Pedro Pires

Associate Partner

New York, New York, United States13 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 12 years of supply chain leadership experience
  • Expertise in FMCG across multiple categories
  • Proven track record in logistics transformation
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned supply chain leader in the FMCG sector with extensive procurement and logistics expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

LogisticsProject ManagementSupply Chain ManagementProcurementSupplier Relationship ManagementInnovation

Other Skills

Strategic PlanningProcess ImprovementCost ManagementRisk ManagementInnovation ManagementChange ManagementMulticultural Sensitivity/AwarenessEngineeringEnglishGermanAutomotiveFood ManufacturingProcess EngineeringLean ManufacturingTelecommunications

About

I am a seasoned supply chain leader with over 12 years of experience, demonstrating proficiency in procurement, planning, manufacturing, innovation, and logistics. My career has taken me through diverse roles in Latin America, North America, and global settings, allowing me to develop a comprehensive understanding of supply chain dynamics. I have successfully worked across multiple fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories, contributing to effective strategies and solutions.

Experience

13 yrs
Total Experience
13 yrs
Average Tenure
13 yrs
Current Experience

Unilever

7 roles

Director Global Procurement

Promoted

Dec 2025Present · 4 mos

  • Global Process Owner - S2P

Associate Director Procurement - 3PM Beauty & Wellbeing North America

Promoted

Feb 2023Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Logistics Transformation Manager - North America

Jan 2022Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • reporting directly to Head of Logistics North America
  • Responsible for the creation of the Transformation roadmap in Logistics North America.
  • Lead the deployment of the strategic key capabilities and expertise such as benchmarking, cost to serve, design to distribute, Automation.
  • Lead & implement strategic and transformational projects
  • Lead Logistics content in Supply Chain End-to-End Projects and Transformational initiatives
  • Lead innovation in Logistics, including new processes, process automation and enhancing operational processes.
  • Develop, follow up and implement medium term Savings pipeline and projects.
  • Develop business cases with Finance regarding strategic and transformational projects
  • Lead investment and Capex agenda in Logistics
LogisticsStrategic PlanningProcess ImprovementProject Management

Logistics Operations Manager - Brazil

May 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Reporting to Brazil Logistics Director
  • National leader of the outbound transport operation for all HPF categories (9 factories / 7 DCs / 29 3PMs / 17 TPs )
  • Leader to 70+ professionals, varying from WL1A to WL1D
  • Main operational interface of 100+ carriers nationwide, guaranteeing suppliers relationship and service
  • Leader to the E2E primary operation nationwide (shipments planning, tendering, dock scheduling), supporting
  • manufacturing operations and inventory deployment
  • Leader to the E2E secondary operation nationwide (shipment’s planning, customer appointments, tendering, dock
  • scheduling, delivery execution), managing over 2.2k customer delivery locations and transporting 3.8M tons/year
  • Responsible for the cost management (transportation P&L) and value creation agenda for freights
  • Responsible for operations KPIs continuous improvement: CCFOT, truck fill, truck profile, captive/spot ratio
  • Responsible for risk management and safety/security programs nationwide
  • Named Unilever Security – Cargo Protection Champion in 2020 (Awarded for excellent security coordination to protect
  • all materials & finished goods in transit)
  • Responsible for the purpose-led agenda: leader of the biofuel’s initiatives for freights and CO2 reduction initiatives.
  • Member and Unilever representative at the Brazilian Biogas Association (ABiogas)
LogisticsSupply Chain ManagementCost ManagementRisk Management

Procurement Operations Manager – Foods & Ice Cream Brazil

Promoted

Jan 2018Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Reporting to LATAM Head of Procurement.
  • Led the coordination of procurement resources for the Ice Cream & Foods categories, leveraging the suppliers network in Brazil to deliver on supply chain and Business targets.
  • Main Procurement Business partner to the Supply Chain E2E community and at the Ice cream & Foods category boards in Brazil.
  • Supplier Relationship Management focused on service, quality, logistics and delivery for materials. Responsible for the integration of supplier’s capabilities, logistics, and service requirements of Unilever manufacturing sites.
  • Execution of Innovation Projects and Management of Promotions.
  • Translation of price trends into business conditions (tariffs, taxes, logistics, etc). Communication of price trend in its totality to the local Finance team as an input to the business plan.
  • Development of contingency plans and alternatives to ensure supply security for the MCO.
  • Responsible to drive and support the implementation of VIP savings and creditor terms for the specific set of countries/MCO's.
ProcurementSupplier Relationship ManagementInnovation Management

Supply Chain Manager Latin America – Ice Cream

Dec 2015Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Reporting to LATAM refreshments SC director.
  • Responsible to guarantee change management for the category, as main SC interface to the business and LATAM executive leadership. Leadership of the innovation & renovation agenda, responsible for +60 launches in Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile & Venezuela. Responsible for the full execution of the GM & cash improvement agenda, delivering €40MM in savings. Strategic interface for R&D, Quality, Brand & operations;
Supply Chain ManagementChange ManagementInnovation

Supply Chain Trainee

Feb 2013Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Participated on the training program in areas like sales, industrial, corporate, finance strategic planning.
  • . Recife Factory – IC manufacturing
  • Reporting directly to Factory Director
  • Responsible for engineering implementation projects;
  • Leader of efficiency & waste improvements on packaging area for extruded technologies;
  • . São Paulo office – Beverages category Strategic planning
  • Reporting directly to LATAM SC director
  • Responsible for the LATAM SC key KPIs reporting program;
  • Led beverages business project focused on GM improvement;
  • . Pouso Alegre Factory – Dry Savory manufacturing
  • Reporting directly to Factory Director;
  • Occupied Manufacturing Coordinator positions in Dry Savory and Seasonings (Packaging and Process areas), leading over +70 people;
  • Responsible for Seasonings Capacity Increase projects;
  • TPM Leader;
  • Leader of the factory inbound reshape project;

Education

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Bachelor — Electrical Engineering

Jan 2008Jan 2012

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