Ilaria Beretta

• Ensured data accuracy and completeness in Business Intelligence (BI) system for the Raw Materials category, maintaining consistency in taxonomy and vendor classification
• Prepared quarterly reports on annual KPIs for the Global Raw Materials category, providing insights to support strategic decision-making
• Managed approval and reporting for procurement cost savings initiatives across Global Raw Materials and Logistics categories, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Developed ad hoc analyses, reports, and dashboards to support the procurement organization and leadership team in budget planning, strategic initiatives, and cost-saving efforts
• Partnered with IT teams to optimize reporting tools and drive digital transformation within procurement
• Led training sessions to enhance BI system utilization, improving spend classification knowledge across procurement units

Contributed to cross-functional projects, including:

• Net Working Capital (Develop DPO and payment terms change reports for raw materials
• CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) – Reported procurement data for raw materials within scope
• Scope 3 emissions: Provided procurement data for raw materials in all categories,
• TFS sustainability - Analyzed supplier base & mapped suppliers' spend coverage
• Maintained the Ecovadis platform

• Conducted spend analysis across all segments and categories to support effective company-wide spend management.
• Generated and reviewed weekly reports on key procurement KPIs, including open purchase orders and requisitions across business segments, ensuring data-driven decision-making.
• Prepared monthly Goods Received reports for the Raw Materials Fertilizer team, ensuring accuracy and alignment with procurement objectives.
• Conducted internal audits to ensure compliance and quality control in procurement activities
• Reported on monthly procurement KPIs, covering contracts, top vendors, and global initiatives across all procurement categories to drive strategic improvements
• PMO support (tracking, measuring and reporting) for procurement cost savings projects to ensure alignment with business goals
• Delivered regular and ad hoc spend data reports to global category directors, sourcing managers, and buyers, enabling data-driven strategy development
• Contributed to driving and achieving procurement centralization, supporting master data harmonization and collaborating with key stakeholders to define and refine relevant business procedures
• Ariba spend visibility super user: assisting with tool utilization and providing user training

Contributed to cross-functional projects, including:

• Net Working Capital project for the GPO Raw materials team, overseeing data harmonization and ensuring accurate recording of payment terms in SAP
• TFS: Sustainable procurement, analyzing supplier base and mapping supplier spend.
• Maintained Ecovadis platform, ensuring compliance with sustainability and procurement standards.

• Oversaw Diageo's 3rd-party distributors, optimizing operations, supply policies, and consumption forecasting. Managed distributor portfolios and ensured efficient product replenishment
• Monitored market stock levels, analyzed forecast data against quarterly targets, and drove improvements in sales forecast accuracy
• Reduced logistics costs by selecting optimal transport options (air, truck, and seaport consolidation) and optimizing sales order frequency and size
• Handled supply exceptions, balancing market demand with production constraints, stock build activities, brand redesigns, and new product launches
• Collaborated with sales and marketing teams to align product availability with customer demand
• Managed shipment issues, including refused shipments, returns, damaged good and claims

Contributed to cross-functional projects, including::

• Business Performance Management pack for Europe
• LEAN: Demand and Supply planning process for 3rd party markets
• Santa Vittoria (production site): SOP for Global Supply; Billing on Time; Order Live Visibility tool

• Responsible for managing orders from third party producers to in-market companies along with sample, bulk, and contract brand orders, ensuring seamless processing from receipt to delivery
• Prepared and compiled export documentation, through knowledge of legal requirements, incoterms, customs & excise procedures
• Proactively addressed supply challenges by monitoring market stock levels, managing allocations, and coordinating with logistics service providers
• Handled stakeholder claims management, ensuring timely issue resolution
• Responsible for brand change requests, managing portfolio updates
• Super user for stock transfers and billing process

• Key point of contact for top-tier wholesalers in EMEA, focused on building and maintaining strong customer relationships, managing orders and driving service improvements
• Managed post-shipment issues and oversaw the order fulfillment process to maintain seamless operations.
• Supported the onboarding and development of new hires as a mentor, and assisting in training program implementation.
• Project: ISO 9002 analysis of processes and revision of procedures to enhance operational efficiency.