Giovanni Melzi

• Develop and implement a sound distribution strategy • Establish clear, measurable service standards for warehouse management and shipping and ensure regularly performance reports (KPIs). • Generate yearly operation plans defining objectives, strategies, risks • Manage the regional supply chain and external third parties relationships, negotiating rates, service levels • Support daily customer service / sales support with adherence to customer specifications

Key Achievements a) Reduced freight rates by 30% by effective negotiating & new supplier selection, pan-European tenders, implementing new logistics flows b) Reduced by 25% custom expenses by developing and deploying new import/export projects e.g. centralization of INF2 documents, supplier involvement on specific import/export procedures. c) Branch office in Romania for logistics operations FAR EAST PURCHASING PARTS (€ Budget 10 million, 2 people managed) management of the Far East suppliers

Key Achievements a) Deployed an “Organizational and IT system” for daily supplier and production planning b) Reduced the Stock Level from €11 to €9.2 million by decreasing the internal and external lead times, reducing the minumum production batch size c) Reduced the supply chain time by 30% acting on safety stock levels d) Reduction by 50% back-orders status of big customers by intruducing dedicated personnel for key accounts

Realization of testing machines for tires, data analysing, making software ad-hoc (in visual basic) for the reading and implementing data.