Luis Rodriguez de Labra

Summary

Profile: Industrial & Chemical Engineer with a Master Degree in Sciences, Master in Business Administration and Post-graduation in Humanities (Consumer Behavior and Cultural elements). Manufacturing, Human Resources and Project Management expertise. Leadership experience in startups, equipment transfers and ongoing operations in Gillette and P&G. Recognized as a strong leader that sets the strategic business plan and delivers compelling business needs at benchmark levels. Multicultural International experience in developing and coaching High Performance Organizations (HPO) in México, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Argentina and USA. Start Ups of greenfield sites and consolidation of new business/organizations in México and Brazil. Experience in delivering gross margin in Manufacturing systems through Continuous improvement program implementation and Integrated Working Systems (IWS, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma-Black Belt). Global leader for focused improvement and Complex problem solving (OEE and Quality improvement) in six regions. Qualified in Quality Management Systems.

Manufacturing main competences

Able to assertively lead and coach organizations to deliver TSR, Gross Margin, Costumer Service, Product Quality, Safety and Labor Environment by integrating the best of manufacturing systems: Strategy Development and deployment systems SDDS, Daily Direction settings DDS and Integrated Working Systems (IWS), Profits and Losses (P&L), TPM for process and assembly industry, Supply chain management, MRP II, Total Quality Management, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Toyota Production System, Complex problem solving, ISO 9001 and Shelf back cost design. Expertise in different Businesses and Technologies: High Precision machinery (Quality Precision in thousands of inches), High Speed components assembly for continue and indexed movement, High Precision Injection Molding, Metal Stamping, High risk chemicals production, Primary and Secondary packing, Shampoos, Shower gels and detergents).

Human Resources main competences.

Implementation of Organization Performance Model (Organizational assessment and Design), High Performance Organizations (HPO), OHA (Overall Health Assessment), Vulnerability analysis for union and non-union organizations. Compensation Strategy implementation, Talent acquisition and Development, Education and Training systems (e-learning), implementation of job descriptions and key performance indicators at all levels (Directors, Plant Managers, Leadership and Technicians, etc.)

Project Management main competences

Able to lead and coordinate projects at Global, regional and site level to improve business results, development of timeline, risk mitigation plans to deliver initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Ethos Arke Brazil, Manufacturing director 05/18 –

Business Startup that successfully delivered and implemented an ongoing operation for a High Precision Plastics plant in Brazil. Coordination of site management to deliver start up on time. Implementation of the organizational structure, development of role descriptions for all directors, managers, supervisors and technicians. Business plan with strategies and scorecards at each level of the organization, Continuous improvement program and priority settings system based on Integrated Working Systems (Leadership, Organization, Supply Chain, TPM, Lean and Six Sigma), Manufacture synchronized via Kanban implemented, Quality systems in place, profit and losses (P&L) process implemented.

Achievements: Gross Margin + 65%, Zero chronical quality defects deliver at consumer and clients, Overall health assessment at low risk, Overall equipment efficiency at + 92% making and + 85 for assembly, Service at 99.5% and cost at benchmark levels.

Gillette, Sensor Razors Manufacturing Director (Manaus, Brazil) 07/13 – 10 /17

Responsible for consolidating the business plan to deliver Gross Margin at Benchmark levels for the most important Gillette Brand in Brazil. Led the capacity plant expansion to support the business growth by starting up a brownfield site by relocating equipment. Led the management team in a profit and losses (P&L) improvement program to deliver Gross Margin in a 3-5-year business plan. Implementation of the Continuous improvement program of Integrated Work Systems for Phase III (TPM, Six sigma, Lean and Toyota Production system). Implementation of a compensation (Pay and progression system) for unionized employees based on points (lead model in Latin America). Coordinated the creation and implementation of role descriptions for all managers and technicians level. Engaged the whole organization in a Zero Loss Journey through the sequential implementation of IWS.

Achievements: Delivered Gross Margin at 65%, Service improvement (CFR%) from 80 % to 99.5% (Record for Gillette in Brazil), record for Brazil in the labor environment survey for all Business Units (in spite of the productivity improvement from 987 to 600 employees), zero critical quality defects for clients and consumers, reduction of quality defects and scrap in 30% in two years, zero accidents in 3 consecutive years. Absenteeism reduction from 20% to 4%, cost reduction done mainly through productivity improvement in 30% in three years. Capacity optimization and depreciation cost reduction, achieved production of 7 days in 6, several production records, cost reduction projects for 8 MMUSD. Successful Start Up of second site in Manaus Industrial District, vertical start up with Integrated working systems in place and delivering Volume, Quality, Service, Safety and cost targets.

Gillette, Metals (Manaus, Brazil). Metals and Stamping Plant Director 07/10 – 06/13

Responsible for the business plan, volume and cost commitments to deliver business Gross Margin. Led the development and implementation of the operating strategy, cross supply operation, strategy development and objectives deployment for a 3-5-year period. Led the business plan, program of continuous improvement (IWS) phase II, safety (HS&E), production and installed capacity planning, quality systems (Good Manufacturing Practices), cost reduction initiatives, profit and losses (P&L).214 Employees.

Achievements: IWS Phase II, Service from 95% to 99,5%, Zero consumer and costumer critical defects, 30% reduction of quality defects, scrap reduction in 30%, zero accidents, productivity improvement in 20% in 2 years with cost reduction projects of $5 million, equipment efficiencies @ 88% (equipment operative efficiency) with various production records, absenteeism reduction from 20% to 3%.

