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Professional Services Category Management for USA & Canada.

Leading the Indirect Procurement department for a global French company in the automotive parts market. Responsible for defining and developing the procurement strategy across 5 plants located in Campinas, Itatiba, São Bernardo, Caxias do Sul, and Gravataí. Managing a team of 7 senior buyers with an annual procurement volume of 450 million BRL.Reporting hierarchically to the Regional Director of Procurement and functionally to the Group's Director of Commodity. Identifying internal… Show more Leading the Indirect Procurement department for a global French company in the automotive parts market. Responsible for defining and developing the procurement strategy across 5 plants located in Campinas, Itatiba, São Bernardo, Caxias do Sul, and Gravataí. Managing a team of 7 senior buyers with an annual procurement volume of 450 million BRL.Reporting hierarchically to the Regional Director of Procurement and functionally to the Group's Director of Commodity. Identifying internal improvement processes, including the review of policies and procedures.Representing Procurement in reduction committees presented to plant directors on a weekly basis. Providing support to buyers in conflict negotiations and new business ventures. Show less

Strategic management of 300M EUR in Global Procurement Volume for the MRO spare parts segment. Responsible for creating and implementing the segment strategy at the Group level across all regions, overseeing an indirect team of 15 Regional Segment Leaders.Group-level management of Electronic Catalogs and Punch-out systems. Creation of new Global Contracts and management of existing ones. Budget creation.

Strategic management of three segments at the South America level, totaling 84 million BRL: Facilities Management, Spare Parts, and Maintenance Services.Direct reporting to the Global Director of Segment Purchases.Development of regional contracts to optimize operations.Restructuring of relationships with partner areas, particularly in Maintenance and Facilities, aiming to enhance efficiency and collaboration.Formulation of Indirect Purchases indexes in South America, with the… Show more Strategic management of three segments at the South America level, totaling 84 million BRL: Facilities Management, Spare Parts, and Maintenance Services.Direct reporting to the Global Director of Segment Purchases.Development of regional contracts to optimize operations.Restructuring of relationships with partner areas, particularly in Maintenance and Facilities, aiming to enhance efficiency and collaboration.Formulation of Indirect Purchases indexes in South America, with the one-page format and the simple, integrative approach serving as a benchmark for the world. This included the creation of budgets, Saving Indexes, Auctions Metrics, Suppliers' risk assessment, Segment Leader/Buyers/Trainees performance, and reports for Finance and Reduction Committees, thereby increasing the credibility of South America within the Group. Show less