Raffaele Trotta

Creation and management of foreign and Italian suppliers (U.S.A., UK, Germany, China, Taiwan, Australia) for NIKE, Converse, Decathlon, K2 Sports, Crocs, DMT, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy brands. Management of contacts with the aforementioned Suppliers (e-mails / phone calls / meetings on site or at Suppliers) Order Portfolio Management. Control / analysis of BOMs (Bill Of Materials / Bills of Materials) Order format creation (PO format) Launch and Analysis of Production Requirements, generation of order proposals Goods arrival planning with Forwarders, by air and by sea (Import management) Analysis and creation of purchase forecasts Check invoice prices and manage invoices for payments Research experimental materials (Carbon Composites, Yarns, Fabrics, Accessories) Assistance to Sample Room and department technicians for R&D, retrieval of technical information Management of CAD drawings for soles (carbon and other materials), development and realization Search and purchase of machinery (both for Production and for Test Lab) Search and purchase of spare parts, tools for work, consumables

Research materials for the development of new models, sample orders, compilation of data sheets for subsequent coding to the NIKE system and sending samples to the internal Test Laboratory.

Purchasing Manager for Commercial and Design Profiles Area Inventory management in warehouse, Forecast of purchase, Correspondence with Italian and foreign suppliers, issue of orders, arrival of materials Acting as Commercial Director - Management of sales price list, Agents Budget, Management of Commercial Agents Directional order collection and management for customer-designed profiles (and visits to their offices for technical problems and / or order planning) Quality System Management ISO 9000: 2000 (TÜV Italia Agency) with coordination nr. 2 quality assistants (physical and document quality control) Management of the company computer network (server, company management, telephony), purchase budget, technical problems resolution

Food Area Management to replace the Responsible Counter setup, material transfer from warehouse and reorganization of sales areas Product reorganization management from the distribution center and sales price control Analysis of sales and statistics by area