- AkzoNobelIntegrated Business Planning Director - Marine, Protective and Yacht CoatingsMay 2020 - Today (4 years and 12 months)Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, Netherlands- Set the vision and mission, determining the Integrated Business Planning organization structure, outlining roles and responsibilities.- Consolidated the implementation of the IBP process within the MPY business unit by strengthening the E2E integration of the Commercial, the Demand and the Integrated Supply Chain organizations.- Drove process to Advanced IBP Phase 2 according to Oliver Wight's IBP maturity assessment model.- Took the lead to drive improvement in the Demand Planning and Supply Planning operations and processes as well as Inventory control and planning optimization for a better IBP integration and performance. Liaised with Commercial and Customer Service Organization to ensure E2E coordination with commercial function.- Delivered steadily improvement of process accuracy by 10% YoY and maintained bias within +/-7% target.- Enhanced value chain through improved inventory control and supply planning- Leveraged digital tools for demand and supply planning.- Improved alignment of financial and operational goals through advanced planning systems.- Activity included overhauling all key processes, driving process digitization, coordinating the Demand and Supply Chain review processes to deliver a clear output to drive informed decisions, gaining full buy-in within the organization through continuously improved performance towards best-in-class strategic function.
- DupontGlobal Project Leader - Growth Enablement Kevlar® Nomex® Tyvek®August 2019 - April 2020 (8 months)Geneva, Switzerland- Coordination and integration the key sales enablement workstreams (pricing strategy, customer segmentation, business intelligence) to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the commercial process- Digital strategy design of the Safety business (including Kevlar® - Nomex® - Tyvek® products)- Identification, evaluation and prioritization of a portfolio of organic and adjacent growth initiatives
- DupontGlobal Spin-Off Project LeadNovember 2017 - July 2019 (1 year and 8 months)Geneva, Switzerland- Specialty Division (newly-traded DuPont) Business Readiness Project Leader.- Ensured the EMEA Business Organization Readiness within the Dow-DuPont merger and spin transaction.- Defined the process to be adopted by other regions delivering full business readiness for both Western Europe and Eastern Europe / MEA regions within 6mo. schedule.- Activity included business process mapping, transaction risk analysis and mitigation plan identification, execution and monitoring, daily coordination with the Global Project Management Office.- Led an international Project Team to deliver a strategic asset divestiture under tight deadline (4 months). Activity included buy-side identification and selection, asset valuation, due diligence process coordination, risk assessment including social impacts, deal negotiation with buy-side.
- Master of BusinessUniversity of Virginia Darden School of Business2009Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration
- Master of BusinessIESE Business School2009Master of Business Administration - MBA, Exchange Program
- Bachelor of EconomicsUniversità degli studi di Verona2002Bachelor's degree, Economics