Ingrid Arce
About Ingrid Arce
Ingrid Arce is the Purchasing Lead and Commodity Manager at Emerson Automation Solutions in Mexicali, Baja California, México, with extensive experience in supply chain management across various industries.
Current Title and Positions
Ingrid Arce serves as a Purchasing Lead and Commodity Manager at Emerson Automation Solutions in Mexicali, Baja California, México. Her dual roles focus on managing the purchasing and commodity operations, leveraging her extensive expertise in supply chain management.
Professional Background
Ingrid Arce has an extensive background in supply chain management and purchasing. She worked at Emerson Automation Solutions as a Supply Chain Senior Engineer from 2020 to 2022. Before that, she served at SDS de Mexico as a Strategic Buyer II from 2018 to 2019 and as a Planner-Buyer from 2013 to 2019. Her career began at CS Manufacturing and Industrial Services as a Junior Buyer (2010-2013) and as a Continuous Improvement Lead (Intern) at Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (2007-2009).
Educational Background
Ingrid Arce holds a Master of Engineering in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from CETYS Universidad, which she earned from 2015 to 2018. She also has an Engineer's degree in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnologico de Mexicali, completed from 2004 to 2009. These academic qualifications underpin her strong foundation in engineering and supply chain management.
Expertise in Supply Chain Management
Ingrid Arce has significant experience implementing and maintaining Kanban systems to optimize inventory management and minimize waste. She has developed new suppliers, led cost reduction and lead time improvement projects, and executed supply risk mitigation strategies. Moreover, she managed supplier corrective actions, negotiated stocking agreements, created and managed supplier scorecards, and handled outside process orders.
Industry Experience and Skills
With extensive experience in the automotive, aerospace, and dental industries, Ingrid Arce has managed key performance indicators (KPIs) for purchasing, such as inventory turns, purchase order past due, and on-time delivery. She is proficient in PSP and Oracle systems for materials planning and purchasing and has led Kaizen projects for transactional process improvements using the DMAIC methodology.