Sr Supply Chain Manager (South America)
A Empresa JR Simplot é uma organização diversa, de propriedade privada, com fortes raízes na agricultura e o agronegocio negócios. Somos uma verdadeira empresa do campo à mesa, com operações que abrangem todos os aspectos da agricultura, incluindo produção de sementes, agricultura e pecuária, ciências vegetais, fabricação de fertilizantes, processamento de alimentos, desenvolvimento de produtos comerciais e distribuição.
Summary
Key Responsibilities
- Establishes and maintains strategic relationships with domestic and international partners. Participates in development of purchasing and logistics strategies in line with business requirements.
- Defines strategies for sourcing, buying, expediting, planning, warehousing, and distribution. Implements collaborative forecasting and planning initiatives.
- Leads the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, working closely with supply and demand teams to develop integrated sales, inventory, production, customer service, and financial plans.
- Works cross-functionally with planning, purchasing, sales, marketing, finance, and other key stakeholders to create and execute supply plans that meet service and financial objectives.
- Oversees end-to-end supply chain operations including warehousing, distribution, transportation, logistics, customer service, and inventory management across the region.
- Provides leadership and oversight of inventory planning and control processes, ensuring optimal inventory levels, minimizing obsolescence and carrying costs, improving inventory accuracy, and supporting customer service and financial objectives across markets.
- Partners closely with Sales and Commercial teams to support business growth through operational excellence, cost optimization, and customer-focused supply chain solutions.
- Develops and executes operational strategies aligned with business objectives while translating strategic priorities into actionable plans and measurable results.
- Leads, coaches, and develops a high-performing supply chain team, fostering employee engagement, accountability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Directs staffing, talent development, succession planning, and performance management programs for supply chain personnel.
- Influences and collaborates with stakeholders across local, regional, and international teams to drive alignment, execution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Supports and manages supply chain operations across multiple countries within Latin America, ensuring consistency, compliance, and operational effectiveness
Typical Education
Relevant Experience
- 10+ years of progressive Supply Chain leadership experience.
- Experience leading regional supply chain operations including warehousing, distribution, transportation, logistics, customer service, and inventory management.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing teams, including managing managers and direct reports.
- Experience supporting multi-country operations across Latin America preferred.
- Proven ability to drive operational improvements, process optimization, and business performance in complex supply chain environments.
- Experience partnering closely with commercial and sales organizations to deliver customer-focused solutions and business growth.
- Background in FMCG, food manufacturing, agriculture, or related industries preferred.
Required Qualifications
- Based in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Fully bilingual in English and Portuguese, with the ability to effectively communicate across local, regional, and international teams.
- Spanish language proficiency is strongly preferred due to regular collaboration with customers, business partners, and teams in Argentina and other Spanish-speaking markets across Latin America.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%, including regular travel within Brazil and Argentina.
- Experience managing and developing teams of up to five direct reports.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams while maintaining employee engagement and driving alignment with business strategy.
- Strong background in Supply Chain Management, including:
- Warehousing and Distribution
- Transportation and Logistics
- Customer Service Operations
- Inventory Planning and Control
- End-to-End Supply Chain Execution
- Demonstrated ability to partner closely with Sales and Commercial teams, enabling business growth through operational excellence, cost optimization, and customer-focused supply chain solutions.
- Strong execution mindset with a track record of delivering results, improving processes, and ensuring operational efficiency in complex supply chain environments.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and translating strategic objectives into actionable operational plans.
Other Information
Must have senior-level leadership experience in a supply chain and logistics environment, with a proven record of delivering results through continuous improvement and operational excellence. Demonstrated understanding of transportation, distribution, inventory management, inventory control, and supply chain economics is required.
The successful candidate will possess strong execution skills, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization, and experience balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day operational requirements. The role requires excellent organizational, planning, communication, and team-building skills, along with the ability to conceptualize, design, implement, and monitor supply chain strategies, policies, processes, and systems.
Broad business knowledge across sales, customer service, purchasing, logistics, finance, IT, and other functional areas is strongly preferred. Familiarity with network optimization and supply chain modeling is desirable.
ID da Requisição de Emprego: 26999
Viagem requerida: Up to 50%
Localização(ões): GF Office - Sao Paulo, GF Office - Olivos
País: Brazil
**A Empresa JR Simplot tem orgulho de ser um empregador que oferece igualdade de oportunidades e considerará todos os candidatos qualificados para emprego, independentemente de raça, cor, religião, origem nacional, idade, gênero ou qualquer outro status protegido.**