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São Paulo E Região, Brasil

About Gallo: Annual turnover of R$ 1 bi, 34k tons/year, 3 CD’s,1 Factory. Fourth brand in the olive oil world ranking, and first in Brazil. Acts with players such as Sovena, Bertolli and Filippo Berio.Gallo is a Joint Venture between Unilever and Sociedade Francisco Manuel dos Santos. Responsabilities:•Reports to the President Gallo Brasil. •Oversight to the logistics and control tower teams, Forecasting & Supply planning, imports trade, budgeting and financial analysis for operations activities, regulations and quality assurance.•Optimization of customer service order delivery. Achievements: •Created an advanced demand, inventory and Imports tracking system, slashing overstocking rates by 40%; successfully improving cash flow while maintaining a 92% customer service level (on time and in-full).•Ensure operational excellence for Ocean freight shipments, achieving 94% on-time attainment. •Championed the adoption of advanced sourcing tools, leading to enhance decision-making and logistics spend visibility. •Negotiated key contracts and optimized domestic transport service procurement, delivering a cost reduction of 20% thought dedicated fleet and backhauling circuits. •Cultivated a major enhancement in relationship with Port offices, reducing the operational import cost in 25%. •Executed a R$ 60.3 million / year Total Supply Chain cost program, that propelled the operations team to exceed the service and efficiency targets.•Successful implemented a BPO for Customer Service Delivery, Transport Control Tower; and Foreign Trade, resulting in a 15% cost saving across the import and domestic logistics cost and 53% reduction in average lead times. •Implemented strategic partnership enhancing distribution efficiency, expanding product reach and improving the speed to market.•Team Leadership and Development. Manage a team of 30+ employees, fostering a high-performance work culture by implementing training programs and cascading the goal structure.

São Paulo E Região, Brasil

About Neovia:Annual turnover of R$ 1,4bi 796k tons/year, 11 Factories and 19 distribution centers. Neovia is an animal feed company, such as Cargill, land O’Lakes and Purina Animal Nutrition.Neovia is part of ADM Group.Responsabilities:•Reports to VP of Operations •Direct and control logistics and Supply Chain business strategies and programs for two business units. Overseeing the optimization of the company’s network infrastructure.•Management of inbound and outbound transport & warehouse footprint within the region. Oversight R$ 150 million / year spend and tender process for transport.Achievements:• Implemented RFDI and WMS technologies. Increase 20% efficiency and 70% accuracy thought successful RFDI & WMS integration in distribution processes. • Revolutionized freight tendering and major Cost-Saving negotiation. Redesigned tendering procedures that led to a notable 20% increase On-Time delivery records and 35% reduction on No-Show penalties over two-years, thought transport insourcing across multiples states, developing a strong carrier network managed by separated entity.• Implemented Successful sales order tracking performance. Led the implementation of a customized analytics platform to support sales to place efficient orders from a logistics optic and monitor the expected fulfillment and service delivery. • Streamlined sales and production planning process. Maintained crucial information and KPI’s which aided to improve the production attainment and on-time delivery for make-to-order shipments.

Brasil

Procurement Head Manager (NCE Latam)About NCE Latam:Program that aims to build competences, leverage knowledge across the region, to implement management practices base on continuous improvement methodologies.Member of NCE (Nestle Continuous Excellence) at Sao Paulo HQResponsabilities:Responsible for managing and executing the procurement projects portfolio for Nestle Latam markets, as an expert of relevant procurement processes and related technology solutions. Oversaw an offshore consultant team, enhancing delivery sustain model efficiency by 30%. Achievements;• Offshore Team Management. Optimized the offshore consultant team’s efficiency by 25%, enhancing the shared delivery model at Nestle worldwide reducing the shortage and systems interruptions. • Process Efficiency Optimization. Applied Lean Six Sigma principles to revamp procure-to-pay processes, resulting in simplifications and automation of Indirect Material spend.

