Levi Silva , CPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P, 6s MBB

Experience

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  Pernod

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Internship - Production in Manufacturing Site

  Full-time internship at Pernod Manufacturing Site in Marseille, France, reporting directly to the plant manager. Assisted in the management and improvement of 2 critical production lines, one being fully automated and controlled by PLC logic, another one semi-automated and composed by several workers' cells, to improve throughput and reduce uptime.

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  RTE

  Jun 2009 - Sept 2009

  Internship - Project Management

  Internship in RTE, electricity transmission system operator of France. Reporting directly to the IT manager, I assisted in the maintenance and improvement of key servers and systems to support IT processes. Key activities were to manage the change from Lotus Notes to Outlook and to support changes servers' renewal in France south-east region.

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  DuPont

  Jan 2010 - now

  Responsible to drive strategy for our iconic Tyvek and Typar products in all Safety segments by leading a broad sales team (12 direct reports + >20 indirect reports) in all Latin America (from Mexico to Argentina). Key applications are in Protective Apparel Garments (inc. Proshield, Tyvek and Tychem hero brands), Tyvek Roll Goods (for Healthcare, Consumer and Industrial) and Typar.Owned full P&L for Tyvek and Typar business, from sales to EBITDA, providing business guidance to other areas in Latin America, such as Marketing, Product, Technology, Supply Chain, CSR, Credit, among other functions, to deliver growth in sales revenue, EBITDA and optimize working capital. Show less Responsible to lead sales team (7 people) from Mexico to Argentina in core protective applications of Kevlar, Nomex and Tyvek (US$100 Millions Annually). Extensive usage of Salesforce and statistical analysis to prioritize efforts in targeted mapped opportunities improving pipeline size and win rate. Mapping and management of Large Global Accounts with complex contact network, build long-term relationships, establish new partners and drive team for results. Responsible for developing strategic account plans with team for targeted growth accounts.Responsible to lead key growth projects in the region for transformational business model changes, key product introductions and new application/segment development. Show less Responsible for driving critical growth initiatives for Kevlar in Body/Car Armor (Ballistics) and Cut Protective Gloves (>US$300 Million) consistent with the global business strategy including new verticals segments, new business models and new portfolio offerings. Business lead on major growth programs and mentoring through growth board all initiatives in these segments. Accountable for delivering growth through innovation in Kevlar(R) growth programs.Responsible for Transformational projects involving new business models and new complex product introduction, leading global growth projects with >US$10 million in additional annual revenue, from idea generation to sustainable sales. Manage growth board for global segment with >$40 million.Executes market assessments and manage new growth pipeline process. Extensive work with Global Market Intelligence, Marketing Communication, Technical and Sales teams to deliver solid growth and return on investments. Enhanced project management skills, idea screening, fast gate reviews implementation and direct management with customers for key product introductions. Show less Responsible to lead regional team in LATAM region (over 20+ resources as Green Belts and Black Belts), to deliver solid savings results year over year (up to $5MM per year) in several types of projects (top-line growth, baseline, manufacturing, projects with third-party partners, transactional, etc.).Responsible globally for Master Data Management in all work streams giving business direction for resources around the globe for each work stream to enhance our systems functionality and implement new processes. Responsible to manage in the region the support team for SAP as well (structure with 15+ key-users and 7 data coordinators around the world).Additionally, I work as supervisor for 5 planners in the region, lead S&OP activities, participate as regional resource for developing new analytical tools globally and provide mentoring/training in APO, BW and Supply Chain for individual in the business. Show less Black Belt certified since June 2012, I'm responsible for mentoring other Green Belts and Black Belts in projects related to improvement or create new process for Inventory and Operations Management.Supply Chain Supervisor, I'm responsible to lead our team in one product line (5 planners and importer analysts) and I'm also responsible for 24-month supply chain planning with constrained view from global manufacturing assets and regional third party contracted operations. That also includes the detailed inventory management process from a regional perspective to reduce IDS levels and Non-Productive Inventory. Responsible for implementing benchmark S&OP process.Finally, I'm also responsible regionally for maintenance and improvement of SAP for all workstreams. This mainly translated into improving data quality in the system (Master Data and Transactional Data) and connecting with corporate IT function to improve our system results. Specific were conducted also that lead to an improvement of APO planning results and Sales to Cash workstream processes. Key user for other workstream as well, such as Business Warehouse reports and Warehouse Management. Responsible for additionally managing 2 data coordinators in the region. Show less Responsible for the 24 months demand and supply chain planning for the LATAM region for key brands such as Kevlar®, Nomex® and Tyvek®. This included the establishment of key demand processes in the region, alignment with regional Marketing & Sales team and also short-term execution meeting for supply chain planning together with alignment of third party contracted operations.Implemented S&OP process through APO for Demand and Supply Chain Planning in the region.Responsible for key improvements in the region for contracted operations and inventory management which lead to six sigma black belt certification. Show less

  • LATAM Tyvek and Typar Commercial Leader

    Apr 2022 - now

  • LATAM Sales Manager

    Jun 2019 - May 2022

  • Global Growth Leader - Kevlar Protection Segments

    Jan 2016 - May 2019

  • LATAM Senior Supply Chain Supervisor, Six Sigma Master Black Belt & Global Data Stewardship

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  • LATAM Master Planner and Supply Chain Supervisor

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  • LATAM Demand/Supply Chain Planner & Six Sigma Lean Black Belt

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Internship - Marketing & Sales

    Jan 2010 - Dec 2010