RODOLFO ARRUE

Fortune 500 world-leading manufacturers of industrial tools and storage and engineered fastening systems.

• Led regional S&OP/IBP planning and execution, integrating demand, supply, finance, and commercial priorities across LATAM to strengthen strategic alignment and business outcomes.
• Designed and deployed a visionary financial intelligence system in Power BI, transforming static reporting into an interactive decision platform with global scalability, creating an estimated $700K in value.
• Developed Power BI dashboards and scorecards that became templates for global KPI tracking initiatives.
• Delivered actionable insights on sales, inventory, service levels, and forecast accuracy to support executive decision-making through advanced analytics.
• Led and coordinated cross-functional collaboration and initiatives to maintain service levels, optimize inventory, and drive continuous improvement.

• Led daily service level monitoring, backorder recovery, and E&O reduction strategies.
• Monitored and analyzed actual demand by executing forecast adjustments aligned to trends and commercial initiatives.
• Launched IRWIN portfolio distribution across Latin America, leading rationalization, sourcing and system configuration.
• Fortune 500 world-leading manufacturers of industrial tools and storage and engineered fastening systems.

Company Overview: One of the world’s largest beauty companies, with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, cosmetics, and skin care.

• Managed transition of P&G brands post-merger, increasing forecast accuracy to 97%.
• Led regional/global S&OP process, ensuring supply chain planning aligned with commercial goals.
• Monitored SKU and customer performance to strengthen demand control and improve forecast reliability.
• Partnered with Customer Service to maintain service-level targets while balancing inventory levels.
• One of the world’s largest beauty companies, with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, cosmetics, and skin care.

Company Overview: A leading market research company that specializes in understanding consumer behavior and purchasing trends.

• Reduced operational costs by 12% through route optimization.
• Increased quality performance by 13% via follow-up protocols and team training.
• A leading market research company that specializes in understanding consumer behavior and purchasing trends.

Company Overview: An apparel company, which sells university-licensed sportswear in the bookstore market to over 3000 colleges and universities.

• Managed procurement and inventory for $3.5M in raw materials.
• Implemented MRP systems and supplier negotiations, achieving lead times and cost reductions.
• Supervised supplier negotiations, import processes, and raw materials warehouse operations.
• Generated weekly MRP reports as inputs for production planning.
• An apparel company, which sells university-licensed sportswear in the bookstore market to over 3000 colleges and universities.

Company Overview: A consumer goods company that meets every day needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with various brands.

• Led demand forecasting process for the Middle Americas Region (9 countries).
• Delivered €40K in savings on a single innovation project, later scaled as regional best practice.
• Increased flexibility of the production plan guaranteeing on-time product availability, controlling inventory cover days and maximizing the service level.
• Reduced inventory by 12 days (1.5% improvement) through optimized demand-supply balancing.
• Recognized as 'Forecast Accuracy & Fill Rate Champion' for consistent KPI leadership.
• A consumer goods company that meets every day needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with various brands.

Company Overview: A group dedicated to food distribution businesses, institutions, and airlines.

• Implemented ISO 9001:2000 and reengineered core processes, resulting in $150K in annual savings.
• Applied GMPs, SPC, and MPS tools to improve productivity and guarantee compliance in FDA/USDA-regulated operations.
• Supervised production lines, warehousing, and continuous improvement teams.
• A group dedicated to food distribution businesses, institutions, and airlines.

Company Overview: Recruitment firm offering expert staffing services specialized in top hospitality chains.

• Directed staffing operations for major hospitality clients across South Florida.
• Led Managed client relationships and cross-functional team performance.
• Recruitment firm offering expert staffing services specialized in top hospitality chains.