Senior Operations Manager
Wise Up - SOMOS Educação
Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months
General Manager for the company owned Wise Up schools in Brazil, with focus on growth and retention of students, widening the portfolio of services offered to customers. Setting up of new schools, with legal, administrative and commercial responsibilities.
Working as project consultant and technical translator, certified by RINA Services S.p.A., with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points certification. Latest project with Costa Crociere, from July 2013.
Responsible for project implementation and control in Brazil. Team building and management. Planning of port and road operations, with route and port feasibility studies. Responsible for the financial control of projects.
Multimodal Logistics design and implementation for Projects Division. Process engineering, internal and external customers. Suppliers contract negotiation and material planning. Hub and Site management, stock control and management.
Set individual logistics strategy per country;
Defined and Implemented global material plan requirement for project division;
Successfully orchestrated project delivery in Europe, North America and Indian Ocean;
Facilitated timely fulfillment of project requirements for the Drilling Risers division through meticulous supply chain management, orchestrating multimodal transportation of raw materials and supplies. Devise innovative strategies to drive efficiencies throughout the supply chain. Coordinate relationships and contracts with third party suppliers and logistics / transportation providers.
Reduced costs $1, 1 million by overhauling the supply chain for several key raw materials.
Spearheaded the Norway sea freight operation, overseeing budgeting and forecasting, financial performance at the branch and operation level, and daily freight management. Selected and orchestrated third party supplier agreements. Set and enforced the detention and demurrage policies. Supervised, motivated, and mentored 15 direct reports.
Propelled volume growth and productivity by reengineering operational processes.
Renegotiated higher yielding contracts with several customers.
Directed market strategies for the Europe - Caribbean / Central America route. Pursued customer contracts and managed asset utilization. Developed long range budgets and tracked performance.
Pioneered a new market by developing a strategy to transport bananas in containers.
Introduced and grew the Europe - Central America shipping route.
Provided assistance to management on the P&O Nedlloyd Latin America routes. Performed budgeting and forecasting, set Global Account pricing, and tracked financial performance.
Developed strategies to penetrate the South America / Europe trade market, studying route trends and growth areas.
Coordination of projects;
Various clerical functions.
Bachelor in Business Administration