Larissa Gasques

• Acting on Cab & Electronics team;
• Responsible for structuring the Electrification roadmap for Latin America plant, from a Procurement point of view;
• Mapping of potential suppliers to localize parts;
• Cross-functional work with related departments and the headquarters in Sweden to optimize supply chain efficiency and reduce costs;
• Personnel Enhancement Program (PEP): period in Sweden to exchange information and deepen the company's strategy.

• Focus on increasing the profitability of the bus product;
• Development of a new sales approach and product offering strategy, focusing on the customer's maturity to deal with their own business and Scania's solutions;
• Holistic view of the company and the business;
• Self-managed group, with contact with internal and external stakeholders.

• Acting on Investments area (machinery and equipment) focusing on developing and executing global sourcing strategies for optimal cost savings and value creation;
• Evaluating supplier proposals to identify best-fit partners based on technology, quality, delivery, cost and sustainability factors;
• Negotiation of better conditions and commercial partnerships, focusing on intermediate the internal customer necessities, the company schedule and supplier time plan, always challenging technical requirements in order to stimulate competition within suppliers;
• GPS-ON Master User.

• Acting on Maintenance, Repairs and Operations (MRO) Procurement area to manage contracts, purchase requisitions and negotiate better conditions and commercial partnerships;
• Responsible for developing a new working model for the area, in order to guarantee greater organization of processes; providing efficiency in the execution of tasks and clarity in the activities to be prioritized;
• Activities focused on reducing one-off purchases and negotiating medium to long-term contracts.

• Acting in the Procurement segment of powertrain's cast iron and aluminum parts, focusing on the localization of strategic parts to reduce the cost of the company's products;

• Study of potential suppliers with the aim of increasing the segment's supplier portfolio;

• Support buyers in the area with price adjustment activities; order placement; negotiation and implementation of long-term commercial agreements.

• Acting on Sales Strategy and Demand Planning areas;
• Support the sales team through analysis of purchase orders and price discrepancies;
• Support the demand planning team through KPI reports;
• Administration of the company's Sales national communication channel.