Supply Chain Director Latam

**DPS Supply Chain Regional Leader - LATAM**

Role Overview:
The DPS Supply Chain Regional Leader - LATAM is a critical leadership position, responsible for the alignment of the geographic Cluster / Business Unit strategy with the MD Supply Chain strategy. The main responsibility of the Supply Chain Leader is to optimize value stream performance and to consistently meet customer expectations. With expertise in End-to-End Supply Chain process improvement, this individual will proactively coordinate cross-functional resources required for three major areas:Customer Focus: Global Reach and Local Focus - work with a Global mindset to improve Supply Chain agility while increasing our ability to respond to our Customer needs in local markets. Excellence in Execution: Reduce complexity and drive significant improvement in the predictable, reliable supply that meet / exceed customer expectations.Strategic Franchise Management: Work with commercial partners / teams and the global Product Management (PM) organization to support strategic business plans by aligning supply chain & franchise strategies and tactics to drive profitable growth.This positions reports to the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader, LATAM.

**Responsibilities**:
Customer Focus
- Drive cross-functional collaboration to understand customer needs and translate external customer requirements into supply chain strategies.
- Monitor Supply Chain Performance Goals (i.e. OTIF, Gross Profit, inventory, E&O, forecast accuracy), ensures initiation of corrective action and improvement projects as required.
- Lead Regional SC Planning Team - drive balancing demand vs. supply decisions + eventual product allocations and coordinate resolution of major supply chain issues for respective franchise.
- Identify and prioritize customer centric end-to-end supply chain solutions, while simplifying and standardizing for impact (Fewer, Bigger, Better, Faster).

Excellence in Execution
- Improve overall supply network agility to increase our ability to respond to Customer needs in local markets. Ensures initiation of corrective actions with the functional organizations when performance varies to target.
- Collaborate with the Franchise SCLT to develop and implement a product supply strategy to effectively meet market requirements (labeling; late stage customization, lead-times, service levels).
- Work closely with the Functional Leads (QUALITY, PLAN, MAKE, DELIVER, IM/IT) to drive change and new ways of thinking, introducing and leveraging best practices, learning models and LEAN principles; all in the pursuit of end to end supply chain excellence.
- Establish and consistently drive Execution Excellence, delivering cross-functional EtE initiatives.

Strategic Franchise Management
- Represent the customer and serve as interface between the Global Franchise and the Regional Supply Chain Team, including a strong connection to the local / regional organizations.
- Shared accountability on metrics that drive Medical Device value (Compliance & Quality, Customer Service, Growth and Efficiency) and business unit performance.
- Support / own talent development of supply chain functions to build capabilities in the region and create a strong pipeline of leaders.
- Work with global product management directors (PM) on efficient product life-cycle management and ensures continuous complexity reduction.
- Manage NPD and Lifecycle Management (LCM) activities and shared accountability for the business unit impact on gross profit items such as inventory, CIP attainment.

Critical Success Factors
- Demonstrated depth of orthopedics industry and insights of business unit customers.
- Ability to lead with limited authority and provide direction and drive positive change.
- Ability to drive innovation, prioritize and collaborate in a heavily matrixed environment.
- Effective interdependent and proactive partnering with key stakeholders of business unit and MD Supply Chain Organization on a regional and global basis.
- Proven talent development champion
- Ability to deliver on Business unit performance metrics and shared goals in alignment with MD Supply Chain Performance Metrics.

**Qualificações**
Experience and key competencies
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in a complex Supply Chain environment and a proven leadership track record in at least 2 of the following functional areas within a global and international organization: manufacturing, planning or distribution
- Experience in healthcare / orthopedics sector is desirable.
- Demonstrated collaboration with Regulatory and Quality to meet customer expectations.
- Proven success in:

- Creating Customer Centric Business Unit Supply Chain strategies. Gaining commercial and supply chain support and alignment to deliver the strategy.Leading and developing high performing cross functional and matrix teams. -Delivering ‘best in class’ business results through innovative customer focused solutions. -Driving design to value in new product