Juliana Michelin

Operations Director @Mercado Livre

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

About

More than 20 years of experience in areas such as logistics, manufacturing, continuous improvement and retail. Oriented to financial and operational results, focusing in safety and quality. Extensive experience in cost reduction projects through the application of Lean Manufacturing and WCM. Negotiation with internal and external customers and great communication skills with all organizational levels. Strong and dynamic leadership with genuine interest in employee progress.

Experience

  • Mercado Livre (Full-time · 4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Diretora de operações
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Site Head of Logistics Operations
      Sep 2021 - Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Responsible for the implementation and operation of the Fullfilment Receiving Center. Responsible for delivering the results of safety, engagement, finance, operational SLAs, seller NPS, efficiency and quality. Direct leadership of operations teams, continuous improvement, quality, customer experience training and inventory. Indirect leadership of all support areas such as maintenance, safety, finance, transport, loss prevention, people, S&OP, internal system, planning. Mentor of the women's development program in Mercado Livre's logistics.

  • DHL Supply Chain (Full-time · 6 yrs 5 mos)
    • Operations Director
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

      - Responsible for warehouse, transport operations and process engineering team; - Member of the Brazilian innovation committee responsible for removing barriers to accelerate the digitalization and innovation process in operations; - Responsible for the development and implementation of growth strategies; - P&L accountability and budget management; - Provide all the support necessary for operations to work with maximum performance, safety and quality. - Customer management: needs identification, negotiations, contract renewals, fostering support and operational teams in constant search for cost reduction.

    • Operations Sr Manager
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      - P&L accountability, budget management and contracts negotiation; - Performance, safety and quality management; - Development of a high performance and autonomous team; - Customer management: results presentation routines, cost reduction project leadership, active participation in the implementation of strategic projects for them.

    • Continuous Improvement Sr Manager
      May 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for the development, implementation and governance of the company's own operational system, in order to standardize, improve performance and engage employees in all Brazilian operations.

  • Productivity Manager at Walmart
    Aug 2014 - May 2015 · 10 mos

    Responsible for improving the OSA (On Shelf Availability) results by identifying and solving process problems in all stores in Brazil, aiming the increase of the product's availability.

  • Avon (Full-time · 5 yrs 2 mos)
    • Continuous Improvement Manager - Distribution Centers
      Aug 2012 - Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Direct and indirect team management; - Responsible for implementing Routine Management, 5S, TPM and structuring the governance model in Avon Distribution Centers in Brazil; - Governance of the “Strategy Deployment” process.

    • Continuous Improvement Manager - Manufacturing
      May 2011 - Aug 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      - Direct and indirect team management; - Governance of the “Strategy Deployment” process; - Leadership of the TPM and Lean Manufacturing program: 12% increase in OEE; - Management of operational development activities such as “Skills Matrix” and training instructors: increase in the development rate of operational skills by 13%; - Leadership of the inventory process improvements in Supply Chain (warehouse, logistics operators and third parties): inventory accuracy increased by 65%.

    • Sr Process Engineer
      Jul 2009 - May 2011 · 1 yr 11 mos

      - Team management; - Project management with focus on productivity in the cosmetics processing/manufacturing area: reduction up to 50% in the batch cycle time.

  • Manufacturing Analyst at Natura
    Jul 2007 - Jul 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    - Leadership of the “Autonomous Maintenance Pillar” (TPM), responsible for structuring and standardizing activities in 3 factories, order picking and infrastructure; - Leadership of KAIZEN’s loss reduction (setup, minor stops, breaks etc) with gains up to 40% in OEE.