Daniela Gomes de Araújo

Commercial Director for South America at Owens Corning leading the commercial strategy for South America, working closely with customers and internal teams to drive sustainable growth and create value across markets.

Leadership for Supply Chain Composites South America teams: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Material Planning, Logistic and COMEX.

Strategic Sourcing Brazil team management. Suppliers managements and development. Sourcing strategy and projects leadership to support business.

Responsible for leading customers management and implement strategy aligned with global guidelines in different segments, in special Automotive and Thermoplastic players in the region. Activities of market strategy and development for key accounts, aligning global strategy, regional needs and market opportunities. Management of customer service team in the region since 2018 - Leadership for team to support South America Customers of Composites Segments.

Reporting to the Regional Technical Director, responsible as product engineering for chopped strand line through product and market development. Conduction of technical training and support at Owens Corning and customers. Leadership of cross-functional projects in terms of new products, process and technology. Management of product specifications, new packaging standards, new suppliers development initiatives to support sourcing and manufacturing team. Technical support to customers in terms of product development, new applications, process adjust, quality complains and specific project in the region.

Reporting to the Latin America Technical Manager (based in Argentina), providing technical support to engineering polymers business customers in Brazil. Responsible for providing technical support through products and process development, technical trainings, quality complains support and new applications developments. Focus on engineering polymers main segments: automotive, electro-electronics, appliances and industrial.

Reporting to the Technical Manager for the Engineering Plastics Business in Brazil. Responsible for materials characterization, supporting product engineers, commercial, process, manufacturing and sourcing teams on product development, process development, continuous improvement, customer support, quality complaint process, raw materials development and new suppliers development. SIX Sigma projects as Green Belt Focus on engineering plastics