S&OP Leader - LATAM

GE HealthCare; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Healthcare is seeking a S&OP Leader for Latin America to drive inventory optimization, fulfillment performance, and PSI planning across LATAM.

You will partner with Modality, Commercial, Supply Chain, Order Management, and Operations to turn data into action and ensure on-time delivery, revenue protection, and customer satisfaction.

This role requires ownership, structured problem solving, and the ability to lead priorities end-to-end across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business with 2+ years in supply chain, distribution, sales operations or order management.
• Experience with ERP, Excel, and BI tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving using data analysis.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional leadership.
• Fluent English and advanced proficiency in Portuguese and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Lead LATAM inventory strategy and governance to improve turns and reduce obsolete stock.
• Establish disciplined inventory monitoring by modality and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate fulfillment escalations regionally and with global partners to improve on-time delivery.
• Manage fulfillment escalations with structure, urgency, and ownership.
• Lead regional S&OP and PSI processes with actionable insights and alignment.
• Drive logistics optimization to reduce international freight costs.
• Oversee Phase-In/Out and New Product Introduction with cross-functional partners.
• Lead materials planning for consoles and accessories, mitigating shortages.
• Promote proactive communication, standardization, automation, and data quality.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Project coordination

Multilingual: English, Portuguese, and

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

The S&OP Leader for Latin America is responsible for leading activities and processes that support the Operations, Modality, and Sales organizations in achieving business objectives across the region.

The role drives inventory optimization, fulfillment performance, logistics productivity, and the accuracy of the Production, Sales, and Inventory (PSI) plan. Working in close partnership with Modality, Commercial, Supply Chain, Order Management, and Operations teams, the S&OP Leader provides data-driven insights, identifies risks and opportunities, and leads mitigation actions across all LATAM countries.

Success in this role requires strong ownership, excellent communication, structured problem-solving, and the ability to independently lead priorities from identification through resolution.

Job Description

GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally.

We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health -digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead LATAM inventory strategy and governance, driving cross-functional actions to improve inventory turns and reduce aged, excess, obsolete inventory, and obsolescence reserves.
• Establish disciplined inventory monitoring routines by modality, proactively identifying risks and leading mitigation plans to protect customer satisfaction and revenue recognition.
• Serve as the LATAM focal point for fulfillment escalations, coordinating regional and global stakeholders to mitigate delivery risks and improve on-time delivery performance.
• Manage fulfillment escalations with structure, urgency, and disciplined follow-through, ensuring clear ownership, timely stakeholder communication, and visibility of risks, actions, and next steps.
• Lead and continuously improve the regional S&OP and PSI processes, ensuring accurate plans, actionable insights, stakeholder alignment, and accountability.
• Drive logistics optimization initiatives aimed at reducing international freight costs.
• Coordinate regional Phase-In, Phase-Out, and New Product Introduction activities in partnership with Modality, Product, Commercial, and Operations teams.
• Lead materials planning for consoles, accessories, and other relevant materials within the inventory strategy, mitigating shortages and minimizing risks to customer satisfaction and revenue recognition.
• Lead business-critical topics end-to-end while promoting proactive communication, process standardization, automation, data quality, visibility, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, with at least 2 years of relevant experience in supply chain management, distribution, sales operations, or order management.
• Working knowledge and experience with ERP, Excel, and BI Tools.
• Strong analytical and complex problem-solving skills, leveraging data analysis and systemic solutions.
• Ability to effectively coordinate and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong time management and execution skills, with high accuracy and minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Fluent English and advanced proficiency in Portuguese and Spanish.

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS certification.
• Postgraduate degree and/or MBA.
• Change-oriented profile with a proven ability to develop and lead sustainable process improvements and adapt to evolving business needs.

GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership - always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

Relocation Assistance Provided

No