Ma. Katherine Guevara
Fairwind Drive, Mississauga,CA
Summary
Highly skilled and adaptable Operations Specialist with over 10 years of extensive experience in managing operations and delivering exceptional customer service across diverse industries, such as electronics manufacturing, chemicals manufacturing and trading, and FinTech software company including sourcing products and vendors, coordinating schedules, and maintaining resource levels. Proven ability to thrive in multicultural environments, adept at problem-solving, analytical thinking, and fostering collaborative relationships within multi-cultural organizations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Supplier Management Specialist
Network Intelligent Payment Solutions
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Source-out Hardware related parts for Smart Teller Machines (STM) and Smart Safe. In direct contact with hardware suppliers in UAE, Korea, China, Turkey, and France.
- Identifies potential suppliers evaluating their capabilities, reliability, and alignment with organizational needs
- Negotiates contracts, terms, and pricing with suppliers to secure favorable agreements while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Monitors supplier performance against key metrics such as quality, 100% OTD, and cost-effectiveness, and take corrective actions as necessary to address delivery issues
- Ensuring precise order processing, accurate pricing, and prompt responses to customers
- Oversees sourcing of vendors and suppliers for New Product launches, manage incoming materials, conduct demand forecasting, and ensure seamless delivery for new product delivery.
- Continuously assess and improve supplier management processes and practices to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and drive innovation within the supply chain.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively
Operations Analyst
Applied Solutions Chemicals
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure optimal stock levels, minimize stockouts, and reduce excess inventory.
- Coordinate with suppliers for required cleaning chemical ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
- Records client purchase orders, and directly collaborates with vendors to ensure availability of equipment and products tailored to client requirements
- Generates cleaning chemical sales report, profitability analysis, and review data to forecast demand and ensure efficient resource allocation
- Ensures that Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Technical Data Sheet (TDS), Equipment Operating Procedure (EOP) and other documents are on-hand and readily available
- Establish and maintains relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, terms, and pricing to optimize costs and ensure reliable supply.
Operations Coordinator
Bureau Veritas
06.2012 - 06.2016
- Coordinates the local operations assignments and liaise with the team and client on a daily basis
- Oversees the 40 inspectors' daily site mobilization and demobilization in accordance with authorized personnel assignments
- Ensure daily inspections are updated to accommodate changes in customer QA/QC requirements
- Prepares Technical and Commercial Proposal and submit to internal and external clients
- Inputs and ensures the accuracy of data into the BV Oracle system for the allocation of QA/QC inspection manpower schedule and required documents
- Oversees inspectors' daily log sheets, vehicle management, and ensures supervision of safety and compliance issues
- Generates reports on daily inspections, manpower utilization, and local operations profit analysis, comparing them against budgetary targets.
Manufacturing Engineer
Emerson Network Power Philippines
04.2008 - 04.2012
- Prepares program/project scheduling and organization for the newly released power supply design from Engineering and Design Evaluations, and Initial Mass Production
- Monitors the project schedule/progress and highlight any critical activity
- Coordinates and oversees material delivery for the new product factory requirements and needed materials on site
- Leads Product Design Support and Test Engineers for timely execution of the Bench and Automatic Test Equipment set-up (ATE) prior Project build
- Generates Build report of every finished program which indicates the design effectiveness and factory manufacturability for the succeeding builds.
Industrial Engineer (Lean Six Sigma)
Toshiba Information Equipment (Philippines), Inc.
03.2005 - 12.2007
- Designs, Develops and improves manufacturing assembly methodology to achieve optimum operational performance
- Improves work methodology, production efficiency and quality of manufacturing operations
- Improves Line Balance ratio and Reduces operation Pitch Time
- Enhances Production Efficiency and Gives training to department for new system and methodology developed
- Portfolio: Out-Going Test 10% Capacity Improvement - Increased production capacity from 1300/line to 1400/line
- Improved line balance by 9% (86% to 95%)
- Recipient of Digital Media Grand Prix award (Japan) Savings: Hard- $39.3k/year
- Improvement of Heat run test/Temperature cycle test capacity by 4% through the reduction of Non-value added process - Increased Machine utilization by 4%, from 91% to 95%
- Thus, eliminating the need to add 1 line (26 racks)
- Department Top Management Innovation project (Philippines) Savings: Hard - $189k/year
- Improvement of Outgoing Test and PCB Mounting Space Capacity by 50% through station re-layout
- Increased current Space Capacity from 1.2M to 2.5M per month
- Department Top Management Innovation Project (Philippines).
Education
Post Degree Diploma in Advance Project Management and Strategic Leadership -
Lambton College
Mississauga, OntarioBachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering major in Production Systems -
Mapua Institute of Technology
Manila, PhilippinesSkills
- Operations Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Planning and Scheduling
- Supplier Relations Management
- Inventory Management
- Forecasting
- Decision Making
- Data Analysis
- ERP
- Proficient in MS Office applications
- MS Project
- Process Analysis and Improvement
Languages
English
Timeline
Supplier Management Specialist
Network Intelligent Payment Solutions
06.2018 - 12.2019
Operations Analyst
Applied Solutions Chemicals
06.2016 - 05.2018
Operations Coordinator
Bureau Veritas
06.2012 - 06.2016
Manufacturing Engineer
Emerson Network Power Philippines
04.2008 - 04.2012
Industrial Engineer (Lean Six Sigma)
Toshiba Information Equipment (Philippines), Inc.
03.2005 - 12.2007
Post Degree Diploma in Advance Project Management and Strategic Leadership -
Lambton College
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering major in Production Systems -
Mapua Institute of Technology
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