Luca Nadalutti

-Responsible for forging and finished steel gears commodities on all the 8 Carraro Drive Tech worldwide plants to ensure regular workflows -Manage a wide portfolio of local and international suppliers along with their budget shares to create or strengthen strategic partnerships -Conduct cost analyses to ensure adequate profitability -Operate through SAP enterprise software to issue RFQs, POs, updated price lists and BoMs, while consolidating information on the annual budget with Oracle Hyperion

-Monitor finished products, raw materials and packaging components’ stock levels in accordance with the MRP, ensuring plants’ optimal functionality -Scout for new partners while conducting them though the quality procedure in order to be approved as verified suppliers -Development of innovative procurement solutions by bringing together the views of the QA and Production department -Management of cost-saving projects and budget optimization

-Search for suitable parties to manufacture custom promotional merchandise for established brands such as Armani, Ferrari, & Fiat -Sourcing quotes from various suppliers throughout Asia identified through online networks and attendance at the China Import & Export Fair -Manage sampling process whereby prospective manufacturers submit samples of the product for quality inspection -Preparation of import documentation and collaboration with customs representatives to fulfill the customs clearance process

-Created a database with over 1000 entries of expats living in Tokyo as potential clients though online research -Pitched each of them by cold calling, improving my objection handling abilities and adapting manuerism to cope with the singularity of each prospective client -Booked a meeting for the consultants with 15% of the entries contacted

-Performed market studies for Italian firms interested in entering in Japan by constant relations with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and the Japanese External Trade Organization. This information is considered vital for a firm during the first steps of internationalization, and contributed to provide a clear insight of the Japanese market situation and a winning time-to market schedule -Supported the Italian exporters exhibiting during the Foodex Japan 2010 fair in Chiba

Chinese language, dynamics of Asian economy, Laws and legal institutions of China and Japan, Economics