Luis Lopes

About Luis Lopes

High motivated, results-driven Global Commodity, Purchasing, Development and Six Sigma Black Belt Certified with 22 years of automotive experience developing global supplier, analyzing supplier piece cost, the value stream, and identifying cost reduction opportunities. Strong knowledge of Six Sigma tools and Program Management including international management experience have added to the success in the areas of managing customer commitments, developing strategic commodity plans and delivering supplier value to the bottom line. Strong understanding of manufacturing process flows, tooling design, and manufacturing efficiencies to manage margin enhancement opportunities.Specialties: Cost Reduction, Global Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Development, Purchasing Budget Planning, SWOT Analysis for supplier selection, result orientation.Project Management - Aftermarket product.Responsible for program management for new turbo and Thermal System applications in Brazil and abroad. Planning and financial of products costs and investments. Coordination multifunctional time in Brazil and abroad for the execution and control of tasks related to projects. Risk analysis and management to guide the activities.Timeline management to guarantee deliverables on time. Planning of tasks together with the multifunctional team of the client. Periodic updating to Board about the progress of projects.Prices negotiation and cost rationalization through the fabrication process changing, development of new products looking the best opportunities at global suppliers based on best condition for quality, cost, technology and delivery. Following new components development with focus on technical quality requirements. Use of all purchasing levers to cost reduction, negotiations, resourcings, technical productivities, logists, supplier sugestions, make or buy decisions.

Experience

1. Buyer and Supplier Development Engineer

   BorgWarner

   Jun 2007 — Present

   Responsible for New Product Introduce.Leading entire the development phases of NPI such as quotation, negotiation, development and procurement of tooling and components, prototype parts, PPAP and launching (SOP) plus 6 months later to manage ramp up program flawless.Developed new concept of tooling to IAM which reduced around 40% of investments and 30% of development time.Commodity Buyer – responsible for price negotiate, resources, development of new supplier for Casting & Machining.Market experience for commodities purchased in the automotive segment such as Casting, Plastic, Stamping, Springs, Machineds, Fasteners, Electronics, Rubbers, Harness, involving assessment or selection.Never let your inertia become the First Restriction System, Always Respect people and be fair and honest with all people.

Education

• Universidade Estadual de Campinas

  Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2013

• Braz Cubas - USP - Unicamp

  Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering

  2009 — 2012

• Universidade Bras Cubas

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Engenharia Mecânica

  2000 — 2004

• Universidade Cidade de São Paulo

  Master's degree, Administração de Empresas

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Supplier Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Qs9000
• Dfmea
• Poka Yoke
• Product Development
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Six Sigma
• Strategic Sourcing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Budgets
• Ppap
• Supply Management
• Gd
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Iso
• Engineering
• Pdca
• Iso 9000
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Supplier Development
• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Spc
• Tpm
• Manufacturing
• Quality System
• Green Belt
• 8d Problem Solving
• Supplier Evaluation
• Quality Management
• Pfmea
• Toyota Production System
• Global Sourcing