Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Build and lead multinational teams (10-25 people) for sustainable growth, by financial and commercial transformations, cost efficiencies and smart pricing. Experienced in recruitment, engagement and talents development. Flexible in VUCA world to benefit from opportunities during uncertainty.
-Launched new Planning and Reporting processes using Pigment(Excel-free environment), improving x-functional collaboration, and live data flows and empowering businesses make data-driven decisions -Built FP&A routines and processes in a fast-growing company, contributing to the company's success and growth. -Helped the company overcome a difficult time in 2022 during a crisis by revising the company structure, resulting in savings of small double digits in expenses. -Revised the revenue plan, leading to a more efficient go-to-market department and improved company performance. -Planned cash runway for 2022-2028 to improve liquidity and support the company's growth. -Partnered with the executive team, providing financial analysis and insights to inform decision-making.
1. Created solid finance team to lead new Business Unit with scope of 45 countries. (24 people) 2. Development of long term strategy (3YP) with detailed operational plan (1YP) to deliver sustainable growth 3. M&A(Spain) and RTM(AU/CH/PO) transformations to unlock market expansions (resulted in MS growth in all markets in 2020) 4. Right hand of Business Unit president Result: Transformation of department and business during 2020 crisis, delivering 100% of financial targets by rapid implementation of cost optimization activities(CAPEX & OPEX), development of pricing and brand strategy for fast recovery.
1. Leading finance function in Ukraine. Building a budget in line with company strategy (3-year plans, 1-year plan). Control and adjustment of a tactical plan (12 months) on a monthly bases. 2. Forecasting full P&L and design of contingency plans to grow profitability in the VUCA world. 3. Cross-functional cooperation and performance enhancement in related departments. Business Unit President support. 4. Pricing and promo strategy development and implementation. 5. Project leading during product launches and transformations. Result: double-digit EBITDA growth and margin improvement versus previous years.
1. CapEx process lead for Europe. Budgeting and allocation of resources based on company strategy across Europe. 2. Development of team in India to control all costs and support business. Implementation of the single platform for project approval that leads to drastic time savings for senior management. 3. Monthly forecasting and cost control. Reporting to top management to increase CapEx efficiency and support cash flow improvement. 4. Implementation of Post mortem analysis that optimized future investments Result: up to $10Mio cost optimizations with solid 2017 plan