Rui Pereira

Rui Pereira is an experienced procurement and project management professional in the automotive industry, currently serving as a Procurement Costing Specialist at GKN Automotive since June 2021, focusing on cost models for various product segments. Rui's prior roles include Project Manager at Sarreliber Transf de Plásticos e Metais S.A., where leadership of a cross-functional team facilitated project success, and Competence Centre Project Manager at DF - Elastomer Solutions Lda, overseeing customer projects from prototype to industrialization. Additional expertise includes engineering roles at Diehl Elastomer and Avon Automotive, with extensive experience in managing projects for prominent automotive clients such as Audi, GM, and Jaguar. Rui holds a Master's degree in Materials Engineering from Universidade do Minho, completed in 1999.