Guillermo Fuentes
Global Commodity Manager @ Siemens Healthineers | Six Sigma Green Belt
- Role
- Global Commodity Manager at Varian
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Guillermo Fuentes
As a Commodity Manager (Strategic Procurement) at Siemens Healthineers, I manage an $60M annual spend across 35 global vendors. My background in materials science engineering paired with a Six Sigma Green Belt certification, enable leveraging of technical and analytical skills to achieve cost efficiency, supply chain resiliency, and vendor reliability.During my current and previous roles, I led 16 strategic projects involving tooling replacement, mold transfers, and dual sourcing. I have delivered partial and full exit strategies out of underperforming vendors, relocating a total of $2.4M in annual spend. I am passionate about learning outside my comfort zone and developing a career in business while maintaining a technical aspect. I speak Spanish, and English fluently and French with intermediate proficiency.
Experience
Global Commodity Manager
Feb 2024 — Present
Led $63M procurement portfolio across 35+ vendors, negotiating $640K in cost savings for FY25.• Spearheaded a $2.1M localization initiative (China to Mexico), driving supplier diversification and cost reductions.• Partnered with legal and regulatory teams to align procurement strategies with compliance frameworks.• Established strategic supplier partnerships to enhance risk mitigation, price optimization, and long-term sustainability within Mechanical Category.
Education
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Materials Science Engineering
2010 — 2014
Tecnológico de Monterrey
High School, Campus Chihuahua
2007 — 2010
Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Leadership
- Engineering
- Matlab
- Quality Control
- Injection Molding
- Public Speaking
- Materials Science
- Failure Analysis
- Jmp
- Minitab
- Spanish
- Characterization
- Process Control
- Research
- Microsoft Word
- Six Sigma
- Mechanical Testing
- Microsoft Office
- 5s
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Metallurgy
- Root Cause Analysis
- Process Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
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