Lucas Birck

Lucas Birck is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in supplier quality management, particularly within the South American operations of John Deere. Since July 2008, Lucas has held various leadership roles, currently serving as Manager of Strategic Supplier Quality, where responsibilities include driving regional supplier quality initiatives and implementing global quality processes. Previous positions include Supply Base Manager for Drive Train, overseeing purchasing strategies, and roles focused on supplier development, risk management, and quality engineering. Lucas has a solid educational background with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain. Early career experience includes a role as Quality Assistant at Indústria de Peças INPEL S.A., contributing to quality system maintenance and ISO certification.