Valentina Giudici
Strategy, Innovation and Business Development Finance Manager
Manager
Finance
Strategy
Business Development
Geneva Switzerland
Unemployed
Available
Business Development, Strategy and Innovation Finance Manager with a 8.5 yr international work experience in FMCG and a proven track record in Global Brand Building and Execution Excellence. My core area of expertise is driving business development decisions by providing comprehensive commercial and financial evaluation of projects and strategies to optimize both in-market execution and upstream strategy definition.
I am looking for career opportunities in Commercial Finance where I can leverage my profile combining a financial background including full P&L ownership, with involvement in sales environment across multiple trade channels and markets and with experiences of close interaction with marketing, sales, procurement and product supply, as well as my people management skills and passion.
I am looking for career opportunities in Commercial Finance where I can leverage my profile combining a financial background including full P&L ownership, with involvement in sales environment across multiple trade channels and markets and with experiences of close interaction with marketing, sales, procurement and product supply, as well as my people management skills and passion.
Strategy and Innovation Acceleration Senior Finance Manager
From Procter & Gamble to Coty Inc.
October 2015
to 2017
Geneva
Switzerland
- Change Management: coordinator and point of contact for transition and integration of the division within Coty Inc. as result of the Merger between Procter & Gamble and Coty Inc.
- Planning and Control: Lead Marketing Budget definition, management, control. Responsible for definition and control of SR&A budget including people salaries and benefits.
- Long Term Strategy: Lead definition of 3 year commercial and financial strategic plan for Brand Portfolio, defined immediate next steps for implementation.
- Financial Analysis: Lead financial analysis of product innovations driving decision on game-changing technology improvements and capital investments.
Distributor Operations Senior Business Development Finance Manager Asia, Latin America, CEEMEA
Procter & Gamble
February 2013
to September 2015
- Business Development: Commercial Finance lead for Distributors Operations including full P&L ownership, joint business plans negotiations with key partners, evaluation of new prospect companies for business expansion.
- Business Turnaround: lead business return to top and bottom line growth via definition and implementation of 3 year commercial and financial strategy.
- Standardization and Optimization: Implemented standard processes to interact with Distributors, collect data for business analysis and forecast control.
- People Management: 1 direct report with 2 year experience and 3 to 6 months interns. Provided extensive training to both internal and external organization. Involvement in coaching younger employees in the organization.
- Internal Audit: lead Control Self Assessment for the organization, defining and implementing corrective actions and resulting in strong official audit results.
EMEA Product Supply Senior Financial Analyst
Procter & Gamble
September 2010
to January 2013
- Supply Network Design: Lead evaluation of sourcing optimization projects, including final recommendation to lead team, handling wide range of analyses (comparison across proprietary sites, external manufacturers, Green Field).
- Cost Optimization: Delivered cost optimization in line with company targets by driving financial analysis for saving projects and by defining new sources of savings via analysis of cost drivers and interaction with suppliers network.
- CAPEX Investment Optimization: Lead evaluation of Capital Investments with final recommendation to Lead Team and handled capital investment forecast.
- Forecast and Control: Established and lead process to forecast and control Customization budget, coordinating 6 plants.
CEEMEA Commercial Financial Analyst
Procter & Gamble
September 2008
to August 2010
- Financial Analysis: lead financial evaluation of new brand and product launches.
- Management Reporting for lead team (business evolution drivers)
- Short Term Forecast Delivery coordinating effort with country teams.
Intern at Institutional Sales Desk
Deutsche Bank AG
January 2008
to April 2008
- Exposure to the process of creation and structuring of derivatives as well as process of relationship building with the client.
- Support to Team responsible for sales of derivative products.
- Contact to guide new customers on how to set up new contracts with the Bank.
- Strategy Assessment
- Financial Analysis
- Control Self Assessment
- Sourcing Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Controlling
- Forecasting
- Business Planning
- Business
- Negotiation with Customers / Suppliers
- Joint Business Plans creation
- Concept Selling
- Market analysis
- Competitive Analysis
- FMCG
- Business Development
- Business Analysis
- Strategy Development
- Long Term Strategy development
- Business Intelligence
- Innovation Acceleration
- People management
- Teamwork
- Team Player
- Management
- Consulting
- Problem Solving
- Entrepreneurship
- Project Coordination
- Curiosity
- Flexibile
- Adaptable
- Precise
- Accountable
Management Graduate Degree
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan Italy
September 2006
to October 2008
Graduate course in Management, taught in English.
Participation of Exchange Program (6 Months) at University of Florida, Gainesville, US.
Graduation Mark: 110/110 Honour
Participation of Exchange Program (6 Months) at University of Florida, Gainesville, US.
Graduation Mark: 110/110 Honour
Business Administration Undergraduate Degree
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan Italy
September 2003
to July 2006
Course in Business Administration. Key focus on Management courses (covering Finance, Marketing, Controlling).
Graduation Mark: 110/110 Honour
Graduation Mark: 110/110 Honour
- Yearly participation to Venice Movie Festival
- experiences as official photographer for events, portraits, weddings
- Participation to Creative Writing Classes
