Enrico de Cesare

Senior Purchasing & Sourcing - Category Manager - Comercial Director - Retail - Distribution - DIY - Compras - Acquisti - Coach

Spain

About

I’m a cheerful and dynamic person with a high level of engagement in each task, great aptitude for self-motivating and cross-group relationships. I have a good predisposition for social connections and communication, ability to learn quickly and to adapt to the environment and am highly organized. I get along in difficult situations, I keep my word and those who ask for my help can count on me. I'm used to conducting international and local negotiations with a through knowledge of the market. I can work under pressure in a logical and structured way without losing sight of the ongoing search for effective solutions to meet customers while optimizing company profitability. I developed a high capacity to analyze and evaluate problems and propose possible solutions as well as assess the achievements and take subsequent decisions. I have a big will to professionally grow up and to improve my experience Strong points: Managing the sourcing and the imports Negotiation, CPR Driving deliveries and stock control Team management

Experience

  • Women's football Coach at PBB LA ROCA
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Women's football coach of the "Infantil" category (12-14 years old). I coach teams from the youth sector of the PBB La Roca club, a pioneer in women's football in Spain. I like to share my experience and my knowledge in football with girls who have a great desire to express themselves, grow but also have fun. Women's football is joy, sacrifice, the desire to get involved but also sportsmanship, loyalty and personal growth. There is less tension and aggression than the male one.

  • Buying & Sourcing Manager at Brico Depot España & Portugal (Grupo Kingfisher)
    Oct 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

    • Search and proposal of products/suppliers to meet customer needs, negotiating agreements, rates, contracts in line with the company's strategies and being the primary interlocutor between suppliers and Brico Depot. Categories: Plumbing, Electricity • Evaluation and management of the performance of the suppliers considering the quality and price of the products and services contracted, adapting them to the needs of the company and to current regulations • Analysis of market trends, visits to exhibitions and factories, identifying potential demands in order to achieve a solid portfolio of suppliers, keeping abreast of industry trends • Observation of the evolution of the categories in their level of sales and results, providing other departments with qualitative information about them. Achievements: improvement of the Heating family net margin, suppliers consolidation, expansion of the area of influence of the purchasing department.

  • Product Sourcing Manager at Kingfisher plc
    Jun 2014 - Oct 2019 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    • Negotiating the most favorable buying terms and ensure cost price reduction as well as all commercial agreements (84 suppliers, 22M Euro).

 • Researching markets to source and develop new products and vendors for all Kingfisher’s operating companies supporting the suppliers throughout all Kingfisher tender processes • Travelling locally and internationally to visit factories with a focus on establishing the best value for money in my product categories and on maintaining optimum vendor portfolio.

 Achivements: annual improvement of the RFA, reduction of the impact of CPI, winning tenders for Kingfisher market with Spanish vendors, most appropriate organization of the local sourcing.

  • Supply Chain Manager at Brico Depot España & Portugal (Grupo Kingfisher)
    Jan 2011 - Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Managing the sourcing and the imports from Asian and European suppliers to ensure the continuous and timely delivering of stores. Negotiating prices, delivery times, quality controls. • Supervising the forwarders, preparing the shipments and goods’ consolidation.

 • Yearly preparation of the three year budget and monthly check. • Driving coordination, through the logistic Cross-Docking DC, of the deliveries to the stores of the company • Organizing and managing the synergies with the other companies of the group Kingfisher Achivements: creation and development of the logistics platform, elimination of the stock ruptures in the stores, attainment of purchasing objectives with respect to the budget, improve of the import costs, introduction of Kingfisher’s brands in the ranges.

  • Purchasing Manager/Assistant Director at DACHS KONDEL INTERNATIONAL SA
    Oct 2002 - Dec 2010 · 8 yrs 3 mos

    • Managing the procurement from Asia suppliers, signing contracts, compositing the SOP for the production. • Visiting the factories of the suppliers in order to control production and to ensure the agreed minimum quality. • Analyzing the market and seeking new products for distribution with introduction of new ranges. • Supervising the logistics of the importations with their bureaucracy. • Managing a team of 12 people. Achivements: reduction of the stock rotation, improvement in purchasing management, decrease of the import’s costs and shipping to customers.