Industrial Engineer focused on Operations and Supply Chain Management with over 15 years of experience leading and optimizing production processes and leading strategic supply chain negotiations globally.
Specialized in internal operations and supplier management, with a strong track record in applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to boost efficiency, cut lead times, and ensure quality and cost compliance. Expert in KPI development and data-driven demand planning, aligning performance with strategic goals. Proven leader in coordinating cross-functional teams and fostering continuous improvement, driving profitability and strengthening the supply chain for global competitiveness
Years of post-bachelor's degree training
OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION
Provide leadership to the Production department to optimize processes and enhance operational efficiency.
KEY POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Recommendation Proposals: Present actionable suggestions to enhance product quality.
Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives for ongoing process enhancements.
Staff Performance Monitoring: Evaluate and enhance team effectiveness and efficiency.
Operational Analysis: Assess workforce utilization, facility layout, and production costs to maximize worker and equipment efficiency.
Plant Performance Optimization: Implement adjustments for overall plant performance improvement.
Training Development: Identify training needs to foster staff growth.
Time Studies and Improvements: Conduct time studies to propose effective process enhancements.
Agile Methodologies: Apply agile methodologies to increase operational flexibility.
Relationship Building: Foster collaborative relationships to boost productivity.
Developed and implemented production engineering processes that improved efficiency, reduced costs, and met customer requirements.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION
Lead and oversee the execution of strategies, policies, and engineering plans during the company's transition to a matrix organizational structure.
KEY POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Alignment: Implement methodologies to ensure alignment between engineering and operations teams through strategic initiatives and balanced scorecard frameworks.
Execution of Strategy: Drive effective strategy execution via measurable objectives, continuous improvement, and robust business processes.
Senior Management Collaboration: Participate in executive committees (CEO, CMO, COO, CPO) to align all company teams.
Project Management: Adapt and manage ongoing projects using cloud platforms (monday.com) to streamline operations.
Safety Compliance: Ensure adherence to safety standards in the design, production, and execution of international events and audiovisual broadcasting.
Financial Oversight: Manage budget creation and control to meet financial obligations with external engineering and production suppliers.
Diversification Strategy: Plan and oversee the company's research and development strategy for a live trading platform (livecommerce).
Technical Guidance: Advise on the development of artificial intelligence algorithms for real-time object detection in the livecommerce platform.
Investment Generation: Forge partnerships with capital investment funds (Colombia Productiva, 500 Latam).
Operational Efficiency: Ensure adherence to budgetary constraints and optimize operating costs and supplier management.
Continuous Improvement: Foster ongoing training and improvement initiatives for personnel.Determine, execute, and supervise the strategies, policies, and engineering plans of the new stage of the company (reorganization into a matrix organizational structure).
Implement the conceptual framework, methodologies, and approaches to ensure the strategic alignment of the company's engineering and operations execution teams through strategic alignment and balanced scorecard implementation.
Ensure effective execution of strategy through measurable objectives, concrete actions, Continuous Improvement, and implementation of Business Processes.
Participate in senior management committees, to ensure proper alignment of all company teams (CEO, CMO, COO, CPO).
Adaptation, alignment, and management of the company's ongoing projects through the implementation of cloud platforms (monday.com).
ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations for the design, production and execution of events and audiovisual broadcasting on an international scale.
Ensure compliance with financial obligations to external engineering and production suppliers through proper budget creation, utilization, and control.
Plan, organise, direct and control the company's diversification strategy in the research and development project for the creation of a live trading platform (livecommerce).
Providing technical advice on the research and development project for the creation of a livecommerce platform to the engineering and development team on strategies for the implementation of artificial intelligence algorithms focused on computer vision (development of computer vision algorithms for real-time object detection).
Generate approaches with capital investment funds (Colombia Productiva, 500 Latam).
Comply with the budget and the correct execution of the company's procedures.
To guarantee the continuous improvement of the operation and the constant training of the personnel in charge.
Ensure and increase profitability, developing and controlling operating costs and supplier management.
EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES, Solanye Sanchez, Diego Casadiego, Lina Rodriguez, Sonia Escobar, Paula Andrea Vargas