Coordinated a team of Supply Chain Managers embedded in the Commercial Units organizations across Europe.Improved supply reliability, accuracy, and on-time delivery, rebuilding trust in the value chain capabilities.Realigned operational procedures according to regional strategies and led several improvement initiatives to gain efficiency on decision making throughout improved visibility.

Business start-up in Romania: from business case to operational implementation, including legal entity incorporation, financial structuring, field operations, maintenance and administrative functions.Achieved 8,000 ha of Seeds harvesting and detasseling in the first year of operation.

Directed day-to-day activities and have successfully transformed the trading strategy into a farmer-oriented and integrated supply chain business model. Developed strategic practices on cost effectiveness, led projects, and provided oversight of team members which included facilitating training procedures that ensured all organizational objectives were met in the market. • Successfully increased exported volume from 300,000 tonnes to over 4 million tonnes per year through integration of… Show more Directed day-to-day activities and have successfully transformed the trading strategy into a farmer-oriented and integrated supply chain business model. Developed strategic practices on cost effectiveness, led projects, and provided oversight of team members which included facilitating training procedures that ensured all organizational objectives were met in the market. • Successfully increased exported volume from 300,000 tonnes to over 4 million tonnes per year through integration of processes and procedures focused on farmer-oriented strategy. • Conceptualized aggressive growth plans and increased country commercial coordination driving growth of active farmers portfolio to over 600 growers; sourcing 55% of the volume directly from the farm and capturing 25% of origination market share.• Strategically developed employee initiatives; re-designed the trading, logistics and execution functions and built a communications environment with increased employee engagement, high productivity levels, and highest levels of employee retention.• Directed the acquisition, take over and optimization of Black Sea terminal project valued at $130M and developed a logistic network of inland river facilities to strengthen footprint in the region.• Continually conducted operational analysis, business process re-engineering in multiple countries, made recommendations, and integrated optimization processes for farming, end-to end agricultural value chain and industrial processing, to ensure all objectives were aligned with organizational vision and marketing growth goals. Show less

Defined the global template for end-to-end operations with focus on enhancing productivity and efficiencies across supply production and distribution business models. Continually identified trends and business growth opportunities and maintained a structured working environment that ensured operational objectives were achieved.• Led the implementation of SAP-ERP supply-chain platform which offered diverse benefits across operations including increased productivity and efficiencies… Show more Defined the global template for end-to-end operations with focus on enhancing productivity and efficiencies across supply production and distribution business models. Continually identified trends and business growth opportunities and maintained a structured working environment that ensured operational objectives were achieved.• Led the implementation of SAP-ERP supply-chain platform which offered diverse benefits across operations including increased productivity and efficiencies levels.• Managed a cross business unit re-engineering initiative to improve global supply chain footprint which connected supplying and industrial regions from South America to destination markets in Europe and Asia.• Launched global dashboard reporting to track performance of end-to-end logistics performance across business units. Show less

Directed and established a global organization structure with daily oversight of 80+ team members and key responsibilities for 4 business units: Seeds, Crop Protection, Edible Oils and Commodity Trading with total annual revenue of $1.7B. Established strategic planning, reporting, and conducted analysis to make recommendation and implement solutions on issues influencing organizational performance.• Provided strategic oversight of $100M CAPEX which included crushing and edible oils… Show more Directed and established a global organization structure with daily oversight of 80+ team members and key responsibilities for 4 business units: Seeds, Crop Protection, Edible Oils and Commodity Trading with total annual revenue of $1.7B. Established strategic planning, reporting, and conducted analysis to make recommendation and implement solutions on issues influencing organizational performance.• Provided strategic oversight of $100M CAPEX which included crushing and edible oils refinery plants expansion projects; developed financial structures, ensured critical milestones were achieved, and established reporting model that provided accurate KPIs tracking.• Instrumental in optimizing SAP accounting closing procedures which reduced cycle time by over 20%.• Represented the organization on export taxes and related matters for the agri sector. Show less

Facilitated diverse administrative and financial practices in support of 50,000 farming hectares and 80 seeds processing plants; consistently developed new operational strategies and ensured all standard operating procedures were consistent across regions. Provided expert leadership in the import/export processes, facilitated competitive analysis, forecasting, projected business, and established all KPIs.• Strategized cross-company business processes, re-engineering to prepare the… Show more Facilitated diverse administrative and financial practices in support of 50,000 farming hectares and 80 seeds processing plants; consistently developed new operational strategies and ensured all standard operating procedures were consistent across regions. Provided expert leadership in the import/export processes, facilitated competitive analysis, forecasting, projected business, and established all KPIs.• Strategized cross-company business processes, re-engineering to prepare the organization for SAP implementation. Increased productivity across sales and distribution, material management, general procurement, production planning, quality management, and warehouse management full scope SAP logistics modules.• Implemented an integrated Business Planning philosophy for Seeds and Fertilizers production supported in the newly SAP logistic platform, including distribution logistic design and daily routing.• Delivered improvement initiatives for the supply and organization of crushing plants, guaranteeing a reliable permanent sourcing which led to production levels of 10,000 tonnes daily.• Redefined production planning methodology for edible oils manufacturing plants, reducing death times and improving overall efficiencies.• Facilitated historical performance research and analysis, developed recommendations, and integrated lean methodologies that reduced over $1M in costs on soybeans seeds carryover while improving productivity levels on hybrids crop production by over 15%. Show less