Cesar Jimenez Ortiz
Duarte
Summary
Dynamic procurement leader with a proven track record at Volkswagen de Mexico, excelling in negotiation and strategic sourcing. Adept at fostering supplier relationships and driving cost-saving initiatives, achieving deep localization of components. Strong communicator and team player, committed to optimizing supply chains and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Procurement Team Lead
Ampure Charging Systems
Monrovia
01.2025 - Current
- Led procurement team in sourcing materials for electric vehicle charging solutions.
- Developed and maintained vendor relationships to ensure reliable supply chains.
- Negotiated terms with suppliers to optimize cost and quality of products.
- Coordinated cross-functional meetings to align procurement strategies with company goals.
- Managed inventory levels to support production schedules and minimize disruptions.
Purchasing Expert
Webasto Charging Systems, inc.
07.2020 - 12.2024
- Support to program launch readiness.
- Tracking of milestones for new projects.
- Sourcing for plastic commodity.
- Electronic components shortages management.
- SAP Key User for program PUR.
- Culture ambassador member, helping to promote company values and team spirit.
- Achievements:
- Localization of CN components to NAR for our first Charging Cordset
Supply Chain & Purchasing Coordinator
Bradford Company
05.2019 - 03.2020
- Procurement of production planning / logistics on commercial and delivery related issues.
- Development of strategic suppliers considering the different internal stakeholder needs.
- Responsible for all product related commercial interface with customer, including quotations, volume pricing and funding negotiations.
- Initiate and conduct all possible actions in order to be able to submit, within time limits a competitive quotation technically and economically.
- Responsible for the Turnover and its evolution.
Planning and Procurement Project Coordinator
Willie Elbe Group
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Support Production Planning and capacity Management.
- Assure the Supply chain of the production Process.
- Project Management / Localization of European Products for OEM's (BMW/Daimler).
- Supplier Negotiations to achieve competitive Prices.
- Global Negotiations to achieve objectives of the Group.
- Develop Suppliers for early Planning strategies for future projects.
- Costs analysis for benchmark purposes.
- Achievements:
- Successfully support BMW with pre-series 3 at SLP Plant.
Senior International Buyer Powertrain
Volkswagen de Mexico
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Purchase Volume of 356 Mio usd during 2017/2018.
- Assure the Supply of the current series programs.
- Internal and external negotiations.
- Set up and implementation of measures to achieve saving targets for both direct and indirect Suppliers.
- Development of strategic supply chain business in the NAR applying synergies and analyzing market conditions.
- Developed Cost models and Cost Breakdown processes with the company’s strategic purchasing group to assure consistency on price assumptions and timely quote responses to the customers.
- Coordinator of Work environment.
- Achievements:
- Deep localization in the NAR of European directed components.
- Jetta A7 SOP assurance for Aisin ATM´s after capacity problems.
Material Planner
Volkswagen de Mexico - CKD Exportation
12.2013 - 06.2016
- Responsible in planning the production for different customers such as Europe, Russia, China, Brazil, India and Malaysia.
- Responsible of the coordination for special orders of our customer FAW China.
- Responsible of the coordination of materials in bottleneck situations.
- Analyzing traffic times and productive capacities of both suppliers and logistics providers, ensuring quality delivery at the place and time indicated. Tracking materials.
- Planning of services such as See freights / Air freights.
- SAP management.
- Requirements Analysis charts.
- Achievements:
- Successful SOP of Curitiba and Anchietta plants.
- Bottlenecks management due capacity problems.
- Development of “C” Suppliers to improve their performance.
- Material Assurance for the MRP migration “PRO CKD”.
Internship as Processes Engineer
Faurecia Interiors Plant
05.2013 - 10.2013
- Processes optimization.
- Coordination of Production Lines.
- Support to Technical Issues.
- Monitoring the fulfillment of the production program.
- Running of Quality Tests.
- Making of WI’s.
- Achievements:
- Improvement in Tool change, achieving an increase of production by 3%.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Business Engineering
Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla
01.2013
Skills
- Social skills
- Teamwork
- Communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Adaptability
Languages
English (business), German (B2)
SOFTWARE
SAP, TEVON, Ebon, Microsoft Office
Timeline
Global Procurement Team Lead
Ampure Charging Systems
01.2025 - Current
Purchasing Expert
Webasto Charging Systems, inc.
07.2020 - 12.2024
Supply Chain & Purchasing Coordinator
Bradford Company
05.2019 - 03.2020
Planning and Procurement Project Coordinator
Willie Elbe Group
05.2018 - 03.2019
Senior International Buyer Powertrain
Volkswagen de Mexico
06.2016 - 05.2018
Material Planner
Volkswagen de Mexico - CKD Exportation
12.2013 - 06.2016
Internship as Processes Engineer
Faurecia Interiors Plant
05.2013 - 10.2013
Bachelor's degree - Business Engineering
Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla
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