Rafael Lobo
@rafaellobo
Senior Project Manager driving cross-functional delivery, risk visibility, and process improvement.
BrazilWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Project Manager with 9+ years leading complex, multi-stream initiatives across global, fast-paced environments, skilled in agile and waterfall delivery, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.
At Unilever I implemented risk-visibility processes, harmonized governance, and improved team performance by 52%, delivering major SKU launches and projects that unlocked millions in incremental turnover and faster time-to-market.
I partner with cross-functional and distributed teams to optimize workflows, clarify requirements, and drive continuous improvement, combining technical fluency with strong communication to deliver on-time, high-quality outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Market Strategy Consultant
ChocoMuseo
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025 (1 month)
Conducted rapid business diagnosis and redesigned store planogram prioritizing high-margin SKUs, forecasting a 30% uplift in revenue per sqm.
UNImplemented risk-visibility processes reducing network time by up to 40% and harmonized governance to shorten approval cycles by 2 months while improving team performance by 52%.
UNPartnered with Quality and R&D to negotiate a formula change that reduced fragrance complaints by 84% in 5 months and recovered sales performance.
UNDelivered 95% OTIF for 115 SKUs across 30+ projects and fast-tracked a large-size toothpaste launch reducing time-to-market from 8 to 2.5 months, unlocking €300K in iTO.
UNLed risk management for innovation projects and created LATAM Innovation Quality reporting for the Board, reducing complaints by 14% in 6 months and 60% for a specific product in Mexico.
UNSupported innovation quality activities and contributed to launch readiness and corrective actions across projects.
UNSupported the innovation quality team in project activities and consumer complaint handling during internship.
Quality Assurance Technician
Huawei
Jan 2008 - Jun 2008 (5 months)
Performed quality assurance tasks supporting product and process quality activities.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UEUniversidade de São Paulo (ESALQ)
Master of Business Administration, Business Management
Completed an MBA in Business Management at ESALQ/USP, focusing on strategic and managerial competencies for business leadership.
UCUniversidade Federal de São Carlos
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
Activities and societies: FUSuE 2016 - 1st place in educational innovation case; 2011 Encontro Interação - 1st place in marketing case competition
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with coursework in production systems, quality, and process optimization.
Colégio Técnico de Limeira (COTIL) - Unicamp
Technical Diploma, Quality & Productivity
Completed a technical course in Quality & Productivity covering quality control and productivity improvement methods.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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