Paulo Camargo

Experience

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  Valeo

  Mar 2011 - May 2017

  -Leader of the purchasing team responsible to spread the company´s culture and purchasing tools/methodologies.-Responsible for global projects doing the interface between mother plant and local site.-Manage the economic viability of the projects, controlling the product gross margin (price and cost).-Responsible for the supplier´s development for new projects.-Managements of several suppliers by planning to attend on time all projects milestones.-Weekly meeting with Global Segments Directors to align the SAM strategy.-Lead cross-functional meeting between technical VALEO team and supplier team to validate a new product andensure the correct design of the parts. Show less -Management of bankruptcy and financial risk suppliers in GEMBA. Crisis Leader managing cross-functional team to mitigate all potential risks.-Experience with Resin, Electro components, Aluminum (extrusion, stamping, injection and gravity), Steel (Coil, cut and stamping), Foam and others commodities.-Supplier base Management, developing national and international suppliers in accordance of globally strategic line.-Negotiation based on purchasing tools as such as Linear Price Performance (LPP) and Cost model defined for the main segment (Cost Breakdown) and Long Term Agreement implementation.-Perform cost workshop at suppliers site focused on costs reduction , process optimization, quality and delivery improvements. Show less -Leader of the team with 9 process Engineers to implement actions of cost reductions inside thecompany and at suppliers sites.-Responsible for manage all actions to minimize the costs related to Process , Over Heads and logisticsat Valeo and suppliers sites.-Responsible for "Make or Buy" analysis of the company presenting the business cases to the boardweekly.-Leader of process improvement being trainer of some process training and documents such as Hoshin,SMED, FMEA, Kaizen and QRQC. Show less

  • Sr. Project Buyer Engineer

    Jan 2015 - May 2017

  • Commodity Buyer

    Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Project Methods and Process Analist

    Jan 2012 - Nov 2013

  • Purchaser

    Mar 2011 - Jan 2012
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  Volvo Group

  May 2017 - now

  -In charge of Synergy Purchasing coordination in South America ensuring interface towards other Volvo´s Business Areas (Volvo Construction Equipment, Group Trucks Purchasing).-Develop and lead different purchasing synergy forums, such as Regional Synergy Steering Committee and Regional Synergy Working Group.-Assimilate and translate ideas/thoughts from different stakeholders regionally into workable proposals.-Drive knowledge sharing within all Business Areas regionally.-Lead Global Synergy Cases ensuring financial benefits for all Business areas through Volvo Group power.-Coordinate and drive the purchasing synergy performance reporting regionally.-Member of Global Supplier selection forum making recommendation.-Support strategic discussions with common suppliers across all Business Areas in SAM (Common -Agreements, Capacity analysis, quality and delivery performance).-Support detailed data analysis on supplier and part base regionally and make recommendations. Show less -Lead regional purchasing strategy, selecting multiple suppliers based on purchasing strategy and benchmarking contributing to segment business plan in line with Volvo Group Strategy.-Management of bankruptcy and financial risk suppliers, identifing and mitigate risks in cooperation with Supplier,Quality & Development team.-Secure the project deliverables for both start-up and maintenance projects-Drive cost reduction activities across internal department and supplier.-Conduct Business Review Meetings involving internal and external management stakeholders to enhance supplier relationship.-Negotiate price and manage contractual discussion with supplier in a long term.-Closely monitor the market trends and the latest technology available in the market. Show less

  • Head of Battery Purchasing HD BEV and Fuel Cell

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Purchasing Synergy Manager Europe

    Oct 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Purchasing Synergy Manager South America & KAM Bus

    Dec 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Sr. Commodity Buyer South America

    May 2017 - Dec 2018