Miguel Lourenco

I’m a Procurement & Supply Chain Executive with 20+ years of global leadership, managing $250M+ spend portfolios across automotive, maritime, and industrial manufacturing. I’m known for aligning procurement strategy to business outcomes—cost, cash, quality, and service—while building high-performance teams that sustain operational excellence.

As Director of Procurement & Materials Management, I lead global procurement and supply chain strategy supporting vessel operations and port equipment across international markets. I manage multimillion-dollar annual spend across direct materials, MRO, and CapEx, delivering a 13% reduction in direct material costs and cutting indirect spend by 24% through category management and competitive bidding. I also negotiate multi-million-dollar CapEx agreements generating 10%+ savings and improved payment terms, and I improved Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle time by 73% through KPI-driven process optimization.

Previously, as Director of Materials at Link-Belt Cranes, I directed procurement, materials management, and warehouse operations for heavy equipment manufacturing. I managed a nine-digit global supplier portfolio, reduced direct material costs by 5.3% through value engineering and supplier renegotiation, and achieved 20% reduction in indirect spend via structured category management. I championed Lean initiatives, implemented supplier performance management improving on-time delivery metrics by 80%, and led cross-functional S&OP alignment to improve forecast accuracy.

Earlier, as Head of Supply Chain, Americas at Aventics (former Bosch Rexroth), I owned end-to-end supply chain operations across North America, including procurement, planning, and supplier quality. I delivered 6.2% annual direct material cost savings, reduced indirect costs by 31%, decreased supplier quality claims from 2,100 ppm to 183 ppm through a Supplier Development Program, and improved lead times from 10 weeks to 2 weeks via SAP optimization and demand planning. I believe in Lean transformation and digital procurement that turns KPI performance into daily habits—because customer outcomes depend on disciplined execution, supplier partnership, and continuous improvement.