Davide Granata
About Davide Granata
Davide Granata is the Production Technical Department Manager at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in engineering and logistics management.
Current Role at Procter & Gamble
Davide Granata is the Production Technical Department Manager at Procter & Gamble in Gattatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, a position he has held since 2019. In this role, he oversees a team of 20 people, including both junior and senior engineers and technicians. His responsibilities include coordinating maintenance, improvement, and innovation activities for 10 packaging lines. Notably, he has developed a real-time bottle filling control system that has significantly reduced overpack waste and achieved considerable cost savings.
Previous Positions at Procter & Gamble
Before his current role, Davide Granata served as Packing & Logistic Project Engineer from 2015 to 2019, where he led the start-up of the face masks' supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, he also designed a reliable order picking real-time software for forklifts and implemented a new standard methodology for budget controlling using SAP PM across the plant. Prior to that, he was a Process Engineer from 2012 to 2015, where he focused on initiatives that reduced production reliability losses.
Experience in Aerodynamics Engineering
In 2011, Davide Granata worked as an Aerodynamics Engineer at Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Team for five months. Although brief, this role provided him with valuable experience in the high-pressure environment of Formula 1, contributing to his technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
Educational Background
Davide Granata has a robust educational foundation in Mechanical Engineering. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Università di Roma Tor Vergata, completing his studies in 2009 and 2011, respectively. During his postgraduate studies, he also worked as a postgraduate student at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Additionally, he completed his secondary education at Liceo Scientifico F. Masci - Chieti with a Maturità Scientifica, scoring 100/100.
Key Achievements
Throughout his career, Davide Granata has achieved several notable accomplishments. He implemented a new real-time bottle filling control system that reduced overpack waste by 85%, resulting in annual cost savings of 60 million euros. He also managed the PPE shortage during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, avoiding production shutdowns. Additionally, his continuous improvement efforts reduced logistic-driven downtime by 90% and delivered 10% cost savings for logistics maintenance, amounting to 30 million euros per year.