MARCELO MORAES
Jersey City
Summary
Strategic Supply Chain Leader with 15+ years of global experience managing end-to-end logistics, including warehouse, transport, and co-packing operations. Proven track record in CPG-adjacent environments, delivering multi-million dollar budget management and driving 20% efficiency gains through Lean methodologies and digital transformation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Of Logistics & Distribution
The Future Perfect
New York, USA
01.2016 - Current
- End-to-End Operational Accountability: Lead all physical flows from international suppliers to end customers, managing warehouse, transportation, and co-packing operations with a consistent 98%+ on-time delivery rate.
- Financial Stewardship: Accountable for the logistics operational cost budget; implemented best-in-class controls and pricing negotiations that reduced annual operational costs by $150,000+.
- Strategy & Continuous Improvement: Fostered and lead continuous improvement programs using Lean methodologies to optimize the supply chain, reducing shipment turnaround times by 20% and minimizing the organization's carbon footprint through consolidation.
- Compliance & HSE Leadership: Ensure strict adherence to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards and legal requirements across all 3PL partnerships and internal warehouse operations.
- Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborate with internal sales and demand planning teams and external 3PL vendors to develop business continuity plans, ensuring operational capacity during market shifts.
- Digital Transformation: Spearheaded the implementation of Salesforce and SAP, designing scalable applications that reduced internal email exchange by 50% and increased supply chain transparency.
- People Leadership: Manage and develop a high-performing logistics organization; provide direction, coaching, and mentoring to ensure team excellence and long-term career growth.
- Route-to-Market Management: Oversee complex B2B and B2C e-commerce operations, adapting logistics solutions to support diverse high-end furniture project requirements globally.
Logistics Manager
Weishaupt Design Group
Toronto, Canada
01.2016 - 01.2019
- End-to-End Flow Management: Directed all inbound and outbound physical flows between the EU, Brazil, and North America, ensuring optimal logistics solutions for high-velocity cross-border trucking and global freight.
- Strategic Business Partnering: Interfaced with multiple internal divisions to manage project flow for multi-million dollar global luxury installations, ensuring supply chain capacity met demanding customer environments (e.g., Four Seasons projects).
- Continuous Improvement & Technology: Facilitated the organization-wide implementation of SAP, designing system processes to reflect supply chain necessities and improve service level consistency.
- Financial & 3PL Accountability: Managed the logistics operational budget and led rigorous negotiations with road, sea, and air carriers to ensure compliance with strict KPIs while balancing service and cost.
- Compliance & Safety: Oversaw all import/export documentation, SIL, and customs interfaces, ensuring 100% adherence to legal requirements, international policies, and safety standards for global shipments.
- Team Leadership & Development: Provided direction and mentoring for the logistics organization; successfully hired, developed, and retained a high-performing team focused on results and excellence.
- Operational Excellence: Utilized data analysis and demand planning to establish best practices for warehouse and dispatch operations, maintaining business continuity across diverse global markets.
Logistics Specialist
Volkswagen Group Canada
Ajax, Canada
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Operational Flow Optimization: Managed end-to-end physical flows for Audi and VW brands from US, Mexico, and Germany; optimized inventory flow across Canada, reducing port storage fees by 15% through proactive dealer-transfer scheduling.
- Customer Centricity & Service Level: Supported a national network of dealers with vehicle inquiries, order changes, and transfers, ensuring a consistent service level while adapting to a demanding and changing customer environment.
- 3PL & Vendor Accountability: Enforced strict adherence to Volkswagen Group KPIs for all trucking and rail carriers, ensuring best-in-class controls, governance, and timely execution of deliveries.
- Financial Acumen & Data Analysis: Utilized EDI and advanced data analysis for wholesale forecasting and ad-hoc reporting, contributing to the delivery of the logistics operational budget and capacity planning.
- Continuous Improvement: Identified areas where business change was required, streamlining 'no-show' and delayed shipment protocols to improve overall service performance.
- Compliance & Safety Adherence: Coordinated rail and road freight management in strict compliance with federal/state regulatory requirements and internal quality policies.
Purchasing Agent
Air Liquide Canada
Mississauga, Canada
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Business Partnering & Project Execution: Interfaced project-flow between multiple internal divisions for large-scale East Coast and Quebec initiatives, including the high-profile Mars Project, ensuring seamless end-to-end logistics and procurement.
