Fernando Almeida Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Supply Chain Design for Cross Border Transportation Network.
• End-to-end project ownership;
• Following best practices for designing a global supply chain, carrier onboarding and tech integration;
• Launching and ramping the supply chain solution;
• Monitoring performance through metrics;
• Communicating project status updates to leadership;

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Pathways is a three-year Operations Leadership Development Program designed to rapidly develop talented MBA or Masters-level graduates and high-potential transitioning military leaders with the skills they need to be Amazon General Managers and Directors. Pathways members will develop leadership skills and gain a deep knowledge of the business through a.

West Lafayette, IN

Teaching assistant for the MGMT 295 course of Professional Career Management. My activities are to assist students with the weekly assignments and review them. From cover letter, resumes and company research reviews to elevator pitch practices, the course is aimed to help students be better prepared for the job search and the professional world. It has.

Foley, Alabama, United States

• Improved visibility of inventory workload status, by creating real-time task dashboard
• Reduced labor work, by leading and executing continuous improvement projects of process flow
• Created and executed plan for every part and maintain master data for purchased parts
• Excellence Award for Performance and Execution
• ACE Associate Certificate

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Managed the logistic department of the company, inbound and outbound flows. My responsible included also the distribution center team and inventory management.Key achievements included:
• Reduced shipping supplies cost in 25% by proposing new master carton design
• Optimized productivity for workforce demand through daily planning
• Generated visibility for sales dept forecasts by implementing picking tickets status report
• Executed inventory physical count and audit, leading third party firm
• Managed team of 42 individuals (4 direct reports, 38 indirect)

• Responsible for monitoring the imports and domestic logistics processes door to door.Key achievements included:
• Decreased freight costs in 10% (lowest in company’s history) by leading freight BID among 6 carriers.
• Achieved 21% cost reduction & U$41k on tax credits by proposing different accounting entry for shipments.
• Generated U$70k of savings/year by changing shipping mode from express to regular, no effect on sales.
• Cut down product returns from 6% to 2,9% by leading project with multiple departments.
• Led operational projects of dc movings, cost optimizations and department structure

São Paulo E Região, Brasil

• Responsible for Men / Kids / Home Textile Import Operations door to door, in contact with purchase managers and suppliers, coordination of services provided such as international transport, insurance, domestic.
• Created visibility over factories production process in Asia and diminished quality issues, by collaborating on formulation of a new demanded quality inspection process at origin.
• Conducted 95% of shipments on time, reducing delays in clearance, by constant follow up over documentation and logistics requirements.
• Ensured department’s standards and procedures would be continued by being responsible for training of 2 new analysts.

São Paulo E Região, Brasil

• My main responsibility was to assist area coordinator on imports operational process. I also worked for customer service generating follow ups and delivery status to sales department.
• Responsible for all import process of client, allowing superiors to take other responsibilities
• Learned all concepts and procedures of Imports, Customs Clearance, and International Logistics

Barueri, SP

Cargo expedition, order quantity audit, losses reports,

Master'S Degree, Mba

Activities and Societies: Krannert Latin American Business Association, PresidentAwarded merit-based scholarship as a Graduate Assistant.

Supply Chain Management Certificate, Supply Chain

Bachelor'S Degree, Foreign Trade & International Business

Activities and Societies: GECEU - Grupo de Estudos de Comércio Exterior da Unifieo