Roberto Righetti

Background

About Roberto Righetti

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Senior Manager with 23 years of experience in B2B and B2C listed and private multinational companies in the automotive and white goods sector- Executive committee member with management roles in many areas of the Operations: Purchasing, Supply Chain, Production, Quality and Project Management. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES - Strategic vision combined with a strong result orientation and the ability to innovate in the contexts in which I operate. SKILLS - Direct competences in all areas of operations, and indirect on finance, sale & marketing, brand and service acquired with the Master and as a member of the executive committee- Management of high spending on both direct and indirect materials- Extensive experience on high added value commodities: electronics / electromechanics, metals and chemicals- Management of complex Supply Chain optimization projects on Freight/FTL/LTL- Planning and Warehouse optimization to reduce the working capital- Ability to read markets information and trends to support the strategies and Bdg definition- Management of complex negotiations with different negotiating styles according to the socio-cultural context- Expert of both Chemical and Metal Raw Materials at WW level with hedging transactions including currencies- Project leader for complex costs reduction programs on direct materials, MRO and G&A, with the support of important advisors (ATKearney,KPMG and Boston Consulting)- In-depth knowledge of the Turkish, Chinese and Russian Supply Base- Innovation and Startup development. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT -Management of wide international teams according to a matrix logic-Talents development and delegation. CHANGE MANAGEMENT -Change agent with a track record of two reorganizations in Purchasing and one in Supply Chain. BELIEVES - I like to think that each of us is master of his own destiny and his happiness!