Federico Morra

Global Purchasing VP, leading a Team of 20+ people based in Europe and China on a total spend of 250+M€

Procurement Director of BU Engineered Paper, responsible for direct and indirect materials, capital investments, ocean and road freight, utilities, leading a Team of 17 people based in Europe, Brazil and US on a spend of 350+MUSD. Main goals: developing BU Procurement Organization to support the growth of the Company; reinforcing category management to strengthen supply base; executing cost saving plans; growing energy expertise both in futures hedging and renewable sources investment; developing a dynamic reporting to support business decisions through predictive analysis.

CPO until 2019, leading a Team of 38 people in HQs and Purchasing Referents in the 11 foreign subsidiaries, on a global spend of 600+M€. Main Goals: building a global Organization deploying purchasing policies to subsidiaries for a full coordinated and controlled spend; defining and managing Categories strategies to reinforce supply base and foster Company's growth; improving IT systems for suppliers relationship management. Since 2019, following to several acquisitions and a Company reorganization , Head of Group Purchasing Governance and Global Purchasing Director for Industrial purchasing, Logistics, Coffee Machines and Capital Investment.

Purchasing Director at the family owned Selmat Group (plastic and composite materials for industrial, agricultural and special vehicles). Responsible for purchasing of all direct and indirect materials, production tools and equipment. Main goals: executing cost saving plans both for direct materials and for general expenses; cooperating with R&D on new raw mat development; reinforcing the supply base to support internationalization projects development.

Regional Purchasing Director responsible for purchasing operations in Italy (7 plants), Spain (2 plants) and France (1 plant) with a spend of 300+M€, leading a team of 13 local buyers. Main goals: capturing synergies at regional level; optimizing inventories and material flows; defining annual budget according to Business Strategic Plan; harmonizing purchasing processes.

Purchasing Director at Carrozzeria Bertone, niche car manufacturer, leading a team of 50 people working in 5 departments: Direct Materials Purchasing and Suppliers development - Indirect Materials Purchasing - Value Analysis - Spend monitoring - Suppliers Quality, for a total spend of 350M€. Main goals: building the Purchasing and Supplier Quality Organization; executing cost reduction plans through cost engineering and design review projects; developing Suppliers improvement programs; developing a value analysis model to support new projects developments.

Initially Project Manager at the Italian branch of the French Group PLASTIC OMNIUM (then VISTEON - USA); since 1997 Purchasing Director for direct and indirect materials and services.

First job at Suzzara (Mantova - IT) plant as Manufacturing Engineering head assistant ; since 1990 head of "Work analysis & Indirect Services" at the same plant; since 1992 Product and Process Quality Manager at HQs in Turin - IT.