Regional Engineering Supervisor

About the role

The Regional Engineering Supervisor will lead the identification, design, evaluation, and implementation of innovative technologies and engineering solutions across LATAM Warehouse & Transportation operations. This position combines deep logistics expertise with strong technical and leadership capabilities to drive operational excellence, automation, and digital transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the technical subject matter expert across end‑to‑end logistics processes, including inbound, warehouse management, inventory control, order fulfillment, outbound distribution, transportation, returns and reverse logistics.
• Lead engineering studies, process redesign initiatives, warehouse optimisation projects and network improvement programmes.
• Support distribution centre expansions, layout redesigns, material‑flow improvements, capacity planning and operational readiness.
• Partner with Operations, IT, Digital, Procurement, Finance, Quality and external suppliers to design and deploy innovative solutions.
• Drive implementation and optimisation of ERP platforms (SAP) as well as WMS, TMS, WCS, control towers, IoT, digital twins and advanced analytics solutions.
• Identify, assess and implement technologies such as autonomous mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic picking, vision systems, autonomous inventory counting, automated packing, AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, generative AI, RPA and smart‑warehousing solutions.
• Lead proof‑of‑concept assessments, feasibility studies, business cases, pilots, implementation plans, adoption strategies and benefits tracking.
• Manage project scope, resources, budgets, timelines, risks, change control and stakeholder communications.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Production, Logistics, Supply Chain or Automation Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in logistics, distribution, warehouse operations, supply‑chain engineering or automation.
• Proven experience leading people and multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong project‑management experience including planning, budgeting, stakeholder management and risk mitigation.
• Proficiency in Portuguese, English and Spanish and willingness to travel up to 20% across LATAM.

Required skills

• SAP ERP
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Warehouse Control System (WCS)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Digital twins
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning
• Predictive analytics and generative AI
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Autonomous mobile robots
• Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS)
• Robotic picking and vision systems
• Autonomous inventory counting and automated packing