Helen Arantes Zaccai

Regional Leader (Brazil, México e LATAM) for Direct and Indirect, reporting to the US.

Regional Leader (Brazil) for Direct and Indirect, reporting to the US.

Leadership of 10 people as Direct, Indirect and Services Purchasing Manager for the dairy business unit (DPA - Dairy Partners Americas - for Brasil region. Responsible for a spend of 1.1 billion reais. -> Turnaround and lean office -> Accountability for achieving savings goals, DPO and ROI -> Construction of 3 years plan -> ESG project journey management -> Procurement 4.0 pipeline management -> Leader of the Procurement Pillar in the DPA/Lactalis M&A

-> Management of a 2,5 billion brazilian reais spend (~500.000k USD) -> Leadership of 7 peoples responsible for Direct Materials area and Supplier Development -> Focus on the relationship with internal stakeholders and suppliers negotiation to ensure alignment with objectives and priorities -> Purchasing focal point in the construction, development and implementation of global sourcing strategies with the Head Quarter -> Turnaround leadership of the purchasing area. Focused on people, processes and systems. 1) Purchasing Academy for 100% of the team with specialized external consultancy, 2) Restructuring of processes and 3) Implementation/Restructuring of systems together with the internal audit and IT area to ensure P2P (Procurement to pay) process

Management of a team of 4 people responsible for the purchase categories of Raw Materials / Commodities, Auxiliary Materials and Off take that execute the entire strategic sourcing process: negotiation, selection of suppliers, and preparation of contracts that meet the financial requirements (cost improvement and inflation management), reliability, quality, productivity, innovation and SRM with suppliers. -> Focal point with the controlling team in the monitoring report of the total cost of acquisition (TCO). Implementation of cost breakdown intelligence platform optimizing national vs imported materials, commodity trend, exchange rate and aggregate cost of all items in the category. -> Construction of annual buget and bi-monthly cost forecast -> E-procurement pillar leader -> Responsible for the global report of KPIs in the LATAM region: saving, cost reduction projects, supplier SLA, automation level, number of auctions, and payment term -> Purchasing area representative in a multidisciplinary squad with a focus on end to end (E2E) projects, identifying business demand requirements -> 6 months experience in indirect: responsible for Logistics and LATAM corporate services (HR, Marketing and IT). Management of a team of 7 people.

Responsible for procurement Raw Materials (Cement; Minerals - Sand, Lime, Limestone; Polypropylene; PVA) for the 4 Saint Gobain Construction Products companies (Weber quartzolit, Brasilit, Placo and Isover). Development of concept, processes and practice of strategic purchasing tools (Strategic Sourcing - Kraljic Matrix / RFI / RFP / TCO / Budget). Team composed of 2 people and direct report to the raw material and packaging manager.

Responsible for production management of 4 mortar lines, 1 grout line and 1 premix line in the largest mortar factory in the world. Support in the implementation of projects related to industry 4.0. Management of factory indicators and management of WCM routines in the shop floor. Direct management of 5 supervisors and indirect employees of 90 employees in the industrial area.

Responsible for 15 sand drying operations of Weber Brasil (with operations in all regions of the country). Responsible for developing projects to reduce the costs of the drying process and the management of actions to reduce losses. The main projects were developed with a focus on reducing fuel consumption in the burning process. Made changes to the type of fuel consumed and also improvements in our inventory management.

Program focused on training the company's new leaders after a selection process of 15 thousand people for 14 vacancies. Acting in the industrial area of the largest factory producing mortars and grouts in the world. Implementation of the management of the production process with a focus on improving the assertiveness of raw material consumption (70% of the cost) where the main project was the reduction of material losses, involving mass balance and loss of distribution. High involvement in the implementation of the WCM, with 2 green belt certifications, at the Jandira plant with the objective of obtaining bronze certification in operational excellence. At the end of the program (4 months) I did a job rotation in a factory in the Northeast (the second largest in Brazil) to supervise all production lines reporting to the factory manager.

Product development through the creation of production routes to meet the new demands of customer specification. The development encompassed all the chain: selection of raw material, primary production and processing of the silicon carbide.

I was selected to be part of the “Ciência sem Fronteiras” (Science Without Borders) Scholarship Program at University of Duisburg-Essen for one academic year as a Metalurgical Engineering Student from July 2013 to September 2014.

Two semesters by the program Science without Borders, reference faculty in the area of metallurgy in Germany.

A course focused on the study of the 5 major categories of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, biomaterials and composites) and their applications and properties. In addition to principles of increasing the efficiency of production of these materials in the industry.

Focus on new business models, management challenges and emerging technologies. Skills for managing people and projects, as well as analytical knowledge. Extensive training in the area of leadership and management, structured in: 1) "Leadership Module": team leadership and cross-cultural skills; 2) "Innovation Module": which addresses issues related to marketing and design, product and service innovation, cultural transformation, exponential organizations, circular economy, organizations with purpose and high social impact; 3) "Management Module 4.0": dealing with topics related to design thinking, data science, internet of things, gamification, lean startup, scrum, growth hacking and blockchain.