Chivasso, Piedmont, Italy
Driving procurement strategy aligned with business goals, supplier collaboration, and continuous improvement: - Align global and local procurement with product line strategy and support category execution, - Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to integrate procurement into business planning, - Collaborate with key suppliers to optimize costs, support innovation, ESG goals, and NPD, - Manage savings pipeline, lead value engineering, and develop Make vs. Buy strategies, - Identify and mitigate procurement risks in coordination with category managers.
Led global categories strategy for TPU and steel cords, driving cost savings, supplier optimization, and sustainable sourcing: - Developed long-term sourcing strategies and executed global RFQ/RFP processes, - Managed supplier relationships, negotiated contracts, and conducted performance reviews, - Delivered cost reduction through spend analysis, VAVE support, and supplier share optimization, - Conducted market analysis to identify risks and opportunities, - Ensured compliance with sustainability goals and drove innovation with key suppliers.
Drove procurement performance, data excellence, and supplier initiatives on a global scale: - Led a team managing market intelligence, procurement risk, SRM programs, supplier onboarding, and sustainability/CSR initiatives, - Oversaw implementation of global data warehouse and reporting tools (savings, spend, variance), and defined procurement taxonomy, - Standardized global vendor and item master data processes, - Enhanced procurement processes and spearheaded digital transformation, - Supported and led cross-functional cost-saving projects with R&D, production, and procurement.