Pietro Salaverry, MBA, Pmp, MSc Eng.
About Pietro Salaverry, MBA, Pmp, MSc Eng.
Pietro Salaverry is the Supply Chain Director at Navistar Inc, where he has worked since 2018. He has extensive experience in supply chain management, overseeing operations across multiple production plants and managing a significant inventory.
Work at Navistar
Pietro Salaverry has held multiple positions at Navistar Inc., starting as a Purchasing and Supply Chain Project Management Trainee from 2004 to 2006 in Brazil. He progressed through various roles, including Industrial Engineer, Material Planning Analyst, and Supply Chain Supervisor, before becoming a Senior Supply Chain Supervisor from 2012 to 2013. He served as Senior Supply Chain Manager from 2015 to 2018 in the Greater Chicago Area. Since 2018, he has been the Supply Chain Director based in San Antonio, Texas, overseeing supply chain operations across five production plants, including four in the US and one in Mexico.
Education and Expertise
Pietro Salaverry holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northern Illinois University, which he completed in 2017. He also earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial and Production Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 2009. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Automation and Control (Mechatronics/Robotics) Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, obtained in 2007. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has expertise in P&L management and strategic planning.
Background
Pietro Salaverry began his career in the automotive industry as a Manufacturing Engineering Intern at DHB Sistemas Automotivos in 2004. He has extensive experience in supply chain management, having worked in various roles across multiple countries, including Brazil, India, and Argentina. His career at Navistar spans over 15 years, during which he has developed a strong background in managing complex supply chain operations in global and multi-cultural environments.
Achievements
In his current role as Supply Chain Director, Pietro Salaverry manages inventory involving approximately 80,000 SKUs valued at $400 million. He leads the implementation of new products for aftersales across nine distribution centers and over 1,000 dealer locations. He handles service parts setup and release for around 300,000 SKUs, including service bill of materials and service kits. His responsibilities also include supplier management, overseeing a network of approximately 1,500 suppliers, and utilizing six sigma methodologies and lean concepts to drive process improvements.