Manoel Rego

Organization pursuing Launch Excellence and Quality Improvement: Slashed quality incidents by 50%, whilst ensuring 97.5% of all suppliers qualified for the company’s KPIs; Flawlessly launched the NPI with quality metrics 80% better than the Development Center; Overachieved Warranty and Cost Recovery KPI, while developing Operational Excellence; Pioneered with Suppliers an innovative program on training, knowledge sharing, and visits among suppliers, at optimum results in Zero Defect and productivity.

Key role, with Procurement and Finance, to strengthen P&L: Strategically positioned the Company to lead the market´s pricing dynamics, while delivering competitive intelligence analysis of the segment True Local Content (FX exposure); Secured the cost reduction, FX mitigation, and warranty recovery targets; Mediated among Exec Committee and Executives a collaborative alignment of Goals and Metrics towards the Business Plan Deployment, whilst building cross-functional One Company integration (side role).

Newly created key role to preside the Strategic direction and the Governance to attend the 1st Brazilian Automotive Energy Efficiency Regulatory requirements at comparable demands with the USA and Europe; Breakthrough improvements above 15% in CAFE (CO2 reduction) and the company’s key positioning at the premium bonus-band within the Regulation, driving 2% Tax Reduction benefits over total Annual Sales. The Company became market leader in fuel economy at consumers surveys. GM Transformer’s Award.

Managing complex projects in Electronics (Safety, Chassis, Body Systems) and Electrical Architecture, hardwired and bus-based technology, in close partnership with Centers in USA, Germany, and Korea; Product Design and Management for internationally diverse regulations, technical functions, and consumers requirements; Overall Electrical & Electronics area responsibility to reengineer an European Product Line for compliance with North American Regulations. First ever “Federalization” led in the region.