Ricardo Dias

Senior Analyst Supply and Logistics / Demand Planner - Developement orientated team player with IT systems skills and optimizing mindset

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Experienced Supply Chain Planner with IT entertaining minset! I am a passionate and rational Supply Chain Planner with extensive experience on both Demand and Supply. SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE • SAP • BW • APO • Demand Solutions • Excel • VBA • Qlik Sense HARD SKILLS • Implementation of processes • Ability to translate user needs into solutions • Statistics • Team coordination • Project analysis, implementation, management and evaluation • Customer relationship • Product launches • Data management • Encoding and operational skills • Financial analysis SOFT SKILLS • Sense of anticipation • Logic • Problem solving • Flexibility • Ability to synthesize • Analytical and critical thinking • Team player with a positive attitude • Special attention to details • Pedagogical approach HARD & SOFT SKILLS HAND IN HAND I love to specialize in the mastery of systems and procedures. My curiosity leads me to challenge the established practices. My analytical spirit, logic and ability to synthetize deliver results. It becomes like playing a game. Working with numbers, formulae and macros is fun and entertaining, believe me or not! My pedagogic approach is also very appreciated. MY PROPOSITION After 12 years devoted to 1 structure, I want to leverage my experience. I am also looking forward to broadening my horizon by diving into a new company culture. I want to keep things fun, either in a "business as usual" situation or when the challenges impose a fast pace. I feel eager, consistent and confident to start a new mission and I am convinced that I will always add value and be a relevant choice.

Experience

  • Senior Demand & Supply Planner at Whirlpool Corporation

    Leading high-impact initiatives in Demand & Supply Planning with a focus on forecast accuracy, digital transformation, and cross-functional alignment. Responsible for managing ~€35M in inventory for KitchenAid’s most strategic SKUs across EMEA, achieving >95% product availability while optimizing stock levels and minimizing costs. 🔹 AI-Driven Forecasting & S&OP+ Pioneered the integration of Machine Learning into the S&OP process, delivering measurable improvements in forecast accuracy (BIAS and WMAPE reduced by 10–15%). The initiative enhanced collaboration between Sales and Supply Chain and became a benchmark for predictive planning across the organization. 🔹 Digitalization & Reporting Automation Designed and implemented advanced reporting tools (EOM Inventory, Forecast Accuracy, Sales Analysis), improving decision-making speed and reliability. Oversaw the integration of BI and ERP platforms to enhance data visibility and planning efficiency. 🔹 Strategic Project Management & Process Optimization Initiating PIPO project, standardizing the transition to EPS free packaging and promotion process across categories. Improved end-of-life product management and overstock control through continuous improvement initiatives. 🔹 Cross-Functional Leadership Acted as a performance analysis and reporting reference across teams. Delivered mentoring, coaching and training on planning and analytics tools, strengthening collaboration between Sales, Finance, and Logistics.

  • Supply Chain Planner at Halyard Health

    Forecasting and managing Supply for over 2000 SKUs / over M20€ of working capital. Team expert managing and maintaining Planning System from A to Z and SAP/IT reports creation. Coordonating around 15 suppliers (plants, distribution centers, subcontractors, external vendors) and 4 EMEA warehouses from all around the globe. Analysing and implementing Safety Stocks, Lead Times and other product parameters. Master Data management. S&OP cycle. ____________________ • Support the EMEA Supply Chain Director in problem solving, operational decisions, improvement and implementation to provide outstanding customer service. • Work in direct collaboration with management, marketing, sales teams, quality team, production sites, warehouses and customer service to achieve 98% product availability, obsolescence of products at the minimum threshold and working capital in the set budget. • Coaching and coordinating new team members (including N+1 and N+2). • S&OP process management. • Planning of sales forecasts and consequent inventory quantities based on market demand. • Coordination and operational management of replenishment networks from all over the world. • Introduction and coordination of new product lines (from code creation to the arrival in stock). • Contribution in IT and structural reorganisation of a spin-off company. • Contribution in IT and structural integration into a new company and within the scope of acquisitions. • Network improvement, software settings configuration and maintenance by ensuring consistency of operations between various tools, including SAP, Demand Solutions and Excel to optimize network performance. • Control of the IT network activity by updating it and regularly checking the legitimacy of the data and the relevance of the processes. • Supervision of numerous databases to keep track ofthe entire inventory of the company. • Master Data management.

  • Supply Chain Planner at Kimberly-Clark

    • Support the EMEA Supply Chain Director in day-to-day problem solving, operational decisions, improvement and implementation to provide outstanding customer service. • Work in direct collaboration with management, marketing, sales teams, quality team, production sites, warehouses and customer service to achieve the following result: 98% product availability, obsolescence of products at the minimum threshold and working capital in the set budget. • Coaching and coordination of new team members (including N+1 and N+2). • S&OP process management. • Planning of sales forecasts and consequent inventory quantities based on market demand. • Coordination and operational management of replenishment networks from all over the world. • Introduction and coordination of new product lines (from code creation to the arrival in stock). • Contribution in IT and structural reorganisation of a spin-off company. • Contribution in IT and structural integration into a new company and within the scope of acquisitions. • Network improvement, software settings configuration and maintenance by ensuring consistency of operations between various tools, including SAP, Demand Solutions and Excel to optimize network performance. • Control of the IT network activity by updating it and regularly checking the legitimacy of the data and the relevance of the processes. • Supervision of numerous databases to keep track ofthe entire inventory of the company. • Master Data management

  • Interprète at Freelance

    Official interpreter for UEFA international games. ____________________ • Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation of televised press conferences, security announcements in stadiums and official executive dinners. • Translations for official UEFA media, journalists and club members. • Note-taking. • Proficiency in interpreting techniques, using available audio or video transmission tools.

  • Customer Service Specialist at Kimberly-Clark

    Order entry, delivery management, customer contact, problem solving, invoicing management for more than 1400 customer accounts for a combined annual budget of several million €. ____________________ • Supervision of daily operations for more than 1400 customer accounts (mails, 100 orders and 40 incoming calls per day), for a combined annual budget of several million €. • Development of conference and meeting rooms multimedia presentations for audiences such as sales teams and management. • Achieved annual savings through the introduction to the team of selfinitiated innovative order encoding and archive management processes. • Provided an exceptional level of service to each client by addressing concerns, disputes and providing answers. • Improved the rating of the company’s customer service. • Implementation of marketing strategies allowing annual sales growth. • Supervision of numerous databases for inventory tracking, prioritization and delivery management. • Obtaining export and import documents, authorisations, certificates and validations from local, national and federal agencies for the export of goods. • Support to Customer Service Team Leader and Supervisor in operations improvement, decisions and problem solving to provide outstanding customer service

  • Supply Chain Specialist at NETOPTIC S.A.

    Supply Chain Executive Assistant in charge of transforming over 20 collections of glasses per year into finished goods. Managing production and imports from 3 international subcontractors and internal manufacturing. ____________________ • Executive support in day-to-day operational decisions, implementations and resolution of challenges to ensure availability of inventories and new collections of glasses in a timely manner. • Creation of itineraries, documents and travel reservations for the Director’s visit to international subcontractors. • Supply research, maintenance and management of production materials for the company and partners. • Production and import management, from designer’s creation, international subcontractors’ production,to arrival in stock in Belgium. • Supervision of daily operations for 3 international subcontractors.