Español:
Eliane Cantão es Directora de Cadena de Suministro para LATAM de Nissan en Brasil. Anteriormente, Eliane trabajó en Cummings y en Valid en el área de adquisiciones. Anteriormente, Eliane pasó más de 16 años en la industria farmacéutica y Takeda se desempeñó como gerente de proyectos de cadena de suministro y otras funciones. Antes de Takeda, trabajó con Kepler Weber y Delphi e inició su carrera en General Motors en Brasil.
English:
Eliane Cantão is the Supply Chain Director for LATAM at Nissan in Brazil. Previously Eliane was working in Cummins and in Valid in the procurement field. Before, Eliane spent over 16 years in the Pharma industry with Takeda performing as Supply Chain Project Manager and other roles. Before Takeda, she worked through Kepler Weber and Delphi and initiated her career with General Motors in Brazil.
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Algunos de los aspectos más destacados del podcast:
- Presentación de Eliane Cantão
- Iniciaste tu carrera en General Motor aprendiendo sobre Ingeniería y luego en Adquisiciones, un área clave en la cadena de suministro. ¿Cómo fue este aprendizaje?
- Después de estos primeros años, explorará nuevos roles en el campo de adquisiciones en Delphi y en Kepler Weber, trabajando también en planificación de materiales. Cómo fueron estas dos experiencias. ¿Qué aprendizajes clave obtuviste?
- Se mudó a una nueva industria, la farmacéutica en Nycomed, donde trabajó en materiales, fabricación por contrato y gestión de acuerdos. ¿Qué importancia tiene la fabricación por contrato en la industria farmacéutica?
- Un nuevo desafío gestionando toda la Cadena de Suministro en Takeda Pharmaceuticals en una nueva Geografía: EE.UU. ¿Cómo lo afrontaste? ¿Qué habilidades utilizaste para enfrentar este nuevo desafío como Gerente Sr de Proyectos – Cadena de Suministro Internacional?
- Te ascendieron a Gerente de Proyectos de Cadena de Suministro. ¿Cómo fue este nuevo rol?
- Después de esta experiencia, pasó por diferentes roles gerenciales en Valid y Cummings en Brasil y Estados Unidos. ¡Cuéntanoslo!
- Se ha estado desarrollando en la función de Adquisiciones dentro del Paraguas de la Cadena de Suministro. Esta es un área clave en la cadena de suministro de extremo a extremo. ¿Cuáles son los elementos clave de Compras para cualquier Cadena de Suministro?
- Ahora llegó un nuevo desafío, liderar la función de Cadena de Suministro en Nissan como Director de Cadena de Suministro – Sudamérica. ¿Cómo empezaste a afrontar esta nueva responsabilidad en una nueva industria?
- Durante los últimos 10 años, se ha iniciado una transformación digital en la Cadena de Suministro, que se aceleró con la Pandemia. ¿Cuál es la importancia de la Transformación Digital? ¿Cómo lo ves?
- ¿Cuáles son las tendencias futuras que cambiarán la forma en que definimos la Cadena de Suministro?
- ¿Qué recomendaciones y consejos para que los profesionales desarrollen su carrera en Supply Chain?
- ¿Cuál es tu mensaje final para el joven profesional por su carrera en la industria?
- Despedida
Some of the highlights from the podcast:
- Introduction of Eliane Cantão
- You initiated your career in General Motor learning on Engineering and later in Procurement, a key area in the Supply Chain umbrella. How it was this learning?
- After these initial years you explore new roles in the procurement field in Delphi and in Kepler Weber also working on Material Planning. How it was these two experiences. Which key learnings you got?
- You moved to a new industry, the Pharma one at Nycomed, working on materials, contract manufacturing and managing agreements. How important is the contract manufacturing in the pharma industry?
- A new challenge managing the entire Supply Chain in Takeda Pharmaceuticals in a new Geography: USA. How did you deal with it? Which skills did you use for facing this new challenge as Sr Project Manager – International Supply Chain?
- You were promoted to Supply Chain Project Manager. How it was this new role?
- After this experience you moved through different Managing roles in Valid and Cummings in Brazil and USA. Tell us about it!
- You have been developing in the Procurement function inside the Supply Chain Umbrella. This is a key area in the End-to-End Supply Chain. Which are the key elements of Procurement for any Supply Chain?
- Now came a new challenge, leading the Supply Chain function in Nissan as Supply Chain Director – South America. How did you start to face this new responsibility in a new industry?
- During the last 10 years, a digital transformation has started in the Supply Chain, and accelerated by the Pandemic. Which is the importance of Digital Transformation? How do you see it?
- Which are the future trends which will change the way how we define the Supply Chain?
- Which recommendation and advice for professional to develop their careers in Supply Chain?
- Which is your final message to the young professional for their careers in the industry?
- Farewell
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