Paulo has 20 years of experience in Procurement with 8 years in consulting. He has previously worked for Dow Chemical in several positions, including Purchasing Director.

Chemicals Market Intelligence:

• Supply & Demand data (2018-2023); Suppliers in each region (North America, Latin America, Europe, MEA and Asia) with their respective capacity; End-use Application by region with growth rates; Detailed Manufacturing cost and capital (based on Patents); Historical price and Trading data; for 180 chemicals and plastics.

Spend Analysis:

• So far, $18B of spend data in chemicals and plastics have been cleansed and segmented into Chemical Families to drive sourcing projects.

Dow Chemical:

• Designed and executed initiatives to transform purchasing from a tactical to strategic function by driving results to the bottom line.
• Developed vision, strategic framework, work processes, and tools around strategic sourcing, partner engagement, supplier relationship management (SRM), and governance.
• Planned, negotiated and executed initiatives to transform Purchasing from a tactical to strategic function. Developed vision, strategic framework, work processes and tools around Strategic Sourcing and Partner Engagement. Elevated Corporate Purchasing to world-class status (first quartile) in 4 years .

Paulo has a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil), Master in Business Administration and Industrial Management, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), and has taken Executive courses at Wharton, Kellogg and MIT.