Hugo Arellano Retolaza

Purchasing, Supplier Development, Quality for Automotive and Aerospace Industries | I help to get the best suppliers or improve the current situation with the current suppliers.

Guadalajara, Mexico Metropolitan Area

About

• I have 20 years of experience in Purchasing, Supplier Development, Project Management, Quality and Sale areas in industries like Automotive and Aerospace. • I have knowledge on different manufacturing processes like Assembly, Stamping, SMT for PCBA and Finishing, Machining, Plastic Injection, Rubber Extrusion. • I execute internal and external audits according VDA 6.3 /IATF/AIAG/ ISO. • I applied the APQP and get the PPAP assuring a work team with several departments and archive the goal according to the customer expectations. • I have successful results on the implementation, execution and improvement on tools, methods, and philosophies like Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Green Belt - Six Sigma, Core Tools, Project Management, Strategic Planning, and Problem-Solving. • I Coordinated multicultural teams and applied personal management.

Experience

  • Supplier Development at Self-employed
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • New & Current supplier development. • Execute the VDA 6.3, ISO, BIQS, IATF audit according customer requirements. • Supplier Crisis Management, Monitor & verification onsite ( Move on). • Project Management. • Problem Management and escalation plan. • Lessons Learns.

  • Purchasing at ZF Group
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Supplier Development at Nexteer Automotive
    Jul 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    • Create the controls in the region and apply in global Nexteer. • Develop the suppliers and have ready the suppliers when they receive the nomination. • After the suppliers launch the new part, the system needs to be functional and audited according to automotive requirements.

  • SQA TtM Coordinator at HELLA
    Jun 2015 - Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Coordinate a SQA group and give the necessary support for all assigned group projects until customer R&R or pass the project to series production. • Accomplishing the quality pre- planning for a product project for purchase parts. • Securing the quality of purchase parts applying APQP methods along the product development process. • Monitoring the maturity degree of purchase parts forward (continually), escalating critical issues to the corporative and reporting the status of purchase parts in the project with the objective that all needed purchase parts have a released status before internal series set up.

  • APQP and NPI Coordinator at ConvertSolutions
    Nov 2014 - May 2015 · 7 mos

    • Execute the APQP to the new part numbers required by customers. • Execute internal meetings with all the members required by project. • Manage a multifunctional team. • Receive the customer inspections.