Victor Manarte

Experience

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  TheTalkList

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  Business Development Manager

  American eLearning startup served as marketplace to remotely connect language tutors and learners:• Elaborated marketing strategy to enter Brazilian market, attracting hundreds of new users with no or minimum budget• Guided outsourced Indian team of developers in testing, bug corrections and improvements of functionalities and UX• Built early stage tutors’ base by recruiting and introducing platform to new tutors, generating initial traffic

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  Lojas Americanas S.A.

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2018

  Brazilian chain of department stores, founded in 1929, 30K+ employees, US$ 4+bi in annual revenue & 1,600+ physical locations:• Executed Black Friday, Christmas and other shopping holidays' inventory planning and distribution of different categories' best-sellers, assisting in historical sales performances• Directed Lean Six Sigma Project in optimizing sales forecast and inventory purchasing and distribution processes for video-game accessories, delivering great increase in margins• Led supply chain teams of 6-8 analysts responsible for purchasing, managing and distributing millions of dollars annually in inventory of different categories• Managed and guaranteed excellent results in indicators and tasks such as budget approvement and spending, forecasted sales, assortment review and ranking, days and turn of inventory, optimal levels of inventory, stock-out ratios, safety-stock levels, lead times, review and vulnerable periods, levels of service, ERP and order generation, frequency of suppliers' deliveries, store distribution efficiency, etc Show less

  • Supply Chain Coordinator

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Supply Chain Analyst

    Oct 2014 - Dec 2015
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  IESE Business School

  Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Full-time MBA

  Universtiy of Navarra's Business School, founded in 1958, with campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, Munich & New York, and part of alliance with Harvard Business School:• International full-time MBA consistently top ranked worldwide by The Financial Times, The Economist Businessweek, Forbes & Bloomberg• 2 years living in Europe, studying among 700+ top-notch business students and staff from 50+ different nationalities to advance general business expertise and experience intensive international exposure Show less

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  Suzano

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  International Logistics Consultor (MBA Summer Job)

  World's largest cellulose pulp exporter, founded in 1924, 35K+ employees, US$ 6+bi in annual revenue & ~30% global market share:• Calculated linear optimization of maritime shipping routing and contract use for pulp exports after merge with FIBRIA, creating synergies of few million dollars annually• Determined ideal contract model for maritime freight and timing for negotiating future ones, estimating savings of tens of millions of dollars annually

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  Blu

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2024

  Brazilian payment market fintech, served as marketplace B2B between retailers and suppliers, US$ 450+MM in TPV annually, 15K+ points of sale:• Implemented improvements and strategies and optimized costs in commercial and operational areas, supporting achievement of break-even in 2023 and in positive net profit in first semester of 2024• Founded centralized and dedicated area of commercial and operational planning (S&OP | RevOps) with 20+ analysts responsible for strategizing operations, aiding in 30+% growths YoY in use of main product Show less

  • Planning Director

    Jan 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Head of Operations

    Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Customer Experience Manager

    Jun 2020 - Sept 2021