Is a manager that works since 1992 in Barilla Group both in Italy and in Europe. He has managed in different steps Production Planning, Logistics, Customer Service, Sales Forecast (in the Sales Department) and Logistics Purchasing Has skills that join the ability to understand and link complex cross company processes (Markets and Supply Chain) with the ability to cohordinate Sales/Marketing Department needs with the Supply Chain capabilities to achieve the target customer service level and the total minimum cost (purchasing, production, logistics). He speaks English and not a terrible German (he needs only a few practice)

GROUP DEMAND PLANNING DIRECTOR @ - manage the Sales & Operations Planning Process - manage the Barilla Group Sales Forecast Process worldwide - manage the connection between Sales and Supply Chain (Sales & Operation processes) for everything that deals with finished goods availability (Sales Forecast, finished goods stock, stock outs and product shortages,….) - decide, with minimum total cost rules, the Global Sourcing for the whole Barilla Group worldwide - his organization worth 24 people working in 3 continents and 15 different countries - Since 2013 is carrying on OSA projiect managment with some main customers. From September 2008 to Present (7 years 4 months) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, LOGISTICS, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PLANNING MANAGER @ as LOGISTIC MANAGER - he has managed the logistic flows, optimizing truck saturation and minimizing the transported quantities, in agreement with the Supply Chain Planning Department. - he has updated and implemented the new Budget process for the Primary Trasportation costs (40 Euromio managed) and the logistic costs and flow analisys report - he defined, jointly with the Purchasing department, the specification for contracts for transportation and merchandising activities. as SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING MANAGER - he has projected the process and the IT support systems for the Integrated Minimum Cost Supply Chain Planning - he has projected, implemented and managed EZBEST, a system for the shop bread daily order resupply calculation: turnover up to 8% and reduced up to 30% the product with expired shelf life (4 Euromio saving/year) as CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER - he has managed the Call centers (nearly 50 people) (cost reduction of 30% and start of the outsourcing project) From May 2005 to June 2008 (3 years 2 months) EUROPE DISTRIBUTION and DEMAND MANAGER @ as Demand Manager: - of the management of the Sales Forecast for Italy, Europe and Export Markets: as Distribution (Logistic) Manager: - to design and manage the European logistic network (flows, order lead time, ecc….); in this role he made projects in France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland to optimize costs and logistic service, in close collaboration with the resident Barilla Customer Service and with some key customers - to cohordinate the resident European Customer Services (16 people)/manage directly the relationship with the customers of countries where there is no resident Barilla Customer; - to manage the product stock out according to the company strategies and priorities - to manage the local 3rd party logistic suppliers to optimize costs and service. In this role he made several projects with local logistic suppliers in Italy, Germany, Netherland - to define the finished goods stock level to keep in the network. From September 2002 to April 2005 (2 years 8 months) BAKERY SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS AND PLANNING MANAGER @ Plan the whole Bakery Supply Chain (purchasing, production and distribution): the goal is to coordinate all the components of the Supply Chain to achieve the company target service level to the customers at the minimum delivery cost. From September 1995 to August 2002 (7 years)

Engineer’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General @ Università di Bologna From 1984 to 1990 History, Philosophy, Greek and Latin Language @ Liceo Ginnasio Classico "L. Galvani" From 1978 to 1983