Luiz Gustavo Araujo
Schenectady,NY
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, logistics,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 30 years of experience in leading organizational business units. Supportive Supply Chain professional proficient in designing supply chains that support business objectives and cost reduction strategies. Talented in managing inventory levels and implementing Supply Chain business processes and systems. Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement, customer service, logistics,planning 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 30 years of experience in leading organizational business units. Supportive Supply Chain professional proficient in designing supply chains that support business objectives and cost reduction strategies. Talented implementing Supply Chain business processes and systems and organization alignment. Offering 30 years of excellence in manufacturing industry.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director Supply Chain
SI Group
11.2019 - Current
- Implemented S&OP Integrated Processes and System (IBP/SAP)
- Redesign the Supply Chain organization after the merger of two companies (Addivant and SI Group)
- Supervised 12 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties.
- Streamlined shipping and receiving operations to reduce errors and improve customer satisfaction.
- Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Formulated demand planning and generated supply chain management metrics.
- Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability, and working capital.
- Developed and enforced policies and procedures in compliance with local and federal regulations.
- Coordinated supply orders to meet consumer demand and minimize costs of storing and transporting goods.
- Organized and maintained correct inventory levels to drive highest turns possible on inventory.
- Streamlined inventory management processes to reduce supply chain costs and improve efficiency.
- Teamed with sales and marketing teams to confirm that product availability meets customer demand.
- Reduced inventory levels and improved supply chain visibility using strategic initiatives.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Implemented inventory-management strategies to maximize availability and decrease waste.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
Vice President Supply Chain
Rogers Corporation
11.2014 - 11.2019
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Established performance goals for department and outlined processes for achievement.
- Effectively established supply chain network planning combining production and distribution footprint achieving over 90% on time delivery and driving inventory turns fro 4 to 6 times per year.
• Achieved cost-effective procurement outcomes by establishing strong
relationships with vendors and partners, and negotiating well with main focus on supply assurance and vendor approval which is critical in the company industry
• Worked to advance a positive supply chain and powerful logistics networks by driving significant reduction in air freight.
• Implemented a bottoms up supply chain planning ensuring proper decision making for the S&OP process
• Aligned end to end supply chain organization roles and responsibilities and the hand-off between different functions
Vice President Supply Chain
Elementis Specialties
07.2010 - 11.2014
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
- Managed end to end Supply Chain processes including customer service, supply and demand planning, logistics, purchasing and S&OP process.
- Improved inventory turns (from 5 to 7 turns/year), improved on time delivery to > 95%.
- Led integration of JDE ERP system in Netherlands and Brazil.
- Realigned supply chain roles and responsibilities.
- Supported acquisition of local Brazilian company and led business integration process.
- Redesigned S&OP process with integrated dashboard with KPI's on on time delivery, inventory turns including slow moving management.
Supply Chain Director
Vertellus Specialties
12.2008 - 07.2010
- Implemented inventory-management strategies to maximize availability and decrease waste.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Supervised 14 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, logistics and customer service duties.
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership through establishment of demand, supply, and capacity planning processes and systems for global standardization of 7 business units with annual revenue of $500M.
- Implemented policies and procedures for business development and management to include implementation of ERP tools.
- Designed and implemented policies of continuous process improvement and quality assurance throughout supply chain with use of supply chain scorecard.
- Headed global distribution planning process for optimal warehouse network, infrastructure and inventory management. Integrated logistics process for requirements among various shipments, including hazardous materials, as well as cold chain, bulk,and dry chemical products.
- Sustained inventory reductions while maintaining customer
satisfaction through product and process analysis,change management, and training.
Supply Chain Leader
Honeywell Electronic Materials
04.2007 - 12.2008
- Implemented inventory-management strategies to maximize availability and decrease waste.
- Oversaw supply and demand planning, purchasing, logistics and customer service.
- Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Led Supply Chain Strategic Deployment Process and implemented fully integrated Sales and Operations Planning across all sites and business units achieving cost savings in logistics and operations and working capital reduction.
- Analyzed and implemented integrated Sales and Operations Planning by line of business globally by executing a logical sequence of events from demand planning through the Executive S&OP meeting enabling data driven decision making for each line of business.
- Created and communicated key performance indicators in supply chain focused on indicator exceptions and business gap closures
- Supervised 10 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties
Supply Chain and Logistics Director
Rohm And Haas Company
10.1984 - 04.2007
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Supervised 20 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, logistics, purchasing, and customer service duties.
- Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Analyzed, developed and managed Supply Chain reorganization of Electronic Materials business unit.
- Obtained MRPII Class A driven functional alignment.
- Managed Sales and Operations Planning process and drove integration of demand,supply and inventory balance achieving improvements in forecast accuracy by nearly 20% and improving days of supply by 15% annually.
- Communicated supply chain road map to external and internal customer sand reorganized and realigned best in class supply chain processes using cash to cash approach.
- Communicated with all key supply chain team members globally to
understand issues during month end and developed and implemented action plans to cover gaps. - Several roles in Finance with from Financial Analyst to Corporate for Rohm And Haas Unit in Brazil.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Universidade De Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil07.1994
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Universidade Estadual De Campinas
Brazil12.1980
Skills
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Satisfaction
- Supply and Demand Requirements
- Strategic Goals
- Production Goals
- Procurement Operations
- Supply Chain Distribution
- Optimal Inventory Levels
- Supply Chain Modeling
- Supply chain planning
- ERP and supply chain software
- Supply chain distribution
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Director Supply Chain
SI Group
11.2019 - Current
Vice President Supply Chain
Rogers Corporation
11.2014 - 11.2019
Vice President Supply Chain
Elementis Specialties
07.2010 - 11.2014
Supply Chain Director
Vertellus Specialties
12.2008 - 07.2010
Supply Chain Leader
Honeywell Electronic Materials
04.2007 - 12.2008
Supply Chain and Logistics Director
Rohm And Haas Company
10.1984 - 04.2007
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Universidade De Sao Paulo
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Universidade Estadual De Campinas
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