As operational leader, I supervized the team bringing support to the assembly plant dedicated to business jets, spatial programs, pre-serial and low/medium rate production aircrafts. Our team, composed of quality analysts and manufacturing engineers, endeavours to achieve the group's productivity and quality targets. We were also in charge of the implementation of the new products or modifications to our current packages.

As a Manufacturing Process Leader, I managed the implementation of all manufacturing engineering activities related to the industrialization of new programs (A330 NEO, E2 175 Flaps Tracks Fairings) within the assembly facility, from the early development to the production hand-over. I was also in charge of multiple industrial projects (transfer of the MSJ 500 and E2 195 Inboard Flaps’ assembly lines from Sonaca to Sobraer, our Brazilian subsidiary). These projects entailed to interact with and coordinate activities from various departments (production, engineering, program, purchasing, logistics, etc.) within all Sonaca Group (including the Brazilian subsidiaries).

As a purchasing projects coordinator, I was in charge of driving the purchasing activities to ensure the implementation of Airbus' new programs from the development phase up to the serial production hand-over. To achieve that goal, I was coordinating integrated purchasing teams composed of buyers, quality and manufacturing engineers. Acting as the purchasing focal point for the program organization as well as the customer, I was interacting with the technical and manufacturing engineering departments as well as with various suppliers in an international environment.

As NPI buyer, I was in charge of the sourcing, concurrent product and process design as well as advanced product quality planning for the critical components of valves and cylinders produced by Cat Belgium S.A. Those components mainly included castings, forgings and machinings. This job involved contacts and negotiations with various suppliers and Caterpillar’s departments worldwide.

As Advanced Purchasing Analyst, I was in charge of resolving quality issues on new products for non-critical parts. Those parts included mainly light fabrications. I was also monitoring our supply base’s capacity as a support for the sales and operations planning process. This job involved contacts with various suppliers and Caterpillar’s departments worldwide.