Ricardo Campos

South America Purchasing Manager | Kromberg & Schubert do Brasil

Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil

About

25 years of professional experience in multinational companies, in the area of Purchasing, being 20 years in automotive industry and the other in agricultural and electronics; Purchasing - Productive materials, indirects and services, national and international (aluminum parts, sheet metal, forged and cast, machined, terminals, connectors, plastic parts, hoses, cables, stamps, tapes, foams, relays, office supplies, cleaning, packaging, machinery and equipment, mini applicators, maintenance, construction, security, cafeteria and freights), planning of purchasing policies, negotiating strategies aligned to global strategies, quality assurance, delivery and profitability in commercial transactions, vendor development and long-term partnerships, active participation in business case for new productive plants and verticalisation (insourcing), training and management of Purchasing team. SAP and JDE user; International Experiences - Reporting to the outside board, travel for internal meetings and with suppliers to countries such as Germany, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Mexico and Argentina, and leisure for England, Scotland, Austria and Portugal. Team Management in Latin America. Main achievements - effective contribution to the cash flow at AGCO, through inventory reduction around R$3.5 million. Contribution on incremental margin at WABCO, by annual cost reductions around 4% for productive parts and 7% for indirect materials. Improvement in the quality and delivery of suppliers, reflecting significantly in end-customer satisfaction (WABCO and Kromberg). As people management at KOSCHU, I reorganized the team and processes to assure reliability and sharing the properly workload for each employee. At AGCO, I reorganized the team and the processes, improving the relationship with other areas and the overall results. At WABCO, I built the Purchasing team, starting from a people turnover of 60% to 0% in the first year of managing and maintaining same level year over year.

Experience

  • South America Purchasing Manager at Kromberg & Schubert do Brasil
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

    - Reporting to the Board of Directors and responsible for team of 14 professionals; - Purchasing management, involving direct materials (items of series and new projects) and indirect; - Relationship with suppliers, ensuring cost, quality and delivery in accordance with the objectives of the company; - Managing the supplier base and alignment of global strategies; - Budget preparation and monitoring of performance.

  • AGCO Parts - Purchasing Manager at AGCO do Brasil
    Oct 2014 - Aug 2015 · 11 mos

    - Reporting to the Board of the Plant and responsible for team of 11 professionals; - Purchasing management, involving direct materials, direct sales to dealers with commissioning of suppliers and new projects; - Relationship with suppliers; - Budget preparation and monitoring of performance; - Participation in the committee of the company strategic decisions.

  • South America Sourcing and Purchasing Leader at WABCO
    Jun 2011 - Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    - Reporting to the Director-President of the Plant and responsible for team of 21 professionals; - Purchasing management, involving direct materials (Series production and new projects), indirect materials, supplier quality and delivery; - Relationship with suppliers, ensuring cost, quality and delivery, in accordance with the objectives of the company; - Budget preparation and monitoring of performance; - Participation in the committee of the company strategic decisions.

  • Kromberg & Schubert do Brasil Ltda. ()
    • South America Purchasing Manager
      Jun 2008 - Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      - Reporting to the Board of Directors and responsible for team of 6 professionals (as a manager); - Purchasing management, involving direct materials (items of series and new projects) and indirect; - Relationship with suppliers, ensuring cost, quality and delivery in accordance with the objectives of the company; - Managing the supplier base and alignment of global strategies; - Budget preparation and monitoring of performance.

    • Senior Buyer
      May 2001 - Jun 2008 · 7 yrs 2 mos

  • Buyer at Delphi Automotive Systems
    Jan 1999 - Apr 2001 · 2 yrs 4 mos