#57: Overcoming Industry-Specific Challenges and Changes

June 28, 2024
5:00 pm

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Randall ha sido Site Manager en River Point Medical durante más de 2 años, con funciones anteriores como Director de Operaciones en Resonetics durante casi 2 años y Director Regional de Operaciones y Cadena de Suministro en Griffith Foods durante más de 4 años. Antes de estas responsabilidades, Randall trabajó para Panduit como Gerente Senior de Operaciones Globales durante más de 9 años y para Intel durante más de 7 años.

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Randall has been the Site Manager at River Point Medical for over 2 years, with previous roles as Director of Operations in Resonetics for almost 2 years, and Regional Supply Chain & Operations Director in Griffith Foods for over 4 years. Before these roles, Randall worked for Panduit as a Senior Manager for Global Operations for over 9 years and for Intel for more than 7 years.

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Randall Ramírez: LinkedIn

Algunos de los aspectos más destacados del podcast:

Introducción de Randall Ramírez
Inició su carrera como ingeniero industrial en Timberland durante aproximadamente 1 año y pasó a Olympic Precision Machining como superintendente de producción. Cuéntenos sobre estos años iniciales y lo que pudo aprender y contribuir.
Posteriormente tuviste la oportunidad de pasar a una gran multinacional, Intel, como IE Productivity Group Manager. Háganos saber cómo este movimiento.
- Luego de 4 años de aporte, fuiste nombrado Gerente de Educación Superior. Cuéntanos sobre este papel clave.
Tienes el nuevo desafío de liderar una planta de fabricación para TechShope como gerente de planta. Cuéntanos sobre este nuevo desafío.
Asumiste un nuevo rol global en Panduit como Gerente Senior de Operaciones Globales, con el desafío de sincronizar y hacer más eficientes las operaciones. ¿Cómo fue este desafío?
Estos años en Panduit te permitieron mejorar la operación y hacerla más eficiente. ¿Cómo pudiste ejecutar tu Plan? ¿Usaste alguna herramienta digital específica?
Luego haces un cambio profesional diferente a Citi como vicepresidente | Operaciones – AML / KYC. Cuéntanos sobre este movimiento.
Regresó al negocio de ingredientes como Director Regional de Operaciones y Cadena de Suministro. ¿Qué desafíos enfrentó, específicamente en estos años enfrentó nuevas tecnologías de TI y una época de Pandemia que golpeaba a casi todos los negocios? ¿Cómo lo afrontaste?
Asumes el rol de Director de Operaciones de Resonetics y llegas a la industria médica. ¿Qué diferencias o similitudes vio en los procesos operativos y de la cadena de suministro en la industria médica y en la de ingredientes?
Asumes un nuevo desafío: Gerente General en River Point. Cuéntanos sobre este nuevo desafío liderando una organización médica.
¿Cuáles son las ventajas clave que la industria médica ha encontrado al establecerse en Costa Rica? ¿Es el Talento la clave secreta?
Los últimos 5 años han sido de aceleración en nuevas Tecnologías, altas transformaciones y digitalización en la Cadena de Suministro, ¿cómo viviste esto durante estas experiencias anteriores?
¿Cómo deberían planificar el futuro los equipos de liderazgo dentro de la organización en este camino acelerado de innovación y transformación?
¿Qué recomendaciones y consejos para que los profesionales desarrollen su carrera en Supply Chain y alcancen niveles C de roles?
¿Cuál es tu mensaje final para la audiencia?
Despedida

Some of the highlights from the podcast:

Introduction of Randall Ramirez
You Initiated your career as an Industrial Engineer in Timberland for about 1 year and moved to Olympic Precision Machining as a Production Superintendent. Tell us about these initial years and what you were able to learn and contribute.
Later you got the opportunity to move to a great Multinational, Intel, as an IE Productivity Group Manager. Let us know how this movement.
- After 4 years of contribution, you were appointed Higher Education Manager. Tell us about this key role.
You got a new challenge to lead a manufacturing location for TechShope as a Plant Manager. Tell us about this new challenge.
You assumed a new global role in Panduit as a Senior Manager for Global Operations, with a challenge to synchronize and make more efficient the operations. How was this challenge?
These years in Panduit let you improve the operation and make it more efficient. How you were able to execute your Plan? Did you use any specific Digital tools?
Later you make a different career move to Citi as a VP | Operations – AML / KYC. Tell us about this movement.
You moved back to the ingredients business as Regional Supply Chain & Operations Director. What challenges did you face, specifically in these years you faced new IT technologies and a Pandemic time that was hitting almost all businesses? How did you face it?
You assume an Operations Director Role for Resonetics, arriving in the Medical Industry. Which differences did you see or similarities in the Operational and Supply Chain processes in the Medical Industry and the Ingredients one?
You assume a new challenge: General Manager in River Point. Tell us about this new challenge leading a medical organization.
What are the key advantages that the Medical Industry has found in establishing in Costa Rica? Is the Talent the key secret?
The last 5 years have been a speed out on new Technologies, high transformations, and digitalization in the Supply Chain, how did you live this during these previous experiences?
How Leadership teams inside organization should be planning the future in this accelerate path of innovation and transformation?
Which recommendation and advice for professionals to develop their careers in Supply Chain and reach C Levels of roles?
What is your final message to the audience?
Farewell

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About the Host:

The host, Xabier Basañez is a well-rounded Supply Chain expert, with end-to-end experience in different industries: FMCG, Logistics, 3PL, and Retail. He is a natural Processes synchronizer strengthening organizational operations. He loves to connect supply chain professionals to create spaces for discussion and analysis, focusing on LATAM & USA.

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