LA Logistics Safety Leader
Buenos Aires - Argentina
Job Summary
The Logistics Safety Leader for Latin Americais responsible fordefining driving and sustaining the regionallogisticssafety strategy ensuring consistent deployment oflogisticssafety programmes and governance across all LA operations.
The role focuses onstrengtheningour Safety Culture across the regionbypromoting safety leadership ownership and accountability at all levels.The person willbe responsible fordrivingourcontinuouslogisticssafetyimprovementsthrough robust KPIsmonitoring field engagement andcross functionalcollaboration.The role will also ensuretherobust governance ofEVD/iPOMSleadingroot cause analysis (RCA) andpromotingstrong field engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Drive and sustain theLogistics Safety Strategyfor the Latin America region aligned with global safety priorities.
Lead deployment and governance oflogisticssafety programmes ensuring consistent execution across all LA operations.
Own regionalEVD andiPOMSgovernance tracking adoption data quality and performance against targets.
Leadincident investigations and RCAs ensuring strong preventive and systemic actions are implemented and closed.
Define monitor and reportlogisticssafety KPIsidentifyingtrends risks and improvement opportunities.
Conductand monitor programmes forgembawalks site visits andride alongtovalidateexecution and reinforce safety culture.
Participate in and supportSafetyeCAPsaudits ensuring calendar adherence clear action plans are defined based on audit gaps and actions are closed on time.
Ensure all owned warehouses are conducting the Daily SafetyShift meetings ensuringmeetingadherencefollow-upscare completed andaccountabilityisin place.
Buildlogisticssafety capability through coaching and engagement withlogisticsteams carriers and key stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in supply chain Logistics Engineering Operations Safety or a related field.
8 years of experienceinlogistics transportation supply chain or safety roles with direct exposure tologisticssafety risk management.
Proven experience drivingsafety programmes in complexmulticountyoperations preferably across Latin America.
Demonstrated experience managing chemical dangerous goods safety and chemical warehousing risk management including handling storage transportation and regulatory compliance requirements in logistics operations
Stronghands-onexperience leadingincident investigations and Root CauseAnalyses (RCA) with a focus on systemic and preventive actions.
Demonstrated experience definingmonitoring and managingsafety KPIs(leading and lagging indicators).
Solid understanding oftransportation safety chemical transfer risk contractor safety andlogisticsoperational risks.
Experience conductingfield engagement activitiessuch asgembawalks site audits andride alongprogrammes.
Ability to influence and lead without direct authority engagingcross functionalstakeholders (Operations Engineering Procurement Safety).
Strong analyticalproblem-solving and communication skills with the ability to present clearly to senior leadership.
Willingness totravelfrequentlywithin the LA region.
Fluent inEnglish and Spanish(written and verbal).
Preferred Qualifications
Professional safety certifications (e.g.NEBOSH CSP IOSH or equivalent).
Direct experience implementing or governingdigital safety tools and engineeredfailsafesolutions.
Experienceparticipatingin or leadingSafetyeCAPs or structured safety governance forums.
Background working withglobal safety frameworksin matrix organisations.
Demonstrated success indriving safety culture transformation includingbehaviour-basedsafety visible leadership andspeak upculture.
Experience working withthird-partycarriers andlogisticsservice providersinhigh-riskor regulated environments.
Strongchange managementcapability witha track recordof converting strategy into disciplined execution.
Portuguese languageproficiencyis a strong plus.
About Company
Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources.