
EMEA Research Director - Manufacturing Insights, an IDC Company
Milan Area, Italy

EMEA Research Director - Manufacturing Insights, an IDC Company
Milan Area, Italy
My professional experience ranges among the following:
- Business Unit management
- Business Development
- Project management
- Business consulting and advisory
- Market research
Among my business process focus:
- Information technology
- Supply Chain management
- Manufacturing execution
- Product Lifecycle management
I have an in-depth understanding of manufacturing and retail insustries, including:
- Discrete Manufacturing, Automotive and High-tech
- Consumer products, Fashion industry and Retail
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)
I'm Research Director for Manufacturing Insights, an IDC Company, in EMEA where we provide benchmarks, best practices, and business cases for using information technology to improve manufacturing processes.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 10 months)
Operations Director for the UK:
- Responsibility of UK resources and country Operations P&L
- Implementation of Supply Chain and Demand Management software solution in the UK
Business Development for the UK market:
- Setting-up of relationships with UK potential Business Partners
- Definition and implementation of marketing actions in the country
- Management of complex prospects across a range of different industries
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2002 — September 2004 (2 years 1 month)
Business Development across Europe for Supply and Demand Chain Management solutions in the vertical industries of Discrete Manufacturing including Automotive, Automotive Suppliers, Heavy Equipment, Durable Consumer, Industrial Components, Furniture, etc.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1999 — September 2002 (3 years 4 months)
Management of the Industry Business Unit "Automotive". Accountable for reaching target revenues and margins, P&L control, managing a staff of resources, managing key-accounts, defining the offering, and business development of the vertical industry
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1993 — June 1999 (6 years 6 months)
Project Management activities related to the implementation of Supply Chain Management IT solutions.
People management and project P&L responsibility.
Responsible for the business development within the assigned customers.
(Military industry)
September 1991 — December 1992 (1 year 4 months)
Analyze and support the opportunity to adopt new office automation technologies for the division I was working for.
Software development activities for the HR and purchasing offices.
1991 — 1991
Computer science 1984 — 1991