Karina B De Souza Gilberti Email & Phone Number

United States

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Overseeing innovation and portfolio management for Beverages, Gum, Candy, and Meals in LA, a $2.8B business. Collaborating closely with commercial and finance leaders to shape future strategy and optimize the portfolio for growth. Successfully led R&D integration after Ricolino's acquisition, navigating complex transformations with agility and resilience.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Leading R&D in Latin America, fostering a growth and consumer-centric culture. Driving renovation, innovation, and portfolio development in collaboration with Commercial teams. Cultivating strong partnerships with Business unit leaders to meet objectives. Developed and nurtured strong leadership within a successful team of over 50+ employees.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Responsible for managing and guiding the team on the research and development process, to achieve LA Business plans, top and bottom line growth. Led prioritization and resource management to deliver business financial targets. Unleashed ways of working with the Gum & Candy Global Platform of Innovation teams. Capabilities management, talent identification.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Ensuring quality for the Chocolate category in Latin America across Mondelez facilities and External Manufacturers. Collaborating with Business teams to address gaps and propose solutions for top-quality products and consumer satisfaction. Leading Special Situation activities, including root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Responsible for the consolidation of the Quality Lead role in Brazil to oversee Quality with an E2E approach from Design to Consumer. Expand the scope of the Quality Function to embrace activities associated to Integrated Lean Six Sigma and the Quality Pillar, developing a Consumer Inspired Quality culture in Brazil.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Overseeing Quality management at the multi-category site in Curitiba, encompassing three plants. Providing leadership on quality standards and policies, ensuring program adherence with strong integration into the Lean Six Sigma management system. Emphasizing a food safety mindset, conducting risk assessments, tracking KPIs, and implementing a Daily.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

In charge of ensuring food safety and quality at the Biscuit facility, including adherence to plant policies and controls, FSSC 22000 compliance, managing product specifications, traceability, consumer complaint resolution, capex, and conducting measurement system analysis for Six Sigma processes.

Chicago, IL, US

PMO for SAP implementation at the Biscuit facility.

Chicago, IL, US

Responsible for establishing organizational design and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Implementing Lean Six Sigma, structuring Black Belts, and driving productivity projects.

Chicago, IL, US

Implementation and consolidation of the Continuous Improvement Culture. Six Sigma, 5S, SMED, Autonomous Maintenance, Smart Solutions, SPC. Productivity and KPIs management: Global efficiency and Line utilization. Responsible for technical training and change management programs.

Chicago, IL, US

Overseeing Kraft Quality Systems, including ISO, QCMS, HACCP, GMP, allergen control, and supplier/co-manufacturer audits.

Chicago, IL, US

Managing sandwich cookies and laminated crackers manufacturing to achieve productivity targets, enhance line yield and efficiency, and reduce losses. Collaborating on project development, product improvement, quality systems, and total loss control programs.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Food Engineering