JOSE LUIS VALDIVIELSO 21 connecties

AL is a company of the automotive market for the production of parts for all car-makers. It belongs to the italian multinational FIAT Corporation.

Supply Chain Manager of Llinars plant. Purchasing turn-over: 30M€. Staff: 10 people. Reporting to AL Purchasing Vice-President and to Plant General Manager.

Activities and accomplishments:
• Price, quality and service negotiations: 2% price reduction.
• Saving plans at plant level: 250 K€ per year
• Participate in the global worldwide negotiations of Raw Materials.
• Suppliers quality improvement: 50 % reduction of PPM and quality claims
• Customer service.
• Improved the service rate to customer: from 80% to 90%.
• Improved the service rate of suppliers: from 60% to 80%.

Under my responsibility there were 6 plants (in France, Poland, Italy and Spain). Purchasing turn-over: 116 M€. Staff: 30 people. Reporting to AL Purchasing Vice-President and to the European Business Unit Operations Manager.

Activities and accomplishments:
• Price negotiations for the BURL: 3% price reduction.
• Saving plans: 1,5 M€ per year.
• Coordination of all activities oriented to research new sources in Low Cost Countries (LCC).
• Represent the BURL in all AL activities, participating in all negotiations at Corporate level, being the leader of the specific categories for the BURL.
• Participate in the definition of a Global Suppliers Panel and in the Partnership agreements.
• Suppliers quality improvement in the BURL: reduction by 60% of PPM and quality claims.
• Extend the consignment stock to all BURL plants: reached in all plants.

Purchasing Manager of Llinars Plant. Purchasing turn-over: 25M€. Staff: 5 people. Reporting to AL Purchasing Vice-President and to Plant General Manager.

Activities and accomplishments:
• Price, quality and service negotiations: 1,5% price reduction.
• Saving action plans: 150 K€ per year.
• Supplier Quality improvement: 50% reduction PPM and quality claims.
• Definition of the suppliers strategy.
• Participate in worldwide negotiations of Raw Materials.

INVENSYS is an UK global technology group, supplying solutions, software, consultancy and equipment to monitor, control and automate processes.

Corporate Purchasing Manager of Invensys Appliance Controls in Europe. I was responsible for Raw Materials Corporate negotiations for 5 plants. Purchasing turn-over: 50 M€. Staff: 25 people. Reporting to Invensys Purchasing Vice-President and European Operational Manager.

Activities and accomplishments:
• Price negotiations: 3% price reduction.
• Suppliers number reduction: 40% in 4 years.
• Inventory reduction: 60% of inventory reduction in 4 year.
• Suppliers quality improvement: 65% reduction PPM and claims in 4 years.

Valeo is an independent industrial French group, fully focused on the design, production and sale of components and integrated systems for cars and trucks.

Senior Buyer and SQA responsible of plant. Turn-over: 5 M€. Staff: 3 people. Reporting to Plant Purchasing Manager.

Activities and accomplishments:
• Price negotiation for metallic raw materials and part: 1,5% price reduction
• suppliers panel reduction: 15% reduction
• Suppliers quality improvement: 10% reduction of PPM and quality claims.