Greater Trento Metropolitan Area
Transformational leader, highly motivated and dynamic professional with extensive experience in a multinational environment in the automotive and food industries. Proficient in working both independently and collaboratively. Demonstrated expertise in managing and developing teams to achieve set goals. Strong analytical skills and meticulous approach to maintaining high quality standards. Recognized for ability to manage cultural and organizational change. Professional Experience: - Procurement - Global Category & Regional Manager - Quality - Supplier Quality, Quality Planner & Customer Care Companies: - Ferrero - Food & Beverage Industry - Roechling Automotive - Automotive - Adler - Motorcycling Languages: - Italian - German - English
Member of the Board of Ferrero Germany. Leads the Ferrero Germany Procurement Team, (indirect and direct materials: packaging, logistic, technical and general expences), 4 teams - 30 buyers.
Define the sourcing strategy for the category process equipment (preparation, moulding, packaging and warehousing) for 50+ Ferrero Plants worldwide. Global responsibility for the “Category Process and Logistics Equipment” within Ferrero's Central Procurement. Managed a large number of projects abroad, including green field projects (Russia, China, Chile, Turkey, France, Canada), M&A projects (US, UK, Belgium, France, Germany) and expansions/revamping of existing lines (Italy, Germany, India, Brazil, Poland, Russia, Belgium)
Coordination of the Local Technical Procurement Department in the East Europe, aiming to facilitate communication and information exchange between the central structure and plants and the local application of company policies. Mentoring and coaching of local procurement managers.
Head of Technical Purchasing at Ferrero's Plant Stadtallendorf in Germany leading a team of 10 buyers. Commodities: equipment, components, facility and services. Lead the integration process between the central and local teams
Risponsible for purchasing of direct materials (components and raw materials), supervising a team of 7 buyers divided by commodity. My team managed more than 200 suppliers for a total annual spend of 70Mio. Euro. I was sponsor of Low Cost Countries business re-sourcing and internal process re-engineering. Publications - "Trentino industriale" - L’integrazione della funzione Qualità Fornitori negli Acquisti. (Feb '08) - Acquisti di Progetto e di Serie: i vantaggi della riorganizzazione. ll caso della Röchling Automotive. (Gen '08) - Gli acquisti: funzione chiave per il successo dell’azienda. La leva degli acquisti per incrementare il profitto aziendale. (Nov '07)
Buyer for the sourcing phases (components and raw materials). I was part of several interfunctional development teams as purchasing interface for new projects. I supervised a team of 3 buyers divided by commodity and 3 quality engineers responsible for supplier's quality. Publications - "Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung" - Verkanntes Potential: Der Schlüssel zum Unternehmenserfolg. (SWZ n° 36, 2007) - Sinnvolle Zweiteilung: Die Trennung von Projekt- und Serieneinkauf. (SWZ, n° 37, '07) - Erfolgreiche Integration: Die Zusammenführung von Qualität und Einkauf. (SWZ, n° 38, '07) - Vom Gegner zum Partner: Das Zusammenspiel mit dem Vertrieb. (SWZ, n° 39, '07)
I supervised a team of 5 quality engineers responsible for supplier's quality.
Quality planning in the industrial engineering phase of new products. Customer care activities.
Operation area: production planning & logistic