María Isabel Brennan

A bilingual Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations Senior Executive with extensive experience managing diverse global operations for Fortune 500 corporations and private companies. Manages multibillion-dollar budgets and leads transformation initiatives for start-ups, digital innovation, growth, scalability, and navigating business downturns. Expertise includes Lean manufacturing, business development, new product introduction, procurement strategy and execution, Six Sigma and process improvement, enterprise project management, and change management. Highly valued for innovative solutions and fostering a team atmosphere that encourages open debate and informal communication. Representative Accomplishments ♦ Developed and implemented a Supply Chain Digitalization Roadmap for scalability and future growth following the integration of S/4HANA (Ariba / IBP / TM / Salesforce / Celonis / AI). ♦ Engineered operating improvements, resulting in a 400% return to private equity investors and retired 30% of company debt. ♦ Reduced global capital expenditure (CapEx) by 50% through project rationalization and prioritizing higher-return projects. ♦ Reduced operating costs by 35%, converted the manufacturing site to 24x7 operations and applied Lean manufacturing. ♦ Developed a supplier quality process that decreased defective materials by 30% without increasing staffing requirements. ♦ Deployed a Kanban inventory control system, halving production materials and machine parts shortages. ♦ Utilized continuous process improvements to increase efficiency by 35% and asset utilization by 15% while reducing ingredient waste by 5% (annualized). ♦ Halved consumer complaints and increased productivity by 20% through implementing ISO 9000, BBS, TPM, 5S, and technology improvements. ♦ Decreased the global recordable accident rate by 77% (0.067 TRR) by initiating awareness programs, safety audits, and aggressive incident follow-up and corrective action. ♦ Led customer supply chain operations through natural disaster recoveries, staffing reorganizations, and SAP implementation, increasing customer satisfaction and timely delivery metrics.