MARCELO FABRA MARTINO - BUYER

***** ** **** ****** # *** Pembroke Pines - Florida 33028, 954-***-****, adttlz@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Solid and expressive experience in international and local purchasing processes and Procurement/ Supply Chain of medium, and large companies. I was responsible for more than 10 years of creating, planning, certificating equipment and validating vendors, driving all changes of international companies from scratch to full Supply Cold Chain operation. (Brazil / Italy / USA / Israel)

SKILLS

Specialist in Dry and Cold Supply Chain Supply (temperature controlled), meaning I am specialist on purchasing, creating, implementing, training, maintain interaction with logistics and warehousing.

Always supported by the knowledge of Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs in the segments of Pharmaceutical and Health Products, Pulp and Paper, Chemical and Consumer Goods, and hospitality in the markets of South America, North America and Europe.

Experienced at complex negotiation, fast paced processes and changing/implementation processes, besides skills in the formation of strategic end-to-end solutions and partnerships involving new businesses and new markets(vendors), provision of high-level services, full supply chain creation and management as well as developing and complementing product portfolios focused on customers. Expertise on complex multifunctional projects and knowledge of “Changing” fast paced company’s process.

LANGUAGES

Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Italian (fluent), and Spanish (Intermediate).

EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Procurement January 2020 – September 2022

BIOCONVERTER FABRICAÇÃO E LOCAÇÃO DE EQUIPAMENTOS LTDA – Sao Paulo, Brazil

Business Consultant for managing Supply Chain area and foreign currency with exchange brokerage firms. Project plan to substitute expensive Brazilian components per new resources from America (examples: Reliance Worldwide Co. and John Guest USA Inc.), Italian and imported components, and several items in general which compound the Bioconverter machine under the new economy model in a pandemic scenario.

Supply Chain head February 2016 - January 2020

VIAX DENTAL TECNOLOGIA LTDA - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Business Consultant for Dental products, new technologies (Viax Dental Technologies Group - USA) analyzing data and draw conclusions, managing Supply Chain area and foreign currency with exchange brokerage firms managing cash flow needs and cash flow forecast and respective requests for funding operations.

Procurement and Sourcing - buyer March 2018 - January 2020

SAPPHIRE LTDA. Sao Paulo, Brazil

Business Consultant for this improvement project with Sapphire (supplier of Viax Dental) for the development of new raw material for dental use based on Acetal (POM). This project was requested by USA Viax Dental Technologies Group to eliminate the dependence of producers on the main raw material whose lack of supply threatens the production of Viax in its various units (Costa Rica, Spain and USA).

Supply Chain and Administration Supervisor October 2012 - October 2017

OPKO DO BRASIL COMÉRCIO DE PRODUTOS FARMACÊUTICOS LTDA. (OPKO HEALTH)

Support the project to acquire a local company to establish a new operation in Brazil.

Startup responsible for all activities to prepare the local company and validate it according to local regulations and the company’s business plan.

Supply Chain and Administrative Manager of Pharmaceutical and Health products support of Opko Health Group/Latam management in Chile.

Administrative, IT and Supply Chain Head July 2006 - April 2012

TEVA FARMACÊUTICA LTDA - Sao Paulo, Brazil

“Second phase” – For 6 years I was responsible for all administration and operation at the Brazilian unit (import and distribution – Pharmaceutical and Biological products / complex international project) –Supply Chain responsible for a variety of large scope projects including Government National Program of Multiple Sclerosis Patients. RESULTS ACHIEVED – Implemented and managing the start up as well as the consolidation process of the national distribution unit at the Brazilian market (in a period of 2 years) based in global company concepts, principles, rules and regulation, establishing all connection with abroad departments of Quality assurance, quality control, regulatory affairs and compliance linking with the agreement existing with the Brazilian Public Health System to distribute nationwide the product Glatiramer Acetate for the "high cost pharmacy" program where multiple sclerosis patients receive the product free of charge throughout the national territory. Supported all teams’ creation (human resources – all departments) and built-up offices infra-structure as well as IT unity and IT structure as IT temporary manager.

Planned 5 year-business plan of Admin, IT and Supply Chain areas. Performed all goals to the referred years, achieving all planned results for each year resulting in an award.

Start-up and Administration Manager October 2005 - June 2006

TEVA FARMACÊUTICA LTDA - Sao Paulo, Brazil

“First phase” – Implementation of Brand Startup project – Brazilian unity build (offices for 100 personnel and Quality Control Laboratories) RESULTS ACHIEVED – Built up in nine months. I was invited to become IT, Administrative and Supply Chain Board Manager as employee.

Supply Chain Manager May 2005 - June 2006

NOVA GRAFONS IND. COM PAPELARIA - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Business Consultant and Trader – implement policies and commercial procedures to develop export sales in all Latin American countries and USA for Stationery special products since one of the largest notebook manufacturers in Brazil, GRUPO TILIBRA, would only perform the acquisition of Grafons if the company had export established for at least 3 countries

Supply Chain Manager July 2001 - February 2005

SIDER ARC DO BRASIL - Sao Paulo, Brazil and Milan, Italy

Business Consultant - Import and Sales Manager (local partner) for the Brazilian market. RESULTS ACHIEVED – Independently established methods and provided Economic Evaluation study and demand availability of synthetic monofilaments.

EDUCATION

-Post-Graduation International Trade / Export-Import November 1991

Specializzazione nel Commercio Estero

POLITECNICO DEL COMMERCIO E TURISMO DI MILANO – Milan, Italy

-Master in Foreign Trade November 1996

FAAP UNIVERSITY (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado) - Sao Paulo, Brazil.

-Bachelor’s Degree in ECONOMICS - "Lato-Sensu" – December 1986

FAAP UNIVERSITY (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado) - Sao Paulo, Brazil

-Understanding the American Economy and Financial Markets February 1985

RIDER UNIVERSITY -New Jersey, USA

-Medicines’ Cold Chain: Qualification of passive systems, Thermal monitoring, Risk Analysis

and Excursion Treatment August 2022

CAPACITARE CENTER OF EDUCATION – Remote, Brazil

-Microsoft Office Suite and SAP (SD)

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