Experience

NGC Medical

• Italy
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Procurement & Supplier Manager, EMEA

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Whirlpool Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2015 - Feb 2023

  Head of an international team (#6 direct reports in Slovakia, Poland, Turkey, Italy) who purchases all Whirlpool EMEA capex and co development service , MRO including presses, fabrication lines, end of line tests, molds & dies and factory decommissioning Turnover around 100Milion€ for all the 20 plants of Whirlpool EMEA reporting to the Global Procurement Director. Responsible for supplier strategy definition, major negotiations, interface with stakeholder, global processes definition, execution, new supplier scouting.KEY RESULTS IN:✔ Sourcing strategy✔ Plant decommissioning ✔ Sourcing process/ compliance (P2P) improvement:✔ Contract definition: ✔ KPI definition and tracking✔ People Leader Effectiveness Show less

• • Apr 2014 - Sep 2015

  Accountable for the OEM sourcing with focus on the Middle East and Africa market, for all the Whirlpool product categories (Washing, Dishwashing, Cooking, Refrigeration, A/C) in strictly collaboration with marketing and sales department to define the product specifications. Responsible of new supplier scouting, negotiation and supplier readiness in the new product launch. Several trips in Saudi Arabia to capture our customer needs and evaluate assess new suppliers. KEY RESULTS IN✔Negotiation✔New Product Launch for OEM also in Middle East Show less

• • Apr 2012 - May 2014

  Manager of the commodity team (#6 direct reports in Slovakia, Poland, Italy) who purchases plastic components and sub-assy for all the EMEA factories. Yearly turnover: 140M€ on more than #100 suppliers in Europe, Far East and North America, reporting to the procurement director. Responsible for supplier strategy definition, long term contract negotiation, gross/ net productivity, currency/raw material impact evaluation, DPO improvement and supplier performances on delivery.KEY RESULTS IN:• YOY Productivity• Crisis management• Cash flow improvement Show less

• • Sep 2010 - Apr 2012

  Manager of the team responsible of the sourcing of plastic injection and metal stamping tools for all EMEA factories. Spend 15Milion€/year with a supply base in Europe and China. Has developed knowledge on the mold and dies cost breakdown, identifying the key cost driversKEY RESULTS IN: - International team management (people management) - Negotiation in international environment - Sourcing from China (several trips in loco) - Developing a strategic supply base Show less

• • Jan 2008 - Sep 2010

  Responsible of the timing, cost and quality for the purchased components in the new project launches, coordinating all buyers. Leader of the cost reduction projects for the refrigeration category.KEY RESULTS IN:• Cost reduction leader

• • Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Accountable of the production of the Whirlpool plants where dies/ molds and special equipment are manufactured. Responsible of people management (#60 workers), production planning, machines OEE and production costs vs budget. Competence acquired on technical know-how on dies and mold constructionKEY RESULTS IN:• Plant efficiency increase: • Lean manufacturing: lean approach (5S, Kaizen, Kanban..)

• • Feb 2003 - Jan 2006

  Member of the long term/ strategic projects in the central engineer department. Has developed competences on the function analysis, problem solving (TRIZ Russian method) and ‘Toyota way’ lean philosophyKEY RESULTS IN:• Patent registered: Title: ‘Modular refrigeration and/or freezer appliance’. Nr: PCT/EP2005/051633• New product launch: new cooking factory for IKEA market



Electrica srl

• Milan Area, Italy

• Project Engineer

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2003

  Working for “ELECTRICA COMPANY” (Italy) (microswitches and relays) as engineer in development department Experienced in: - Quality analysis and IMQ certifications for microswitches -AUTOCAD Working for “ELECTRICA COMPANY” (Italy) (microswitches and relays) as engineer in development department Experienced in: - Quality analysis and IMQ certifications for microswitches -AUTOCAD