Silvia Castillo

Responsible of the supply chain management & operation, as well as the development of strategic plans to contribute, from Supply, to further improve productivity, quality, agility and customer service throughout the region.

- Manage and control the Demand Planning Process on country. - Responsible for the generation of a 36-months' rolling forecasts, in close coordination with all necessary contributors or stakeholders, such as customers, sales & marketing, regulatory and finance. - Setting up and maintaining monthly demand-planning cycles i.e. monthly rolling order forecasts process. - Responsible for balancing country Demands & Supply / production plans and ensure adequate stock levels and shelf life of stocks . - Upload S&OP approved monthly forecast into the ERP system. - Leverage on internal and external sales data to ensure awareness of In-market sales development and market trends, as well as knowledge of sales & marketing activities.

- Strategic planning of safe routes - Customs procedures - Sales & Operations Planning | Improve Forecast Accuracy - Cost analysis - Supplier development - Inventory administration - Analysis and decision making in logistics and transport - Distribution channels - Customer service

- Ensure that vehicles are roadworthy - Ensure drivers comply with traffic and drivers’ hours rules - Rail networkuse - Statistical analysis to examine travel data or accident records - Truckload transportation, scheduled and charter barges, rail barges, intermodal bulk chemical hauls

- Continuous supply of raw materials - Inventory and stock management - Merchandise distribution - SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) - Maximus and minimous stock - MRP (Material requirements planning) - Maximum use of space - Direct materials planning and requirements - Annual physical inventory - Scrap control

- Price negotiation - Strategic purchasing management - Focus on company's customer needs - Negotiation processes - Management tools - Suppliers development - Contracts preparation - Credits with suppliers - Purchase order preparation - In time materials reception - Invoice receipt and payment monitoring

Desarrollando como proyecto final de Máster, un plan integral de operaciones empresarial para una empresa real, desde el desarrollo del proyecto y la gestión de los componentes teóricos hasta la metodología práctica para analizar la cadena de suministro y aportar soluciones factibles.