Lorenn Silva

Global Sr. Buyer - Dairy - Whey @ Danone

About

✉lorennsilva@gmail.com 🗣 Portuguese, English, Spanish 🎓 BSc in Business Administration, master's in international business 💡 Expertise: Strategic Thinking and Sourcing, GHG Emission Reduction and Decarbonization Initiatives, Supplier and Category Development and Management, Purchasing, Value Engineering Projects, Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement. Trilingual professional (Portuguese, English, Spanish) with a BSc in Business and a master’s in International Business. Over 10 years of experience in procurement, category management, and supply chain, delivering cost savings and efficiency for top companies like Nestlé, Electrolux, BRF and HSBC through innovative sourcing strategies. 🚀 Career Highlights - Single Point of Contact driving Packaging Innovation and Portfolio Harmonization across markets. - GHG reduction and decarbonization initiatives in packaging, delivering measurable sustainability and business performance improvements across units. - Built and deployed global category frameworks for micro and macronutrients across Brazil and Turkey, standardizing sourcing and driving efficiency. - Designed and executed a tax optimization strategy in Brazil, generating BRL 5 million in savings (2021–2022). - Delivered global training in Advanced Negotiation and 7-Step Strategic Sourcing (7SSS) as Senior Trainer for BRF Procurement Academy, upskilling international teams. I’m always interested in hearing from former colleagues, managers, or just interesting professionals, so feel free to contact me if you’d like to connect.

Country

City

Netherlands

Industry

Food Production

Skill

Food Safety, Commodity Hedging, Financial Analysis, Business Analysis, English, Sustainability, Sourcing, Supply Management, Continuous Improvement, Purchase Orders, New Business Development, Buyer Representation, pharmaceutical , Category Management, People Management, Stakeholder Management, Supply Chain Operations, Food Industry, Contract Negotiation, Global Sourcing

Experience

Global Sr. Buyer - Dairy - Whey

Danone

2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

Netherlands

Global Procurement Manager - Metals Packaging - North America

Nestlé

2024-8 - 2026-2 · 1 yr 7 mos

Panama City

Global Procurement Manager - Plastics - Rigids Packaging - North America

Nestlé

2023-3 - 2024-8 · 1 yr 6 mos

Panama City, Panamá, Panama

Blow-molded, injection-molded, and thermoformed materials for zone AMS.

Senior Sourcing Manager

Electrolux Group

2022-7 - 2023-2 · 8 mos

Brazil

• Led OEM category sourcing for Food preparation/Fabric and dish care LATAM. • Developed and implemented category strategy, drove commercial negotiations, and administered supplier base. • Defined category and supplier targets, performed business intelligence, and influenced global programs.

Global Procurement Category Manager

MBRF

2019-1 - 2022-6 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Curitiba Area, Brazil

• Managed global procurement strategy and negotiations for Animal Health categories, overseeing a BRL 1Bi annual spend. • Ensured compliance with policies, internal controls, and regulations, while leading value engineering projects and cost assessments. • Developed a tax strategy in the Brazilian market, saving 5 MM BRL in 2021/2022. • Trained and developed a global team in strategic negotiation skills. . Feed micro- and macronutrients, vaccines, and therapeutics.

Global Procurement Manager

MBRF

2015-11 - 2019-8 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

• Managed ingredients strategic negotiations for global business units with an annual spend of USD 95MM. • Led negotiations for large contracts in commercial, technical, and productivity terms. • Developed strong relationships with local and global stakeholders to provide a broad view of results. . Flavors, colorants, soy protein, hydrocolloids, spices, herbs, oils and fats, food additives, salt, and sugar.

Buyer

HSBC

2014-4 - 2015-11 · 1 yr 8 mos

Brazil

• Negotiated and contracted strategic services at local and global levels in banking, ensuring maximum benefit and risk mitigation. • Developed and implemented a global strategy for the Banking Operations portfolio, achieving a 35% cost reduction in the first half of 2015. • Managed projects such as Physical and Digital Storage for Banking, delivering significant savings and cost avoidance.

Purchasing Coordinator

Empalux

2012-5 - 2014-4 · 2 yrs

Brazil

• Supported international purchasing department with BRL 50MM annual spend, applying S&OP processes. • Developed international purchasing area, reducing costs and deadlines. • Managed cross-functional team coordination, leading to reduced routine failures and demurrage costs.