Giorgio Orlando

Indirect Purchasing Intern @FORVIA

Auburn Hills, MI, US

Manage the North American rebate program, including tracking, validating, and processing claims in collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure invoice reconciliation and full rebate recovery.•Created and launched RFQ packages to qualified suppliers, resulting in competitive quotes that enabled cost savings and improved sourcing decisions.•Serve as a segment buyer for newly launched taxonomy and manage several commodities under the U.S. Industrial Services group.•Lead and support cost-saving initiatives by contributing to Value Management workshops, driving productivity action plans with suppliers, and coordinating benchmarking and best practice efforts across plant, regional, and global levels.•Collaborate with U.S. plants and departments to identify and implement savings opportunities beyond price negotiations, including compliance, consumption reduction, standardization, and best practice adoption.•Oversee purchase requisition approvals and assist in the implementation and compliance monitoring of corporate contracts within the region.•Support global and regional sourcing strategies by participating in competitive bids and projects led by the IDP global commodity team, ensuring integration of North American needs.•Manage portions of the purchasing portfolio not covered by global contracts, including consolidating local needs, supporting competitive bids, and reducing the supplier base through standardized contracts in coordination with Legal.•Handle local one-time needs, including project scoping, supplier negotiations, and contract execution.•Set up new suppliers in the system, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with internal onboarding procedures

Oakland University

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management