Treviso, Veneto, Italy
The fields that mainly catch my attention are automotive, aeronautic, luxury, clean energy and space field; but I am always open to the challenges in the dynamic, international and fast paced companies where I can develop the managing skills. I like to find always new interests in what I do, and I think that two relevant pillars that enhance it are: the change and the innovations inside a company. I think that dynamism and multicultural company can enhance my growth from both personal and professional side, be out from the confort zone are absolutly a stimulous for a curious person like me. Another foundamental thing where I invest lot of energies is the team, I like to foster their cooperation and cohesion to be part of the company sharing information and keep them inside the play field. I strongly belive in: Everyone is important! the best result is obtained by the team! I am a result oriented/committed person, one of my strong key point is working hard to reach my targets delivering fast feedback. I like travelling and working possibily in an international environment, so I am also available to move abroad frequently. All my previous work experiences (ALENIA/LEONARDO, GE, FERRARI, ELECTROLUX) are exactly a proof of this: international Environment, travelling, new challenges, working under pressure and target oriented. Specialties: Improve office set up (structure procurement organization and procedures SOX compliance), supplier development, improving people communication and team spirit, program management, business improvements and strategies, audit by suppliers, costs&time monitoring + KPI, issue of recovery/contingency plan development in emergency case.
Main duties and where I am focus on: * To Build and shape a new procurement department, re-organizing categories and roles plus adding new resources; * To Support the company mission about change management; * To Reduce complexity of supply chains with the positive impact on lead times; * Execution of LTA (long term agrements); * Policies and procedures that embrace not only procurement but supply chain @360degree (i.e. quality, expediting, ..); * improving supplier agreements (Duration, Forecast, stock mng't, claim mng't), driving digitalization; * new scoutings and benchmark policies to foster competitiveness between suppliers; * supplier development activities;
Manage all global procurement activities, leading a team of 34 buyers in 2 levels that cover main purchasing areas: Indirect materials, Direct materials and Engineering division. Main duties are: * to lead and develop the procurement as corporate function * to create a global purchasing strategy and increase synergies opportunities * to organize procurement dept in a listed company (IPO july21) improving processes and procedures * to promote and create team spirit * to drive global category management approach * to create standard tools to unify methods and KPI * to deploy in all our activities company guidelines and needs * to be a foundamental part of supply chain organization in COVID19 period budget approx 900M€
Lead the Global Category team of Cable&Cordset for all regions and all Product lines, with the key responsibility of developing a competitive, supportive and high performing portfolio of suppliers to be utilized by the Product Lines. Our mission is to address the businesses to the best suppliers through project negotiations, using advanced tools as refined cost models and Supplier Development methodologies, promoting complexity reduction initiatives and process standardization (RFQ, LTA, benchmarkin, hedging agreement, supplier profiles ...) fullfilling the targets of cost, quality and flexibility. Main duties: - development and maintenance of suppliers portfolio (strategy) - managing the business strategically to promote complexity reduction, simplification, modularization, cost performance and innovation - Promote Supplier Development (automation, quality improvement , productivity increase) - LTA’s negotiations (business performances, innovation, risk management, sustainability, cost out ideas) - Manage relationships/partnerships with cross functional teams and internal stakeholders (internally) and strategic supplier (Externally) - Implement improved sourcing methods, tooling optimization and capability understanding, supplier risk assessment - Generate and lead initiatives and projects to deliver leveraged productivity performance cross Product Lines and BA’s - Use creative ways to drive value by the utilization of Value Based Sourcing - promote of NOWC extensions, support cost modeling - Maximize buying efficiency, minimize supply disruption, and financial risks for the Business Areas Total managed budget of around 210M€
Join to Global Cable&Cordsets team as responsible of wire harnesses and power cord, for all the Product Lines for EMEA and AP Business areas, with the particular focus on strategic aspects of the category. - Support the strategy of the category find and execute supplier consolidation, complexity reduction, cost out activities, supplier synergies, negotiations, agreements - Increase the relationship/partnership internally with stakeholders and externally with suppliers - Full ownership of LTAs (Long Term Agreement) - Continuous monitoring of suppliers performances splitting them by: Strategical, Tactical and phase out - Promote processes standardization X-business areas - Deliver the supplier panel to product lines and support in the new business awarding - Link as global responsible, all peers in a complex organization (local purchasing organization 45 plants, GL. quality dept, Product lines, etc…) - Raw material Hedging activity - Creation of budget actions for each product line and develop new ideas for extract values from supplier Total managed budget of around 110M€.
In my Role I am responsible of the electro-meccanics commodities inside Fabric-Care product Line organization. My key duties are budgeting, building and deploying the purchasing strategies, performing the sourcing activities and driving result for all EMEA Electrolux plants. Developing the relationship with supplier and internal stakeholders to improve the business opportunities Key activities are: • Develop (and be the owner) commodity strategy with supplier, internal sharing and guide execution on it for every plant • Strong supplier relation and “360° managing approach” (Sustainability, Lean processes, Contracts, TCO, Risk management, Financial) • Global coordinator for some of my components (responsible to deploy and guide strategy for Nord America, Asia Pacific, Latin America) • Strong improvement of relationship/communication skills with key peers (purchasing, quality, R&D, product line, operations …) and above all with the sectors, continuous interfacing with directors of other sectors • Guide innovation from supplier to Electrolux, continuous improvement (audit, meeting with R&D, scouting with dedicated activity) • Motivate and use of best practices, promote a collaboration spirit with daily colleagues and global ones
As Purchasing program manager I am the representative of purchasing department inside a development team. I am the responsible of the project costs and the main connection with all the involved suppliers for all the development process. I am in charge of V12 sport family projects. My duties are: • connecting the car development team requests (that come from Engineering, Marketing, Style etc… depts) with suppliers and purchasing dept. • owner of Tooling budget for the entire project (around 70M€) and managing spending curve in accordance with finance • creating/monitoring/presenting the projects KPI (readiness: contracts, PPAP status, Budget vs. initiative vs. offers, supplier awarding, spending) • monitoring car costs (Variable, Tooling and R&D) and supply critical issues, keeping daily update with the team leader and weekly ones with purchasing board • creating recovery or improvement plans strategies to fix critical project issue (time, cost ,quality) • strong interdepartmental/leadership abilities to analyze solutions and obtain/define the best conditions for the business assignation/supply chain set up • managing and coordinating senior buyers to the nominations and suppliers • strong relationship skills with supplier for the supply chain reliability always in compliance with company’s practices • monitoring supplier tools construction timing to match the project milestones • driving optional component initiatives with Marketing dept.
Increase of: Quality requirements knowledge in a more complex technical area as Engine is Extra activities are: - monitoring Risk suppliers in collaboration with FGA Group (Risk management activity); - strategic optimization of supply chains for all suppliers (main issues: Supplier performances, Stock management, transports and packaging optimization with IFAST (FIAT group company), production batches, Lean management, optimization of projects phase out) Budget managed 50MEur
Management of the critical and strategic Suppliers (manage of: CSL2, crash program activities, production problems, supply problems, financial problems); Focus on scouting and resourcing activities; Definition of purchasing Strategies; Budget managed around 65M€
Purchasing activities, Negotiation of: delivery deadlines according to customer need dates, item costs for saving operations, supplier T&C, extra costs, supplier selection, etc… Supplier approval process, Scouting of new supplier for "Direct buy project". Expediting: Speed up material delivery during emergencies. Coordination activity between supplier availability and Project Manager needs/demands.