Telma Ferreira da Mata

* Lead global commodity strategy and implementation, with annual spend over $0.5B, for fully assembled manual and automatic transmissions and other complex sub-assemblies. * Drive the Creativity Team sourcing activities, material cost targets review and engineering changes negotiation with suppliers, manage the Global team sourcing pipeline for on-time metrics. * Lead workshop activities with cross functional teams for cost savings opportunities implementation.

* Managed the purchase of aluminum, iron castings and steel engine and transmission components, with annual spend over $80MM. * Developed and introduce purchasing strategies including Global Sourcing, Global Benchmark data, Suppliers Cost Breakdown Analysis and Cost Reduction Workshops. * Lead sourcing processes for various new developing programs.

* Intercompany Transferee to cover specific Business need for a six months period. • Completed over twelve critical Advance Purchasing packages for new launch programs, with over $50MM in new business for recommended suppliers. * Commodity: Mechanical Sealing components for engines and transmissions, including Gaskets (multi-layer steel & molded rubber) and Seals (rubber & paper).

* Lead the purchase of Powertrain Mechanical Sealing Components with annual purchasing value over $12MM. Actively participated in the development of commodity strategy, lead sourcing packages, commercial issues with suppliers and executed regional material budget targets.

* Supported the Local and Global Purchasing team with Logistics Total Cost Studies for current and new program launches.

Foreign Trade Business Management, Foreign Trade Operations, Exchange, Finance and Taxes in Foreign Trade, Logistics and Physical Distribution, articipative Management and Total Quality, Business Opportunities and Negotiation and others

Curriculum associated with administrative and managerial functions of a business.