Senior Strategy and Manufacturing Projects Manager

Led long-term manufacturing strategy, global metric delivery, and manufacturing budget processes for two Brazilian plants. Managed two direct reports and six indirect reports, including industrial engineers across plants and departments, reporting to the Manufacturing Head of Brazil.

Led the Funding the Growth savings program and established a cross-functional governance model adopted as a benchmark by several countries, delivering average annual savings of USD 70 million. Developed the strategic manufacturing plan through 2030, led a regional contingency project with four-month readiness, and revitalized the YCMAD recognition program from an average of 3 to 30 nominated projects per cycle.

Owned the Latin American sourcing strategy for raw materials and packaging, including supplier development, regional contracts, regional savings programs, and management of strategic raw materials globally.

Implemented new regional glycerin suppliers, generating USD 20 million in annual savings and reducing geopolitical and dollarization exposure. Created a humectants flexibility plan that saved USD 3 million, automated contract management to achieve more than 90% coverage, and led procurement for recyclable tube implementation with a net-zero cost objective.

Completed a maternity-leave assignment managing the Oral Care plant's direct-spend portfolio for manufacturing raw materials and packaging. Led three direct reports and managed supplier contracts, sourcing activities, and sustainability audit actions.

Negotiated laminate and plastic contracts that generated USD 2.5 million in annual savings. Mapped dollarized materials and implemented a dollar-delink plan that reduced exposure from 72% to 50%, while closing ESM sustainability audit findings with a highly favorable result.

Managed Making, Batching, Finishing, Packaging, and Maintenance at the Greenwood, South Carolina greenfield plant transferred from New Jersey. Led three Focus Managers, nine Shift Leaders, and 250 employees across three shifts supporting liquid soap and deodorant stick production lines.

Developed and implemented the AU+20 by 2020 operational-excellence program, achieving zero lost-time accidents, a 32% reduction in non-conformities and blocked materials, and a seven-percentage-point efficiency increase. Oversaw installation of approximately three new pieces of equipment per month and launched 89 products and SKUs.

Managed manufacturing operations for the Mouthwash division at the Anchieta Plant in Brazil, covering Making, Finishing, Maintenance, Planning, Customer Service, and Continuous Improvement. Led five direct reports and 35 employees across three shifts.

Led the investigation and corrective action plan for a microbiological incident. Delivered the award-winning Plax 60ml & 2L In-House project, eliminating microbiological risk and increasing efficiency by more than 15 percentage points, while increasing continuous-improvement projects from 2 to 10 annually and reducing changeover time by up to 82%.

Managed implementation of new oral care products across plants in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Owned project timelines using Microsoft Project and coordinated cross-functional teams spanning Finance, Marketing, Packaging, Formulation, R&D, and manufacturing.

Ensured on-time delivery for artwork updates, formula and packaging changes, new SKU creation, and product launches. Implemented an automated stage-gate tracking system that queried system-level statuses, including SAP, through batch jobs.

Completed an international assignment in Boksburg, South Africa, focused on industrial engineering, productivity, and manufacturing performance improvement.

Supported the implementation of manufacturing processes and productivity initiatives in an international plant environment.

Worked as an Industrial and Quality Engineer across Colgate-Palmolive plants in Jaguaré and Anchieta, Brazil. Supported operations involving soaps, liquids, home care, blow molding and injection, toothpaste, and mouthwash manufacturing.

Built technical expertise in industrial engineering, quality management, manufacturing processes, productivity, materials planning, logistics, and continuous improvement.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Specialization in Finance and Business Skills.

Bachelor's degree in Production Engineering.