Fabrizio Gallo

Organized logistics needs for athletes, teams and media accommodation

* As a member of the Kinder Category Controlling team my work consisted of: * Project evaluation for new “Eggs, Bites & Seasonal” Kinder products at worldwide level * Building full P&L Analysis in order to evaluate economic variations between new industrial initiative and current production * Dealing with different offices (Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Units) * My day-by-day activities also consisted of Market trends analysis for Kinder brand with the implementation of periodic presentations and ad hoc reports for Top Management on monthly closing, budget, forecasts and annual financial statements. * Business reporting tools utilized: Oracle Hyperion System, Oracle Essbase.

* Ensured organization of facilities * Prepared material for courses * Helped the administration by being the focal liaison for professors and graduate students * Helped in organizing the Alumni Masters Division event

* Drive major product related innovation projects across functions, providing clear direction & project targets aligned with business needs to ensure commercial success. * Key responsibilities: * Lead and drive overall innovation projects and workstreams deliverables * Manage (senior) stakeholders’relationship and secure buy-ins to project deliverables * Furthering project management capabilities and knowledge management of the team * Uphold and represent Innovation Management with (senior) stakeholders

* Supply Chain processes development. * Identification of opportunities and weaknesses, analysis and implementation of possible solutions. * Main projects and activities I was involved in: * Implementation of ERP applications for yard management (check-in/check-out, loading/unloading gates) * Implementation of ERP applications for transports loading optimization * Improvement of dashboards and tools to evaluate supply chain performances * Operational and managerial reporting through the use of Business Intelligence systems

* Business Analyst * Activity: Global chocolate and confectionery producer * Definition of Strategic Medium Term Plan, Budget, Forecast for the Packaging Procurement Department * Interface between Supply Chain Planning Department and Packaging buyers for forecast scenario optimization * Analysis of market indexes for commodities and price trends by packaging categories * Main projects I am currently working on: * Implementation of SAP applications for Budget and Forecast preparation * Implementation of IT tools for Risk Management and Suppliers' evaluation

Graduation paper: “Product Manager Today and Tomorrow”

Activities and Societies: Coursework: Managerial Accounting, Corporate Financial Management, Organizational Behavior, Consumer Behavior. Member of the DePaul University Volleyball team (Blue Demons).

Graduation paper: "The Process development in an Integrated Supply Chain: the Ferrero Group case" Activities and Societies: Founder Member of a student volunteer association (ISWB) that is committed to organise cultural and entertaining events both for exchange students and visiting professors. In charge of French speaking students

Activities and Societies: Coursework: Management Strategy, Labor Economics, Job-seeking skills, Colloquial Korean