Andrea Pava
Digital Transformation- Senior Management Consultant at The Birchman Group- Claim this Profile
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Wayne Roberts
Andrea’s composure, drive, intellectual horsepower, and willingness to engage across the organization stood out immediately when she came to Mondelēz as an intern. As a result, she was brought on full time into a highly demanding buying role rather than into an entry analyst role, managing a $300 MM oilseed category that impacted all internal food products produced in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In this role, Andrea displayed a strong hunger to learn, actively sought mentors to learn from and quickly grasped the supply chain process. Her professional work displayed strong quantitative skills and the ability to synthesize her analysis and recommendation into effective presentations that had broad influence across the organization. Andrea was always comfortable in any audience and at any level in the organization, a very rare early career characteristic. I would strongly recommend her to any organization or startup!
Joseph A. Chelsvig
Andrea is a highly driven, results-focused professional with whom I had the pleasure to work. Her skills in market intelligence, negotiation, and stakeholder management are excellent. She is a pleasure to work with and would be an excellent addition to any organisation.
Wayne Roberts
Andrea’s composure, drive, intellectual horsepower, and willingness to engage across the organization stood out immediately when she came to Mondelēz as an intern. As a result, she was brought on full time into a highly demanding buying role rather than into an entry analyst role, managing a $300 MM oilseed category that impacted all internal food products produced in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In this role, Andrea displayed a strong hunger to learn, actively sought mentors to learn from and quickly grasped the supply chain process. Her professional work displayed strong quantitative skills and the ability to synthesize her analysis and recommendation into effective presentations that had broad influence across the organization. Andrea was always comfortable in any audience and at any level in the organization, a very rare early career characteristic. I would strongly recommend her to any organization or startup!
Joseph A. Chelsvig
Andrea is a highly driven, results-focused professional with whom I had the pleasure to work. Her skills in market intelligence, negotiation, and stakeholder management are excellent. She is a pleasure to work with and would be an excellent addition to any organisation.
Wayne Roberts
Andrea’s composure, drive, intellectual horsepower, and willingness to engage across the organization stood out immediately when she came to Mondelēz as an intern. As a result, she was brought on full time into a highly demanding buying role rather than into an entry analyst role, managing a $300 MM oilseed category that impacted all internal food products produced in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In this role, Andrea displayed a strong hunger to learn, actively sought mentors to learn from and quickly grasped the supply chain process. Her professional work displayed strong quantitative skills and the ability to synthesize her analysis and recommendation into effective presentations that had broad influence across the organization. Andrea was always comfortable in any audience and at any level in the organization, a very rare early career characteristic. I would strongly recommend her to any organization or startup!
Joseph A. Chelsvig
Andrea is a highly driven, results-focused professional with whom I had the pleasure to work. Her skills in market intelligence, negotiation, and stakeholder management are excellent. She is a pleasure to work with and would be an excellent addition to any organisation.
Wayne Roberts
Andrea’s composure, drive, intellectual horsepower, and willingness to engage across the organization stood out immediately when she came to Mondelēz as an intern. As a result, she was brought on full time into a highly demanding buying role rather than into an entry analyst role, managing a $300 MM oilseed category that impacted all internal food products produced in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In this role, Andrea displayed a strong hunger to learn, actively sought mentors to learn from and quickly grasped the supply chain process. Her professional work displayed strong quantitative skills and the ability to synthesize her analysis and recommendation into effective presentations that had broad influence across the organization. Andrea was always comfortable in any audience and at any level in the organization, a very rare early career characteristic. I would strongly recommend her to any organization or startup!
Joseph A. Chelsvig
Andrea is a highly driven, results-focused professional with whom I had the pleasure to work. Her skills in market intelligence, negotiation, and stakeholder management are excellent. She is a pleasure to work with and would be an excellent addition to any organisation.
Experience
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The Birchman Group
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Transformation- Senior Management Consultant
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Digital Transformation- Management Consultant
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Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
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Nickelled
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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MBA Consultant- Product Strategy
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Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
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Nestlé
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Switzerland
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Corn and Soybean Meal Regional Procurement Manager- Asia, Ocenia and Africa
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Apr 2017 - Jun 2019
• Oversaw and delivered USD $100 MM regional buying strategy recommendations to senior leadership through analysis of China’s macro trends against broader grain and meal consumption with the commodity research team • Led transformation of product formulas to incorporate real time market data to close the feedback loop between stakeholders; reduced firmwide costs USD $5 MM • Managed regional client relationships through implementation and migration of local clients to a new regional coverage model; achieved 95% customer satisfaction rating • Implemented new pricing mechanism by hedging through suppliers book resulting in half of the portfolio being managed through financial tools versus tactical buying • Presented regular project and cost savings status reports to regional senior management; successfully maintained firmwide support for new business initiatives • Managed cross functionality communication to ensure clarity between technical commodity research teams and the wider business Show less
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Mondelēz International
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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North America Oils and Alternate Grains Buyer
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Mar 2016 - Mar 2017
• Managed USD $250 MM vegetable oils and alternate grain portfolio for 17 plants across US, Canada and Mexico; created trade orders for swaps, options, physicals, and futures hedging trades• Awarded “most valuable player”; received two promotions within the first two years • Designed a firmwide pricing database for finance and procurement to share information in real time; worked across teams to identify inefficiencies and collaborate on design • Coordinated across R&D, Supply Chain, and suppliers to dynamically implement formula changes to existing products; substituted specialty oils for commodities to achieve annual savings of USD $12.6 MM• Directed negotiations with largest supplier for extension of payment terms to improve firm’s working capital USD $14 MM Show less
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North America Oils Buyer
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Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
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Mondelēz International
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Procurement Intern
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
• Designed and implemented supplier scorecard to track key KPI’s to efficiently manage supplier relationships • Worked with production plants and suppliers to improve data collection process to incorporate meaningful delivery measurements • Designed and implemented supplier scorecard to track key KPI’s to efficiently manage supplier relationships • Worked with production plants and suppliers to improve data collection process to incorporate meaningful delivery measurements
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Management Leadership for Tomorrow
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Career Preparation Fellow 2013
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
Selected as one of 200 from nationwide pool of candidates for an 18-month, intensive career development program. Complete monthly assignments focused on analytical thinking, skill assessment, action planning, and business communications. Participate in quarterly seminars hosted by industry professionals from firms, such as Goldman Sachs, Deloitte Consulting, and Creative Artists Agency. Selected as one of 200 from nationwide pool of candidates for an 18-month, intensive career development program. Complete monthly assignments focused on analytical thinking, skill assessment, action planning, and business communications. Participate in quarterly seminars hosted by industry professionals from firms, such as Goldman Sachs, Deloitte Consulting, and Creative Artists Agency.
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Mondelēz International
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Continuous Improvement Engineer
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
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BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Quality Control
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
Completed quality assurance audits for different countries for different countries in accordance to respective regulations. Inspections component included a variety of parts, including 10 different engine types and three model types. Main countries of interest include China, Australia, and countries along Europe. Completed quality assurance audits for different countries for different countries in accordance to respective regulations. Inspections component included a variety of parts, including 10 different engine types and three model types. Main countries of interest include China, Australia, and countries along Europe.
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Education
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2019 - 2020
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
2010 - 2014
Georgia Institute of Technology
BS, Industrial and System Engineers -
2006 - 2010
Atlanta International School
High School Diploma and IB Recepient
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