Colombia
Supply Chain and Analytics professional with proven experience designing, implementing and executing operational processes, specially S&OP-IBP / SOE, aligning the financial goals and the business strategies with operational structure. Adept at developing cross-functional processes involving customer insights, statistical and big data analysis, technology and decision making at different responsibilities levels. Developing high quality organizational soft and hard skills trough a self-motivated drive to achieve excellence.
Lead the implementation and regional adoption of the advanced planning system as part of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) transformation initiative. Translated complex business and forecasting requirements into digital planning solutions by embedding machine learning and statistical methodologies into the demand planning process. 1. Contributed to the definition of the global demand planning process, aligning best practices with specific needs from the Latin America region. 2. Led the region’s input into the global design of the OMP tool, ensuring accurate representation of local data structures, modeling assumptions, and planning workflows. 3. Enabled market readiness and user adoption by driving process standardization, technology deployment, and coordinated change management across functions.
Ensure the effective execution of the IBP cycle according to global standards by coordinating the finance, commercial, marketing, and supply chain departments, and leading the demand planning process for the Colombian market. 1. Strengthen the IBP cycle through process documentation, aligning inputs, outputs, roles, and responsibilities. This effort enabled the relaunch of PMR meetings and the alignment of S&OP and O&R in IR meetings. 2. Develop a demand planning methodology that establishes a baseline and building blocks aligned with the market strategy for FY23. 3. Enhance visibility by developing a centralized scenario simulator for the consensus forecast, outlining the implications for sell-out, sell-in, and trade inventory days to improve decision-making.
Define and deploy the supply chain strategy for Distributors channel. Align Commercial, Supply and Demand planning, Transportation, Order Management and the Clients in the operational and tactical processes. Create, manage and track the distributors sell in plan according to the inventory policy with a VMI approach. Track the sell out performance and give supply chain perspective to the clients and commercial team about supply risks and inventories. 1. Design the global DIST assessment (DWDM) in SCM with the global customer delight team. 2. Create a Client Segmentation according to the global approach. 3. Develop a Project Supply Chain roadmap to the DIST channel.
Manage and execute the demand and supply process for: both direct and indirect markets (Colombia and Ecuador). Control the supply chain buckets in the free cash flow and the operational KPIs. Align and translate AOP and Commercial Quota into an operational plan to achieve the market share and profit targets. 1. IBP Process designed, implemented and executed aligned to Global Supply Chain. 2. KPl's achievement in FY19: BO, Inventory, Forecast Accuracy 3. Best LatAm planner FY19Q4, Best Business Partner FY19 4. SAP-APO Implementation team member and trainer
Execute supply chain consulting projects, with focus in tactical planning (Inventory, Demand and Supply). Prepare and train companies in supply chain concepts and methodologies. Develop new consulting methodologies. 1. Exceed customer expectations in two projects :a. Demand planning and strategic alignment. b. Cost to serve. 2. Develop a mathematical simulation for the Colombian flower sector, results allowed to create a Development Logistics Plan supporting the sector's strategic planning process.
Coordinate the logistics operation in comex (impo/expo) in Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Venezuela. Plan the demand and supply to ensure the level of inventory required. Support customer needs during the operational process.
Support the Sales Manager in the demand planning process execution through forecasting models, CRM administration and big data analysis, Control the Forecast Accuracy at country and regional level. Support the budgeting process. 1. Participate in two global planning projects: Delta Master (detailed planning) and NetPlanning (avoiding oversupply through Safety Stock kanban signal) 2. Correlation forecasting analysis considering the raining and the sell-in and sell-out.