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Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Supply Chain, Production Planning, Procurement and Warehouse Manager

Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Directing a dynamic team, with a focus on spearheading the supply chain strategy, translating strategic visions into concrete action plans, and ensuring optimal data utilization in SCM systems. Streamlined production planning, flawless execution, and timely deliveries to domestic and international end customers and distribution centers. Facilitated the annual plant allocation event, collaborating with central Americas Supply Chain Operations, Plant Production, Quality, Industrial Engineering, and Plant Management. Defined production targets, market demand priorities, and strategies, ensuring alignment with plant bottlenecks for successful achievement of production and market expectations. Optimized the sourcing of Original Equipment and Replacement Business Units from the Tire Plant, while implementing performance metrics to enhance production efficiency, schedule reliability, and product quality. Steered efforts that increased Original Equipment Share at the Sumter Plant from 450K in 2021 to 1.5M in 2022.Key Achievements: Achieved a substantial milestone by significantly enhancing the Structural Key Performance Indicator for SCM plant coverage, elevating it from 77% during the Implementation Phase in 2022 to an impressive 91% in 2023. Championed the "Flawless Supply Strategy for the First Electrical Vehicle Tire Produced in the US" project, navigating production challenges, unexpected high EDIs, oversells in a post-Covid scenario and during the ramp-up of the new Tesla Plant. Successfully led the implementation of the "SCM Original Equipment Bottom-Up Structurization for Supply Excellence" project, revolutionizing supply strategies. Achieved seamless sales day coverage without stockouts at customer points and eliminated the need for airfreight.

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Turned around performance through a rigorous assessment of production plant equilibrium, strategically evaluating the production and supply balance across all tire plants in the Americas, intricately analyzing demand, delving into machine-level limitations, scrutinizing common specifications, and discerning production constraints. Applied Reorder Point methodology to dynamically craft and refine production schedules in response to shifting customer demands, ensuring an optimal equilibrium between supply and demand. Functioned as the Global Supply Chain Systems Data Key User, coordinating local testing and implementation of the new Supply Chain system. Served as the Key Supply Chain Planner for the Mexican tire plant, monitoring the Supply Chain portfolio, reporting on capacity requirements, demand levels, special orders, and stock service levels.Key Achievements: Played a pivotal role in shaping and refining systems tools and operational processes, contributing to the establishment of a robust monitoring framework for key metrics within the Supply Chain Organization. Partnered seamlessly with the Sales and Marketing team to revolutionize and implement dynamic strategies, significantly elevating customer service, eliminating backorders, optimizing inventory investments, and enhancing overall supply chain efficiency. Directed the operational linkage between the central organization and the Brazilian plant, conducting weekly reviews of the production plan with a keen focus on structural capacity and inventory optimization. Provided targeted training to plant Supply Chain teams (planners/schedulers), fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational efficiency. Spearheaded Master Data Quality initiatives, effectively managing data quality for the entire region. Conducted regular reviews of supply chain system outputs, ensuring thorough analysis, updates, and optimization of system settings parameters.

Camacari Bahia Brasil

Acted as the Key Supply Chain Planner, taking charge of Production Planning and Control for passenger and van tires. Devoted appropriate attention to optimizing the distribution chain, leveraging advanced supply chain systems for production planning, inventory control, physical inventory, and distribution. Monitored and ensured the attainment of predefined targets, guaranteeing on-time delivery in the correct quantity, aligning with market demand, and minimizing operational costs. Skillfully managed supply levels for national and international distribution, adeptly adapting to plant restrictions based on market demands. Facilitated seamless interaction and planning with Central Supply Chain peers, Operations, Logistics, and procurement personnel. Conducted a meticulous demand analysis to determine precise production planning and data for materials, thereby meeting planned inventory levels. Elevated the Size Achievement KPI to an impressive 93%, surpassing the target of 75%, showcasing a commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence. Masterminded the effective management of inventory replenishment by leveraging the Company's replenishment system and deploying advanced reporting tools. Implemented streamlined processes to ensure optimal inventory levels and foster efficient supply chain operations

Camaçari E Região, Brasil

Directed comprehensive national distribution planning for passenger and van tires across all Brazilian states, overseeing freight negotiations for national markets, monitoring seamless delivery processes, and engaging with customers and suppliers to optimize outcomes. Strategized and executed export plans for the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America, managing the flow of documents across operations, customs, and foreign exchange regimes. Determined the most efficient means of transport, identified opportunities in new markets, and played a pivotal role in finalizing international purchase and sale contracts.

Feira De Santana E Região, Brasil

• Responsible for planning and raw material transport (national and international) control. Experience in elaborating and analyzing management reports and control charts.• Acted for balancing raw material stock level and controlling the import and export chart.• Direct participation in the structuring of new transport routes, reducing costs in 50%.• Responsible for 3 people procurement team Providing leadership, as well as training and development with a focus on improvement process including MRP, ERP, transport and distribution.• Responsible for the planning control and transport of national and imported materials, budget and forecast analysis, organizational costs, customs issues and air / land transport.• Experience in controlling and correcting Mailbox registers and managing raw material arrival and departure.Reduction of 50% in the annual volume of International Air Freight, through monthly consolidation of cargos and security-stock restructuring, allowing sea transport without risks for production line.• Reduction of 40% in raw material (national and international) stock by restructuring system parameters for MRP analysis and using stock management tools such as ABC curve and reformulation of security stocks.• Obtained and negotiated quotes and agreements with transportation and raw materials providers.

• Experience in cargo monitoring from end to end – embark to final costumer, guaranteeing more efficiency, agility and fleet optimization providing quality service to the highest number of costumers with the lowest cost possible.• Fleet optimization by using tracking system tool, reducing in 40% the costs related to transport.Use of Autotrac System, improving transport operation through real-time intel provided by the system making logistics management better.;• Created, modified, and maintained spreadsheet, program applications, and reports. Developed custom reports in the business operating system, as required.

Mba, Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Bachelor, International Relations

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs