Service Management

Rèsumè

Thiago Ribeiro

Rua Cancioneiro Popular, 116, ap. 24 34 years old

Sao Paulo, Brazil 04710-000 married

Phone +55-11-974-***-*** (mob) email: **********@*******.***

+55-11-250*-**** skype: thiago_ferreira_ribeiro

Education

Bachelor’s degree on Business Administration with minor in Foreign Trade

University Mackenzie - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Professional Background

BUNGE ALIMENTOS S/A - Sao Paulo

Position: Veg Oils Senior Trader (Jul, 2013 to Feb, 2015)

Responsible for veg oils trading desk (predominantly soybean oil), overseeing an operation of 9 soybean

processing plants that yearly crushes about 9MMT, close interaction with biodiesel business (350k mt/year

output), hence a strong link between crush-food divisions (bottled oils, margarine, mayonnaise, shortnenings)

that are amongst leading products in food service segment.

Cash strategies including “paper” Paranagua and Resinfor, spreads, swaps and arbitrages using FOB, FAS and

domestic market positions.

Flat strategies including futures, options, calendar and cross-commodity spreads, board crush, oilshare, ratios,

for hedge and speculative purposes.

Risk-reward assessment, cash and flat risk analysis and management.

Responsible for pricing policy of beans procurement, domestic in bulk (for animal nutrition) and foods &

ingredients revenues.

Position: Meal Senior Trader (Dec, 2011 to Jun, 2013)

Responsible for soybean meals trading desk (low-, mid-, and hi-protein), overseeing the operation of 9

soybean processing plants with yearly meal equivalent output of about 7 MMT.]

Risk-reward assessment/risk-analysis.

Close affairs with other departments to put together logistics, contractual matters, coordination of planning

and execution of flows from plants and inland elevators nationwide to maritime terminals by a complex rail and

road transportation matrix.

VALE S/A - São Paulo

Position: Senior Commercial Analyst– Commercial Logistics Directory (Mch 2011 - Dec 2011)

Head analyst on agriculture transport/handling assets for Vale’s integrated logistical solutions services. Annual

transportation and elevation outturn around 10MMT of grains, 3MMT of sugar and 2MMT of fertilizers through

10,000 km of railways, 5 private port terminals and over 20 inland elevation facilities.

Market intelligence: market reports, statistics and S&D grids.

Conducted project financial and feasibility studies to optimize assets’ return.

High-performance managing and enhance-productivity tools such as PDCA/SDCA methodology, extensive

goal monitoring, business strategy mapping for increase of efficiency and effectiveness of processes,

implementation of 5S culture and other productivity-oriented cultures.

ADM DO BRASIL – Sao Paulo

Last Position: Veg Oils Trader – Processing Division (May, 2010 – Nov, 2010)

Responsible for edible oils trading and merchandise including export of soybean oils (crude degummed and

refined), import palm complex- and lauric oils.

Oversight of crushing and export logistics for 4 crushing/refinery plants.

Close interaction with biodiesel business strategies, including futures and currency hedging.

Policy- and strategy-making for daily procurement of soybeans aiming to maximize crush margins.

Market intelligence and statistics.

Previous position: Soybean Trader – Grain Division (Apr, 2009 - May, 2010)

Trade of physical beans at cash markets, also futures & options at local burse BMF and CBOT.

Management of FOB and CIF programs, which turnover exceeded 10MMT yearly.

Implement of pricing policy for daily procurement amongst all origination unities –over 50–, with extensive

coverage of major growing areas throughout Brazil.

ALFRED C. TOEPFER INTERNATIONAL - Sao Paulo

Soybean Oil and Citrus Pulp Pellets Trader (Dec, 2005 - Mch, 2009)

Responsible for soybean oil and citrus pulp pellets (CPP) trading strategies and P&L.

Long/Short position controlling, monthly turnover report to corporate in Hamburg.

Negotiation of ocean freight booking notes for CPP.

Previous position: Execution Assistant (Oct, 2003 to Dec, 2005)

Coordination of contracts and vessel executions involving a wide network spam as shippers/exporters,

ship/forwarding agents, surveyors, service providers, governmental agencies and representatives.

Handling of contracts: nomination/substitutions, strings, circles, wash-outs and other financial settlements.

Letter of credit analysis and supply of required set of documents.

Calculation of demurrage, despatch and carrying charges as per Anec and Gafta contract rules.

U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE - U.S. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE - Sao Paulo

Position: International Business Developer (Feb, 2002 to Oct, 2003)

Prospect and liaising local business partners, export advisory and counseling for American small and medium-

sized companies seeking opportunities into Brazilian marketplace. Use of businesses tools for identification of

best markets niches. Gather of trade leads (potential distributors, importers and partners for joint-ventures).

Tailor-made research services and market reports.

Training

Trading/Logistics: Hamburg, Germany (Sep-Dec, 2005)

Traineeship at Toepfer’s corporate to garner experience upon local team in a wide spam of trading activities such

as the freight trade, shipping operations of the fleet under T/C, execution and trading of several commodities

amidst grains, oilseeds, coarse, feedstuff, and oils.

Origination: Brazil and Paraguay (Jan-May, 2010)

Profound traineeship while in ADM on beans and corn origination at key production sites as Mato Grosso,

Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina states and in Paraguay. In loco learning of grain and oilseeds

procurement procedures, farming finance, barter, legal issues, logistic chain and processing.

Proficiencies & Courses

Portuguese (native), English and Spanish (fluent), German (mittelstuffe)

Microsoft Office package, SAP, Oracle, JDEdwards, Business Objects

Gafta Contracts and Arbitrage – Sep 2008

Technical Analysis & Options – Nov 2010

Project Management Body of Knowledge – Sep 2011 – Getulio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo

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