Vinicius Cotta
Logistics Manager @ Neo Logistics
About
Executivo de logística e supply chain com vasta experiência em logística industrial, fluxos inbound e outbound, logística de exportação e operações portuárias atuando em empresa multinacional do ramo siderúrgico e óleo & gás, exercendo função gerencial com reporte direto a diretoria. Perfil dinâmico e colaborativo construído ao longo de 20 anos de carreira através da gestão de diversos projetos complexos, liderança de equipes operacionais e estratégicas e construção de relacionamento com clientes e fornecedores Expertise como project manager liderando projetos de TI para implantação de sistemas TMS e WMS, projetos de investimento em infraestrutura logística e projetos de otimização de fluxo através dos conceitos lean manufacturing. Experiência internacional (França, Bélgica, Holanda, Alemanha) de benchmarking em plantas industriais e operação portuárias e prospecção e desenvolvimento de fornecedores Experiência de gestão gemba com destaque para avaliações de segurança: condições físicas, sistemas, procedimentos e regras de ouro. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logistics and Supply Chain Executive with extensive experience in industrial logistics, inbound and outbound flows, export logistics, and port operations working on a multinational company in the steel and oil & gas sectors on management positions with direct reporting to the board of directors. Dynamic and collaborative professional with a 20-year career highlighted by managing diverse complex projects, leading operational and strategic teams, and cultivating relationships with clients and suppliers. Expertise as a project manager in leading IT projects for TMS and WMS system implementations, infrastructure investment projects in logistics, and optimization projects using lean manufacturing concepts. International experience (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany) in benchmark industrial plants and port operations, as well as supplier prospecting and development. Strong gemba management experience focusing on safety assessments: physical conditions, systems, procedures, and golden rules.
Brazil
Belo Horizonte
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Aprovisionamento, Offshore, Incoterms, Regulamentação aduaneira, Power BI, Inteligência artificial, Análise de dados, Gestão de contratos, OEA, Compliance, Desenvolvimento de novos negócios, Relatórios de indicadores-chave de desempenho (KPI), Importação e exportação, operação logística, Transporte de cargas em contêineres, Agenciamento de cargas, Transporte de mercadoria pesada, Carga Projeto, Indústria pesada, Gestão logística
Experience

Logistics Manager
Belo Horizonte
• Expansion of commercial base, prospecting new business opportunities, and increasing operational margins. • Integrated management of import and export operations (air, sea, and road). • Development of Power BI dashboards and profitability/efficiency KPIs. • Implementation of market intelligence and competitive analysis for new logistics products. • Strategic partnerships with shipping lines and domestic/international carriers. • Responsible for AEO certification and operational compliance governance.

Business development manager
Belo Horizonte
• Development of new business in the transportation and handling of special cargo and projects in the Oil & Gas segment • Development of solutions in transportation, storage and port operation. • Logistics management of import and export projects of parts and equipments

External and Exports Logistics Manager
Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro
-Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, managing 4 direct team leaders and 60 indirect employees • Responsible for the entire inbound, outbound and export flow, including the movement of 3.5 million tons per year (raw material, semi-finished and finished). • Responsible for export processes, including booking of breabulk ships and container for shipment of 350 thousand tons annually to various global destinations (Middle East, USA, Europe, Asia). • Management of contracts for shipowners and port operators totaling an annual budget of R$800 million. • Management of contracts for the transportation of ore, coal, scrap, MRO parts, finished and semi-finished products totaling an annual budget of R$500 million. • Responsible for port operations in Rio de Janeiro and Vila Velha-ES with experience in the development of new suppliers and alternative ports. • Direct contact with customers and global sales hub, integrating plants in Brazil with Europe, providing end-to-end logistics services and delivery to end customers. • Responsible for restructuring indicators and creating the integrated logistics planning process in the company. • Responsible for consolidating and defining the billing and shipping target with direct interaction with the commercial, S&OP, production, financial and vice presidency areas

Outbound Logistics Manager
Interplants, Barreiro and Jeceaba
• Managed a team of 250 in-house employees and 100 outsourced employees. • Responsible for transportation of finished products to more than 150 customers distributed in 120 cities in the national territory. • Responsible for managing the storage yards of finished products within the plants (Barreiro and Jeceaba) and branches (Caxias, Guarulhos). • Development of end-to-end multimodal solutions to serve customers, including logistics services for unloading, storage and inspection. • Responsible for the management of external cutting, machining and painting services to serve customers in the automotive segment in the states of MG, SP and RS. • Responsible for the project to internalize 120 employees of the dispatch operation of the finished products yard at the Barreiro and Jeceaba sites • Infrastructure project manager for the integration of the Barreiro-Jeceaba sites, concentrating steel production in Jeceaba and interconnecting the supply of the plants by road-rail logistics. • Leader of the "Focus" project with the scope of improving customer service and restructuring of the OTIF indicator

Internal Logistics Manager
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Responsible for the management of finished and semi-finished stocks, shipping logistics operations and management of the internal movement flow. • Responsible for the reformulation of safety procedures at a global level to standardize risk management in material handling • Leadership of the focus project to improve the level of customer service and review of the OTIF indicator • Leadership of the lean project for the implementation of loading and unloading windows with a 70% reduction in time

Internal Logistics Coordinator
• Managed a team of 70 in-house employees and 300 outsourced employees. • Oversaw internal flow between production and finishing areas. • Managed equipment contracts (forklifts, trailers, tractors) for 300 employees and 120 pieces of equipment. • Implemented Transport Management System (TMS) to handle internal movement of 150,000 tons of pipes per month. • Led continuous improvement group, recognized by the company in 2012 for enhancing logistic services to production areas. • Managed the internalization of 40 employees from the semi-finished product stock area.

Logistics Analyst
Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Led infrastructure investment project worth R$20 million to restructure the company's shipping department. • Implemented Warehouse Management System (WMS) for product dispatch area. • Developed quality and safety procedures, and implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) in external logistics.

Logistics Intern
Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Developed road-rail programming to serve end customers and deliver to the port. • Established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor loading operations and supplier performance.
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