Andre Rosa

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About Andre Rosa

Growth in Revenue, Productivity, & Margins. Operations & Process Excellence – Technology Modernization – Inspirational Mentor, Leader, & Team Builder With multiple successes in restructuring and integrating multibillion-dollar businesses, I showcase exceptional entrepreneurial and management abilities in designing multiyear business plans and instilling scalable infrastructures, processes, supply strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives that support fast-paced growth. With a clear vision and synergistic execution of modernization initiatives, I transform organizations to improve efficiencies. I unlock the business potential of manufacturing companies by helping them increase throughput and improve their performance by combining lean principles and system-driven processes across nearly every business and operational function. Through lean and technology modernization, I fundamentally change the way companies operate, sell, engage with customers, and provide services. As a turnaround executive, I am known for bringing an organization back from the brink of failure. Through intensive financial scrutiny and smart decision-making, I reinvent distressed businesses. Furthermore, I created sustainable manufacturing practices by complimenting systems with sound processes throughout the production life cycle. While driving operations and process excellence, I emphasize strengthening productivity and accelerating profit at challenged operations. I create work standards and drive productivity based on benchmarking analysis to close performance gaps. To eliminate waste and drive profitability, I deployed integrated systems, lean methodologies, and operational protocols. I possess a proven track record of building, cultivating, and empowering teams built around a culture of trust, dignity, and respect. Moreover, I employ a participatory management style to build commitment and develop initiatives within work teams. While cultivating a trusting environment, I aim to rally the business community to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: Attained plant profitability for a client and saved a multimillion-dollar program from being resourced to a competitor. Uplifted EBITDA by restructuring SG & A expense structure, thus reducing spends from 8% to ~4%. Turned around a failing European plant to win the "OEM Supplier of the Year" award. Led several due diligence and post-acquisition teams for multimillion-dollar acquisitions. Improved operating effectiveness by 100% by implementing ERP system.