It consultant, planning, supply chain, lean conversion

I am in charge to ensure the best performance of On Time Delivery versus our Inter Company sites and trade customer, taking a good level of Gross Inventory (+1 turn per year) and ensuring Freight Costs savings. I’m responsible for entire replenishment flow of Buy items, ensuring timely delivery of material for Production. I interact a lot with Production Manager to ensure that all Finished Goods are shipped in time vs customers. I work with Plant Manager to ensure best performances and for business strategies participating to Action Plans related to site Project.

Main Responsibilities:
•	Plan and implement the overall supply chain strategy
•	Cooperate with Sales, Operations, and Customer Service teams 
•	Determine key supply chain KPIs
•	Suggest solutions for process improvements
•	Identify process bottleneck and implement timely solutions
•	Train and evaluate others
•	Provide constructive feedback
•	Work with Procurement team to determine best vendors and distributors
•	Build and maintain good relationships with vendors

Main Achievements:
	Implemented a complete lean flow of material implementing Dynamic Kanban, Min-Max, Heijunka Wheel, IMAG (Inventory Management At Gemba): Company OTD Performances incremented from 70% to 90%, Inventory value decreased by 14%, Freight Cost saving: 6%.
	Trade Compliance system: implemented to have COO, HTS codes updated to allow the Company request AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certification.

Reporting to General Manager, I was in charge of developing any possible improvement within the Company. I started analysing the company KPIs to define the improvement areas and then analyse the current state and plan the Kaizen events. Tools: VSM (Value Stream Mapping), Standard Work, DK (Dynamic Kanban), TPI (Transactional Process Improvement), TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die). I was also responsible for updating and monitoring the KPIs defined at the end of each event and evaluate Kaizen Sustainment status. I produced monthly sales reports and updated the company's monthly KPIs with relative analysis of the problems and definition of necessary solutions to achieve the assigned objectives. For each project I worked with new teams composed of multifunctional members. Carrying out this role gave me the opportunity to know all company departments and to work on production & transactional process optimization and work with colleagues of all hierarchical levels.
Main Responsibilities:
•	Contribute to the creation and implementation of Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures.
•	Develop a continuous improvement strategy in partnership with the Management Team and key stakeholders
•	Undertake business process and statistical analysis for improvement projects and to support wider change
•	Develop and lead continuous improvement activities, i.e. lean events and training; team and individual coaching
•	Identify business improvement opportunities within the organisation
•	Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
•	Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
•	Manage the annual Lean budget and forecasts and all Capital Expenditure proposals as well as ensure compliance with legal standards. Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects.
Main Achievements:
	Implement a paperless system (using Oracle E-Business suite) to manage work order in the manufacturing area avoiding indirect activities of direct workers and increasing productivity by 5%. 
	Increase machines OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) from 65% to 85%. Automated production cells.

I was active part of Oracle E-business suite implementation in the EMEA sites of American Company. I harmonised all business processes of the Italian site and gave full training to employees. I supported Oracle EMEA team:
	Understand project requirements and write business documentations for project team
	Support company associates in conducting CRP testing. 
	Provide hands-on assistance with UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
	Propose solutions to ERP Gaps and Issues.
	Train Super as well as End Users and Key Client’s Super Users
	Troubleshoot developed customisations (reports, interfaces, forms) and other bespoke work.
	Configure planning modules and design configuration of key source data (Bills, Routings, Items, etc)
	To Implement modules included also AP, AR, GL, CASH MANAGEMENT
	To Improve Transactional processes through new Oracle Customizations

I took the position of Management Control for an Italian Fashion company with around 100 stores in Italy (30 owned and 70 franchised). I worked closely with the company owner and the financial and commercial managers of the company

Main Responsibilities:

	Daily check of collections 
	Sales analysis to monitor COGS and decide when to make discounts to optimize inventories without negatively affecting turnover / operating income
	Statistical analysis of weekly sales of owned stores to improve turnover by optimizing stocks
	Statistical sales analysis by territory and product categories to optimize purchases