Examples of projects developed during the more than 9 years consulting experience:Retail• Definition of end-to-end supply chain strategy for a European grocery retail group, leader in its home market, having identified, detailed and planned several initiatives with significant impact on EBT• Development of the mid-term strategic plan for one of the largest specialist retailers in Portugal, including both the improvement of home market operations and the internationalization strategy• Optimization of the capillary distribution of one of the largest oil distributors in Portugal, including the support to new routes definition and to the purchasing of transportation services (RFQ design and negotiation support)Automotive• Developed the short and mid-term growth strategy for the trucks after-sales business of the largest dealer (30+ locations, 1500+ workforce) of a major European manufacturer (OEM)• Defined the restructuring and strategic development plan of one of the top 5 automotive dealer groups in Portugal and presented it to the main stakeholders including banks and OEMs • Planned and managed the Post Merger Integration of the stamping business of a major German industrial group by an automotive stamping market leaderAlso managed several projects in other industries, including, Telecom, Tourism and Energy.

Responsible for the development of the Marketing and Sales activities of Mitsubishi Motors in Portugal and Spain, in coordination with the subsidiary companies in these countries. Also responsible for monitoring and proposing actions to improve the overall comercial and financial performance of the Spanish and Portuguese subsidiaries.

MBA with concentration in Strategy

Responsible for the General Management of the largest Mercedes-Benz parts business in Portugal. Managed a 30 people team (comercial, distribution and administrative staff) being responsible for their development.Achieved a 73% growth in sales during the three years while increasing gross margin by around 1 percentage point.

Implemented a new information management system and mananaged the development of its management reports.Evaluated all the largest investments of the company during the period, which allowed it to more than double its showroom and workshop areas, and grow the overall business.