Vinicius Corrêa

Supply Chain, Procurement & Sales Expert @Solufy Consulting

🧑‍💼 C-level Executive🧑‍🔬 EngineerBrazilSales ManagerPartnerships ManagerExecutive CoachBusiness Owner👍 Sales & BizDev🧨 ConsultingCustomer Success ManagerAdvisorCustomer ResearcherAccount Manager

Vinicius Corrêa is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in Supply Chain, Procurement, and Sales. His expertise lies in developing and implementing strategic plans to optimize business operations and drive growth. At Solufy Consulting, he leverages his skills to help clients streamline their supply chain processes, enhance procurement strategies and boost sales performance. His broad knowledge base, coupled with his strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, enables him to deliver effective solutions that align with clients' business objectives and contribute to their long-term success.

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Work Background

Associação Brasileira dos Profissionais de ComprasFounder & Volunteer at Procurement Innovation Hub

Mar. 2021São Paulo, BrazilI am a volunteer helping companies and procurement professionals to develop their creativity and innovation skills in order to question the status quo of a traditional sourcing and procurement process. At the procurement innovation hub, which is a business unit inside the Brazilian Association of Procurement Professionals, our vision is that procurement professionals will for ever be an important part of the whole acquisition process in any company, but as new technologies arise and more complexity comes to the game on a VUCA and BANI environment, we all need to be prepared to solve complex problems while generating more value to the business, making our customers happier and assume the protagonism as agents of transformation and margin improvement. We believe that only trough developing strong and resilient partnership based on collaboration and synergy, will allow us to evolve as entities and professionals. So, our mission is providing a safe and trustful environment where people feel comfortable to express their selves and ideas as well share knowledge about agile methodologies Being prepared as organizations and professionals to reaching the ONU Sustainability Development Objectives by 2030, will require from all of us a different perspective and view, to be curious like a child and learn how to unlearn and learn again.

NanodataBusiness Advisor

Aug. 2022São Paulo, Brazil · Hybrid

Procurement GarageSales Partner

Dec. 2022São Paulo, Brazil

Procurement GarageSupply Chain & Procurement Consultant

Apr. 2022

Balanced Engineering LLCBusiness Development Advisor

Sep. 2022Brazil

Solufy Consulting CompanyGeneral Manager

Feb. 2022Flemish Region, Belgium

Punch PowertrainSupply Chain Engineer

May. 2022St-Truiden, Flemish Region, Belgium

ACE AceleratechMentor (Volunteer)

May. 2021 - Jun. 2023São Paulo, BrazilWilling to shape the future of startups with a higher purpose and willingness build a better world.

IHARABRAS S/A INDUSTRIAS QUIMICASProcurement Manager

Feb. 2022 - Apr. 2022Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil

AGP GroupPurchasing Lead

Sep. 2021 - Feb. 2022Ghent, Flemish Region, BelgiumResponsible for leading and developing a team of procurement specialists that has a unique mission! Be recognized as margin enablers while adding value to our happier internal customers. Develop and guarantee a procurement governance strategy that guarantees company sustainability while enabling better margins and balancing risks is key at any sector of activity. The company is growing fast and needs to be prepared for delivering high tech products to our premium customers on the automotive environment and as the procurement team, we're key on answering fast allowing the company to adjust the sails of the boat quickly while guaranteeing a compliant and reliable process that will take us to a next level of smart procurement.

John DeereTerritory Business Manager

Jun. 2020 - Sep. 2021Indaiatuba, São Paulo, BrazilAfter almost 15 years pursuing a Supply Management journey, I was challenged to move to the John Deere Construction and Forestry Sales Division to serve as a Territory Business Manager responsible for managing performance and the routine of dealers located in three different regions in Brazil. I never imagined my self working on the sales business area but as I love a new challenge, I got so excited when received the invitation to join this fantastic and very important business area. I consider it´s a fantastic and unique opportunity to develop other hard and soft skills while learning how is the relation and interaction with customers and different internal business areas and processes. Making a career change is always a challenge, but making it on a crisis moment like the world is facing now, is even more challenging. Jelly in the belly... Lets move forward and enjoy the journey.

John DeereFacilities & Maintenance Category Manager

Nov. 2017 - May. 2020Indaiatuba, São PauloIndirect Material and Services (IM&S) Category Manager responsible for managing and defining best strategies to cover annual spend of $40M on a SMART way within Facilities Category in Brazil. Main Achievements: - Moved from a fire-fighting area to a strategic thinking environment - 8% CAPEX Savings year over year - 3.5% in OPEX Savings year over year - Increasing stakeholder satisfaction - Supply Base Optimization - Implemented Strategy Development trough 7 steps process

