Debora Zacharias

Experience

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  Tilibra

  Mar 2008 - Jul 2010

  Autonomous Maintenance Analyst (TPM)
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  Ambev

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2019

  • Led multifunctional projects, reducing the launch time of specific projects, and structuring the annual Strategic Plan.• Managed the portfolio of Product Innovation Projects and Technological Innovation projects for cost reduction. • Led the implementation of the new Innovation and Technology Center in Rio de Janeiro, involving the hiring and training of the team and the implementation of an excellence management system.• • Coordinated the daily operations of the research laboratory and pilot plant, ensuring compliance with all labor, safety, environmental, and corporate policies and regulations. • Managed a portfolio of $200 million in Innovation Projects in Latin American countries and the financial and performance processes of the R&D business unit in the region. • Responsible for the development of primary, secondary, and transport packaging for new products in compliance with corporate Quality policies, regulations, and requirements, in collaboration with material and equipment suppliers. Manage workflow ensuring compliance with production programs monitoring indicators of Volume, Efficiency and loss; enforcing organizational security standards, detecting issues in efficiency and implementing improvements Nine-month rotational program, exposed to multiple segments of the company to gain a broad understanding of AB InBev operations, with induction training on the company's culture, strategy, and structure.

  • Portfolio and Innovation Projects Manager

    Aug 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Operation Manager – Innovation Center

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Project and Performance Manager

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Packaging Development Specialist

    Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Production Supervisor

    May 2011 - Feb 2013

  • Supply Management Trainee

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2011
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  AB InBev

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Finance Management• Strategic Planning• Portfolio Management (technology projects) • Coordinated the global team for the Planning of capacity expansion projects, ensuring the acquisition and installation of new equipment, buildings, automation, and electrical facilities in compliance with Global Technical Specifications.• Led a project to reduce the investment required for industrial capacity expansion in countries with low return on investment, achieving a 35% reduction in Capex for the same additional volume of capacity. • Responsible for global/region performance management in R&D, including strategic planning, goal setting, and governance.• Led the R&D portfolio management, focusing on long-term pipeline and short-term implementation. Optimized the launch time of new product developments by 50%.

  • Diretora de Tecnologia - Suprimentos e Sustentabilidade

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Global Finance & Strategy Director

    Jan 2024 - Sept 2024

  • Global Capex & Engineering Director

    Feb 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Global Performance Director

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2022