Alessandro Ravasco

Sourcing, merchandising and risk director presso Cargill

Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

About

Several years experience in commodity e risk management, team leading, sourcing and trading. I spent my career mainly in global envoronments, in oil business first and then (and actually) in agricolture commodities management. Confortable to deal with challenges, actively supporting a coaching approach to lead teams and achieve results. Highly supporting pro active stile of management to build high succesful teams. I'm usually defined as an Open mind, positive and resiliant leader.

Experience

  • Cargill (11 yrs)
    • Sourcing lead and risk Manager
      Jun 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

      Managing a team of buyers dealing with different raw materials and commodities (soy, proteins, corn, grains, vitamins, amminoacids). Managing hedging activies, included but not limited to financial puts, spreads, futures trading. Managing the risk on raw materials and the marginali ty (material margin) to serve the business. Direct teamwork with commercial leads to determine the business marinality and deliver above budget. Raw materials cost forecast responsible. Direct purchases of Soy complex materials and other protein sources. Managing a foreign team of buyers in Romania, Hungary and Poland.

    • European proteins merchant lead/Italy sourcing lead
      2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior buyer/trader
      Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 · 3 yrs

      Responsible for grains and proteins ingredients purchase to feed Italian production plants. Buying and trading commodities included (but not limited to) corn, wheat, soymeal, barley sunflower meal.

  • ERG (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Light Distillates Trader
      Jun 2013 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Erg Gasoline book responsible. Managing both pyhisical short/long position. Managing Gasoline hedging activity. Daily commodity market analysis and business strategy plan choise.

    • Chartering Manager
      Jun 2011 - Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      As chartering Man I was responsible in chartering vessels both crude and clean tankers to perform our voyages (buying crudes and selling products worldwide). Shipping market analysis and full voyages logistic management. FFA knowledge.

  • SUPPLY AND SALES OPERATIONS at ERG
    Jun 2005 - Jun 2011 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Managing supply(for crude oil) and sales (for clean products) contract, keeping contacts and links with cargo surveyors, clients, suppliers, insurances, banks. Contract management on the whole supply/sales chain.

  • Operatore di sportello at Banca Popolare di Novara
    Jul 2004 - May 2005 · 11 mos

    Front and back office management, with dailiy commercial targets.