.JOB DESCRIPTION Job Description: This role, along with other positions in the proposed Latin American Supply Chain organization, consolidates efforts currently dispersed in the region. It is established to leverage and enhance supply chain capabilities, specifically focusing on Supply Planning processes and MPS/MRP systems (Apollo/SAP) as part of the Supply Chain Development area. The primary responsibilities of this role include standardizing, upgrading, optimizing, and increasing the productivity of Supply Planning processes in the region. The role actively collaborates with the Supply Planning and S&OP areas to design and deploy best practice processes. In essence, its mission is to design and implement supply planning processes that enable the company to achieve the best product availability with the lowest possible inventories and costs. Additionally, a crucial aspect of this role involves creating and managing the KPIs/analytics framework to measure the performance of these processes. Reporting to the LATAM Supply Chain Development Director, this role also serves as the Business Process Owner for the Planning tools in the region. This entails driving the rollout of the tool in the units, managing the upgrades agenda, and leading the improvement roadmaps for planning tools. What are we looking for? Degree on Engineering, Business Administration, Economy, and analogues MBA/Specialization in Supply Chain Management/Supply Planning/Demand Planning (desirable) / PMP Certification Expert knowledge on SAP and JDA Planning tool (desirable) Language: fluent English / advanced Spanish / advanced Portuguese Advanced knowledge on Excel, Power Point, Smartsheet and Power BI (desired) Background in Project Management, skills for Stakeholder Management APICS CPIM/CSCP Certification (desired) Significant Supply Chain operational experience: Supply Planning/Physical Logistics/Customer Services Significant FMCG business understanding ERP and Systems implementation/improvements experience (SAP preferred) Deep understanding of Master Data requirements for Materials Management, Customers and Vendors What will be your key responsibilities? Drive and support the deployment of Supply Planning capabilities through local operations teams, ensuring that the operational Supply Chain teams possess the requisite knowledge and skills to effectively deploy and operate standards, training, digital tools, and planning assessments. Ensure rigor and accuracy in assessing the successful integration of capabilities across relevant Supply Chain operations and the organization in the region. Lead regional functional communities of practice with local markets, supporting the development, deployment, and integration activities. Additionally, monitor the health of local expert roles. Coordinate with Mars Digital Technologies on any developments and sprints to ensure that the necessary digital capabilities are validated and ready for deployment in the region
