Diego Souza

Experience

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  Taco Loco Franchising

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  Assistente Administrativo

  • Supply management.• People management.• Formatting in franchising.• Supplier and customer relationship management.• Financial and accounting control.

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  Schneider Electric

  Jul 2014 - now

  • Develop, implement, and monitor quality assurance systems and standards across the supply chain.• Conduct supplier audits, root cause analyses, and corrective action plans to address quality issues.• Collaborate with suppliers to establish and maintain quality benchmarks, ensuring alignment with company and industry standards.• Supplier Development. • Build and nurture strategic relationships with suppliers to improve their capabilities, reduce costs, and ensure consistency in performance.• Lead initiatives to onboard, train, and evaluate suppliers, driving continuous improvement programs.• Identify and mitigate risks in supplier performance and compliance.•Logistics and Operations Management:• Oversee logistics operations, ensuring efficient coordination of inbound and outbound shipments.• Optimize transportation strategies to reduce costs and improve delivery timelines.• Implement and monitor KPIs to track logistics performance, such as on-time delivery, freight cost, and lead times.• Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, or other methodologies to identify inefficiencies and improve supply chain and logistics processes.• Drive initiatives to streamline workflows and reduce waste while maintaining product quality.• Team Leadership and Collaboration. • Lead cross-functional teams to align logistics and quality objectives with organizational goals.• Act as a key liaison between suppliers, procurement, production, and customers to address quality and delivery issues.• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. Show less • Apply E2E replenishment strategy to improve the process and customerssatisfaction.• Manage the inventory of finished goods, raw materials and WIP.• Lead supply chain improvement project such as change of flow and packaging,inventory optimization, automatization of process and other.• Deploy RPA on Supply Chain activities.• Develop dashboards on Tableau in order to make easier taking decisions.• Lead and support on audits.• Management of kanban.• Advanced knowledge in tools: Master Data SAP focused on MM, OneMM, SSP,Prism, bFO, E2E Control Tower and Tableau. Show less • Ensure that material scheduling strategy and processes are in place and work effectively in order to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum stock levels, whilst optimising costs.• Take ownership of material planning issues that arise, including over or under delivery and take any follow up actions especially in the event of material shortages that affect production.• Manage inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place.• Seek and recommend solutions to overcome issues arising in order to meet production requirements and address operational risks.• Design, develop and implement flexible solutions to aid business efficiency, drive process improvements and add value.• Support continuous improvement initiatives• Ensure that professional and consistent materials planning processes are applied across the business.• Ensure that any Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) is effective and that data is accurate and up to date and solve any issues as required.• Take overall responsibility for obsolete parts process and ensure business is left with minimum liability and minimal waste.• Ensure strategic and operational information, reports and metrics are available to share with others in the business as and when required.• Report on achievement of targets and identify any corrective action.• Manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.• Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports.• Monitor and ensure that staff under supervision maintain accurate material schedules to get the right materials on site at the right time.• Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all. Show less • Purchase analysis;• Preparation of management reports;• Planning and control of national and imported materials;• Monitoring with international and national suppliers and foreign trade;• Preparation and execution of projects in internal and external processes with suppliers;• People management;• Logistics non-conformity;• Supplier management;• Export activities;• Analysis of the sales portfolio;• Deploy of Dashboards and Macros;• Preparation of reports in Power BI;• Process tools, e.g. Visio. Show less • Purchase analysis;• Planning and control of national, imported and subcontracted materials;• Follow-up with international and national suppliers and foreign trade;• Management of Kanban and VMI;• Deployment of Green Belt projects;• Continuous improvement projects internally and at the supplier;• Responsible for the company's inventory, reducing and preventing provision and excess stock;• Manage Logistics KPI's;• People management;• Logistics non-conformity;• Supplier management;• Production planning and control to meet the master production plan. Show less

  • Logistics & Quality Leader

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Planning Coordinator

    Oct 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Planning Supervisor

    Jul 2021 - Oct 2023

  • Inventory & Supply Chain Specialist

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  • Senior Planning Analyst

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Logistics Analyst

    Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Junior Planning Analyst

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Junior Materials Programmer

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Planning Intern

    Jul 2014 - Dec 2015