Armando Covarrubias

About Armando Covarrubias

Manufacturing Operations Leader with 15+ years of experience and success on improving…

Experience

1. Supply Chain Manager

   Microsoft

   Jun 2021 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Oversaw strategic Microsoft System Integrators, with averaging production of server racks per year.• Successfully implemented a major Supplier Collaboration System for demand, production control, and order fulfillment management with minimal disruptions to Microsoft\'s data center supply chain.• Collaborated to unblock AI and strategic product ramp-ups by securing component supply (GPU), capacity, and infrastructure development with key integration partners.• Fully involved in root cause analysis (RCA) and supplier corrective action requests (SCAR) to ensure continuity of supply to internal engineering groups.• Engaged with relevant engineering teams to accelerate and ensure timely implementation of required engineering changes, keeping System Integrator production lines running to meet build schedule requirements.• Responsible for inventory control metrics, including accuracy, inventory turns, weeks of supply (WoS), and excess and obsolescence (E&O) management, achieving significant reductions in overall carrying inventory and E&O.• Assisted in setting up a new sqft System Integrator facility in Central Texas to support increasing demand for AI server/rack integration.• Strengthened cross-functional partnerships to optimize material usage and improve supply chain resilience, particularly for GPU-based products.• Led the development of System Integrator partner teams to better support Microsoft\'s needs.

Education

• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

  BS

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Quality System
• Manufacturing Operations
• Toyota Production System
• Lean Manufacturing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Spc
• Design for Manufacturing
• Microsoft Office
• Electronics
• Industrial Engineering
• Project Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Automation
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Engineering
• Fmea
• New Product Implementations
• Engineering Management
• Kanban
• Root Cause Analysis
• Kaizen
• Minitab
• 5s
• Operational Excellence
• Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Automotive
• Manufacturing Management
• Apqp
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier Quality
• Product Development
• Six Sigma