Gerardo Loredo has over 20 years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, and operations management. He has held roles such as Purchasing Director for Valeo and Volvo CE, Global Purchasing Manager for General Motors, and Operations Manager for General Motors. In these roles, he developed supplier networks, implemented cost reduction strategies, and developed purchasing processes. He has experience leading international teams and has achieved millions of dollars in savings through strategic sourcing and process improvements.

1. Gerardo Loredo
3990 Vitruvian Way, Addison,75001 TX Mobile 469-900-5775
gerardo.loredo47@gmail.com
Employment Objective
Purchasing, Planning, Supply Chain
Accomplished Purchasing / Supply Chain Director with over 20 years of domestic and international leadership.
Exceptional organization skills and aptitude for planning and directing initiatives with strong corporate
background. Skill set in:
• Budget
• Savings
• Supplier Development
• Strategic Planning
• International Business
• Communication
• Team work
• Package Development
• New Markets
Work Experience
Valeo 2011-
Region Purchasing Director
Responsible for the Non productive purchases for North American region in charge of 22 sites in
Mexico and US. I am responsible for leading a team of purchasing buyers in resolution of critical
issues, cost reduction, processes.
• Effectively initiated and developed a supplier consolidation program for all sites in the region reaching
20% reduction.
• Developed and implemented a purchasing process to reduce timing on the process.
• Develop a team to support Indirect purchases for the sites, increasing the response time and full support
to the region
• Budget of 300 MUSD with 10% savings overall overheads in the region.
Volvo CE 2009- 2011
Purchasing Director
Responsible for assuring those resources are allocated and managed to deliver the strongest
possible support and savings for the site in Mexico. I am responsible for leading a team of
purchasing buyers in resolution of critical issues. Other aspects or my responsibilities are to support
financially troubled suppliers, develop strategies for global programs and select suppliers to support
Volvo on regional basis. I also work on the development of budgets and strategies.

2. • Effectively initiated and developed a localization program for direct material reaching 30% in the first
year and 50% for the second year.
• Developed and implemented a cost model to do a full cost analysis and identify savings opportunities
which result in 1 MUSD savings.
• Develop a local team to support Indirect and direct purchases for the plant, increasing the response time
and full support to the region
• Developed a strategy to bring new suppliers to our commodities, achieving over 10% in savings and
breaking old practices.
General Motors Corporation 1995- 2009
Global Purchasing Manager 2006-2009
Responsible for assuring those resources are allocated and managed to deliver the strongest
possible support and savings for the global purchasing organization. I am responsible for leading a
team of purchasing buyers all over the world in resolution of critical issues. Other aspects or my
responsibilities are to support financially troubled suppliers, develop strategies for global programs
and select suppliers to support GM on a worldwide basis. I also work on the development of budgets
and strategies for the global purchasing.
• Effectively initiated and developed a global supplier base using several tools to reduce my supply base
from 40 to 8 around the world.
• Developed and implemented a cost model to do a full cost analysis and identify savings opportunities
which result in 15 MUSD savings.
• Lead strategic negotiations with top suppliers achieving over 5 MUSD in savings.
• Developed a global strategy to bring new suppliers to our commodities, achieving over 15% in savings
and breaking old practices.
Purchasing Manager 2005-2006
Responsible for assuring that resource are allocated and managed to deliver the strongest possible
support and savings for Mexico. Responsible for leading a team of purchasing buyers in Mexico in
resolution of critical issues.
• Developed and implemented a cost reduction strategy across commodities and suppliers, achieving
over 8 MUSD.
• Developed strong supply base in Mexico to localize several components coming from Europe or North
America achieving over 2 MUSD savings in price and transportation.
• Complete sourcing process on time to assure a flawless launch of GMT800 program in Mexico.
Business Process and System Manager 2002-2005
Developed and implemented purchasing procedures in worldwide basis and supporting local systems.
• Implemented the GQTS system in Mexico, training over 300 users in Mexico.
• Developed and implemented the advance purchasing process in a global basis assuring all
requirements for each region were part of the process.
• Developed and implemented a savings system to reduce time on calculations transforming from a
manual process to an automate system.

3. Operations Manager 1999-2002
Detroit,MI USA
Developed and implemented purchasing procedures in a worldwide basis and supporting global systems.
Among my principle responsibilities were the execution and strategy behind both deployment and operation
for the quality system.
• Developed and implemented a new purchasing system version to allow buyers and managers to see
savings calculations in real time, helping them to take business decisions.
• Developed the price increase process for all commodities, achieving a global process to have a better
control for the budget.
• Developed and implemented the global quality system in USA and Europe with training over 1000 users
in Europe and USA.
Senior Buyer 1995-1999
Responsible for purchasing a specific portion of productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling and
services for Original Equipment. I was responsible for contact and negotiate prices & terms with suppliers,
follow market trends and general business activities, develop new suppliers & keep knowledgeable about the
productive ability & service of suppliers. Negotiate settlements on reject or defective material, check and
approve invoices, ensures timely delivery of services purchased, and participation in special teaming.
Education
• Management Certificate, University of Indiana, 2006
• MBA – University of Phoenix, MI, February 2002
• Mechanical Engineering ITESM CEM 1994.
Curses
• Effective Negotiations
• Finance for buyers
• Microstrategy
Special Skills
• Hands on international and intercultural experience 100% fluency in English/Spanish; experience in
applications software such as SAP,Microsoft Office-word, PowerPoint and Excel.