Simone Venosta

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Director, Global Procurement Strategy & Transformation, Excellence and Sustainability at Philip Morris International

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Overview

Simone Venosta is a supply chain and procurement executive at Philip Morris International, leading global strategy, transformation, and sustainability. His career includes senior director roles at Danone and Johnson & Johnson, managing multi-billion dollar portfolios and driving operational excellence. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business Schools executive education program.

Outside of his corporate roles, Simone shows a keen interest in navigating complexity and fostering adaptability in a constantly shifting world. He is passionate about leadership, determination, and challenging assumptions through engaging with peers on topics like digital disruption and sustainability.

He has won two awards for his engineering theses on industrial logistics, maintenance, and production control.

Personality Overview

Curious

Assertive

Example Seeker

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Procurement Transformation
His current role focuses on procurement strategy, digital transformation, and excellence. His team was recently shortlisted for the World Procurement Awards 2025.
Corporate Sustainability (ESG)
Sustainability is a core pillar of his professional title and responsibilities at Philip Morris International, reflecting a deep focus on ESG initiatives.
Digital Disruption
He actively discusses and explores how to navigate digital disruption and complexity, as highlighted in his recent posts about industry events.

Media Appearances

Simone has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Director, Global Procurement Strategy & Transformation, Excellence and Sustainability at Philip Morris International
1-2022 - 2-2024
Director Global Procurement - Specialty Ingredients at Danone
9-2020 - 12-2021
Director Global Procurement - Bottling and New Solutions at Danone
12-2018 - 8-2020
Director Global Procurement - Bottling Solutions at Danone
12-2017 - 11-2018
Supply Chain Director at Johnson & Johnson

Education

2018 - 2018
Authentic Leader Development from Harvard Business School Executive Education
2013 - 2013
Leadership Executive Program from Maastricht University School of Business and Economics

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Insights For Selling To Simone

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Simone is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Simone

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Simone move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Simone take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Simone

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