Gianvito Cascio
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since May 25, 2022
Gianvito is an eCommerce professional with nine years of experience across operations and supply chain, product management, and program management in Europe and Southeast Asia. Strongly analytically skilled with extensive horizontal knowledge, he quickly digs into details and is never afraid to speak up, ask or learn. Gianvito worked for and has been recognized by organizations such as EY, Lazada Malaysia (Alibaba group), and Amazon UK.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Business Process Improvement (BPI)
- New Product Business Cases
- PMO
- Process Analysis
- Product Discovery
- Product Roadmaps
- Program Management
- eCommerce
Work Experience
Product Manager, Amazon Vendor Services–Central Team
Amazon EU
- Led the delivery of a portfolio of 30 projects and products in the Amazon Vendor Services (AVS) central team, designed to improve workforce efficiency across 800 internal users.
- Managed collaboration with and between 30 stakeholders across product and business teams in Europe and India.
- Achieved 17% productivity improvement in 2020, defined, and deliver regular reporting to senior stakeholders within the new AVS division.
- Delivered a new headcount forecasting system that enabled recruiting team to achieve a 10 percentage point improvement in fill rate versus the previous year.
Team Leader, Amazon Vendor Services (AVS)
Amazon EU
- Recruited by AVS to build a new team from scratch. I developed my commercial, negotiation, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills.
- Led a team of brand specialists to deliver, standardize, and evolve strategic account management services to key European vendors.
- Directly managed the largest watches and jewelry distributor in Europe and provided product management leadership.
- Led user research and testing for the most critical internal digital tool used by more than 700 account managers.
Product Manager, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Amazon EU
- Led the Black Friday and Christmas sales-readiness project for Amazon Marketplace for two years. I defined the stock inbound strategy for UK sellers to avoid operational failures.
- Developed and implemented a new stock inbound process for the Beer-Wine-Spirits category. I also managed collaboration with stakeholders across the compliance, inbound, and technology teams, and prepared regular governance reports under pressure.
- Drove the implementation of Inventory Control Portal (ICP), a new seller-facing tool for reducing slow-moving inventory.
- Spearheaded the expansion of the hazmat, hazardous materials, category by launching a new product validation tool, delivering 80% growth of the SKUs offered versus the previous year.
Supply Chain Project Manager
Lazada Malaysia
- Managed a team of three associates and improved a process across the eCommerce company at a time of rapid growth, including a supply chain efficiency framework that standardized our relationship with 200+ suppliers.
- Project owner for Fulfilled by Lazada, an innovative new logistics service offered to third-party sellers. I designed the operating model and worked on change management and pricing.
- Led a major warehouse efficiency program. This included designing and testing the stock replenishment process for a new fulfillment center in East Malaysia.
- Co-led the implementation of a weekly replenishment model, which determined a $400 thousand weekly spend.
Consultant
EY
- Contributed to the launch of the new eCommerce division for a leading consumer electronics retailer. I was personally responsible for systems integration and for customizing an off-the-shelf eCommerce platform Intershop.
- Developed the change management plan for large, traditional companies new to eCommerce.
- Designed and delivered training for key stakeholders, including senior executives.
- Developed the digital strategy for leading Italian sports and outdoor brands.
Project History
Scaling Program for Amazon Vendor Services (EU)
Led the delivery of a portfolio of 30 projects and products in the Amazon Vendor Services (AVS) Central Team, designed to improve workforce efficiency across 800 internal users.
I led the implementation of a roadmap of 30 projects and products that achieved 17% productivity improvement in 2020.
The main productivity gains were obtained thanks to:
• The launch of a tool that automated the deals validation.
• The implementation of a ticketing system that enabled the outsourcing of manual and repetitive tasks to an oversea team.
Inventory Control Portal–Amazon Seller Central
Led the discovery and definition of the requirements for the Inventory Control Portal, a tool embedded in the Amazon Seller Portal that enables all the EU Amazon sellers to plan their stock level more efficiently.
Launch of Fulfilled by Lazada
Thanks to Fulfilled by Lazada, more than 130 sellers were able to access a state-of-the-art logistic network able to provide next-day delivery in Malaysia.
Skills
Tools
Slack, Jira, Zoom
Paradigms
Change Management
Other
Supply Chain, PMO, Business Process Improvement (BPI), Program Management, eCommerce, Miro, Notion, Project Discovery, New Product Business Cases, Product Roadmaps, Team Management, Product Discovery, Process Analysis, Pitch Decks, Operational Efficiency Improvement, Data Reporting, Commercial Negotiation, UX Research, Planning, UI Prototyping, Prototyping, Data Analysis, Sales Pitches, Business Consulting, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Acceptance Testing, Employee Training, Digital Strategy, Outsourcing, Automation Tools, Process Improvement Project Management, Business Modeling, Business Process Modeling, Pitch Preparation, Product Launch, Product Management
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