Brasil

Demand & Supply Planning Manager (GLOBE LATAM) About GLOBE Americas Program that aims to achieve a worldwide major SAP implementation, enabling 91 markets/Business operate under common processes, data and system. Base on implement best practices, standardize processes, run on E2E process thinking, compatible data and integrated systems.Responsibilities:Member of GLOBE Latam at Sao Paulo HQTeam Leader as SAP Project Manager, responsible for Supply Chain cross-functional projects and full cycle life SAP implementations.Oversight governance, budget, attainment, testing and operational readiness for APO, PPDS and MRP modules implementations. Responsible to leverage the Planning tools usability and the scalability of customized solutions for Demand and Supply processes. Achievements• ERP /APO leverage leader. Successfully increase overall system use by 65% through effective standardization and best practices on statistical forecast implementation.• Stock analytics Dashboard creation. Created a stock tool, applying statistical and analytic methodologies to define stock policy parameters, resulting in as 30% boost in department efficiency for finished goods, raw and package materials. • Forecast accuracy uplift. Enhanced demand forecasting models leading to 7% increase in accuracy, through a methodology to score and define the profile SKU’s behavior. • Award for Excellence in Management. Received company-wide recognition for outstanding leadership and management of Monthly Business Planning process, improving the integration and decision-making process across sales, marketing, finance and Supply Chain departments.

Greenwich,Ct

About NWNA:Nestle Waters North America (today Blue Trinton Brands), bottle and distribute natural mineral and purified water, though the Direct Home Delivery and Traditional Distribution divisions. Responsibilities: Assignment at NWNA HQ (Stamford, CT). Orchestrated the planning and execution of fit and gap analysis of SAP-APO solution, involving processes, governances’ structures and customizations. Achievements• Spearhead successful multi-systems integration. Drove a complex multy-system landscape design, preserving critical processes and edge-cutting efficiency tools, into a unified SAP platform.

Brazil

Demand & Supply Operational Excellence Specialist (GLOBE Americas) 2002 - 2005 About GLOBE Americas Program that aims to achieve a worldwide major SAP implementation, enabling 91 markets/Business operate under common processes, data and system. Base on implement best practices, standardize processes, run on E2E process thinking, compatible data and integrated systems.Responsabilities:As knowledge expert of regional planning processes and related technology solutions in Demand, Supply & Production planning, I was responsible for the roll-out in America markets of best practices as preparation of SAP and global core template.Oversight market readiness for SAP-APO system and provide change management strategy (governance and process) as required for the implementation. Provide the necessary functional / technical delivery expertise to help address any specific regional requirement identified through fit & gap stage. Achievements• Successful best practices deployment on Demand, Inventory and Production Planning. Redesigned the demand and Inventory framework, migrating the planning process from a monthly to a weekly basis, for a mid-size business units in Canada (Coffee) and US (Prepared Food), leading to a 20% boost in operational effectiveness.• Streamlined Reporting for Decision Making on Demand Planning. Develop customized reporting tool the provided key insights, enabling management team to make informed decisions, cutting down the process time by 40%. • Engagement Sessions Success. Facilitated 40+ sessions, enhancing projects buy-in and understanding among critical stakeholders, supporting 12 countries – showcasing my ability to maneuver complex transformations.

Venezuela

Distribution Center ManagerAbout Nestle Venezuela:Produce and distribute products through main business units: Confectionary, Food Services, Dry foods, Beverages, and Health and Nutrition. Confectionary division represent 50% of total volume, mainly with direct distribution through convenience, mom&pops and drugstores.Responsabilities:Manage high scale Distribution Center operations and several cross-docking and trans-shipment points in the supply network. 22.000 square meters distribution center, hub center for imports, domestic confectionary factory and 17 cross-docking branches.Two warehouses, one with traditional racking systems for dry human and pet food. Second warehouse with ASRS System, automated and controlled temperature warehouse for confectionary division. Manage sales for 289 Route Delivery Trucks: own transportation fleet; pull replenishment; pack, merchandise and paddle.Achievements• Excellent in speed and capillarity distribution. Redesigned the supply network and replenishment strategy resulting in a 30% increase in product availability and better speed to market for new launches and product trials.• Warehouse Reorganization Success. Lead a successful warehouse layout redesign, which resulted in 15% increase in order fulfillment speed and enhance efficiency along the inbound and outbound flows. • Shipping Error rate Reduction. Directed quality control measures that decreased shipping error by 30%, elevating customer and branch satisfaction levels. • Inventory Variance reduction Leader. Initiated a daily cycle count program plus a WMS system implementation that minimized inventory variances by 28%, significantly improving operational efficiency.

Venezuela

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Apics Certification, Cpim Certified In Production And Inventory Management

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Venezuela

Branding Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Operations Management, Business Administration And Management, General, 3,17

Activities and Societies: Number one business school in Venezuela GPA: 3.17 / 4.00

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