Andrea Gardin (she/her)

Critic
DISC Type : C

Factory Ops Manager at HP

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Overview

Andrea is a Factory Ops Manager with a distinguished 25-year career at HP, specializing in end-to-end supply chain management. An expert in SAP IBP implementation and planning transformation, she holds an MBA from FGV and a Bachelors in Computer Science.

She is a passionate advocate for female empowerment, leading HPs internal Women Development Program (WIN LEAD). Andrea actively participates in major female leadership events and organizes sessions with inspiring women executives to support her colleagues.

Unique fact: Andrea has spent her entire 25-year professional career growing and taking on new challenges within HP.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

Negotiator

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Women in Leadership
She leads HP's internal women's development program (WIN LEAD) and actively promotes and participates in events for female leaders in Latin America.
Supply Chain Transformation
She has extensive experience leading planning transformation projects and managing end-to-end supply chain roles for HP in the Americas.
SAP IBP Expertise
Considered a Subject Matter Expert, she was a key player in implementing SAP IBP planning systems for both supply and demand planning.

Media Appearances

Andrea has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Factory Ops Manager at HP
8-2017 - 3-2025
Demand Planner at HP
9-2015 - 8-2017
Supply Planner Leader at HP
8-1994 - 12-1999
Quality Assurance Analyst at IBM

Education

2011 - 2012
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
1992 - 1995
Bachelor's degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

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Insights For Selling To Andrea

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Andrea is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andrea

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Andrea move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Andrea take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Andrea

Personality Compatibility


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