Gustavo Monte

Experience

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  Sustentare Consultores Associados

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Environmental Scientist

  ✓ Led environmental impact research projects of significant social and economic importance, with technical responsibility for ecosystem studies, data collection, and monitoring. ✓ Coordinated multidisciplinary teams across varying levels of seniority, ensuring efficient project execution and high-quality outcomes in both field and laboratory settings.

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  Instituto BiomaBrasil

  Jan 2012 - May 2014

  Project Manager

  ✓ Defined projects scope, objectives and deliverables, developing detailed plan to lead cross-functional teams and implemented cost control measures.✓ Identified new opportunities, implemented service design improvements and ensured projects were completed on time, within budget, meeting the quality standards, raising in 100% the number of engaged projects.✓ Led procurement initiatives and contract negotiations for large-scale environmental projects.✓ Collaborated with cross-functional teams to execute sustainability initiatives and government-funded programs. Show less

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  Arvato Services Bertelsmann

  May 2017 - Oct 2017

  Microsoft Transactional Specialist/ Auditor (Enterprise Agreements)

  ✓ Possessing and enforcing an expert level of understanding current revenue recognition guidelines as established by Finance & Compliance under SOX procedures.✓ Analysis and investigation of queries related to specific Microsoft Business Programs, Orders and Contracts.✓ Reviewed Agreements & Orders to ensure all legal requirements are met and documentation is complete.✓ Conducted risk assessments and resolved discrepancies in contractual terms, improving internal audit efficiency.✓ Led a Data Entry Review Project, updating approximately a thousand Enterprise Accounts by interpreting client data, resolving queries, and ensuring resolution. Show less

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  Interaction

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

  Microsoft Operations Specialist (Global Enterprise Services Operations)

  ✓ Proactively managed processing issues, analyzing root causes to implement lasting solutions.✓ Guided sales and delivery management team best practices through the deal flow process to facilitate Service Orders creation.✓ Knowledge expert for more complex country or customer specifics, taking responsibility for query management and resolution.✓ Fostered strong relationship and communication with cross functional channels to ensure smooth transition of information and documentation between Sales, Sales Operations, Finance Operations, Legal and Commissions.✓ Knowledge expert for more complex country and customer specifics, fostering strong communication and best practices to ensure smooth transition of information and documentation across Sales, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams.✓ Coordinated month-end activities with Financial Controllers to promote accurate revenue and cost recognition. Show less

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  Amazon

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2022

  ✓ Managed logistics operations and contract compliance, ensuring service-level agreements were met across multiple vendors.✓ Developed data-driven solutions for route optimization, reducing transportation costs and improving delivery efficiency.✓ Led root cause analysis and corrective action plans for supply chain disruptions, ensuring seamless operations.✓ Pulled and reported data from multiple databases, defining performance metrics by using simulations to identify trends and drive business decisions✓ Managed critical short notice truck breakdowns, securing cost-effective replacement, optimizing routes and ensuring timely delivery ✓ Systematically escalate problems or variance in the information and data to the relevant owners and teams and follow through on the resolutions to ensure that they are delivered Show less

  • Business Partner (OpEx Category)

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Buyer - Shared Procurement Center

    May 2020 - Sept 2021

  • ROC Transportation Specialist (SEU)

    Jul 2019 - May 2020
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  Amazon

  Oct 2022 - now

  Global Catalog Analyst (IT Category)

  ✓ Led global adoption of Business Partner model for procurement, enhancing supplier collaboration and optimizing catalog performance.✓ Developed and enforced contract compliance measures, reducing procurement inefficiencies and ensuring supplier accountability.✓ Managed contract negotiations and supplier agreements, ensuring alignment with business needs and cost optimization.✓ Led change management initiatives to improve procurement processes, reducing manual effort and increasing automation.✓ Designed and implemented a BI dashboard to track procurement performance, improving visibility and decision-making.✓ Developed an interactive tool for managing Invoices on Hold, enhancing user engagement, reducing resolution times by 80%, and saving 3,216 hours annually, aligning with the organization’s operational efficiency goals✓ Led the transition of core processes strategy and system features enablement, achieving 100% accuracy in item details, improving compliance and error resolution, and streamlining internal audit procedures to save over 1000 hours yearly in catalog management Show less