Ricardo Ferreira
Procurement | Global Sourcing | International Trade | Sales & Operations Planning | Materials Management | Logistics | M&A | Food & Beverage | Ingredients | Nutrition & Health | Flavors & Fragrances | Fine Chemicals
- Role
- Sr Director, Strategic Procurement Americas Global Citrus Lead Buyer at MANE
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ricardo Ferreira
Seasoned professional in B2B/B2C fieldsEasily adapts within multiple cultural organizationsEntrepreneurial thinking, results oriented, committed, dynamic, high performerLeader with strong training and people development capacity, coaching and talents detectionExperienced in acquisition processes since candidates\' identification, due diligence, take over and business integrationParticipated in different international conferences, symposiums, suppliers and customers visits, trainings and trade shows in more than 25 different countriesSolid experience in Procurement, Foreign Trade, Materials Management, Logistics, Customer Service, S & OP and Business DevelopmentBusiness-driven, seeking profit improvement opportunities, following strategic guidelines and global strategySAP R/3 Key-user of MM and Final-user of MM/SD/PP modules
Experience
Sr Director, Strategic Procurement Americas Global Citrus Lead Buyer
Jul 2023 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US
Education
ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing
MBA, Marketing
2007 — 2008
Fundação Dom Cabral
Advanced Business Management Program - DSM LATAM
2017 — 2017
C.C.A.A.
English and Spanish, English
1987 — 1994
Centro Universitário Sant'Anna
Bachelor, Business Administration with Emphasis in Foreign Trade
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Supplier Rationalization
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Ingredients
- Product Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing
- Food
- Supply Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Cost Savings Strategies
- Pricing
- Import
- International Business
- Supply Chain
- Haccp
- Business Development
- Strategy
- Purchasing
- Project Purchasing
- Sap Erp
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Fmcg
- Cost Reduction
- Food Industry
- Outsourcing
- Sap
- Due Diligence
- Production Planning
- Logistics
- Raw Materials
- Strategic Supplier Development
- Business Planning
- Demand Planning
- Sap R/3
- Global Sourcing
- Supplier Sourcing
- Export
- Management
- Essential Oils
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