Ruben Barretto
Plano,TX
Summary
Result and Relationship oriented Supply Chain Executive with 20+ years experience in Telecom industry, working in 04 different countries (Brazil, Sweden, Mexico and USA). Experienced Senior leader who led multiple teams and an organization of 300+ resources in multiple countries responsible for a business value north of 4BUSD and a budget of 100+ MUSD. Team-oriented Telecom leader with proven leadership and motivational skills successful in helping group members achieve business goals. Respectful and clear communicator focused on enhancing teamwork and collaboratively addressing challenges with logical approaches. Skilled in building relationships and enhancing employee satisfaction to drive work performance.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Group Supply Americas
Ericsson Inc
Plano, TX
04.2021 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategies to optimize operations of the group.
- Collaborated with senior management on strategic planning initiatives.
- Implemented best practices across the organization in order to improve processes.
Director of Supply Chain
Ericsson Inc
Plano, Texas
11.2016 - 03.2021
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as sales, marketing, finance, customer service and engineering to ensure successful delivery of products or services.
- Created contingency plans for material shortages or other disruptions in the supply chain process.
- Managed a team of personnel responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations within the supply chain department.
- Assisted with forecasting demand based on historical sales data as well as current market conditions.
- Monitored stock levels, identified trends and created solutions for inventory control.
- Led initiatives aimed at improving customer service by reducing lead times through enhanced order fulfillment processes.
- Identified and rolled out both short- and long-term supply chain plans while optimizing procedures to decrease annual expenses.
Head of Supply HUB Operations
Ericsson Telecom Mexico
Guadalajara, Jalisco
04.2013 - 10.2016
- Increased the market coverage USA, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean islands.
- Worked with legal and Trade in order to optimize tax incentives (IMMEX) for the company.
- Increased scope of products and services in the HUB, making it the main Americas HUB for Ericsson distribution of Telecom equipments
Director of Supply Preparation and Exports
Ericsson Telecomunicacoes
Sao Jose Dos Campos, Sao Paulo
07.2008 - 04.2013
- Developed the Export of Radio Base Stations and other Telecom equipments from Brazil to South American market.
- Created a team focused on Cost Leadership in order to keep Brazilian factory competitive with the other global factories
- Managed staff, financials and key performance indicators to facilitate business operations.
- Recruited, hired, and trained employees on operations and performance expectations.
Customer Logistics Manager
Ericsson Sweden
Stockholm, Stockholm
06.2007 - 06.2008
- 1 Year Long Term assignment in Ericsson HQ in Stockholm managing a team of approx 15 resources responsible for customer Logistics for the Americas (from Argentina to Canada)
- Prepared monthly reports summarizing logistics performance against established goals.
- Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner by working closely with internal departments such as Sales, Finance.
Manager, Export Operations
Ericsson Telecomunicacoes Brazil
Sao Jose Dos Campos, Sao Paulo
07.2004 - 05.2007
- Enforced customer service standards and resolved customer problems to uphold quality service.
- Contributed to first exports from Ericsson Brazil to MERCOSUR (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).
- Maintained adequate staffing to meet objectives within budget.
Order Manager
Ericsson Telecomunicacoes
Sao Jose Dos Campos, Sao Paulo
11.2000 - 06.2004
- Coordinated with internal departments to monitor the status of orders.
- Maintained accurate records of all transactions in the company database system.
- Developed and implemented procedures for efficient order management operations.
Education
Executive Education - Business Leadership
International Institute For Management Development
Switzerland05-2016
MBA - International Relations
FGV - Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Sao Paulo, Brazil12-2004
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
UNIP- Universidade Paulista
Brazil12-1996
Skills
- Industry Expertise
- Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring
- Market Knowledge
- Innovation management
- Organizational Development
- Production Management
- Operations Management
- Budgeting and finance
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
- Continuous Improvement
- Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese Basic Swedish
Languages
Swedish
Elementary
English
Full Professional
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Head of Group Supply Americas
Ericsson Inc
04.2021 - Current
Director of Supply Chain
Ericsson Inc
11.2016 - 03.2021
Head of Supply HUB Operations
Ericsson Telecom Mexico
04.2013 - 10.2016
Director of Supply Preparation and Exports
Ericsson Telecomunicacoes
07.2008 - 04.2013
Customer Logistics Manager
Ericsson Sweden
06.2007 - 06.2008
Manager, Export Operations
Ericsson Telecomunicacoes Brazil
07.2004 - 05.2007
Order Manager
Ericsson Telecomunicacoes
11.2000 - 06.2004
Executive Education - Business Leadership
International Institute For Management Development
MBA - International Relations
FGV - Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
UNIP- Universidade Paulista
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