Alberto V.-Interim Manager & Transformation Executive | Operational Excellence · Lean · Continuous Improvement
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Experience
Executive Management Consultant | Interim Manager
Freelance
Self-Employed (Freelance), Italy. Supporting CEOs, boards and PE funds in restoring profitability and building scalable execution systems.
- Defining the Target Operating Model (T.O.M.) for an entrepreneurial team launching a start up that recycles household plastic from separate collection (closed loop downstream of End of Waste).
- Delivered a PE-backed turnaround as external contractor for a German PE fund at a polymer film manufacturer in north-west Italy: €2.05M realised savings in 5 months, more than €4M annualised, zero capex.
- Rebuilt shopfloor governance and planning rules across 5 workstreams, cutting production backlog from about 1 month to about 1 day and achieving the best plant restart in four years.
- Designed and handed over an S&OP process across Sales, Planning, Production and Finance: 14 deliverables in 7 weeks and 9 of 10 rules installed at handover, with RACI and escalation logic.
- Reduced lead time by 40% (91 to 55 days) at an agribusiness start up producing pelletised fertiliser, using value stream mapping, line balancing and a KPI system that raised efficiency by 20%.
Head of Process | Head of Organization & HR
E-GAP Energy Delivery
E-GAP Energy Delivery, Rome, Italy (e-mobility scale-up, 200+ employees)
- Built the organization from scratch with 200+ hires across 5 countries, drafting the first hiring plans with Finance and directly managing 3 people.
- Designed HR processes (talent acquisition, performance management, workforce planning) that reduced inefficiencies and improved retention during fast international growth.
- Owned process re-engineering and digital transformation (Salesforce CRM, customer experience) across 5 countries and 13 cities, integrating operations, IT, finance and commercial teams.
- Led industrialization of an off-grid mobile fast charging service, from prototype to commercial launch, including an Uber like booking app: business requirements, functional analysis and solution design.
- Reported directly to the CEO with annual investment budget ownership above €1M and ROI accountability, supporting a €250M pre-money valuation at exit (Mar 2024).
Executive Management Consultant | Operational Transformation
Hitachi Consulting, A.Proudfoot, Celerant, Brooks International, DuPont S.S. and others
Hitachi Consulting, A.Proudfoot, Celerant, Brooks International, DuPont S.S. and others. Selected results, including:
- SKF (automotive and railway): 24% shorter bottleneck cycle time and 33% shorter setup times through Lean and SMED, with MCRS and a Loss Accounting System installed.
- Whirlpool (Napoli plant, 460 direct production staff): €3M savings and OEE improvement above 30% through a multi-site Lean acceleration programme.
- SAMP Ingranaggi, Maccaferri Group: product portfolio rationalisation and sales effectiveness delivered €2.4M savings, and the closure of a manufacturing site was avoided.
- Cartiera di Guarcino (paper for furniture makers): operations improvement with right sizing of calender staffing, fewer broken promises and higher OTIF.
- COOP, Unicoop Tirreno: pricing process lead time cut by 50% and HR right sizing in commercial resource control, with over €850K annual savings.
- Aliaxis (injection moulding of polymer valves): 80% average OEE in moulding, better Utilization and Quality, Short Interval Control in assembly and moulding.
- Aurubis (copper, four European wire rod plants): contributed to a sustainable 10 to 15% reduction of directly addressable costs.
- Operational due diligence: organizational and process mapping for a pre M&A review at Eurolat/Polenghi Lombardo (Parmalat Group) and maintenance process analysis at Meridiana Eurofly.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Metals and Mining, Retail, and Energy.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Human Resources, Operations, Production, Sales, Information Technology, and Product Development.
Summary
Interim Manager and Transformation Executive with 40+ operational transformation programmes delivered across manufacturing, FMCG, automotive, energy and pharma, including with Hitachi Consulting, A.Proudfoot, Celerant, Brooks International, DuPont S.S. and others. Most recent turnaround, a PE-backed polymer film manufacturer in north-west Italy: €2.05M realised savings in 5 months, more than €4M annualised, zero capex.
Delivers through Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean and operating model design, supported by tools such as Management Control Reporting System (MCRS), Short Interval Control and SMED. Available for interim, fractional and contractor mandates in Italy and the EU.
- €2.05M realised savings in 5 months, more than €4M annualised, zero capex.
- Production backlog reduced from about 1 month to about 1 day.
- Lead time reduced by 40% (91 to 55 days), with efficiency raised by 20%.
- 200+ hires across 5 countries.
- €250M pre-money valuation at exit (Mar 2024).
Skills
Core Competencies
- Operational Turnaround And Ebitda Recovery
- Lean
- Operational Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Business Process Reengineering (Bpr)
- Management Control Reporting Systems (Mcrs)
- Organizational Design
- Operational Due Diligence
- Workforce Planning
- Talent Strategy
- Hr Transformation
- M&A Due Diligence
- Digital Workflow Optimization
- Union Relations
- Cost Optimization
Hard Skills
- Kaizen
- Smed
- Oee
- 5s
- Value Stream Mapping
- Loss Accounting
- Root Cause Analysis
- A3
- 5 Why
- Short Interval Control
- Visual Management
- Production Planning And Scheduling
- S&Op
- Kpi Systems
- Process Mapping
- Talent Acquisition
- Performance Management
- Kpi Dashboarding
- Office Suite
- Salesforce Crm
- Digital Dashboards
- Ai-Based Ops Tools
Soft Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Executive Communication
- Influence Without Authority
- Consensus Building
- Team Coaching And Training
- Structured Problem Solving
- Ownership Transfer
- Cross Functional Collaboration
Languages
Education
LUISS Guido Carli University
Master-level Degree in Economics (Laurea) · Economics
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt level, applied practice across 40+ industrial programmes (no formal certification).
- Project Management, applied in multi workstream transformation mandates and as corporate trainer.
Certifications & licenses
Project Management (applied practice and corporate trainer, no formal certification)
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Alberto is based in Rome, Italy and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Alberto speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), English (Advanced).
Alberto has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Alberto has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 10 years and 3 months. Note that Alberto may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Alberto would be well-suited for roles such as: Executive Management Consultant | Interim Manager, Head of Process | Head of Organization & HR, Executive Management Consultant | Operational Transformation.
Alberto's most recent position is Executive Management Consultant | Interim Manager at Freelance.
In recent years, Alberto has worked for Freelance and E-GAP Energy Delivery.
Alberto is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage. Alberto also has some experience in Metals and Mining, Retail, and Energy.
Alberto is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Operations, and Production. Alberto also has some experience in Sales, Information Technology, and Product Development.
Alberto has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Energy, and Agriculture.
Alberto has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources, Information Technology, and Product Development.
Alberto holds a Master in Economics from LUISS Guido Carli University.
Alberto has 2 certificates. These include: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt level (applied practice, no formal certification), Project Management (applied practice and corporate trainer and no formal certification).
Alberto is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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