Olá · Hello

I'm Marina
Costa.

call me Mari

I run a 1,200-person supply network across three continents, and I measure it by what reaches the customer on time.

🇧🇷Grew up in Porto Alegre🇺🇸Home in Indianapolis
Marina Costa
Marina

The network

The network, in four numbers

$18M

freight cost saved per year

97%

on-time delivery, up from 81%

1,200+

people across my teams

14

plants on three continents

Leadership

Nineteen years in operations, the last five leading it.

I build teams that make hard logistics look boring.

Today

VP, Global Supply Chain

Northfield Industrial · Indianapolis, IN

I run a 1,200-person supply network across 14 plants on three continents.

Before that

Education & credentials

MBA, OperationsNorthwestern University · 2014
B.Sc., Industrial EngineeringUFRGS · 2006
Six Sigma Black BeltCertification

Boards, scale & recognition

🏛️
Independent director, Midwest Manufacturing CouncilBoard & advisory
🏛️
Advisory board, Purdue supply chain programBoard & advisory
📈
$2.1B in annual spend across 14 plantsScale I've led
📰
Supply Chain Leader of the Year, 2024Press & awards

Built to last

Built to last

Something I started

Women on the Floor

A mentoring program that has moved 60 women into plant leadership roles since 2019.

A big launch

Our first zero-waste plant

Querétaro now sends nothing to landfill. The team did it in 26 months.

Where I come from

Porto Alegre to Indianapolis

🇧🇷🇺🇸
🇧🇷
Porto AlegreWhere I grew up
C
Chicago2011–2021
🇺🇸
IndianapolisHome today

Family

Home base

Daniel, Sofia, Leo and Bento keep me honest about weekends.

D
DanielSpouse · 44
S
SofiaDaughter · 9
L
LeoSon · 6
🐕
BentoDog

Off the clock

Away from the plant floor

Running
Cooking
Travel
Wine

Three things you might not guess

#1

I've run a marathon on four continents.

#2

I can make pão de queijo from memory, no recipe.

#3

I learned English from 90s sitcoms.

Get in touch

Let's talk about your operation.

Obrigada · Thank you
marina@example.com

Marina Costa · Indianapolis