Gianfranco Ariu

B-Pilot Purchasing Program Manager with experience in the launch of new vehicles: - Sourcing - process kick off with all involved stakeholders (engineering / supply chain /quality) - Collaboration with direct material purchasing commodities for the sourcing phase and suppliers selection. - timing and costs monitoring, respecting company milestones and budget target approved by top management -suppliers onboarding after sourcing award and readiness monitoring till model sart of production - Time and cost responsible for BUY components - Suppliers program management: kick off, change orders implementation and program readiness - Coordination with engineering, manufacturing and supply chain departments to carry out the activities enhancing the achievement of project milestones. Manager of a team of senior program buyers

Responsible of a whole relevant system Unit : - HVAC - Seats - Cockpit - Door panels - Floor Console - Trims - Insulation components - Restraints Main responsibilities : • budget/timing/product card definition in early phase of projects for initiative approval • Sourcings/Technical review management collaborating with purchasing/supply chain/logistic/cost engineering • Coordinate function people, Project Chiefs and any other person contributing to the project development • Guarantee integration between relevant systems, being consistent with quality / performance / time and costs objectives, implementing objectives deployment • Guarantee planning, coordination and update control of team activities, with reference to time, costs quality and performance objectives • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans, concerning relevant systems • to guarantee technical validations of relevant systems • To create and update documentation/KPI's for top management

Maintenance responsibility of a whole relevant system Unit (Interiors: HVAC, Seats, IP, Door panels, Trims), being consistent with quality, performance, time, and costs objectives. • to guarantee budget/timing definition in early phase of projects for initiative approval • to lead Function people, Project Chiefs and any other person contributing to the project development • to guarantee integration between relevant systems, being consistent with quality / performance time and costs objectives, implementing objectives deployment • to guarantee planning, coordination and update control of team activities, with reference to time, costs quality and performance objectives • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans, concerning relevant systems • to guarantee technical validations of relevant systems

Project Manager of a Global program. Responsible to manage and guarantee the commonality between 4 different market ( LATAM / APAC / EMEA / NAFTA ) Coordination of all the activities being consistant with time,costs, quality and respecting the safety specification requested for every region. Cost / Timing / Performances / Resources management responsibility for different international Programs Engineering Suppliers and internal resources complete managment (cost / timing / activities) • to guarantee integration between seats system and all the other systems, being consistent with quality / performance time and costs objectives, implementing objectives deployment • to guarantee planning, coordination and update control of seat team / supplier team activities, with reference to time, costs quality and performance objectives • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans, concerning relevant systems • to guarantee technical validations of relevant systems • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans • to guarantee components feasibility, quality and specifications compliancy being consistant with time, cost and performance Actually I'm supporting the launch of Jeep Renagade in Brazil

Project Chief of a Global program. Responsible to manage and guarantee the commonality between 4 different market ( LATAM / APAC / EMEA / NAFTA ) Coordination of all the activities being consistant with time,costs, quality and respecting the safety specification requested for every region. Cost / Timing / Performances / Resources management responsibility for different international Programs Engineering Suppliers and internal resources complete managment (cost / timing / activities) • to guarantee integration between seats system and all the other systems, being consistent with quality / performance time and costs objectives, implementing objectives deployment • to guarantee planning, coordination and update control of seat team / supplier team activities, with reference to time, costs quality and performance objectives • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans, concerning relevant systems • to guarantee technical validations of relevant systems • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans • to guarantee components feasibility, quality and specifications compliancy being consistant with time, cost and performance Actually I'm the responsible for the Jeep Renegade and the Fiat 500X seats perimeter for the manteinement of the actual vehicle and responsible for the development of the future MY's.

Responsible for the development of the seats dedicated to the Carabinieri/Police/Vigili del Fuoco. Development of special application requestd from the customer being compliant with safety specifications.

Seats Team Leader; development responsibility of a complete seat being consistent with quality, performance, time, and costs objectives. I manage a team of 10 engineers which included : metal designers ; jit components designers , foam designers • to guarantee integration between seats system and all the other systems, being consistent with quality / performance time and costs objectives, implementing objectives deployment • to guarantee planning, coordination and update control of seat team / supplier team activities, with reference to time, costs quality and performance objectives • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans, concerning relevant systems • to guarantee technical validations of relevant systems • to outline and control virtual and physical test plans • to guarantee components feasibility, quality and specifications compliancy being consistant with time, cost and performance