#11 - Giacinto Carullo, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer Leonardo

In the latest episode of Compri Bene, we interviewed Giacinto Carullo, Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer at Leonardo. Giacinto has built a career that began in production and, twenty years later, has led him to head procurement for one of Europe’s most strategic industrial groups.

Three Key Takeaways:

📦 A Non-Pyramidal Supply Chain – Leonardo works with over 12,000 suppliers, but the real anomaly is the absence of a classic tier 1, 2, 3 structure: most are SMEs that work directly with the company. “This gives us resilience, but it requires a great deal in terms of management, vision, and coordination between engineering and procurement.”

⚙️ Digitizing to Synchronize – “Our dream? A synchronous supply chain where demand flows smoothly.” To make it happen, Leonardo has integrated collaborative planning systems with 2,000 suppliers. Digital technology becomes the enabler of speed and responsiveness: no more silos, only supply chains that think as one unified system.

📈 AI in SMEs: A Visible, Non-Optional Lever – In large corporations, artificial intelligence is embedded in systems. But it's in SMEs where adoption has an immediate impact: “Where resources are scarce, every technological boost is felt more strongly.” The real challenge? Accessing sustainable tools and turning them into a structural competitive advantage.