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Foster Win is a privately held company in Brazil specialized on leveraging customer results through providing support on business strategies and execution.The expertise on Procurement processes and a smart and compliant way of purchasing definitely puts the company into the position of being a solid partner to significantly reduce costs, ensure quality and protect the reputation of the customers.Along with that, Foster Win also puts customer in a more significant weight on relating to suppliers due to the aggregation of volumes, empowering every company to get higher level of pricing and quality to services contracted.On a complementaty stream, Foster Win acts as a partner to small companies and sole entrepreneurs to format their business on readiness to source for investors and have clarity whether it is needed or the company can achieve growth by itself.As the name speaks by itself, Foster Win embraces the need of the customer, empowers them and provide guidance on how to best move forward and achieve their goals.

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Redmond, Washington, Us

- Responsible for Procurement Strategy and Engagement for Americas Headquarter, Brazil and LATAM New Markets- Accumulated Controls activities from previous position and act as the focal point for all Procurement community advisory regarding Controls- Projects for transformation of current third-party staff into services format contracts (BPO - Business Process Outsourcing), aiming for policy compliance and labor liability mitigation in the region- Standardization and service improvement for Car Fleet Program in LATAM, implementing a regional hub for services centralization, reporting and strategy alignment to Global Program

Redmond, Washington, Us

- Coverage of 9 countries + LATAM New Markets (12 smaller countries) and total spend of US$ 150 Million- Responsible for the complete supplier database due diligence process, focused on anti-corruption aspects based on FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) to guarantee Microsoft LATAM spend is reasonable and mitigate corruption risks- Single point of contact for Procurement Partners to discuss processes, policies and address improvement opportunities, dealing Procurement Managers in local LATAM subsidiaries and as per demand in other regions- Centralization and lead of the organizational projects in Procurement for the region, aiming to the best resources allocation and region standardization – “One single voice in LATAM”- Responsible for the Procurement Desk – BPO support to stakeholders on frequent inquiries through Procurement mailboxes (7), training schedule and delivery to the subsidiaries and Supplier Performance Management- Continuous improvement of controls and best practices- Enhance the end to end process and control framework in subsidiaries in a standar and Regional format- Ensure integrity of the compliance with corporate and local procurement policies and procedures

Redmond, Washington, Us

- Strategic leadership to create effective procurement function to drive growth, productivity, profitability and brand enhancement- Drive increased efficiency throughout the Area reducing costs, risk and. Conduct bidding and negotiations with suppliers to reduce cost and ensure an open and objective process is used to award contracts- Establish professional procurement processes with strong internal controls to mitigate risks- Provide training and increase awareness in the organization about processes to drive policy understanding and compliance- Ambassador for Microsoft towards vendors and customers in line with the Company values- Drive execution of Global Procurement Group strategy and priorities in the subsidiaries- Partner with local leadership teams to develop Procurement Priorities- Continuous improvement of controls and best practices- Lead annually audit of the top vendors to ensure goods and/or services are provided as they are contracted- Leverage savings and increased usage of category cards to selected and approved vendor roster and price tables- Provide ad-hoc sourcing and negotiation support as needed to award work and to explicitly avoid even the perception of conflict of interest- Enhance the end to end process and control framework in subsidiaries- Incorporate local standards of business conduct for procurement- Ensure integrity of the compliance with corporate and local procurement policies and procedures- Review all “high risk” PO transactions to ensure compliance and detect and stop POs from being opened to any inappropriate or potentially fraudulent or corrupt vendors- Drive quarterly procurement dashboard ratings up to attain world-class levels of business value and reduced supply risk- Drive and facilitate region training and awareness procurement policies and procedures

São Paulo, Sp, Br

- Technological Innovation Program and Tax Bennefits Manager due to Innovation law in Brazil responsible for multinational customers- Program awareness, processes structuring and stakeholder management focused- Visit to all related BU in order to provide support and manage resources (internal and external) for Program continuity- Contribution, due to Finance Manager experience, on the financial results appropriation and validation- Management reports and good walk-through on high level, both customer and own Company, for the holistic view of the Program

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

- Training focused program based on career development and next steps- Finance Manager career assessment- Skills and target evaluation program

London, Gb

- Responsible for stakeholder engagement for Procurement Processes- Responsible to attend Security, HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Government Affairs, Logistics (Sales and Distribution) and Strategic Planning Areas- Sourcing strategies validation for new suppliers identification and implementation- Acquisition strategies for purchase processes, evaluating and deciding the appropriate approach for each situation- SLA monitoring for services and products along with customers areas- Responsible to provide adequate guidelines for Procurement teams in order to achieve the service level expected from stakeholders- Categories Planning and budgeting process influence in the Company- Focal point for the relationship between Procurement and Business Areas in the Company for strategic planning- Responsible for expectation alignment of Procurement deliveries through the Company- Guarantee the right allocation of resources to attend stakeholders demand

London, Gb

- As Finance Manager, I was responsible for the engagement with RPC Management, with a solid relationship built- Methodology development and monitoring of sales results, in comparison to costs and margin allocation through accounting close- Finance Manager responsible for the formalization and negotiation of Latin America contracts for services rendered (Accounts Receivable documentation support)- Results analysis of the business unit operation (P&L) and direction to strategy alignment- Responsible for budget and planning process with the respective results comparison and explanation for identified variances- Finance Manager responsible for influencing and monitoring of budget forecast accuracy- Finance Manager representative in RPC projects for regional and global scopes• Finance Manager responsible for Technological Innovation Program in Brazil- Responsible for the process development for Program implementation in the Company- Fiscal benefits (taxes deduction) promoted by Brazilian Government (50% reduction of IPI on equipment purchase dedicated to R&S and Income Tax deduction)- Finance Manager present in all Business Units of the Company (2 Product Factories, 1 RPC, 3 Leaf Factories, Headquarter and minor sites through the country)- Governance Model development and documentation process for benefits utilization- Auditing and compliance focal point for Government verification of program usage in the Company

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Headcount reconciliation (Actual vs. Plan)- Allocation and approval for operational spending budget- Management spend analysis reports for Latin American results monthly- Marketing spending control, budget allocation, projects creation and accrual processes for quarterly close- Procurement internal audit to ensure compliance to corporate guidelines- Fixed assets depreciation and new projects analysis- Operational, Marketing and Headcount planning cycles, with quarterly reviews- Marketing projects investments analysis to the region (ROI)- SAP Project implementation in Latin America, providing information for the system metrics configuration and processes improvement needed through system changes- Huge interaction with all the areas in the Company (Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Planning, Accounting, HR)- Super-user of the Marketing tool (legacy system) used in the Company- System aptitude for quick identification of issues (reports)- Auditing of Invoicing process of local sales (Latin America)- Responsible for the reimbursement process for Co-marketing campaigns made by partner Companies

Osasco, Br

Responsible for non-compliance analysis, generation of managerial reports, attendance to internal and external stakeholders, direct negotiations for pendant receivables and students database maintenance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Corporate Strategy

Bacharelor, Business Administration