Consultancy in sourcing and operations: Improvement or implementation of new processes aligned to Lean Manufacturing, among the areas of product development, materials, costs, manufacturing / production, quality, logistics, planning and compliance.

Recruited to lead and manage the industrial manufacturing and supply chain operations, coordinating the areas of product development, production, purchasing, stock of materials, quality and logistics.Supplier approval and development, implementation of sourcing and compliance strategy. Restructuring teams and implementation of control systems, processes and performance indicators with improved operational efficiency and cost reduction, such as:- Review of calendars and workflow of product development process, resulting in an improvement from 70 to 93% in samples delivery;- Restructuring the area of ​​control and quality assurance, impacting on AQL improvement from 33% to 5%.

In charge of apparel Local Sourcing, leading a team responsible for product allocation, development, costing, quality and production in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia with combined total annual volume of 7 million units. Managing the relationship between adidas Group and groups of strategic regional suppliers. Accountable for the business operation of these factories, granting that goals and KPIs are met. Challenged with increasing product quality, reducing lead-time and costs. Main Highlights:- More than $ 1 Million in savings through production costs reduction.- Implementation of reduced lead time (45 days) program for football products.- Promotion of continuous improvement tools and processes through Lean Manufacturing.- Establishment of programs in partnership with Demand and Purchasing, reducing inventory levels.

Responsible for product Development, Production Planning and Control in Latin America among 28 suppliers (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador) with total volume of 12 million units / year.Main Highlights:- Increase of profit margin by 4% for Swim and Training products in Brazil.- Lead lead time reduction from 75 to 60 days.- Creation of supply operation from Paraguay to LAM, migrating production from Asia with Lead Time reduction from 180 to 60 days and net margin improvement by 2%.- Implementation and training of SAP system in the adidas offices and suppliers - LAM and NAM regions.

Responsible for management of aparel product allocation, planning and production control in Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador) with a volume of 7 million units / year.Main Highlights:- Overcoming delivery targets (97% on time), placing LAM operation among the 3 most efficient LOs globally.

Accountable for woven fabric development, costing, production and quality, designing and launching strategic products and initiatives to drive sales of new products. Gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, helping define the product vision, and working closely with sales, marketing and finance to ensure business goals are aligned. Coordinating and liaising with factory and buyers to ensure smooth cargo operations. Selected Highlights:- Drove service excellence from design concept through to delivery.- Sourced new suppliers to accommodate 120 different styles per season.- Created and implemented supply policies and manufacturing procedures and established KPIs.- Prospected, contracted, approved and monitored third party suppliers (dyeing, printing, warp, waving and knitting). - Trained account reps and business development on new products to ensure adequate product knowledge for the internal and external sales teams.

Head of industrial processes – maintenance, product development, production planning, costing, quality, raw material purchasing. Implementation of processes tools and procedures to enhance productivity, improve quality and ensure low-cost production. Work in close cooperation with designer, customers and finance. Cooperate with different functions and levels on technology, innovation challenges and processes improvement. Selected Highlights:- Fabric’s development and production – circular knitting and weaving – 135 styles / season - 150 tons / month.- Implemented of ERP system and KPIs and its targets to monitor performance objectives.- Catapulted on-time delivery performance rate from 57 to 92% average in 1,5 years.- Management of manufacturing Balanced Scorecard.- Cost and profitabilty analysis;- Outsourced suppliers procurement, approval and monitoring (dyeing, printing, weaving and knitting);- Development of employees’ training programs and professional development.