MANUELA TOSTES

Experience

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  Dell

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

  Supply Chain and PPB Intern

  Assist in the maintenance of updated data and processes for executive meetings of PPB (basic production process); Assist in the review of processes and data from the basic production process industry; Support in the maintenance of metrics and updated scorecard; Support data collection and preparation of PPB Finance meetings.

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  Midea Carrier

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  Supply Chain Intern

  Support in negotiations and development of new items with suppliers; Help control specifications with suppliers; Support in the preparation and control of loan contracts.

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  Lojas Renner S.A.

  Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  Plan and control the main indicators of the Commercial area in the short and medium term complying with the collection planning proposed by the Product Planning Manager; Provide subsidies, through generation, reporting and analysis for business decision making. Purchase and inventory management; Sales performance analysis by product category and stores; Propose actions to improve business performance; Frequent interaction with product area, style and supply; Preparation and analysis of Revenue and Results Performance Reports; Preparation and conduct of weekly, monthly and quarterly results meetings. Show less Process Management | Quality | Shared Services Center; Responsible for performing process mapping and design (as IS and to be) (BPMN Methodology) focusing on providing migration of areas or creating continuous processes, responsible for sizing headcount, procedures, policy and manual descriptives in areas of the company distributed throughout the country; Responsible for providing the integration of information between the various areas, as well as conducting training (change management); Use LEAN, BPMN, and Project Management Methodologies for the best results; Develop management indicators and implement cash management framework. Show less

  • Product Planning and Control Assistant

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Continuos Improvement Assistant

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Sourcing intern

    Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
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  Lojas Marisa

  Apr 2020 - May 2022

  Executive trainee - Fashion Buyer

  Job rotation between the company's strategic areas focused on leadership, people management, product, planning, client, processes, change management, integration and innovation.Areas: Commercial (Product and Planning), Commercial Lab (Process and innovation), Sourcing, Marketing, Store Operations and E-commerce.

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  ISTITUTO MARANGONI MIAMI

  Apr 2025 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Teaching the Fashion Buying course with a strong emphasis on merchandising strategy, assortment planning, Open-to-Buy (OTB), product life cycle management, and trend forecasting. The course is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in the fashion industry by combining analytical tools and creative insight,