Emiliana Giasone

Responsabile della gestione del processo di fornitura dei beni necessari al business aziendale (in particolare componentistica elettronica) e delle modalità di approvvigionamento dei materiali in accordo con la produzione e la direzione. Svolgimento attività di scouting e benchmarking, realizzazione obiettivi di saving e razionalizzazione dei costi attraverso sviluppo proattivo di strategie d'acquisto e pianificazione ordini.

Gestione acquisti, scouting nuovi fornitori, sviluppo prodotto, negoziazione contratti, pianificazione e controllo produzione. Attività di monitoraggio delle prestazioni dei fornitori e ottimizzazione rapporto qualità/prezzo nel rispetto delle procedure aziendali. Individuazione e valutazione delle potenziali problematiche e degli specifici rischi relativi ai diversi settori di competenza e adozione proattiva di misure preventive dirette alla realizzazione degli obiettivi prefissati.

• Purchasing minor and base metals, responsible of the full purchasing process (identifying the most appropriate vendor, requesting and analyzing vendor’s RFQ/RFP, drafting and negotiating agreements to achieve the optimal combination of quality/price/service/risk mitigation, issuing purchase orders/following up full supply chain till goods arrive to the addressed plant), developing and growing relationships with suppliers according to company policy. • Analyzing the plants’ needs of feed by monitoring inventory levels and by running orders booking reports and analyzing sales forecasts in close consultation with Sales’ teams/Project Leaders (working out the most suitable offer to specific customers) and Production/Quality’s supervisors. • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of commercial and technological developments by gathering market data from refineries and industry players, studying and synthesizing market trends to guide metals purchasing and pricing. • Writing and presenting papers at international conferences and key metals meetings. Key achievements: • Grown the list of the approved suppliers and established cooperation and joint venture on some specific projects (i.e. delocalization of some of the chemicals productions). • Increased competitiveness of the finished products by providing cheaper feed materials through a deep knowledge of the market players and anticipating market trends. • Ensured timely receipt of ordered materials to meet manufacturing requirements through timely placement of purchase orders and follows up, preventing raw material outages and equipment down situations. • Smoothened supply chain processes by optimizing communications inside the company and supporting other departments to identify requirements and define scopes. • Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. • Full knowledge of the production cycle, raw materials, quality control, costs, effective manufacturing techniques, and goods distributions.

• Trading indium/gallium/germanium metals and compounds primarily to China and Far East. • Managing purchasing and sales activities, following up the orders in cooperation with all departments in charge (production/shipping/finance). • Managing decision making process regarding sales and purchasing strategies, educating vendors with the contractual policies. • Communicating with the supervisors, peers, and subordinates regarding the product quality. • Approaching and creating a database of new businesses, maximizing existing ones, both by phone/email and face to face. • In-depth products knowledge and upkeep of industry changes. • Marketing the company at conferences and exhibitions. Key achievements: • Strengthened relationships with vendors and customers on a win-win basis, building a solid, healthy and successful business, approaching negotiations as a mutual problem-solving process. • Increased experience in managing transportations by air, sea, rail, and road by effectively understanding the goods and requirements. • Full knowledge of sales and marketing and the ability of promoting and selling products and services by essential marketing strategies and sales techniques

• Searching for new products (responsible for steel and textile commodities), identifying potential suppliers and managing negotiation, issuing contracts and following up the orders. • Monitoring international transport flows and warehouse logistics. Key achievements: • Led development and management of commercial strategies for selected commodities (textiles’ and metals’ personal and household products).

• Interpreter/translator in Automotive industries from Chinese to Italian and Chinese to English. Key achievements: • Developed creative thinking and versatile and sensitive behaviors. • Raised self-confidence and problem solving attitude. • Improved knowledge of the automotive industry. • Increased capacity of being empathic and open-minded.

Italian (Language-L2) Teacher for Chinese students in Italian Primary and Middle Schools. Key achievements: • Developed and improved listening and understanding skills • Implemented an applied behavior analysis program which increased students’ ability to initiate tasks independently • Encouraged students to learn about their cultural heritage by creating a series of lessons on culture and family themes. • Enriched students’ learning environments by incorporating short history, art and literature lessons into original curriculums