**Goodyear. Con mayor impulso.** LI-HR1 **Supply Chain Senior Manager** Colombia **Primary Purpose**: - Provide Colombia’s organization with Supply Chain leadership and direction aimed to accomplish best in class customer service, optimized inventory investments and competitive cost-to-serve. - Continue to mature and be stewards of our S&OP; processes and mindset by promoting collaboration, transparency and data intelligence across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales & Marketing. - Set up adequate governance for long-term strategic planning (RvCC Process) for Colombia’s go-to-market business. - Set challenging goals and drive AOP planning with Regional Supply Chain and local ExCom. - Drive and track performance for operational excellence indicators including cost, working capital (inventory investment), customer service and talent - Identify and ensure execution of projects and initiatives aimed to develop sustainable end-to end supply chain management capabilities **Main Responsibilities**: - Lead Colombia’s Go-to-Market S&OP; processes and maturity roadmap according to regional requirements / expectations and global standards. - Ensure effective preparation, socialization and output of the S&OP; meetings. Secure the quality of the inputs and oversee the execution of the agreed actions. - Be the “process owner” for the Demand Planning process, eliminate Forecast Bias and improve Forecast Accuracy. - Lead the DOM to ensure execution of the demand generation and fulfillment plans are fully in line with agreed upon plans - Responsible for warehouse and transportation operations (Currently operated by 3PL). Ensure continuous improvement and performance tracking - Elaborate and execute cost to serve budgets; manage and develop customer supply chain and order management processes, including collaborative initiatives with customers, order processing and delivery to customer logistics coordination. Define competitively advantaged service policies and ensure an execution consistent with such policies. - Develop a customer centric and continuous improvement culture in which supply chain becomes an integral part of our value proposition to customers. - Provide -on the ground support as required - to Regional Supply Chain in communication and alignment with Colombia’s factory, particularly with issues related to production planning and execution. - Identify, develop and manage local supply chain talent. - Actively participate as a member of the supply chain regional leadership defining the strategic agenda, capabilities roadmap, priority setting and overall supply chain governance throughout the Latin America region. **Education and Certifications** Required: - 4 to 5 year degree in engineering, operations/supply chain management, business or international commerce. - Certifications in Supply Chain or business administration, engineering, operations management or other equivalent experience. APICS CPIM certification would be a plus. Desired: - MBA **Experience** Required: - Experience of at least 7-9 years in supply chain functions; - Experience in other industries and market and distribution channels. - Experience as a manager and leading teams Desired: - Major multinational corporation industrial or consumer goods sector **Knowledge, Skills & Abilities** Required: - End to end supply chain expertise including demand planning, customer supply chain management, S&OP;, Inventory Planning, Export/Import operations and foreign trade. - Operations execution/daily management systems knowledge ( in SAP APO will be a plus ). - Working knowledge of all supply chain functions including logistics, distribution, warehouse, material management, procurement/strategic sourcing, customer services, invoicing. - Demand planning. - Assertive communication. - Strong negotiating skills and ability to collaborate and influence across value chain key constituents including Regional SC, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing and Finance teams. - Import process expertise (process and documentation). - Customer orientation with strong relationship building skills. - Solid analytical skills. - Fluent in English in written, speaking and listening conversations.