Jose Miguel Rodriguez

• Leading the development of strategies for cost reduction focus on total delivered cost. • Supplier sourcing and development in the region to reduce currency, stocks and logistics impact. • Leading ‘Make vs. Buy’ analysis / global suppliers consolidation vs. in-house production • Support the acquisition, development and launch of new business • Support the day by day business of the plant. Quality issues, supply etc. • Tracking and following raw material market trends in steel, cooper, aluminum.

Coordinate the acquisition of raw material for the Puebla, Saltillo and Hermosillo plants, being the direct responsible of the negotiation and acquisition of Steel. Coordinate the acquisition of Steel, Stampings, Productive Services, Modules, Tubes, the search and development of suppliers to take them to the quality level we need, closing of quality contracts, long term agreements with annual productivity discounts. In 2010 my target is 4.1% and as off today 8.3% has been achieved. I handle a group of 4

Coordinate the acquisition and handling of materials , equipments and tooling needed for prototypes and series production of a project with GM. The main function was to guaranty that the activities of 4 buyers in US and 3 in Mexico, they did not report tome on their daily activities but they did report to me the issues related to the project. Due the project was being developed in our central functions in Auburn Hills MI. it was required for me to be for periods of time in USA. The main activity was to coo

Responsible for the purchasing of raw materials as Steel, Tubes, Fasteners, Rubber-metal bushings, cold and hot forming, casted forge, grit, welding paste and wires, adhesive, plastic injections, screw machined products, tapes. Constantly in the search of new opportunities of savings, either engineering or supplier change. Follow up quality problems that the material may have and assure the supply of materials to the production line on time, purchase materials for new projects supplier’s consolidations.

Negotiation and acquisition of material like the ones not stored in the general warehouse, spare parts, Capital investments, services, etc. Achievements: creation of a tools catalog negotiated to make easier and faster the purchase of tools (Sthaltool) which generated better prices due volume negotiation, reduction in reaction time and less time invested from purchasing in each requisition. Paper Less project: Elimination of paper requisitions to be replaced by electronic requisitions via SAP, improving