Gillette – Milenio Green Field site consolidation - IWS Director 07/08 – 06/10

Responsible for leading the Gillette technology transfer (from Boston Gillette to Irapuato Mexico) and implementation of manufacturing systems/IWS in a greenfield site. Coordinated an international and multifunctional team (transfer team, operations and Start Up team) to transfer technology and equipments and implement Integrated Working Systems program (SDDS, IWS, TPM, Lean and six-sigma culture). Defined and deployed the Compelling Business Need for Milenio plant, site scorecards, Role descriptions, operating department management and priority setting, Daily Direction setting, e-learning and IWS Program. Developed operating equipment manuals including the operating principles for the equipments transferred.

Achievements: Volume delivery @ 98%, Lead Models at 85% - 95 % OEE USD (assembly and making technologies), Localization savings for $ 95 Million, Successful technology transfer and training, First plant with e-learning technology since day zero. Best phase 0 Plant and accelerated phase I.

P&G Latin America Director for Integrated Working Systems. Laundry and Home care products Sector. 06/05 - 06/08

Responsible for implementing IWS (Integrated Working Systems) program in Latin America for seven plants located in México, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela y Guatemala during Phase III consolidation. Extended responsibilities as Global Leader for Focused Improvement Pillar working for 44 plants in six regions. Responsible for leading and couching plant managers and their plants in the P&G global continuous improvement program (IWS) to deliver business results. The IWS program manager is an strong leader and experienced expert strategically selected by the company to build systems and capability in plant organization in a variety of themes: Leadership and organizational Processes (Human Resources: Organizational Performance Assessment, evaluation of organizational health assessment, vulnerability analysis, role description and scorecards), chronic problem solving, production planning, Supply Chain, Total Productive Maintenance, lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.

Achievements: Systems implemented by the plants delivered regional cost reduction initiatives equivalent to 10 MMUSD, Service reached a record of 99,9%, P&G labor survey at 95%, Implementation of the first Education and Training program in e-learning (globally), reduction of chronic quality defects in 30%, equipment efficiencies @ 87%, global implementation of the methodology of problem solving in 44 countries, achieving the elimination of chronic problems in each region with a value for 5 MM USD.

P&G Chemical Surfactants Plant manager 07/03- 05/05

Responsible for the Business plan, volume and cost commitments, operating strategy, cross supply, strategy development and objectives deployment, 3-5-years business plan, program of continuous improvement, safety (HS&E), production and installed capacity planning, quality systems, cost reduction initiatives, profit and losses (P&L), implementation of IWS including the total productive maintenance program (TPM) and capital projects and internal controls.

Achievements: Delivered the best cost and quality in surfactants (main detergents active) in the world, sales increased in 10% per year, savings of 3 MMUSD and expansion of the sales market from Mexico to Guatemala, Venezuela, and the United States. Equipment efficiencies @ 95%, zero accidents, 100% customer service (CFR%). Plant was recognized as the best in quality systems in the world with the highest Quality Assurance capability in the company (at that time 954 site of P&G plus contract manufacturing operations). Developed all the operating manuals for the technology and startup of the surfactants.

P&G Human Resources Director in Queretaro 07/98 - 06/03

Achievements: Less than 0.5% annual rotation, excellent results in the labor environment survey, 100% in results of the business strategy and connection by area and person, 100% of the employees with “score cards” to measure the performance at department, equipment and person level, renewal of the benefit and compensation program, corporate policies implementation, making the annual compensation study and salary survey, 100% of the system to qualify abilities and results linked to the promotion system.

Responsible for implementing talent acquisition and employee development program (High Performance and High potential leaders). Implementation of first benefits and compensation strategy in a nonunion plan, compensation survey implemented for the region. Key player in the development of the Organization Performance Model and vulnerability analysis CBAs in Latin-America, Implementation of the Education and training system and corporate policies, administration of the corporate compensation system for a site of 900 employees.

Professional Education

Anahuac University - Post graduation in humanities (2017-2020).

ITESM – Master in Business Administration MBA (05-09)

Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico – Master in sciences. (91-93)

Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico – Industrial Chemical Engineer. (87-91)

Languages: Fluent English / Fluent Portuguese (7 years working in Brazil) / Native Spanish

Certifications:

-Supply Network Design - P&G Jedi certification training

-Problem Solving and decision Making – Kepner Tregoe

-Leadership- Redin Institute

-Total Productive Maintenance - Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance

-Supply Chain Management – Gillette Corporate certification

-Lean Manufacturing – Gillette Certification

-Strategy Development and Deployment System – P&G Corporate

-Quality Corporate Auditor - P&G Quality Assurance Corporate

-Toyota Kanban system - Gillette Program.

-Black Belt – Ethos Arke Program.

Professional References

Name Position and Company Relationship

Kristi Castro Cel +1-336-***-**** VP @ Reynolds American Direct manager in P&G/Gillette

adj128@r.postjobfree.com Speaks English

Antonio Cirion Lee Cel +55 1-999-***-**** Associated Director @ Procter and Gamble Brazil Direct Manager in P&G/Gillette

adj128@r.postjobfree.com / adj128@r.postjobfree.com Speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese

Arlindo Ferreira Cel: +55 1-92-984**-**** Director in Ethos Arke Direct Manager in Ethos Arke

adj128@r.postjobfree.com. Speaks Portuguese and English

Luis Rodriguez de Labra 09/02/2021

Cell +52-442-******* MX

Cell. +1-984-***-**** USA

adj128@r.postjobfree.com

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