Ana Botello

Performed inventory control for different locations, such as Mexico, Caribbean, Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, among others.

• Delivering inventory targets every month (cash & Days)
• Making deep dive in supply chain for nutrition
• Maintained effective team member communication in order to forecast volume & associated cost, that have direct impact in cash flow.
• Responsible for posting accounting month closing, classifying in categories and specific headings.

Leading a team of planning professionals to drive the site’s production plans and build schedules as per defined timelines. Generated the factory’s build plan in accordance with capacity and raw material availability to support Retail Mx Savoury, UFS Mx Savoury, Retail Exp USA, Canada, UI, Latam, among others. forecast for Build to Stock, Build to Order requirements and Projects.

Highlights:

• Senior management & decision making in Lerma, working with local, regional & global teams
• Synergy with different stakeholders allowed the best DR in 7 years 97%
• Advise the leadership team to approve and proceed with investment plan, +4 production lines +3 mixers

Ensured reliable product availability and optimized service levels, inventory, and supply chain. Besides continuously coordinated & monitored the flow, informed stakeholders and took proactive decisions to target could be met

Highlights:

• Orchestrated synergy between capacity, demand, complexity and effectiveness in 2 sites: Tultitlán & Lerma
• Consistently delivered & exceeded +99% DR for (Dressings, Maizena & UFS)
• Executed successful transitions; sleeves to paper labels, virgin resin jars to PCR jars, NOM51.
• Strategic planning & crisis management due to COVID-19

Played an essential role in supply chain. Used analytical, marketing, and sales data to effectively estimate future product demands. Planning inventory flow, analyzing statistical data, generating forecasting solutions & communicating the business service risks - action plans.

Highlights:

• Achieved the best service level that deodorants reached in 5 years, increased +4% in DR.
• Excellent service (100%) at key strategies for UL, Julio Regalado, WM summer support and Temporada Naranja.
• Implementation of 2 new brands (ego & Savile)
• Effective synchronization with 6 sourcing units.
• Dove Forecaster in H1 2019. Predicted business's future sales and financial condition by analyzing the company's current data statistics

• Focused on reporting and monitoring: Write off governance for finished goods for 2 main categories of Personal Care (Deodorants & Hair) . Inventory routing between CDU and external warehouse. Followed up imports from Argentina & Canada U
• Provided ad-hoc analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based inputs into forecasting

• Head of security and operation focused on fostering safety culture through observation, identification and feedback. Naucalpan: safer plant at Unilever LATAM 2016. Safety observations increased up to 200% by operators and supervisors. In less than 6 months, more than 12% water of annual consumption was reduced.