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LUIZ BARRETO

LUIZ BARRETO

Lake Stevens,WA

Summary

Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement, manufacturing and distribution management. Manages and leads cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning. Skilled in negotiation and strategic decision making, perfected by 13 years of experience in leading organizational business units.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Instock/Supply Chain Manager

AMAZON
01.2021 - Current
  • Managing $12B supply chain (forecasting, inventory, purchasing, logistics) of retail automotive products and components
  • Developed and executed global supply chain strategies that increased supply availability and reliability, improving out-of-stock metric by 14%
  • Identified patterns and trends in large data sets and provided actionable insights, developing and automating solutions to reduce buyability blocks, missed opportunities, and potential risks
  • Developed and implemented specific forecasting models (ARIMA, VAR, Neural Network Autoregression) based on product type and processes to improve forecast capabilities, efficiency and accuracy.
  • Increased visibility and accountability into key forecast accuracy metrics by identifying sources of error and developing mitigation plans for seasonal and slow-movers products.

Pathways Operations Manager

AMAZON
06.2020 - 01.2021
  • Improved inbound processes addressing performance gaps and processes defects of receive and prep lines, reducing cycle time by 40%

Purchasing Coordinator

General Motors, GM
05.2017 - 12.2017
  • Managed $70 million annual spend and network of 100+ local and global supplier, leading four-person buyer team to execute strategic and tactical sourcing, cost reduction, and supplier relations
  • Secured current component and new product procurement cost savings of 11% and 22% respectively, leveraging critical cross-business unit component, raw material, packaging, logistics, and tax analysis
  • Spearheaded strategic exit of lead South American exterior molding/functional black plastics components supplier

Senior Buyer

General Motors, GM
11.2016 - 05.2017
  • Executed strategic management and negotiation of critical supplier contracts, supporting exterior molding and chrome plated parts commodities enterprise with 30+ global supplier network and annual spend of more than $40 million across South American region
  • Researched and analyzed foreign exchange and historical raw material data to facilitate strategic negotiations between Tier 2 and Tier 1 suppliers, moderating and mitigating supplier price increases of roughly $3 million

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

General Motors, GM
05.2016 - 11.2016
  • Designed and negotiated tax burden reduction projects and Tier 1 supplier duty refunds, saving $41 million in organizational tax and supplier expenditures.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

City University of Seattle
03.2024

Master of Science - Supply Chain Management

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
06.2020

MBA - Accounting And Finance

FGV
Brazil
12.2015

Skills

  • Planning Processes
  • Supplier Performance Management
  • Financial Management and Reporting
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Supply Chain Modeling
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Statistical Forecasting
  • SQL

Publications

  • Co-author of the chapter “Risk Analysis of Transporting Goods by Road in Brazil” in the book “Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Latin America”, Emerald Group Publishing, 2020.
  • Co-author of “Análise de risco no transporte rodoviário de cargas”. Revista Mundo Logística. Available at https://revistamundologistica.com.br/revista/edicoes-anteriores/impacto-tributario-nos-projetos-logisticos
  • Featured at Medium with the research of Identifying a Food Access Model to Source Low-Income Communities with Fresh Produce. Available at https://medium.com/mitsupplychain/identifying-a-food-access-model-to-source-low-income-communities-with-fresh-produce-4414f5a2bb3d

Timeline

Senior Instock/Supply Chain Manager

AMAZON
01.2021 - Current

Pathways Operations Manager

AMAZON
06.2020 - 01.2021

Purchasing Coordinator

General Motors, GM
05.2017 - 12.2017

Senior Buyer

General Motors, GM
11.2016 - 05.2017

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

General Motors, GM
05.2016 - 11.2016

Master of Science - Computer Science

City University of Seattle

Master of Science - Supply Chain Management

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MBA - Accounting And Finance

FGV

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