Raul Guaragna
Presidente | CEO da Dexco @ Dexco
About
- Business unit management, P/L responsibility - Experience in the industrial and consumer segments, being responsible for sales, B2B marketing, operations and supply chain - In-depth experience in transformation projects, with a focus on productivity. - Conduction of merger and acquisition, start-up and business integration processes. - Broad experience in digital transformation and ESG - Leadership of large multifunctional and remote teams based in Brazil, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Expat experience in the United States (2005). - Fundação Estudar 1991/94 scholarship recipient (GP Investimentos’ Young Talent Development Program)
Brazil
Greater São Paulo Area
Building Materials
International Trade, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Logistics, Purchasing, Global Sourcing, Management, International Business, Portuguese, Negotiation, Business Strategy, Manufacturing, Project Planning, Strategy, SAP, Continuous Improvement, Business Planning, Coaching
Experience

VP - Madeira | Wood Products VP
São Paulo, Brazil
Reporting to the president of the company. Full P/L responsibility - Responsible for the wood products business unit with seven plants in Brazil and Colombia and 4000 employees - Total sales of USD 900MM involving commercial, Supply Chain, Industrial and Forest activites - Development of a performance plan focusing on margin improvement - Acceleration of digital and ESG innitiatives

COO | Operations Director
Reporting to the CEO, with a team of 3 Cluster Managers, an Engineering Manager, an Operations Excellence Manager and an Analytics Intelligence Manager. Total of 7,500 employees. • Responsible for all the operations including the 7 plants and 300.000 hectares of sugar cane planted • Responsible for the logistics of Harvest, raw material and finished goods • Leader of performance plan that identified over USD 100 Million in savings and already delivered USD50 in annual savings • Responsible for the digital transformation program with solid initiatives in Digital Agriculture, Industry 4.0 and S&OP with over USD10 Million in benefits

COO - International Paper Packaging
São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Reporting to the Brazil CEO, with a team of 4 Plant Managers, Sales Manager, Manufacturing Excellence Manager, Engineering Manager, Materials Manager, Logistics Manager and 2,000 employees. - Leadership of the acquisition and integration process of the Packaging business, as well as for capturing the synergies identified between International Paper and company acquired (Orsa Embalagens). - Responsible for Supply Chain activities (Logistics, Planning and Materials), with annual savings amounting to R$15 million. - Responsible for kraft and recycled paper sales in the market. - Execution of a reorganization and automation plan that resulted in a 20% headcount reduction and a 15% productivity gain.

Business Unit Director
- Reporting to the CEO for Latin America, with a team of 2 Sales Managers, FP&A Manager, Supply Chain Manager and HR Business Partner, with a total of 40 employees. - Responsible for IP’s international business in Latin America , totaling US$500 million and exports to 50 countries in 4 continents. - Implementation of distribution networks in Asia, Europe and Latin America. - Development of strategic plan, comprising segmentation and positioning in 15 countries, posting significant increases in market share and profitability. - Leadership of two business acquisition processes, one of which was Orsa in October 2012.

Supply Chain Director
São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Reporting to the CEO for Latin America, responsible for a team of 130 people in the Procurement, Logistics, Distribution, PPC, Materials Administration and Customer Service areas. - Responsible for domestic and international logistics of three mills, moving an annual volume of 1 million tons of product. - Leadership of go-to-market project aimed at restructuring the distribution model, segmenting IP’s markets and customers in Brazil. - Acquisition of US$500 million/year in direct and indirect materials. - Member of IP’s Global Supply Chain Committee, working and residing in Memphis (TN) between June and December 2005, for purposes of integrating best practices between regions.

Strategic Procurement Senior Manager
São José dos Campos Area, Brazil
- Responsible for procurement policies for the entire organization. - Coordinator of the Strategic Sourcing project that led to savings of US$20 million in indirect materials. - Formatting of a competitive intelligence area for the supplier market.

Senior Procurement Manager
São José dos Campos Area, Brazil
- Leader of a team of 30 people for planning, sourcing and purchasing activities. - Responsible for a portfolio of US$200 million in purchases. - Responsible for raw material purchases from 180 suppliers in 10 countries. - Closing of 15 contracts that resulted in savings of US$10 million in 2002.
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