Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure an adequate and continuous supply of finished products to customers in the country according to their demand in a timely manner, including S&BP, demand/supply planning, local repackaging, launch or transfer processes.
• Deliver the numbers of the Supply Chain team: customer service level (CSL), customer satisfaction, costs (PCE as part of COGS), working capital (inventory targets for Mexico), write-offs, etc.
• Provide effective communication within the business community about supply and demand signals and effectively manage demand and inventory during bottlenecks and supply crises.
• Ensure data quality in line with GMD at local and global level and its implications in master data and that all processes (SOP) are properly documented, followed and reviewed periodically.
• Challenge, align and apply supply parameter policies within the country based on global and local policies.
• Manage inventories, ensuring that best practices are followed and adequate trade-offs are made when setting safety stock levels in accordance with company policies and guidelines.
• Maintain high data integrity standards and support the effective operation of information systems.
• Participate and support global initiatives such as collaborative planning, direct communications to plant, bottleneck management activities, pruning, product divestment, direct shipments, etc.
• Manage costs related to the supply chain, ensuring best practices are followed and competitive rates and productivity are maintained.
• Develop and maintain their own skill sets and those of the department and proactively monitor and predict the market, business environment, quality/regulatory and technical changes and adapt supply models accordingly.

Main requirements:

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