Supply Chain Manager for Brazil Operations
The role of supply chain manager is crucial for the success of our Brazil operations. This position oversees all supply chain activities, ensuring that they are efficient and effective in meeting customer needs.
Key Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with sales and other departments to integrate logistics with business systems and processes.
* Lead the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for Brazil, ensuring a robust forecasting process and working together with regional planning to achieve inventory and service levels targets.
* Prepare and present annual budgets for distribution and transportation costs, ensuring transparency and accountability.
* Oversee product planning to ensure the best service level to customer orders while optimizing inventory levels to meet company working capital goals.
* Monitor service levels, fill rates, inventory turns, excess, obsoletes, and take proactive actions to meet targets.
* Prepare performance scorecard metrics, explain and project results, define and execute corrective and preventive actions as needed.
* Visit customers to familiarize with market trends and needs, incorporating local country knowledge and requirements into supply chain processes.
* Direct distribution center operation to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, safety, and timeline goals.
* Directs and supervises all warehouse activities, shipments, and materials management.
* Directs inbound and outbound logistics operations, including freight forwarders contracts, foreign trade & custom agents, ocean, air, and ground transportation.
* Monitor product import and export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
* Defines the most cost-effective freight inbound and outbound options.
* Communicate freight transportation information to customers or suppliers, using transportation management systems to improve quality of transportation services.
* Implement optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
* Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery.
* Guarantees that all corporate and regulatory standards regarding security, environmental, health, and safety, and business compliance are properly fulfilled.
* Lead projects to improve, enhance, or expand capacity and gain operational efficiencies.
* Coach, mentor, manage, and supervise the Supply Chain team, assuring that best talent is retained, recognized, and rewarded. Build a robust team and create backups for key positions.
* Builds and maintains strong relationships with customers, vendors, and other functions: sales, marketing, finance, human resources, etc.
This is a challenging and rewarding role that requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
As a supply chain manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that drive business growth, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improvement and implement changes that have a positive impact on the business.
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced supply chain professional who can lead our Brazil operations and drive success. If you are passionate about supply chain management and have a track record of delivering results, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.