Marcos Salla

working from office

Angestellt, Global Account Director, dss+ sustainable solutions
Düsseldorf, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Consumer goods
Operational transformation
Strategy
Sales
Restructuring
Turnaround
Customer Service
Business Development
Operations
Sustainable business
Sustainability
Risk management

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Marcos Salla

  • Current 2 years and 8 months, since Oct 2023

    Global Account Director

    dss+ sustainable solutions

  • 2 years and 9 months, Apr 2018 - Dec 2020

    Vice President Latin America

    Innerworkings Inc. (Nasdaq: INWK). | Latin America |

    InnerWorkings is the leading global marketing execution firm for Fortune 500brands across a wide range of industries. I was responsible for the INWKbusiness, customer service, sales, operation and P&L in Latin America. Irestructured the team and strategy achieving outstanding results: - Revenue growth from USD 53million (2017) to USD 75.8million (2019); - Conversion rate increase from 44% to 74%; - Gross Margin increase from 13% to 17.8%; - EBITDA increase from 3.1% to 5.7% in 2020.

  • 2 years and 9 months, Apr 2018 - Dec 2020

    Executive Vice President & General Counsel

    Innerworkings Inc.

  • 4 years and 8 months, Sep 2013 - Apr 2018

    Chief Commercial Officer

    G.P. Investments Fund (Allis Trade Marketing)

    Allis is the leader on Trade Marketing services in Brazil, increasing the performance of Brands at the POS, and enrichin each shoppingexperience. I coordinated a turnaround, from a passive labor-management enterprise to an innovative marketing execution company: - Increased revenues by 25%/year, to USD 100 million, and operating margin by 30%/year, achieving market leadership; - Re-structured the customer service area and its performance: from 76%to 97% operational efficiency;

  • 2 years and 4 months, Jun 2011 - Sep 2013

    Principal

    Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

    Responsible for the start-up of Consumer Goods & Retail vertical in LatinAmerica, achieving sales of USD 5.0 million per year: - Supported a large French retailer, evaluating synergies and costs of a potential merger; - Developed an analysis to increase SSS (Same-store sales) for a specializedretailer (Textile) - 23% sales increase identified; - Coordinated the M&A due diligence analysis for a manufacturing & retailcompany in the optical sector - M&A approved by the board;

  • 5 years and 7 months, Dec 2005 - Jun 2011

    Senior Consultant

    Management Engineers (Booz & Co.)

    Responsible for the operations of Management Engineers Consulting inLatin America - acquired by Booz & Co. I coordinated a turnaroung.achieving the first break-even after 5 years of the company in Brazil: -Managed the turnaround of M.E.: revenue of € 3.4 million/year throughsolid strategy, broad networking & winning proposals; -Developed an assortment gain plan for a German cosmetic company: €7.0 million on pruning, 9% complexity reduction, 11% profit increase;

  • 1 year and 6 months, Jul 2004 - Dec 2005

    Business Development Director

    PepsiCo International

    Responsible for the sales strategy and market intelligence, to improvesales results, and the synergy between sales, marketing, and finance: -Achieved historical sales record in Nov/04, Feb/05 and Oct/05, achievingUS$ 900 million over change management initiative on sales channels; -Increased Indirect Channel sales by 15% through partnerships withdistributors and wholesalers; -Improved the NOPBT by 35% through the development of a solid P&Lmanagement process;

  • 3 years and 10 months, Oct 2000 - Jul 2004

    Senior Consultant

    Edgecom Business Consulting

    Responsible for the start-up of Edgecom in Brazil, achieving € 3,3 millionin the 1st year, exploring consumer goods, telecom, and financialservices clients in Latin America: -Developed a successful start-up strategy for a consortium—mobileoperator and a bank in Latin America (USA and Panama); -Turned around losses into profit for a consumer goods company in Brazilby implementing a solid business plan;

  • 1 year and 10 months, Mar 1999 - Dec 2000

    Engagement Manager

    Value Partners Management Consulting

    Supported the start-up and growth of Value Partners in Brazil fromscratch to a team of 23 consultants and a revenue level of € 3.5 million: -Evaluated risks and opportunities in a Global telecommunications auction for an Italian client; -Achieved a record start-up timing - 6 months - and the target sales level,for a Swedish cosmetics company by a strong strategic plan;

  • 1 year and 5 months, Nov 1997 - Mar 1999

    Director of Sales & Customer Service

    Bell Canada (Americel)

    Responsible for the sales & customer service area in the start-up ofAmericel/Bell Canada in Brazil managing 145 people, sales & customerservice stores in 7 states in Brazil and US$ 3,8 million/year on revenues: -Managed the start-up of the commercial area: phones activation,customer services, and retail stores in 7 different states in Brazil; -Increased market share by 15% and sales by 43% in 4 months by reliableoperation, strong customer service, and outstanding stores sales;

  • 1 year and 10 months, Feb 1996 - Nov 1997

    Business Strategy Manager

    PepsiCo International

    Responsible for the turnaround strategy of Pepsico RestaurantsInternational (PRI) in Latin America including a business plan, acommercial strategy and a supply chain assessment: -Reversed losses into profit for PRI Brazil along 12 months through PizzaHut consolidation and KFC optimization; -Reduced costs by US$ 2,0 million/year through the development of thirdparty logistics and negotiation with suppliers;

  • 8 years and 2 months, Jan 1988 - Feb 1996

    Department Manager-PSO-Beauty & Health Care

    Procter & Gamble

    Supported the start-up of P&G in Brazil, developing product strategy andsupply (PSO) for beauty & health care marketing campaigns: -Increased P&G shampoo market share in Brazil by 3% and total sales by35% through category revitalization; -Planned the product launch for Pertplus and Pantene shampoos - fulllaunch in 6 months;

Ausbildung von Marcos Salla

  • 3 months, Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

    Sustainability science

    Wageningen University and Research Centre

  • 3 months, Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

    Innovation Management

    Rotterdam School of Management

  • 1 year, Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

    German language

    Goethe Institut

  • 2 years and 6 months, Jul 1994 - Dec 1996

    Business Administration

    Getúlio Vargas Foundation

  • 5 years, Jan 1984 - Dec 1988

    English language

    British Study Centres School of English

  • 5 years, Jan 1983 - Dec 1987

    Marine engineering

    Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo

Sprachen

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Spanish

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Portuguese

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • Italian

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

  • German

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

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