Ricardo Soares
Co-Founder at Luxofood- Claim this Profile
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French Native or bilingual proficiency
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Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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Indonesian Limited working proficiency
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Italian Limited working proficiency
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German Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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Strategic Thinking
LinkedInSep, 2020- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Luxofood
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Indonesia
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Jul 2018 - Present
At Luxofood, we believe everyone deserves to live his best life. As many may have heard "we are what we eat". That statement made all sense for us particularly in Indonesia and Jakarta. Therefore after having carefully selected the best products for their taste and quality and because we work closely with artisans and chefs, we have set up a whole new online platform to serve the the most demanding customers. Thanks to www.luxofood.com you can now enjoy restaurant quality products right at home. At Luxofood, we believe everyone deserves to live his best life. As many may have heard "we are what we eat". That statement made all sense for us particularly in Indonesia and Jakarta. Therefore after having carefully selected the best products for their taste and quality and because we work closely with artisans and chefs, we have set up a whole new online platform to serve the the most demanding customers. Thanks to www.luxofood.com you can now enjoy restaurant quality products right at home.
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JD.ID
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Indonesia
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Platform
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
As Director of platform my duty is to oversee the activities and teams to support the sellers operations. Business goal alignment is organized through 5 pillars:1. Platform Governance2. Operational Excellence3. Seller Lifetime value4. Assortment5. Internal servicesBy putting in place these 5 pillars me and my team are able to streamline and consolidate the tasks of team to:A. Best support our sellers and best service our buyersB. Automate tasksC. Control our projects to accelerate the deployment of features and/or implementation of continuously changing policies.
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BlueFox International
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Indonesia
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
Bluefox International is a globally oriented catalogue based distance-selling business based in Hong-Kong.Today, Bluefox is one of the leader in direct-selling on the Southeast Asian market thanks to its unique business model.We are hiring!! -> www.bluefox-international.com Bluefox International is a globally oriented catalogue based distance-selling business based in Hong-Kong.Today, Bluefox is one of the leader in direct-selling on the Southeast Asian market thanks to its unique business model.We are hiring!! -> www.bluefox-international.com
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Lazada
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Singapore
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Market Place operations
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May 2016 - Dec 2016
Taking the lead of all sellers operations allows to streamline the operational support given to sellers, and helps aligning interaction between teams, internally and externally.Main objective at this key position is to:- Automate the processing repetitive tasks- Develop working tools and reports- Increase added value of all department- Support implementation of projects and systems roll out
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Head of Operational Excellence and Seller Experience - Vendor Ops
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Aug 2015 - May 2016
As the regional leader in E-commerce and market place platform, Lazada counts now thousands of sellers who are selling their products on Lazada website. These sellers ranges from small home businesses to sizeable companies. To delight the customers with top notch service, supporting sellers performing at their best is of utmost importance. Operational Excellence team ensures the sellers get all the required operational support to process orders as fast as possible and with a high level of reliability. Seller Experience team works on improving the selling experience the sellers have when selling through Lazada platform. It includes, providing them with the best tool and features to make their selling experience as delightful as the customers buying experience.
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Co-Founder
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Oct 2014 - Dec 2016
PT Pancaran Sinar Bintang, is a management consulting company. It is active on 2 types of businesses:1. Supporting retail industry in expanding in Indonesia and ASEAN, as well as helping them improving their operations and their performance.2. Supporting foreign companies to establish in Indonesia and ASEAN, start their business and trade with other ASEAN countries. PT Pancaran Sinar Bintang, is a management consulting company. It is active on 2 types of businesses:1. Supporting retail industry in expanding in Indonesia and ASEAN, as well as helping them improving their operations and their performance.2. Supporting foreign companies to establish in Indonesia and ASEAN, start their business and trade with other ASEAN countries.
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Nestle S.A.
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Switzerland
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Manager
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Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
Projects Portfolio ManagerManage the implementation of all CAPEX projects at PTC Orbe (10mio+ CHF)
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Project manager IC
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
Managed the project through initiating, planning, monitoring and controlling, implementation and closing phases required to build and start the operations of an infant cereals greenfield factory including:• Definition of user requirements (URS) based on the businesscase study.• Participation in definition of the master plan.• Supported the development of the project charter.• Supported sourcing of resources to support the implementationof the business strategy.• Budget plan and credit request.• Planning of time schedule and milestones definition.• Supported risk management strategy.• Tender process and suppliers/contractors selection.• Project team management and people development.• Third parties management.• Safety guidelines policy and application.Managed the commissioning and start-up and organize international support.Manage the factory team training and supervise the training package publishing.Project managed the project from initiating to close out phase of a 33mio CHF investment.Led the commissioning, start-up and smooth handover to operations. Completed successfully the project as per planned timeschedule and within the allocated budget (5% savings).Deliver a high quality standard factory to PT Nestle Indonesia.Highly contributed to 0 loss time injury accident during the whole project duration (3 years).Significantly contributed to the new process standards definition and implementation.
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Engineering Specialist
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Jun 2006 - Dec 2010
He managed technology roll out projects through initiating, planning, monitoring and controlling, implementation and closing phases required to install and run pilot plant facilities.Manage the commissioning and start-up and organize international support to factories (33).Manage the factory team training and supervise the trainingpackage publishing.Successfully completed 10 projects over 5 years, of which 8 were technology roll out projects in factories all over the world.Managed new investment projects in technology developmentenvironment. Significantly contributed to setting new high quality standards in infant cereals technology. Actively and successfully led the commissioning and start-up of new factories.
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EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2004 - Jun 2006
In this role, he has been taken part on new technologies development on engines as well as being supporting student works including classroom lessons, practical works, semester thesis and master degree thesis. More over he managed new assets acquisition and installation from tender process to hand over.During his 2 years job he supported the set up of new aviation industry research partnerships. He has also participated in a thermodynamics book writing review. In this role, he has been taken part on new technologies development on engines as well as being supporting student works including classroom lessons, practical works, semester thesis and master degree thesis. More over he managed new assets acquisition and installation from tender process to hand over.During his 2 years job he supported the set up of new aviation industry research partnerships. He has also participated in a thermodynamics book writing review.
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Le Levant
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France
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Surveillance Officer
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Apr 2002 - Sep 2003
In this position he had taken care of the people in a rehab center for drugs and alcool addicts. The main task was being present to assist patients in the most difficult period of their life and help them getting rid of their addition in the long term. In this position he had taken care of the people in a rehab center for drugs and alcool addicts. The main task was being present to assist patients in the most difficult period of their life and help them getting rid of their addition in the long term.
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Rodata Schweiz AG
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Switzerland
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technician
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Sep 2000 - Sep 2001
In this position he has handled small to medium size projects (50- 500 kCHF), in RFID systems and industrial printing solutions in west Switzerland. This included the costing, implementation and after sales services contracts. In this position he has handled small to medium size projects (50- 500 kCHF), in RFID systems and industrial printing solutions in west Switzerland. This included the costing, implementation and after sales services contracts.
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Education
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1998 - 2004
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering -
1995 - 1998
CPLN Neuchatel
Apprenticeship, Mechanic and electrician
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