To lead the operations of Planning, Warehouse, Logistics, Purchasing, and Inventory Control within a manufacturing organization. This position is part of the plant management team and will be responsible for ensuring a balance between demand, supply, inventory, production capacity, and customer service levels, while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and business profitability.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the areas of Production Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.

- Manage S&OP;, production scheduling, and MRP processes to ensure the timely supply of materials.

- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term strategies to optimize inventory, warehousing, installed capacity, and operational resources.

- Ensure optimal inventory levels while minimizing obsolescence and storage costs.

- Coordinate domestic and international logistics operations, including imports, exports, and customs compliance.

- Manage suppliers, carriers, customs brokers, and strategic partners to ensure that business objectives are met.

- Lead initiatives to reduce costs, optimize materials, and continuously improve the supply chain.

- Manage budgets for logistics, warehousing, transportation, and inventory.

- Ensure compliance with foreign trade regulations, certifications, and programs such as CTPAT.

- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to inventory, customer service, on-time deliveries, costs, and operational efficiency.





- Identify risks and constraints in the supply chain and implement mitigation and business continuity plans.

- Lead strategic projects such as new product launches (NPI/NPD), project transfers, and insourcing initiatives.

- Recruit, develop, train, and lead high-performance teams.

- Coordinate with Finance and Accounting to ensure the integrity of inventory, cost, and accounts payable systems.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, or a related field.

- Advanced English proficiency required (ability to lead meetings, deliver executive presentations, and collaborate with corporate staff and international clients).

- At least 5 years of experience in a managerial position within manufacturing environments.

- Solid experience in

- Production and demand planning.

- MRP and materials management.

- Purchasing and procurement.

- Inventory control.

- Warehouse management.

- Domestic and international logistics.

- Import and export.

- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.

- SAP & D365 / Kinaxis

- APICS certification (preferred).

- Experience with project handoffs, vendor transitions, and new product launches.

- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and supply chain optimization.

Skills

- Strategic leadership.

- High-performance team development.

- Planning and analytical thinking.

- Negotiation with suppliers and customers.

- Results-oriented.

- Decision-making.

- Project management.

- Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration.

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