The Senior Logistics Manager is a key leadership role responsible for driving workforce capability, operational excellence, and resilient logistics performance at the Ecolab Buenos Aires site. This role supports recruiting and talent planning efforts, fosters continuous improvement, and ensures strong team engagement and site-level execution. As the senior logistics leadership presence in Buenos Aires, the position operates with a high level of independence, builds credibility and trust across a broad matrixed organization, and influences behavior and results without relying on positional authority. The position partners closely with functional leaders across North America and Global Logistics through informal reporting relationships to align strategies, share best practices, and support global logistics objectives.
What’s in it For You:
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The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments
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The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
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The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
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Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Talent Strategy
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Support recruiting, onboarding, and talent planning for the local logistics organization.
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Develop and maintain talent pipelines and talent pooling strategies to ensure continuity and future capability.
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Coach, engage, and develop team members to build a high‑performing, inclusive, and resilient workforce.
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Drive local team engagement initiatives aligned with global people strategies, including quarterly developmental and team-building activities across the supply chain team.
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Create opportunities for logistics teams to connect across functions, understand one another’s work, and share knowledge through forums such as town halls, lunch and learns, and similar activities.
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Establish a routine with logistics leaders to review talent, identify high-performing team members, and align development actions that build future capability.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
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Champion continuous improvement initiatives across logistics and supply chain processes.
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Identify, prioritize, and execute operational improvements using data, KPIs, and structured problem-solving, coaching individuals to understand performance gaps and take action.
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Take ownership of onsite technical, operational, and people-related issues impacting logistics performance, resolving them locally when appropriate and escalating clearly when additional support is required.
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Drive the local organization toward timely action and sustained results rather than relying primarily on coordination or escalation to off-site leaders.
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Promote standard work, best practices, and operational discipline.
Site Performance & Resiliency
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Develop and maintain resiliency and contingency plans to mitigate risk and ensure business continuity.
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Navigate competing priorities and ambiguity while determining when to act locally and when to involve regional or global leaders; partner with stakeholders to align local execution with broader supply chain strategies.
Collaboration & Global Connectivity
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Build credibility and trusted relationships across the Buenos Aires logistics and supply chain organization and with key stakeholders outside Buenos Aires.
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Drive alignment across a highly matrixed organization, building commitment and accountability among teams and stakeholders without direct reporting authority
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Maintain strong informal reporting and collaboration relationships with North American and International Markets.
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Share insights, best practices, and lessons learned across regions.
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Act as a key site representative in cross‑regional initiatives and projects.
Community & Stakeholder Impact
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Support community impact initiatives and local engagement aligned with company values.
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Represent the logistics function in site‑level discussions and broader stakeholder engagements.
Qualifications
Required
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Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
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Minimum 3 years of leadership experience, managing teams or leading functional initiatives.
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Strong Supply Chain or Logistics background in an operational environment.
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Demonstrated experience in talent development, talent planning, team engagement, team building, and continuous improvement.
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Strong problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity in a matrixed environment.
Preferred
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Advanced degree (MBA, master’s in supply chain, operations, or leadership).
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Experience working in multinational or matrixed organizations.
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Exposure to site resiliency planning and operational risk management.
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Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
Key Competencies
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Relationship building and influence without authority
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Leadership presence, ownership, and sound escalation judgment
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Action focus and accountability for results
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People leadership, coaching, and team building
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Talent planning and workforce development
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Continuous improvement mindset
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Cross-regional collaboration
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Operational resilience and execution
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Data-driven decision-making
Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.