John DeereRegional Materials Planning Supervisor

Jul. 2015 - Oct. 2017Indaiatuba/SP & Catalão/GOLeading a team of 6 direct people + 25 indirect, responsible for overseas and local direct material planning process for two factories in Brazil (C&F in Indaiatuba/SP and AG&T in Catalão/GO), managing US$400Mi of spend, with strong focus on the following paths: * SAP PP & APO Key User * Material Availability at point of use * Inventory Management * Flexibility Improvement * Supplier Delivery Performance Improvement * Productivity & Performance Improvement * Business Process Outsourcing * Shared Services Concept (centralized organization) * Supplier Self Planning * People Management Main Challenges: - Develop Leadership skills while engaging 6 direct reports & other 25 indirect - Keep People Engaged - Keep Factories Running - Trade-Off between Inventory & Flexibility Main Achievements: - SAP SCM MM & PP MRP Rollout & Improvements - High Level of People Engagement & Manager Effectiveness - Benchmark Level of PPM´s on impacting factories - Flexibility Improvement - Deploy Shared Services Concept on a brand new factory - Try-Out a Business Process Outsourcing - Productivity gain on re-evaluating concepts - Increased transparency and visibility on the transport planning process - Developed a conceptual SWAP Tool (what if scenario simulation)

John DeereMaterials Planning Supervisor

Apr. 2014 - Jul. 2015IndaiatubaResponsible for drawing, developing and implementing procurement strategies for overseas and local direct material with strong focus on the following paths: * SAP PP & APO Key User * Material Availability at point of use * Inventory Management * Flexibility * Supplier & Delivery Performance Main Challenges: - Defining and implementing a new department - Start developing leadership skills while influencing two direct reports and 20 indirect Main Achievements: - No important line down - Keep in a low rate expenses with extra and urgent freights - Develop inventory strategies for a new product introduction

John DeereSr. Materials Analyst & Subject Matter Expert in SAP MM

Feb. 2012 - Mar. 2014Campinas Area, BrazilMaterials Analyst focused on Supply Chain Integration based on company's procedures and systems (internal audits point of contact). Responsible to guarantee the adoption and deployment of all regional procedures and make sure the procurement process are in compliance with SOX and company's guidelines. On the meantime I was the reference person inside supply management for internal audits issues and concerns. Key User in the SAP (MM module) Greenfield Implementation Project in the new factory. Responsible to develop the acquisition strategy for imported parts. * SAP PP & APO Key User Main Challenges - Adapt to a new industry and business environment - Establishing new relationships - Draw and design everything from a brown field concept - Balance different responsibilities Main Achievements - Succeed on SAP MM Module Implementation - No weighted comments on internal audits - Well defined and implemented sourcing strategies for more than 1.000 SKU´s

BENTELER GroupRegional Supply Chain Management Specialist

Feb. 2010 - Feb. 2012Campinas Area, BrazilBenteler Automotive is an international company headquartered in Germany with more than 50 sites around the world. Supply Chain Management Professional with broad experience in the automotive field. While in this segment I could develop and acquire vast experience across the supply chain. Areas of expertise includes: Material Planning, Customer Service, Supply Chain Processes and Logistics Controlling. In Regional Logistics Department I'm the link between the Logistics Head Office in Germany and Mercosur Region. My main activities are related within Working Capital Management and work aligned with the Head office in Germany to straight the relation and develop the company strategy based on improvement projects implementation as well as KPI's analyses and reporting. My recent activities within this position are: Working Capital Annual Budget development, SAP System Consolidation representant in Logistics Mercosur (PP / MM and SD Modules) and general reports to the Head Office in Germany. Also had worked closely with a multifunctional team looking forward to implement diverse cost reduction ideas (Raw Material Design Change, In/Out Source, Resource Strategy, Tooling Design Change & Optimization, Manufacturing and Production Process Optimization...)

BENTELER GroupMaterial Planner & SAP PP & APO Key User

Jul. 2007 - Feb. 2010Campinas Area, BrazilLocal and overseas raw material planning and procurement as well as develop improvement projects focused on working capital and freight costs optimization. Supplier Management in order to guarantee the planned quantities and dates would be followed as needed and avoid lack of material in the production lines as well affect our customers. Basic tools used to manage supplying evolution: * SAP SCM MM Key User - MRP - MPS & APO Routines * Milk Run Planning * Coverage Profile based on material´s classification (ABC / XYZ) * Replenishment point (P&A) * Supplier Classification (Quality Index) * 8D (Ishikawa Diagram)

BENTELER GroupTrainee as Material Planner

Nov. 2006 - Jul. 2007Campinas Area, BrazilLocal and overseas material planning and procurement.

BENTELER GroupTrainee in Direct Purchasing

May. 2006 - Nov. 2006Campinas Area, BrazilSupport to raw material buyers while negotiation and purchasing activities within suppliers. Most Relevant Activities: Small quotations with suppliers (RFQ) Cost Breakdown Check Competitiveness Analyses Resource & Out-Source & In-Source Analysis Tooling Audit Pricing Variation Reports ECM Implementation

BENTELER GroupTrainee in Purchasing Administration

Nov. 2005 - May. 2006Campinas Area, BrazilPurchasing methods and processes evaluation and KPI's reports like Price Evolution Index, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Risk Assessment, Quality Index and others.