Victor Pragana

- Sourcing estratégico de produtos químicos para o Agro. - Liderança de compras e sourcing de projetos de tolling (toll manufacturing). - Desenvolvimento de mercados asiáticos para químicos estratégicos. - Responsável pela negociação e fechamento de embarques marítimos com agentes de carga.

- Led the transformation of supply chain and procurement, focusing on digitalization and global performance. - Achieved $250K+ in cost savings through strategic sourcing, negotiations, and TCO management. - Increased supplier OTD from 83% to 91% by implementing structured development programs and data analytics. - Launched 100+ NPI projects, integrating cross-functional teams across engineering, R&D, and supply chain. - Digitalized import and logistics processes, reducing lead times and enhancing operational visibility. - Expanded the global supplier base (Vietnam, India), mitigating risks and boosting competitiveness. - Developed executive dashboards in Power BI/Tableau, connecting KPIs to strategic decision-making.

Supply Chain Specialist with a focus on Business Intelligence and operational performance. Led the design and implementation of strategic dashboards integrating Supply Chain and Procurement data, using tools such as Power BI and Tableau. Developed predictive analytics and operational/managerial insights that enabled data-driven decisions, resulting in over 20% improvement in process efficiency and 15% increase in logistics forecast accuracy. Achieved a significant increase in visibility and control over critical KPIs, including OTD, Lead Time, and TCO.

• Managed and led Strategic Sourcing and Procurement processes, overseeing categories such as Motors, Transformers, Automation, IT, Transportation, and Services, with a budget exceeding US$10M/year • Implemented Strategic Sourcing methodology and led renegotiations that generated an average 7% YoY cost reduction across multiple commodities • Led the digitalization of procurement processes, migrating manual workflows to a cloud-based platform, resulting in 30%+ productivity gains and improved traceability • Introduced Business Intelligence (Power BI) into the procurement function, accelerating data analysis and enabling strategic decision-making • Developed and monitored strategic and operational KPIs, fostering a data-driven culture and enhancing performance control • Managed contracts and SLAs with global suppliers, ensuring quality deliveries, regulatory compliance, and mitigation of operational risks

Responsible for the management and development of strategic suppliers, overseeing an annual portfolio of US$14M, with a focus on performance evaluation, audits, compliance, and quality. • Managed KPIs and annual performance tracking of key division suppliers, focusing on quality, delivery, and overall performance • Conducted risk assessments and qualification of new suppliers (over 40 requalified and 20 developed), increasing supply chain resilience • Performed quality and process audits aligned with SA8000 and ISO 14001:2015, driving continuous improvement • Certified Lead Auditor (DNV GL) for QHSE and compliance audits of critical suppliers • Oversaw production follow-up (expediting) for strategic orders, ensuring deadlines and risk mitigation • Designed and implemented corrective and performance improvement action plans Key achievements: 🔹 Achieved average cost reduction of 8% per year (vs. corporate target of 5%) 🔹 Reduced PPM rate from 11,000 (2017) to 1,200 (2019) 🔹 Qualified and developed 60+ suppliers (including current base and new partners)

• Responsible for Sourcing and strategic purchases of mechanical commodities (copper and steel), applying strategic sourcing techniques and tools, working with the national market and various parties, including Asia, Europe and the Americas, ensuring the best price, term and conditions quality; • Development of large contracts MRO suppliers , conducting market research, attracting suppliers, field research, negotiation and monitoring the closing of the contract; • Follow-up of orders, aiming to ensure delivery on time; • Approval of suppliers and negotiations of high volume spots, aiming to meet sporadic demands; • Cost management, developing improvements and reducing costs throughout the supply chain (TCO); • Management of KPIs, focusing on results and developing an improvement action plan; • Nationalization of projects and development of local content to use FINAME from Finland, Switzerland and the USA; • Analysis and drafting of contracts with service providers regarding engineering, transport, assembly, etc; Results: * Focal point of the division in cost reduction, reaching the result of 10% per year of the projected value.

• Responsible for sourcing and purchasing electrical and mechanical materials, new projects and planning for imported raw materials; • Execution of purchase orders, negotiation and development of new suppliers and delivery follow-up; • Relationship management with cargo agents and customs brokers in import and export processes; • Ramp-up and start production of a new product line from the USA, developing local suppliers for all local items and purchasing setup for all imported suppliers; • Production planning for the line of voltage regulators, planning demands based on S&OP and Forecast coming from the sales area; Results: * Ramp-up and go live of a new production line brought from the USA, with development of local suppliers for 60% of the items and international purchasing setup for the other 40%; * Key user of the ERP SAP MM module in the implementation of the ERP in Brazil, conducting training in Milwaukee / USA; * Implementation of a production planning model based on S&OP and Forecast.

• Management of the purchase of productive, unproductive MRO materials and services, carrying out the development of suppliers, focusing on cost reduction; • Responsible for analyzing purchase requisitions, and managing inventory and demand for unproductive materials; Results: * Key User in the implementation of Microsiga ERP in the company; * Cost reduction of 11% in freight services; * Initiative to automate the issuance and sending of purchase orders.

• Purchase of productive materials from local and international suppliers and unproductive materials (packaging) from local suppliers; • Negotiation of prices and conditions with local and international suppliers; • Development and evaluation of local and international suppliers; • Negotiation of exchanges and returns of non-compliant products.

Foco em competência comportamentais.

MBA in project management, referenced by PMBOK®.