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Valentina Giudici

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.
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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.
Company Description
Procter & Gamble : Consumer Goods / FMCG Multinational
Coty: Beauty Business Multinational.

As result of the Merger, I passed from Procter & Gamble to Coty
Company website
  • 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.
Company website

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.
Company website

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.
Company website

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.
Company website