Nissan reshuffles logistics in North America: Federico Markowicz, Iván Dávila and Alex Carrillo step into new roles
Nissan has rotated several logistics and purchasing directors across North America as the carmaker targets further efficiencies and speed across its manufacturing and supply chain footprint in the US and Mexico. Federico Markowicz will lead inbound for North America, as Iván Dávila moves to a cross-functional purchasing role and Alex Carrillo is promoted to director of logistics in Mexico.
(L to R) Nissan's Federico Markowicz, Iván Dávila and Alex Carrillo
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Nissan has made several key updates to its North America logistics and purchasing leadership team effective April 1, with Iván Dávila moving to a regional cross-functional role, and Federico Markowicz succeeding him in leading inbound logistics for North America. Alex Carrillo, who had been leading vehicle logistics in Mexico, has been promoted to director of logistics at Nissan Mexico, taking over Markowicz's previous remit.
These roles will continue to play a critical part in further driving efficiencies and speed across the supply chain as Nissan adapts its production and supply chain footprint and launches new models as part of the carmaker’s Re:Nissan recovery strategy.
Iván Dávila: Regional purchasing director, VTC
Dávila's new role is regional purchasing director for the variable total delivered cost (VTC) committee at Nissan Americas, a special function for driving cross-functional cost reduction and efficiency spanning manufacturing, supply chain management, purchasing, R&D and product planning.
In this new role, Dávila reports to Steve Jernigan, whose appointment as chief procurement officer and vice-president of purchasing for Nissan Americas also took effect on April 1, when he succeeded Andrew Wareing.
Total delivered cost has been a key target objective across Nissan’s supply chain, procurement and operations in its recovery plan as it seeks to improve costs whilst ramping up new models and production.
Dávila, who has been with Nissan for more than 15 years, has held several important roles in the carmaker’s supply chain management (SCM) department including mostly in senior roles reporting to Chris Styles, regional vice-president for SCM at Nissan Americas.
He was appointed director of inbound logistics for Nissan North America in 2023, responsible for inbound transport, network design, packaging, parts and plant logistics supporting Nissan's US manufacturing operations. Previously, Dávila served as director of logistics for Nissan Mexico, overseeing inbound components to Nissan factories in Mexico, domestic outbound distribution and exports to more than 80 countries.
Earlier career roles spanned manufacturing and supply chain positions at Nissan, including as director of the manufacturing strategy and planning office (MSPO) and new model launches in Nissan Mexico factories and the COMPAS joint venture with Mercedes-Benz, which is set to cease operations in May.
Dávila has been an active voice on supply chain strategy. Speaking at Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Global 2025, he outlined how packaging design decisions made during product development can directly impact transport efficiency across model lifecycles, and how early supply chain input into part dimensions and rack configurations could materially reduce the number of trailers required.
He also discussed the case for a universal, returnable packaging fleet across suppliers and multimodal flows, linking standardisation to automation readiness in manufacturing and warehouse environments.
In an earlier Red Sofa interview with Automotive Logistics in 2024, Dávila addressed the opportunities and challenges of scaling automation in inbound logistics, emphasising that robust infrastructure and team engagement are critical to successful implementation.
Federico Markowicz: Director of inbound logistics, North America
Markowicz moves into Dávila's former role leading inbound logistics for Nissan North America, having previously headed logistics for Nissan Mexico, where he developed direct experience of the carmaker's cross-border and domestic supply operations. He continues to report to Chris Styles.
Markowicz has been with Nissan since 2017, when he joined as a logistics manager in the SCM department for the carmaker based at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. He later held senior supply chain management and manufacturing strategy roles in Smyrna before moving to Mexico in 2023 when he also succeeded Dávila to oversee logistics operations across Mexico.
Alex Carrillo: Director of logistics, Nissan Mexico
Carrillo steps up to lead Nissan Mexico's broader logistics operations, having served as deputy director responsible for vehicle logistics in the country, overseeing domestic distribution and export flows to more than 65 countries via truck, rail, vessel and 3PL partners.
He has been with Nissan for more than 13 years, working across parts and material exports, warehouse operations, budget control, purchasing and finished vehicle logistics.
Appearing at Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Mexico 2025 alongside peers from Volkswagen and Great Wall Motors on a panel examining how OEMs are scaling vehicle exports while keeping domestic flows stable, Carrillo said that having the right partners across each flow is the key to success as networks stretch beyond North America.
