Cesar Aguilar

VP of Operations | Director | General Manager | Supply Chain Expert | Operations | Lean Manufacturing

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

About

Seasoned leader with experience in multisite management across North America and Europe. My expertise is in making significant improvements in on-time delivery, cost reduction, and profitability. Proficient in lean manufacturing, having undergone extensive training by Shingijutsu Toyota consultants and the Lean Enterprise Institute. I bring a history of high performance in the electronics, aerospace, medical, marine and FMCG sectors with world-class multinationals. Experienced in low and high volume, low and high mix production environments, and repair & refurbishment operations. Adept at process implementation and continuous improvement. A multicultural, flexible, empowering leader and mentor with a strong focus on collaboration and teamwork. Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English.

Experience

  • Global Director Supply Chain & Mexico leader at Micron Technology
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • General Manager at Westfall Technik, LLC
    Feb 2024 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr

    Injection molding operation focused on medical and consumer business.

  • Integer Holdings Corporation (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • GM / Director of Operations
      Feb 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Main responsibilities: In charge of an Industrial operation producing power supplies for medical, military, energy, and environmental devices. Areas of responsibility: Manufacturing, Supply chain, Engineering, EHS, Procurement, Continuous Improvement, Quality, HR, customer service and finance. Main achievements: -Improved on time delivery performance going from 55% Q1 2022 to 99% August 2023 -Eliminated past due sales to customer from $12M in 2022 to $0k March 2023, improving net profit $4M. -Reduced customer delivery lead times from 30 weeks to 8 weeks

    • GM / Director of Operations
      Feb 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Reporting to: division President. Main responsibilities: In charge of a medical operation producing batteries and chargers for diverse medical devices. Areas of responsibility: Manufacturing, Supply chain, Engineering, EHS, Procurement, Continuous Improvement, Quality, HR, customer service and finance. Main achievements: -Improved On time delivery performance going from 91 YTD 2019 to 99.52% 2021. -Site recipient of President Award in 2021 and 2022. Recipient of CEO Pinnacle award in 2022 -Implemented operational management system. -Due to high performance transferred to Massachusetts plant to turnaround that operation, starting April 2022

  • VP Operations at Safran
    Aug 2017 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Main responsibilities: In charge of 3 manufacturing operations (Aerospace) supplying cabin interior systems for Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier. Areas of responsibility: Manufacturing, Supply chain, Engineering, EHS, Procurement, Continuous Improvement, Quality, HR, NPD-NPI and finance. Main achievements: -Turned around operation going from crisis mode with two of the tops customers, achieving with one of them silver supplier status, Starting implementation of a (Lean manufacturing) culture. -Improved delivery performance with 2 main customers going to from 30-40% OTD to over 95% OTD -Developed engagement and HR programs that helped control people turnover from 8.3% to 3.0%

  • Plant Director at Reckitt
    Aug 2015 - Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Main responsibilities: In charge of Plant operations (Consumer goods) in charge of supplying North American Market. Areas of responsibility: Manufacturing, Supply chain, Engineering, EHS, Procurement, Continuous Improvement, Quality, HR, NPD-NPI and finance. Main achievements: -Redefined forecasting process for seasonal and NPI products improving service levels to 99.4% -Implemented strategy to reduce inventory in logistics centers from 7 weeks to 4 weeks maintaining service levels -Delivered Profit 100% of plan including 2016 stretch target