Mountaineer
Ford Escape- Current Mercury Milan- 2009
Ford Fusion- Current Hyundai Sonata- Current
Ford Explorer- Current Hyundai Santa Fe-
Current
Ford Explorer Sport Trac- Current
Ford Freestyle
Ford F150- Current
Ford Econoline- Current
Lincoln MKX- Current
Lincoln MKS- Current
Lincoln MKT- Current
36. Certifications
Certification Date
TS 16949 Automotive Standards (Pearl USA) Dec 2003
ISO 17025 Laboratory Certification (Pearl USA) May 2001
ISO 14001 Environmental Certification (Pearl USA) July 2003
TS 16949 Automotive Standards (Pearl Mexico) Oct 2005
45. Quality Data (Continued)
Supplier Rating Magna Sabinas (Feb, 2012) (Escape U377, Econoline VN127)
Issued Date:March 3, 2012
Supplier Name:PEARL LEATHER
Contacts:Miguel Carrasco
PPM´S SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE DETAIL FEBRUARY * Minimum Overall Performance Rating Must Be 80%
* Minimum PPM´s Rating Must Be 600
SEATING SYSTEMS OF SABINAS MONTH FEBRUARY
WEIGHT FACTORS REQUIRED SCORE ACTUAL POINTS
QUALITY - 40%
PPM- Parts Per Million ( within goal ) rolling average 40 40
Sort activity 20 20
No customer compliants including field returns 20 20
No 100% contaiment in house or at costumer facilities 20 10
100
QUALITY SCORE 90
DELIVERY- 40%
Shipped vs Release (Qty/Description) 50 50
Shipped documentation accurancy (labels, documentation) 50 50
100
DELIVERY SCORE 100
RESPONSIVENESS - 10%
1.- 8D Written Response in time
a. Initial Response withing 24 hrs (interim action, contaiment & clean point) 20 20
b. Root cause and Corrective action within 3 bus. Days 20 20
c. Imlementation of permanent corrective actions 25 25
2.- Completeness of paperwork
a. All sections of 8D completed 5 5
b. FMEA & Control Plans, updated with new changes 10 10
c. Test result , verification results ,data, provided as applicable 5 5
3.- Technical Support
a. Quality, Materials & Engeniring Support (includes on-site visits) 5 5
b. Communication: fast response to any reported issue 5 5
c. Courteous, Professional service 5 5
100
RESPONSIVENESS SCORE 100
PART APPROVAL - 10%
Full PPAP package approval ( received on time) 50 50
Approve PSW prior to receiption of parts 40 40
Waiver / Desviation issued on time when applicable 10 10
100
PPAP SCORE 100
TOTAL SCORE 100 96
46. Quality Data (Continued)
Supplier Ratings Magna Acuña (Feb 2012) (Edge U387, Lincoln MKX U388 Base, Ford Flex D471)
Acuna Supplier Overall Performance Summary - 2012
Supplier Name: PEARL LEATHER FINISHER
SPR Status:
SEATING SYSTEMS OF ACUNA JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH ABRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
REQUIRED ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL
WEIGHT FACTORS
SCORE POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS
QUALITY - 50%
PPM - Parts Per Million 100 100 100
QUALITY SCORE 100 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
DELIVERY - 25%
Shipped to releases and documentation 40 40 40
Bar Code labels, Packaging and Correct Engineering Level 10 10 10
Shipping documentation accuracy (EDI, ASN, packing slips, etc) 25 25 25
FIFO 5 5 5
Premium Freight 20 20 20
DELIVERY SCORE 100 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
SERVICE- 10%
A. Proactive comunication 30 30 30
B. Return phone calls 20 20 20
C. Follow up critical situation 50 50 50
SERVICE SCORE 100 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
RESPONSIVENESS - 10%
1. Corrective Action
a. Initial response within 24 hrs (interim action, containment & clean point)
50 50 50
b. Root cause identified within 5 bus. days & PCA defined within 10 business
days 25 25 25
c. Implementation of permanent corrective actions (closure by 30 days)
25 25 25
RESPONSIVENESS SCORE 100 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
PART APPROVAL - PPAP - 5%
Approved PSW, or TASP received by Supplier Quality prior to receipt of parts 50 50 50
PPAP package received by Supplier Quality 50 50 50
PPAP SCORE 100 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
