GIANNI FORNARO

Houston, USA

+1-832-***-**** ac3cu9@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Management Americas

January 2015 – today

DRILLMEC Inc.,

HOUSTON, USA

Drillmec is an international leader in design, manufacturing and distribution of drilling and workover rigs for onshore and offshore applications as well as a wide range of drilling equipment.

Develops supply chain strategy that supports and meets Company plan, company performance objectives and customer expectations. Responsibility of Sales Quotation, Make or buy, Planning, Purchasing, Expediting, SQE, Warehousing, External Logistics, Inbound and Outbound Logistics. Supporting and coordinating with the sister Company in Italy. Developing Colombia, Argentina and Mexico offices. Maintains routines to ensure delivery of core supply chain metrics in terms of cost and service.

Minimizes company risk and maintains compliance in area of environment, health, and safety (EH&S)

Identifies and develops talent within the organization.

Global Supply Chain

January 2013- January 2015

WEIR SEABOARD,

HOUSTON, USA

Pressure control equipment design and manufacture API Equipment for worldwide onshore and offshore oil & gas exploration, drilling and production operations.Sales revenue $250m, 600 employees.

Manage the Supply Chain of the 3 main plants in Houston (TX), Bakersfield (CA), Edmonton (Canada), the 15 branches in US, United Arab Emirates, Australia, China. Align the Operations and Supply Chain of the various sites with the target of the corporate. Ensure the achievement of the Forecast, budget and Long term Strategy from Operation point of view. Implementation of KPIs matrix in each site to track improvements vs budget and forecast.

General Manager Sourcing

October 2008- January 2013

WEIR GROUP SHANGHAI,

Shanghai, China

Mining, Oil and Gas and Power Generation business.

P/L responsible, Lead operations, profitability, and all aspects of business development, administration, and management for the Shanghai business unit, the first Group company established in China encompassing and in charge of the China Region Performance with 2 Production plants and 1 JV (USD $65 + 50) million in turnover. Manage a team of 75 personnel, with authority over an additional 150 cross-functional staff. Provide strategic direction and leadership throughout key operational areas, including Sales, Operation, sourcing, quality control, purchasing, finance, and HR. Liaise with Corporate to drive the business.

• Consistently boosted turnover year over year, 8 times in 5 years.

• Developed sustainability of China products through systematic and Lean approach to the process.

• Improved customer solutions delivery through enhancements to marketing and sales (Key account).

• Engineered significant cost savings while outperforming goals for supplier synergy by leading an initiative to consolidate sourcing for all China production plants.

• Localized the Asia Market production and match the profitability of the Group in Asia (Oil and Gas upstream mainly).

• Exclusively selected as a top 5 member of the UK Group Expert for Low Cost Solution.

Supply Chain Manager

January 2007- October 2008

WEIR GABBIONETA,

Milan, Italy

€120 million Italian Weir group plant for a major global oil and gas company. Centrifugal pumps API 610, Project based.

Coordinated supply chain strategy and operations, including warehousing and logistics. Managed and maintained customer relationships centered on achieving performance goals. Supervised up to 50 personnel. Key leadership role in implementation of the Weir Production System, establishing a Lean system for the location. Instrumental participant in international projects for cost / supplier optimization in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa as a member of the Weir Group’s International Forum.

• Cut lead times by 30% through implementation of a new Lean-based workflow.

• Additionally improved on-time delivery 30% while further reducing lead time by 50% through outstanding performance management.

• Developed a new Engineering work cell focused on engineering, planning, pre-assembly, and procurement.

• Achieved production requirements through process reengineering and improvement to the warehouse and packaging workflow, utilizing Lean principles.

• Boosted on-time delivery by creating a new customer “slotting system” interface.

Plant Manager & Group Purchasing Manager

April 2005 – January 2007

CF GOMMA SPA,

Brescia, Italy, Dusseldorf, Germany

€500 million European automotive components business, staffing 4,500.

Dusseldorf, Germany: Oversaw reduction for the Dusseldorf production plant, eliminating all but technical and sales activities. Traveled on-site to facilitate operations at the German plant.

Halved staffing needs in the Dusseldorf plant, reducing personnel from 80 to 40 prior to successfully driving closing procedures for relocation to a cheaper location.

Brescia, Italy: Oversaw Group purchasing for sites in France, Poland, and Italy, with additional authority over commodities managers for family products from 4 European plants following reorganization of the Global Purchasing office.

Outperformed group savings goals for 2007 with a total 5% savings via outsourcing and purchasing consolidation, as well as positioning the company to better leverage suppliers.

Purchasing Manager

May 2001- April 2005

GILDEMEISTER SPA,

Brembate di Sopra, Italy

First Group in the world for the machine tools business, staffing over 5,000 worldwide, headquarter in Germany, 3 productions sites in Italy.

Purchasing Manager,

New Product Development

Progressed through multiple roles of increasing authority to direct sourcing, purchasing, and logistics, acting as primary liaison between technical teams and purchasing to identify and source economical production solutions that delivered optimal gross margins on new products. Aligned purchasing activities in Italy with Group strategies. Coordinated international projects with other production sites in Germany and Poland. Identified and negotiated with new suppliers.

Improved gross margins 45% for the top product line.

Delivered an additional margin increase of 25% while developing the first project for low-cost machines pre-assembled for Romania and Poland.

Drove 5% cost reductions year over year through ongoing savings activities.

Reduced inventory 15% through introduction of Kanban and the “pull” system.

Maintenance & Production Manager

CST NET SPA

May 1999- May 2001

Project Engineer

1998 - May 1999

Professor of Mechanics and Fluid dynamics

1998

Army Sergeant graduated

1997

FORMAL EDUCATION

Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering – Energy Specialization (max score 110/110) University of Pisa, Italy.

Business Administration School – CEIBS - Chinese European International Business School, Shanghai, China.

Grant for Exceptional Academic Achievement – University of Strathclyde, Department of Energy, Glasgow, UK.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Corso di Economia ed Organizzazione Aziendale – S.D.A. Bocconi, Milan

Personal Coaching Program for Executives

Team Coaching Program

3 weeks Training in a Combined Power production plant “Montalto di castro (Italy)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Italian Association of Engineers, Senior Management Group Weir Group, China Steering Committee, Weir Group Top Member, Purchasing Excellence Group, Weir Group Procurement Strategy Council Weir Group, Member Italy – America/Texas Chamber of Commerce Texas – Italian Cultural and Community Center Houston

CONSULTANT

Business development, Internationalization of Sales, Low Cost strategy solutions, Business facilitator, 3 to 5 years strategy developer.

North America, Middle East, Europe, China.

LANGUAGES

Italian (native) English (fluent) Mandarin Chinese (basic, learning) French, Spanish (basic)

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