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• More than 20 years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain and Foreign Trade in the Consumer Goods, Foods and Beverages, Pulp & Paper, Chemical & Petrochemical, Oleo chemical, Renewable Derivatives & Construction sectors for Brazil, Latin America and Globally.• Deep expertise in complex negotiations involving the world's largest suppliers in the consumer goods chain. Significant knowledge of Supply Chain Management strategies (Purchase, Logistics, Planning, Operations, and Projects).• A vast knowledge of (direct and indirect) cost reduction; cash flow improvement (working capital); zero-based budgeting (ZBB); procurement as a source of innovation; Strategic Sourcing, and Value Engineering.• International experience in global market development and cultural integration in international environments.• Strong leadership and people development skills.• Holds degrees in Business Administration and Foreign Trade (UBC), a Master of Business Economics (MBE) degree from FGV/SP, an MBA in Business Management from FIA and an international MBA in Business Strategy from the University of La Verne, California, USA.• Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.MY EXPERTISE LIES IN:Procurement | Purchasing | Sustainability | Supply Chain Management | Strategic Sourcing | Global Sourcing | Raw Materials & Ingredients | Market Inteligence | Indirect Materials | Capex | MRO, General Expenses | Services) | Contract | Trading | Make vs Buy Analysis | Supply Chain Management | Logistics Chain | Foreign Trade | Business Strategy | Value Chain | Process and Methodology | KPI Management | Due Diligence - M&A Process | Sourcing | Restructuring | Optimization Process | Cross-Functional | Strategic Business Relationships | Team Development
Saint-Gobain Brasil
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Chief Procurement OfficerSaint-Gobain Brasil Aug 2022 - PresentSão Paulo, São Paulo, Br
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Executive Procurement DirectorSaint-Gobain Brasil Jun 2020 - Jul 2022São Paulo, São Paulo, Br
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Regional Procurement Director – South AmericaBerry Global, Inc. Jan 2017 - Mar 2020Evansville, In, Us• Reporting to the CEO for South America (Brazil, Argentina and Colombia), was responsible for the region’s Supply and Foreign Trade teams, with a total spend of USD 350 MM/year, having negotiated the main supply, electrical energy, MRO, CAPEX, and services contracts, saving USD 19 MM/year.• Developed global performance metrics and a goal plan common to all regions, managing a team of 18 people in 3 countries, restructuring the teams and creating functional organizational charts, which resulted in a better distribution of the activities and career plan in the area.• Led a change management process with the Supply Chain team, fostering a culture of belonging and effective contribution to the business, collaborating in the creation of working pillars that encompassed from the area’s vision and mission to its governance, thus generating active participation in the company’s decisive forums, as well as an increased performance level of the area.• Drafted and implemented new purchasing and procurement policies for materials, supplies and services, adjusting internal controls, ensuring effective management and solutions to fight fraud and errors in the organization's procurement processes, creating good practices, more robust processes, and ensuring the area’s compliance. -
Global Procurement ManagerOxiteno Jan 2014 - Jan 2017Br• Created a Global Procurement area for the company's Renewable Derivatives, ranging from hiring local and global teams, to designing processes, to creating policies and systematizing activities aiming to satisfy the sustainability demands of global customers and meet BU requirements.• Developed a market intelligence tool that monitored the price movements and global supply & demand of major commodities and feedstocks, defining negotiation strategies, generating greater competitiveness among players and leveraging results with a saving of R$ 30 MM/year .• Ensured that the company had healthy margins and trade competitiveness by implementing procurement strategies for oleochemical supplies in Asia, adapting the entire supply chain with end-to-end negotiations, from origination to inbound and outbound freight, to warehousing, saving R$ 12 MM/year.• Implemented the procurement front in the brownfield capacity expansion project at the Pasadena plant in Texas, USA - which expands North America's portfolio of surfactants and specialty chemicals -, negotiating all raw material, logistics and facilities contracts, on schedule and without disrupting business. -
2012/13 Sabbatical Year ExperienceSabbatical Break Dec 2012 - Jan 2014 -
