Jesu Amaral

About Jesu Amaral

Senior Procurement leader with extensive experience on leadership for Strategic Sourcing, Utility Scale Projects, EPC Services, large equipment, and category management. Recognized for strong leadership and experience on large projects for renewable energy (wind, solar and BESS, including repower), steel, and mining industries. Lead cross-functional teams to transform and restructure procurement function to align with Business.Graduate Degrees in Finance and Project Management. Worked and lived in Brazil and in the USA. Bilingual. Green Card Holder.

Experience

1. Purchasing Manager

   Avangrid

   Nov 2021 — Present · US

   Purchasing Manager responsible for lead team on large and complex contracts negotiations (>$100MM) with domestic and international OEMs manufacturers and domestic EPCs Contractors for 1.5GW Wind/Solar/BESS projects/year, with a presence in 24 states across the United States.Manage team to support FID (Final Investment Decision) process, define strategic planning based on market conditions.• Awarded more than 1GW solar projects in multiples states (California, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Illinois and Oklahoma) with EPC agreements and Equipment contrats. Delivered $1M annual EBIT savings and $2M in cash/working capital improvement in major categories by introducing new sourcing events, modifying payment terms, and aggressively qualifying new vendors.• Awarded more than 500MW Wind projects in multiples States (Illinois, Oregon, Oklahoma, etc) with EPC agreements and Equipment contrats

Education

• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

  graduate, Economics

  2002 — 2006

• Fundação Dom Cabral

  Postgraduate Degree, Finance, General

  2007 — 2008

• Fundação Dom Cabral

  Postgraduate Degree, Project Management

  2009 — 2010

Skills

• Sap
• Business Strategy
• Negotiation
• Negociação
• Sap Erp
• Sap R/3
• Mineração
• 5s
• Pdca
• Português
• Experience in Coordinating Supply Processes and Monitoring of Kpis of the Area
• Experience in Viability Analysis of Projects
• Iso
• Logística
• Procurement
• Cadeia De Fornecedores
• Experience in Negotiating / Assessment of the International Commerce
• Experience in the Use of Tco Methodology
• Experience of Financial Methodology for Projects Through Performance
• Gestão Da Cadeia De Fornecimento
• Ciclo Pdca
• Portuguese
• Iso (Organização Internacional Para Padronização)
• Erp (Planejamento De Recursos Empresariais)
• Mining
• Erp
• Fornecimento Estratégico
• Estratégia Empresarial
• Aprovisionamento
• Microsoft Project
• Experience in Suppliy Processes and Investment Projects
• Logistics
• Ms Project
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supply Chain