Luciana Cristina da Silva

- Senior Category Buyer leading the electronic components category. - Mentor to junior buyers and interns, supporting capability growth - Drives process improvements and contributes to people development within the procurement team

- Global Purchasing Commodity Manager for stamping, steel plates, and raw material categories. - Leads global commodity strategy, including sourcing, negotiation, and supply chain management. - Develops and drives 6‑Sigma projects to improve supply chain performance and purchasing processes.

- Purchasing Commodity Buyer for Body Exterior components across the South America region. - Managed seven distinct commodities with full responsibility for sourcing strategy and supplier selection. - Led supplier market tests and sourcing definition processes. - Drove end‑to‑end negotiations, including cost reductions, price adjustments, and tooling. - Acted as pre‑launch coordinator for new vehicle programs. - Delivered cost‑saving initiatives by analyzing implementation costs, defining next steps, and driving action plans. - Reduced commodity costs by leveraging supplier financials, technology capabilities, and footprint insights. - Facilitated supplier engagement and alignment for new program launches. - Led, developed, and deployed the Global Commodity Business Plan to achieve cost, footprint, and scale advantages.

- Purchasing Commodity Integration lead for Body Interior components. - Coordinated three new programs, acting as the link between Product Development and Purchasing. - Ensured all purchasing workstreams were delivered on time and with high quality.

- North America Purchasing Commodity Integration lead for Body Exterior components. - Coordinated four new programs, serving as the bridge between Product Development and Purchasing. - Ensured all purchasing workstreams were delivered on time and with high quality.

- North America Capacity & Constraints Purchasing Buyer. - Led supplier production‑capacity studies aligned with the company’s business plan. - Monitored supplier capacity and capability to support new volume or mix changes, including total cost impacts.

- Purchasing Commodity Buyer covering Body Exterior, Stamping & Raw Materials, Body Interior & Seats, and Electrical/Power Supply (starter motor & alternator). - Led supplier sourcing processes, including market tests and supplier selection. - Managed full negotiation scope: cost reductions, price adjustments, and tooling. - Served as pre‑launch coordinator for new programs. - Led all stamping & raw material localization initiatives. - Calculated blank‑weight reductions through width, pitch, and thickness optimization. - Estimated cost savings by evaluating physicals, implementation costs, next steps, and action plans. - Reduced commodity costs by leveraging supplier financials, technology capabilities, and footprint. - Strengthened supplier engagement and alignment for new program launches. - Led, developed, and deployed Global Commodity Business Plans (Stamping, Seats, Power Supply) to achieve cost, footprint, and scale advantages.

- Purchasing New Programs Buyer within Purchasing Program Management. - Served as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Purchasing in project development teams, leading all commercial matters. - Supported launch phases by coordinating with suppliers to ensure on‑time part delivery for build events.

- Purchasing Cost Reduction Buyer responsible for all commercial, non‑design cost‑reduction initiatives. - Manages and delivers cost‑saving actions across suppliers and commodities. - Develops long‑term, cross‑functional strategies to improve systems, policies, and processes for organizational success