Fabio Fortes

• Areas of responsibility: Strategy & Digitalization, Business Development, Digital Order Management, Supply Chain Design & Planning, Process Management, Project Management Office, Product Portfolio Management and Quality & Sustainability.
• Geographical responsibility: North and South Americas
• Increased global supply chain efficiency and development by leading cross-functional teams and enabling customer/supplier integration.
• Analyzed statistical data using machine learning and digital reports to determine trends in performance and set improvement plans.
• Recommended purchasing goods, supplies and services to meet supply chain goals.
• Analyzed weekly sales and effectively balanced inventory across several distribution centers for optimal order sourcing, material handling and transportation.
• Led implementation of effective supply chain planning systems while improving sales and operations planning processes for distribution network and increase supply chain resilience.
• Led change management initiatives and designed functional area infrastructure to support continuous improvements and supply strategy execution.
• Implemented Global, Regional and Local Supply Chain strategies getting buffers and manufacturing closer to end customer
• Drove 39% improvement in bottomline savings by developing key metrics and applying Lean Six Sigma and Agile methodologies.
• Order management responsibility = 8 BSUD
• Savings accumulated = 30 MUSD

• Optimized Americas product portfolio and strategically managed supply chain readiness according market data and product development. Savings accumulated = 15 MUSD

Areas of responsibility: Process & IT, Engineering, PMO, Quality, Operational Excellence, Suppliers Management, Ericsson Production System and Master Data Management.

Savings accumulated = 25 MUSD

Long term assignment in Sweden driving Global Supply Strategy including performance management

Areas of responsibility: Operational Excellence, Strategy, Performance Management, Quality & Environment, Internal Communication, Change leader and Lean Six Sigma driver.

Savings accumulated = 10 MUSD

• Areas of responsibility: Production, Process, Quality and Test Engineering.

• Areas of responsibility: Material Planning, Production, Engineering and Warehouse Management (total of 500 employees).
• Led the implementation of a new factory in Brazil for RBS GSM.

• Areas of responsibility: material and production planning, dimensioning, and suppliers management.

• Led the implementation of two new factories in Brazil for RBS and Microwave products.

• Designed new production lay-outs, processes, automation and work methods. Savings accumulated = 1 MUSD