DANIEL OLIVEIRA LIMA
Winnipeg
Summary
Professional with 20 years’ experience in global agriculture companies demonstrating expertise in commercial, logistics and port operations. Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a post-secondary diploma in Business Administration – Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Red River College. Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Vast experience with grain merchandising, commercial business relationships, business strategy development, risk management operation, supply chain and logistics. Deeply driven by results, with a leadership mindset, dynamism, strategic vision, and resilience.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
G3 CANADA
10.2024
- Coordinated deliveries of grain between elevator system, producers and end-users. Including intra-elevator movement, off farm movement, third party movement and US Imports into Canada.
- Collaborated with originators to manage grain sales and purchase contracts.
- Supported the logistics of grain movement to ensure that the process is efficient as it relates to scheduling, informing, coordinating to adjusting the delivery route based on delivery requirements and confirms that trucks are booked within the correct lanes.
BUYER
MACDON Industries
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Ensured that production materials are delivered on time, in a correct quantity, at the right location, within quality standards.
- Issued purchase orders to suppliers and processes supplier acknowledgements.
- Managed inventory and resolved concerns regarding quantity/quality of orders and shipping concern.
MERCHANT ASSISTANT (PART-TIME) CONTRACTOR
CARGILL Canada
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed ownership quality for the malt-barley export program.
- Controlled position per variety and location.
- Supported commercial desk with quality information.
- Aggregated information for programming rails cars to logistics team.
WHEAT TRADER
COFCO International
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Managed to import milling wheat into domestic market for distribution.
- Delivered excellent financial results for last two consecutive years.
- Purchased wheat from farmers to distribution and export program.
- Coordinated a team as a hands-on and motivational leader.
- Engaged in world calls meeting to discuss global commercial strategies.
- Key user for implementing SAP system.
- Freight fixing for imported cargoes from Argentina/USA.
- Estimate, follow up and budget conciliation for the BU.
WHEAT TRADER
GAVILON Grain LLC
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Attended a portfolio of mills with over than USD 100 million credit limit.
- Followed up execution contracts: delivery, quality, docs, receivables.
- Reported and controlled business P&L.
- Traveled periodically to meet customers and suppliers.
- Prospected new customers for the BU.
- Managing credit approval for our customer portfolio.
COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST
GAVILON Grain LLC
10.2016 - 01.2019
- Provided support to commercial wheat desk decisions.
- Supported contract execution of more than 1 million tons per year.
- Developed management reports (Long & Short position, P&L, etc).
- Supported Interface between strategic areas.
SR. LOGISTICS ANALYST
GAVILON Grain LLC
03.2015 - 10.2016
- Managed strategic logistics flows from countryside to loading ports.
- Attended vessel’s execution schedules ensuring cargo readiness.
- Contracted diversified freight providers (motor carriers and rail carriers).
- Reported P&L freight execution.
- Key user for implementing ERP system Totvs / DATASUL.
LOGISTICS ANALYST
TEG and TEAG Terminal
10.2010 - 03.2015
- Company Overview: Cargill subsidiary
- Supported terminal’s manager with warehousing operations.
- Coordinated berth and unberth operation with agencies.
- Responsible for issuance and collecting signatures for board documents.
- Responsible for laytime calculation and proper invoicing to shippers.
VESSEL OPERATOR
CARGILL Agrícola .S.A
11.2006 - 10.2010
- Represented Cargill affairs with local port authorities.
- Supported time chartering team in Geneva with vessel’s operation reports.
- Ensured that shipping documents were issued according to doc instructions.
Education
Post Secondary - Business Administration, Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Red River College Polytechnic
Winnipeg, MB04.2024
Bachelor’s degree - Business Administration
Universidade De Ribeirão Preto
04.2011
Skills
- Grain trading expertise
- Knowledgeable in S&D fundamentals
- Advanced Excel user
- Critical Thinking
- Futures Knowledgeable
- Problem solving
- Customer solutions oriented
LNGG
English
Full Professional
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
Certification
- Commodities Trader Training - Agrinvest - 2018.
- Excel – Data & Dashboard Analysis - Impacta - 2018.
- Advanced Excel - SENAI - 2012
Timeline
LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
G3 CANADA
10.2024
BUYER
MACDON Industries
05.2024 - 10.2024
MERCHANT ASSISTANT (PART-TIME) CONTRACTOR
CARGILL Canada
11.2022 - 05.2023
WHEAT TRADER
COFCO International
08.2020 - 06.2022
WHEAT TRADER
GAVILON Grain LLC
01.2019 - 08.2020
COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST
GAVILON Grain LLC
10.2016 - 01.2019
SR. LOGISTICS ANALYST
GAVILON Grain LLC
03.2015 - 10.2016
LOGISTICS ANALYST
TEG and TEAG Terminal
10.2010 - 03.2015
VESSEL OPERATOR
CARGILL Agrícola .S.A
11.2006 - 10.2010
Bachelor’s degree - Business Administration
Universidade De Ribeirão Preto
Post Secondary - Business Administration, Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Red River College Polytechnic
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