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About the Role/ What You Will Do
The PSLD Senior Manager Logistic role is responsible for the key support and execution functions in managing, inbound and outbound processes in South America.
Manages a team of transportation professionals that oversees and strives to maximize the efficiency of transportation networks.

• Optimizing shipments and communications between, manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and partners.
• Organizing, operationalizing and monitoring ground transportation, air and ocean transportation network for global supply chain solutions.
• Managing relationships and processes with key carriers to ensure satisfactory levels of service.
• Overseeing carrier selection and renewals and participating in contract negotiations. Seeking new carriers and transportation routes.

Main areas of the position

• Inbound: Ground transportation management, quality & damage governance supporting Piracicaba; freight audit/validation import and export (reconciliation processes) supporting Piracicaba, Campo Largo, Piracicaba Distribution Center (Parts), Gensets and H&R.

• Outbound: Machines and gensets export processes supporting Piracicaba, Campo Largo and PSB. Parts export processes of the following facilities: Piracicaba, Campo Largo, PSB (Power System), H&R, Solar and (Parts). For Solar facility, besides the export processes, this position is also responsible for the import processes, freight audit and local inbound. This role is also responsible for trade and customs compliance, assessments, audits processes, Supply Chain security programs, such as AEO, CT-PAT, Export Controls, etc.

• This position leads some other areas as dotted line:

• Brazil internal logistic: MPN-BLC receiving, storage and distribution; attachments and components packaging, machines, and components shipments supporting Piracicaba facility

• MPN Material Planning: International & Domestic Suppliers material planning and Inventory Management

• Logistics Procurement: Domestic & international transportation contracts, brokers, port & airport terminals contracts and spot quotes.(Piracicaba, Campo Largo, Aftermarket, Gensets, Solar, Perkins and Hose & Reman)

• Inbound & Outbound GMM: international transportation management and projects governance (Piracicaba, Campo Largo and Brazilian suppliers)

Further, this role owns the Continuous Improvement journey for the division, with programs that drive toward improving automation, monitoring, and analytic capabilities.

• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing, foster a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.

• Execute multiple priorities & business requirements. Develops solutions that best meet the needs of the enterprise, with options to meet differentiated business capabilities as needed.

• Develops & manages budget for area of accountability, as well as freight cost reductions.

• Delivers highly available, leading services through best-in-class service level management practices with the ability to flex with changing business demands.

Skill Descriptors:
Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Continuous Transformation: Knowledge of evolving the business to remain competitive; ability to understand, adapt oneself to respond to and proactively seek changes and innovation in the business environment to improve the competitive advantage of an organization.
Organizational Leadership: Knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing, and achieving objectives.
Talent Management: Knowledge of the critical competencies required to achieve intended results; ability to generate consistent approaches for hiring, selection, retaining and leveraging talent across the organization.
Matrix Management: Understanding of the importance of being able to leverage external resources when required and ability to build and use effective working relationships within own department and across department, functional, and geographic reporting lines.
Basic Qualifications
Education: College degree is required
Language: Pre - Advanced English is required
Top Candidates Will Have:

• Experience in Logistics, Supply Chain Operations, Trade Foreign and Customs Compliance

• A Lean or Continuous Improvement background.

• An ability to translate between technical and business language, creating a bridge between the support organization and the Caterpillar business they serve.

• Experience as a leader of leaders.

• Advanced level of English

The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
Some of the offered benefits*:

• Medical plan

• Dental plan

• Medicines reimbursement

• Psychological, Legal, Social and Finance Support Program

• Private pension plan

• Profit share

• Meal assistance

• Christmas basket

• Transportation

• Life and personal insurance

• Extended maternity and paternity leave

• Employee resources group (Young Professional, Women in Networking, LAMBDA (LGBTQIA+), Latin Group and Active in Sport

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• Caterpillar reserves the right to change or modify benefits at any time, subject prior notice and in compliance with legal requirements. Benefit elegibility may vary by position and location.

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