- Compliance & Policy Governance: Ensured 100% adherence to strict product requirements and internal policies for Air Liquide Canada and the Canadian Government, aligning with the job’s focus on legal requirements and health and safety.
- End-to-End Procurement & Logistics: Coordinated all purchasing and logistics operations for Fill Plants across Canada; managed international negotiations for goods and services from the USA and Europe while overseeing customs clearance and documentation accuracy.
- Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation: Managed the full vendor lifecycle, from sourcing new providers to managing open orders and issuing POs, consistently balancing cost and service to meet operational needs.
- Inventory & Capacity Planning: Directed inventory management and forecasting for SKU and non-SKU items within the Construction and Home Care Divisions, ensuring sufficient operational capacity to deliver business needs.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilized detailed reports and data analysis to monitor supply chain performance and drive informed procurement strategies.
International Logistics Analyst
Andritz Pulp and Paper
Curitiba, Brazil
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Global Team Leadership: Led and developed multi-located, cross-functional teams across the USA, Germany, Finland, China, and Brazil, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability in line with a high-performance logistics organization.
- Strategic Project Management: Facilitated high-level cross-collaboration between multiple divisions to execute the Eldorado Project (the world’s largest pulp factory), ensuring successful project implementation and business continuity for the Engineered Wear Product (PEW) division.
- International Logistics & Compliance: Accountable for end-to-end international logistics, including import/export processes, HS classification, customs interface, and freight management, ensuring 100% adherence to global legal requirements.
- Financial Impact & Cost Optimization: Delivered $150K in savings by initiating a continuous improvement program focused on shipment consolidation and scope reduction across European and Brazilian trade lanes.
- Senior Strategic Partnerships: Conducted business quoting and high-stakes negotiations with external service providers and customers, managing long-term relationships and developing sales policies to improve service performance.
- End-to-End Flow & Inventory: Balanced service and cost through meticulous inventory management and after-sales logistics support, adapting the supply chain to meet the demanding needs of global capital projects.
Import Assistant
OVD Import and Distribution
Curitiba, Brazil
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Change Management & Integration: Led the logistics restructuring for a major company acquisition by the OVD Group, successfully executing the transition within an extremely aggressive timeline to ensure business continuity.
- End-to-End Global Sourcing: Managed the development and on-boarding of new international suppliers across the USA, China, Germany, and India, fostering long-term relationships with third-party service providers.
- Operational & Compliance Accountability: Directed all import logistics operations, including HS classification, demurrage management, and customs clearance, ensuring 100% adherence to legal requirements and internal quality policies.
- Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborated cross-functionally with Sales and Marketing departments to execute promotional campaigns for imported product lines, ensuring operational capacity met forecasted demand.
- Negotiation & Cost Control: Negotiated goods and logistics services globally, balancing service and cost to deliver on the business plan while maintaining high-efficiency freight management.
- Process Improvement: Streamlined purchasing and documentation protocols to enhance the agility of the supply chain, facilitating the 'physical flow' of goods from international plants to distribution centers.
Education
Bachelor of International Business -
University Positivo
Curitiba, Brazil01-2011
Skills
- Core Competencies: Lean Logistics, Supply Chain, Cross-Boarder Compliance, Inventory Accuracy Client Relation, Leadership, Negotiation, Project Management, Business Strategy, Business Partnering, Consumer Centricity and HSE Essentials, 3PL Management, Financial Acumen, Federal & State Compliance (OSHA), Cross-Border Compliance, HS Classification, Warehouse operations, Global Logistics
- Technology: SAP, Salesforce
- Languages: Fluent in English and Portuguese, Advanced French
Timeline
Head Of Logistics & Distribution
The Future Perfect
01.2016 - Current
Logistics Manager
Weishaupt Design Group
01.2016 - 01.2019
Logistics Specialist
Volkswagen Group Canada
01.2015 - 01.2016
Purchasing Agent
Air Liquide Canada
01.2013 - 01.2015
International Logistics Analyst
Andritz Pulp and Paper
01.2011 - 01.2013
Import Assistant
OVD Import and Distribution
01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelor of International Business -
University Positivo