1. Ernesto Paz
Crossville / Cookeville TN 38571 USA
Work cell phone (931)787-6793 / Personal (931)787-7182
ernestopaz720321@yahoo.com.mx
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
10 years of progressive accomplishment leading logistics as a Tier I for the automotive industry. Customer Service
oriented, Assembly scheduling, built to Schedule control, material procurement management domestic / NAFTA /
overseas ,warehousing management, new program launch management, Skill Matrix & Cross train, strong strategic
planning, KPI oriented, Pull System, JIT System, Production in sequence (ILVS) , Freight control initiatives (in bound /
out bound), Value Stream Mapping analysis, Inventory Reduction, Inventory Accuracy, problem solver, persuasive, IT
background, bilingual (Spanish/English). Recognized for consistent success in developing systems, process and
procedures to streamline corporate operations and enhance profit performance.
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
FICOSA North America (Automotive) www.ficosa.com 14 years’ experience
Supply Chain Manager - Monterrey Mex, Crossville - Cookeville TN USA 2002 – Present
Responsible for supply chain of automotive rear view mirror facilities in North America different facilities
Crossville - Cookeville TN – Current, Shelbyville KY, Berne Indiana, Salinas Mexico, Escobedo Mexico.
Main general activities
 Management and supervision of :
o Analysis of customer demand via EDI for the main following costumers: Ford Motor
Company, BMW, General Motors, Nissan, VW, Chrysler, Maserati, Toyota.
o MPS – Weekly Production Schedule / Sequence
o MRP – Daily review and control – Material Procurement process
o BTS Build to schedule control
o OTD On time delivery to customers 98%
o Inventory reduction Activities & Inventory Accuracy (Material Flow analysis)
o KPI review
o Logistics operations budget control
o Logistics Continue Improvements Activities (Supply Chain Engineer)
Main achievements
 Internal - Achieved Top 3 position in Supply Chain ranking among 17 plants of FICOSA.
Improvement from 11th to 1st position in 12 months (Categories: accuracy, stock in days and value,
transport costs in % of sales, Logistic system tools)
 Customer ratings – Green for all customers. Achieved and maintained FORD Q1 endorsement for
Tennessee and Mexico Facilities. Decreased past due / backorder to all customers by 80% in 6
months in value, and by 97% in the next 9 months.
 Transportation cost - Implemented transport order authorization database improving control of
transportation flow. Decreased cost of special freights(expedites) from 25% of total transport costs to
3.5% of total transport costs (decrease in value by 80 %)- SIX sigma project. Decreased transport
costs from 9% of sales to 4.4 % of sales in 6 months, and 2.9% in next 6 months. Negotiated
transportation contracts with decrease in cost of overall transport 5%. Organized milk run loops in
order to decrease import costs by 32%.
 Software - Improved PDP production planning process and increased realization from 75% to 95%
in 6 months and to 99% in next 6 months. Logistic sequencer on all production lines – In house

2. developed system and ILVS Sequencing system for Ford MAP and LAP assembly plants. eKANBAN
system (electronic system with scanner use) assembly – plastic injection - Paint and warehouse.
Improved PDP (MPS) production planning process and increased execution from 75% to 95% in 6
months and to 97% in next 6 months
 Warehouse & Stock Reduction - MIN MAX flat storage area for components with use of electronic
system alerting logistic planners about low stock of components. Increased accuracy from 79% to
87% in 8 months, and to 96% in following 6 months. Decreased stock of components by more than
25% in value from 12 days to 8.9 days in 6 months. Decreased WIP by more than 40% from 2 days
to 1 day in six months and 0,7 days in next 6 months. Decreased warehouse surface by 30% by
decrease of stock and redesign of layout. Decreased stock on Finish Goods by more than 40% from
6.5 days to 3.5 days. Decreased packaging stock for production lines by more than 30% by
implementation of Reorder Point System and Periodic Review System
IT Manager - Monterrey Mexico 1999 – 2001
Responsible for the day to day for IT operation of the company such as user management, trouble
shooting and help desk. Maintaining desktop applications, local area networks, IT security and
telecommunications.
Duties:
 Managing a team of over 6 administrative & technical staff.
 Strengthening the IT infrastructure through to implementing new technologies.
 Responsible for hardware and software installation, maintenance and repair.
 Manage the IT budgets and expenditure on hardware and software.
 Developing & maintaining the company IT systems, software and databases.
AEROMEXICO (Commercial Airline) www.aeromexico.com 1996 - 1998
Programmer / System Analyst / Project Leader
Duties
 Software selection, testing, and implementation of IT System for Aircraft maintenance. JDEdwards
- “DASH”
 Software programming ticket sales, Inventory Control and purchasing (VisualBasic - SQLServer)
 Coordinate programming efforts with the analyst team.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
* Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education 1991- 1995
Bachelor Degree in Information Technology (IT)
www.itesm.edu/wps/wcm/connect/ITESM/Tecnologico+de+Monterrey/English
* University of North Carolina at Greensboro
INTERLINK, Advanced English as a second language 1998
COMPUTER SKILLS
 AS400, ERP- BPCS, CITRIX, SQLServer, VisualBasic 6.0
 Visual Studio, Crystal Reports, MS Access 8.0, HTML, NT, Exchange, Lotus Notes
 MS Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Project, Outlook)