- Strong interest in cooking, food culture and gastronomy
- Passionate about travel and multicultural environments
- Outdoor sports enthusiast
ELENA ALBANO
Torino
Profilo professionale
Professional with strong experience in demand & supply planning, inventory, and cross‑functional coordination within international FMCG environments. My background combines industrial engineering and business, enabling me to approach supply chain challenges with a structured, analytical mindset while remaining pragmatic and results‑oriented. I am particularly motivated by simplifying complex processes, improving efficiency, and enabling better decision‑making through data and collaboration. I enjoy working in international and multicultural environments and have experience managing and developing small teams.
Panoramica
8
8
anni di esperienza professionale
Esperienza lavorativa
Sales & Operations Planning Manager Southern Europe
Martini & Rossi S.p.A. (Bacardi Group)
Milan
2024.08 - 2026.02
- Responsable for the S&OP cycle, Innovation and Product Portfolio and active member of the Multilevel Ttrasnformation program special project.
- Managing a team of 3 resources
Sales & Operations Planning Manager Italy
2022.04 - 2024.08
- Own end-to-end Demand & Supply Plan for finished goods (Forecast analysis; Alignment with Production Sites, Commercial, Financial and Marketing plans)
- Drive product portfolio optimization and lifecycle decisions together with Innovation projects
- Manage inventory levels and working capital
- Managing a team of 2 resources
Supply Chain Brand Analyst
2019.01 - 2022.03
- Analyze demand signals to finalize smooth supply plans
- Support product portfolio optimization and Innovation with Project Management and Regulatory teams
Product & Project Responsible – Junior
Orange Fish S.L.
Barcelona
2018.01 - 2019.01
- Key Account Manager: PepsiCo, Burger King, Danone, Pernod Ricard
- Develop promotional merchandise solutions from procurement of goods (mostly through tendering processes) to delivery and execution
Istruzione
Master’s Degree - Marketing and Sales
EAE Business School
BarcelonaBachelor’s Degree - Industrial Engineering & Management
Politecnico di Torino
TorinoU.S.A High School Diploma - undefined
Johnson Creek High School
Competenze
- Pragmatic - proactive problem solving
- Challenge to look behond the surface
- Culturally sensitive in communication
- Empathetic and pays attention to others
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word, ThinkCell
- SAP ECC and IBP and Power BI
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Multilevel Transformation Program
(August 2024 – present)
Map, redesign, standardize and simplify all Supply Chain and Innovation processes and people in Europe.
Implementation of new AI/Digital operating models in Planning area.
Hobby e interessi
LANGUAGES
Italian – Native
Esperto
English – C2
Avanzato
Spanish – B2
Intermedio avanzato
French – B1
Base
Cronologia
Sales & Operations Planning Manager Southern Europe
Martini & Rossi S.p.A. (Bacardi Group)
2024.08 - 2026.02
Sales & Operations Planning Manager Italy
2022.04 - 2024.08
Supply Chain Brand Analyst
2019.01 - 2022.03
Product & Project Responsible – Junior
Orange Fish S.L.
2018.01 - 2019.01
Bachelor’s Degree - Industrial Engineering & Management
Politecnico di Torino
U.S.A High School Diploma - undefined
Johnson Creek High School
Master’s Degree - Marketing and Sales
EAE Business School