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Elías Cruz es el Director de Operaciones para México y LATAM en US Cotton durante los últimos 4 años. Anteriormente, Elías trabajó para Danone Waters y se desempeñó como Asesor Técnico del Vicepresidente de Operaciones en diferentes geografías: Asia, Europa, Medio Oriente durante 8 años y anteriormente trabajó como director de planta en México durante 3 años. Antes de su experiencia en Danone, Elías trabajó para Coca Cola Femsa en México como Gerente de Ingeniería y Gerente de Proyectos. Inició su carrera en ABB.

English:

Elias Cruz is the Operations Director for Mexico & LATAM in US Cotton for the last 4 years. Before this initiative, Elias worked for Danone Waters, and served as Technical Counselor to Operations VP through different geographies: Asia, Europe, Middle East for 8 years, and previously worked as a Plant Director in Mexico for 3 years. Before his experience in Danone, Elias worked for Coca Cola Femsa in Mexico being Engineering Manager and Project Manager. He initiated his career in ABB.

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Elias Cruz: LinkedIn

Algunos de los aspectos más destacados del podcast:

  • Introducción de Elías Cruz
  • Su tiempo inicial en ABB como ingeniero de proyectos en Suecia
  • Tu llegada a Coca Cola Femsa en México
    • Su experiencia como Gerente Senior de Proyectos de Ingeniería
    • Su nombramiento como Gerente de Ingeniería
    • ¿Qué aprendizajes te dejaron estos 4 años en Coca Cola?
  • Una nueva empresa Danone y nuevas responsabilidades
    • Director de Planta en Danone Waters
    • ¿Qué desafíos enfrentó?
    • Asumió un nuevo rol clave como asesor técnico del vicepresidente de operaciones
    • ¿Qué proyecto y experiencia por toda Asia, Medio Oriente y Europa consideras más relevante en tu viaje?
  • Regresar a México para fundar y administrar TRS Vending
    • ¿Qué aprendizaje obtuviste en este proyecto?
  • Nuevo proyecto en US Cotton
    • Director de Operaciones en México y LATAM
    • ¿Cuáles fueron los mayores desafíos durante la pandemia?
  • ¿Cómo ve la importancia de la cadena de suministro a través de todos los roles de fabricación que desempeñó en Coca Cola y Danone?
  • ¿Cómo ve la relevancia de la transformación digital de las funciones de Cadena de Suministro y Manufactura a través de sus responsabilidades anteriores?
  • ¿Qué habilidades considera más importantes para liderar la función de Operaciones en una organización?
  • ¿Su recomendación final para que los profesionales desarrollen sus carreras?
  • Despedida

Some of the highlights from the podcast:

  • Introduction of Elias Cruz
  • Your initial time in ABB as a Project Engineer in Sweden
  • Your arrival to Coca Cola Femsa in Mexico
    • Your experience as a Senior Engineering Project Manager
    • Your appointment as a Engineering Manager
    • Which learnings gave you these 4 years at Coca Cola?
  • A new company Danone and new responsibilities
    • Plant Director in Danone Waters
    • Which challenges did you Face?
    • You took a new key role as Technical Counselor to Operations VP
    • Which project and experience through all Asia, Middle East and Europe you consider the most relevance in your journey?
  • Coming back to Mexico to found and manage TRS Vending
    • Which learning you got in this project?
  • New project in US Cotton
    • Director of Operations in Mexico & LATAM
    • Which were the biggest challenges during the Pandemic?
  • How do you see the importance of the Supply Chain through all the Manufacturing roles you performed in Coca Cola and Danone?
  • How do you see the relevance of the digital transformation of the Supply Chain and Manufacturing functions through your previous responsibilities?
  • Which skills do you consider the most important for leading Operations function in an organization?
  • Your final recommendation for professional to develop their careers?
  • 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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