Joao Laurent

Head of Performance @ Danone

About

-Servant leader, expert in changing culture of organizations to high performance standards in order to achieve operational excellence. -Expert in IWS methodology- Manufacturing Capability Leader qualified-Technical Mastery in Blades and Metals and manufacturing processes from raw steel to final product.-Experient in food and specialized nutrition food factoriess-Deep knowledge in IWS standards/PDCA strategies to continuous improvement. -Mastery in E2E supply chain using lean manufacturing to prevent and eliminate losses.-Enthusiastic environment enabler, growth mindset facilitator and amazed by diverse and innovative teams

Country

Brazil

City

Poços de Caldas

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Program Management, iws, digitalization, Stakeholder Management, Pensamento estratégico, Resolução de problemas, Planejamento de capacidades, Lean Six Sigma, Excelência operacional, Budgeting, Organization Skills, Teamwork, Projeções, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, Executive Leadership, Corrective Actions, Business Planning, Interpersonal Skills, Production Schedules

Experience

Head of Performance

Danone

2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

Poços de Caldas, MG

Performance & Digital Transformation Manager

Danone

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Performance: -Lead IWS implementation in 2 Danone Factories in Brazil, 2 in Argentina and 1 in Uruguay as Manufacturing Capability Leader -Coordinated Brazil and Argentina Performance team Digital: - PMO for Manufacturing Digitalization initiatives such as Line Event Data System (Decide4action), SIGGA Empower and 4.0 Industry from Plat4mation -PMO for Pyplan Supply Demand in Brazil Operations

Manufacturing Operations Department Manager

Procter & Gamble

2020-12 - 2024-2 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Manaus, AM

• Increased the throughput of the most profitable SKU in Latin America-Double Edge Blades- by 30% in one year through organization design, simplification, and PDCA. Three times monthly volume record in one year. • Delivered 13% productivity in three years by implementing culture of autonomous maintenance leading to performance increase in blades & metals operations. • Elected two consequent times one of the best leaders of the year (2021 & 2022) on annual recognition session. • Lead new steel qualifications (BCP) after pandemic logistic crisis and avoided the plant to shut down for 16 days, using strategic planning, benchmarking, and metals knowledge. • Reduced by 20% operational cost by correct budgeting the preventive maintenance, supplies and people cost and eliminating the losses on the root cause.

Process Engineer

Procter & Gamble

2017-10 - 2020-12 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Manaus, Amazonas

• Received the CEO awards due to excellent results of blades & metals performance improvements • Lead the startup of a new steel hardener during pandemic • Owned the loss elimination systems of material and performance indicator losses, resulting in 8% loss reduction of material waste • Reduced the maintenance cost by breakdown root cause analysis and the cost of imported parts by implementing standards to increase useful life.