Filippo Binci

Strategy and Operations

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: London, Brussels, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

CoachingStrategy & ConsultingProject OwnerProject Management (PMO)

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)Italian (Native)

About me

Intro

Senior executive and former management consultant from McKinsey and Company with 20+ year trackrecord of building, growing and transforming businesses internationally across industrial sectors (incl., energy, tech and construction). His key skills encompass crafting growth strategies (advised multiple Tier-1 PE firms and corporations on commercial strategies, M&A and investments), leading corporate transformations and partnering with internal and external stakeholders.

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Work experience

COO, Co-founder and Board Member

Macai

Jan 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year 6 months

Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Macai (tech start-up) was a rapidly growing online supermarket in Italy, with operations covering 5 major cities of the North, a state-of-the-art customer application and offering a wide selection of products delivered to customers' doorsteps in less than 1 hour. My role encompassed the following responsibilities: - Business growth, commercial partnerships and P&L management; - Fundraising, stakeholder management and Board governance; - Organizational growth, leadership and team development.

Senior Manager, Operations Development, Amazon Customer Excellence System (ACES)

Amazon

Feb 2020 - Jan 2022

2 years

Luxembourg

I led a portfolio of high-impact VP-sponsored projects, by leading a team of project managers to drive major operational improvements and transformational change across EU (incl., increase in speed of delivery, debottlenecking of customer fulfilment and middle mile transportation operations and networks from COVID-related restrictions, supply chain excellence, dynamic modeling, automated reporting, project management office). Also, I defined Amazon EU CF ACES team growth strategy and led the corresponding recruitment initiatives by conducting 120+ interviews, defining job descriptions, leading recruitment panels, negotiating offers, etc. Lastly, I was in the leadership team of Amazon Customer Excellence System (ACES), and I had a continuous exposure to VPs, Directors and General Managers in Retail, Operations, and Transportation.

McKinsey & Company

Oct 2013 - Jan 2020

6 years 4 months

Région de Paris, France

Associate Partner (Directeur de Projets)

Dec 2017 - Jan 2020

2 years 2 months

Région de Paris, France

I served major corporations and mid-sized companies globally across a variety of sectors (incl., retail, energy, construction, heavy industries). My areas of expertise included: - business strategy, market analysis, and investment advisory; - operational excellence (incl. construction, supply chain, manufacturing); - transformations and turnarounds (incl., tech and digital). Also, as a trained interviewer, I conducted a large number of interviews and led INSEAD MBA Recruiting for McKinsey Operations Practice in France. Lastly, I co-led McKinsey's MyExperience initiative for France, a holistic approach to well-being and individual performance built around body, mind and purpose.

Engagement Manager (Chef de Projet), and Consultant

Oct 2013 - Nov 2017

4 years 2 months

Paris Area, France

Management consulting

Saipem SA

Jan 2004 - Aug 2012

8 years 8 months

Paris Area, France

Lead Engineer (Project Execution and Business Development)

Feb 2009 - Aug 2012

3 years 7 months

Paris Area, France

I developed operational strategies and project execution plans for several major oil & gas international invitations to tenders, worth up to $600M and focused on strategic growth countries of the South Atlantic area. Also, I led offshore and onshore operations, managed interfaces and contractual obligations with clients and subcontractors, coordinated engineering studies for Chevron's "Congo River Crossing" project (Angola) and Petrobras' "Mexilhão-Uruguá" project (Brazil). Lastly, I led a team of cross-functional employees (incl., commercial, ops, estimating, risk, etc.) to prepare competitive international invitations to tenders for construction projects in strategic growth countries of LatAm and West Africa.

Project Engineer

Nov 2007 - Feb 2009

1 year 4 months

Milan Area, Italy; Almeria, Spain

Led offshore and onshore operations, managed interfaces and contractual obligations with client and subcontractors, coordinated engineering studies for "Medgaz" project (installation of a 210km-long ultra-deepwater 24" gas pipeline connecting Algeria to Spain via the Mediterranean Sea).

Analysis Engineer

Jan 2004 - Nov 2007

3 years 11 months

London, UK

Led offshore pipeline installation analyses for multiple major oil & gas projects incl. "Nord Stream" in the Baltic Sea, "Ormen Lange" in the Norwegian Sea and "Libya Gas Transmission System" in the Mediterranean Sea. Managed interfaces with international software houses and research institutes for the development of innovative analytical solutions for the installation of offshore oil & gas pipelines.


Education

INSEAD

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

2012 - 2013

1 year 2 months

Università Politecnica delle Marche

Ph.D. Student, Energy Engineering

2002 - 2003

1 year 2 months

Università Politecnica delle Marche

Honors Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

1996 - 2002

6 years 2 months

Grade: 110/110, cum Laude

Liceo Classico "Campana" (Osimo, AN - Italy)

Diploma di Maturità Classica, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

1990 - 1995

5 years 2 months

Grade: 60/60

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