Head Of Procurement – Latin AmericaBimbo Bakeries Usa Dec 2010 - Nov 2012Horsham, Pennsylvania, Us• Managed the Supply and Foreign Trade operation with a budget of R$ 1.2 BI/year for Latin America. Implemented the Strategic Sourcing tool with McKinsey Consulting in the area of supplies for the entire region, generating a saving of approximately R$ 15 MM in 2 years.• Coordinated the greenfield construction project of the Brasília Plant, the second largest bakery production site in the world and the most modern, world-class production site of its kinds in Latin America, hiring MOD services and implementing automation lines and systems, reducing by 20% the project’s CAPEX budget.• Led the region's Supply and Import Team, developing and training teams to achieve high-performance results focused on negotiation and strategic vision of the value chain, positively impacting regional and global P&L results. -
Supply Chain Executive ManagerSuzano Nov 2008 - Nov 2010São Paulo, Sp, Br• Innovated in the paper sector with the creation of a project to promote and produce modified cassava starch, together with the Bahiamido Group, to generate a new supply option, negotiating with traditional suppliers, generating greater competitiveness and a significant 35% average reduction in prices.• Conducted the procurement process of Conpacel - JV between Suzano and Fibria, coordinating the procurement front, redesigning operational processes, systems, organizational structure, and purchasing synergies, which resulted in a saving of R$ 70 MM upon completing the acquisition.• Managed a straightforward and low-cost contract network, adding value to all 3 businesses (Paper, Pulp and Forestry) through cost reductions, purchasing scale, innovation, and better-quality services, creating price and payment-term policies that resulted in the saving of R$ 25 MM/year. -
Commodity Manager – Latin AmericaAb Inbev Jan 2001 - Nov 2008Leuven, Be• Responsible for one of the largest LATAM (agricultural packaging and commodities) budgets/purchases of more than R$ 1 BI/year, with a strong cost reduction and focus on added value. Responsible for mitigating more than 70% of the annual inflation, providing a saving of approximately R$ 50 MM/year.• Led teams in multidisciplinary and innovation projects (9 countries), with a track record of success in change management, acting as PMO in organizational structuring, creating functional organization charts that resulted in a better distribution of purchasing activities and synergies with savings in all categories.• Implemented the BOPP label verticalization project to meet the needs of all soft drink plants in South America, reducing the cost of the plastic resin portfolio by R$ 6 MM/year, ensuring greater competitiveness for the business and compliance with in-house technical specifications. -
Purchase SpecialistClariant Dec 1997 - Jan 2001Pratteln, Basel-Country, Ch• Executive responsible for a portfolio of EUR 30 MM / year covering the categories of MRO, CAPEX and Services, reporting to the Executive Purchasing Manager - South America.• Led Strategic Sourcing projects for the categories of Services Purchases such as International Freight, Travel, Consulting and HR and MKT Services.• Managed all categories of Indirect in the region, working directly with the internal areas and stakeholders.• Acted as a "focal point" and later "multiplier" in the implementation project of the MM SAP module in the LATAM region. -
Foreign Trade AnalystDupont Feb 1996 - Nov 1997Wilmington, De, Us• Responsible for the execution of the Import and Export processes, reporting to the Foreign Trade Manager.• Coordinated the Import and Export processes of the Automotive Paint business to South America, supporting the Sales and Supplies teams.• Implemented the In-Sourcing project of the Foreign Trade area, designing the processes, governance model and training of new employees.• Managed imports of machinery and equipment for factory expansion, using different import modalities, specialized international logistics and tax incentives capture. -
Finance InternProcter & Gamble Jan 1995 - Jan 1996Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
Cesar L. Education Details
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University Of La VernePost-Mba Certificate - Advanced Business Strategy -
Fia - Fundação Instituto De AdministraçãoBusiness Management
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Fgv - Fundação Getulio VargasCeabe
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Cesar L. works for Saint-Gobain Brasil
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Cesar L.'s current role is CPO | Director | Procurement | Strategic Sourcing | Purchasing | Supply Chain Management | Foreign Trade.
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Cesar L. attended University Of La Verne, Fia - Fundação Instituto De Administração, Fgv - Fundação Getulio Vargas.
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