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Riccardo Drentin

PartnerJakarta

Coleads McKinsey’s source-to-pay work, focusing on sourcing optimization and procurement operating models

Riccardo is a partner in McKinsey’s Jakarta office, where he co-heads McKinsey’s procurement and product development division in the Asia Pacific, focusing on sourcing optimization and procurement operating models. Over the years, he has led initiatives in cost reduction, organization design, M&A, and digital procurement, and has served clients in several industries from high-tech to banking, leading transformations in the area of operations. His recent client work includes the design of next-generation procurement operating models for many leading organizations in several industries from chemical to retail, as well as the digitalization of procurement functions and optimization of procure-to-pay processes for manufacturing producers and service providers.

Dedicated to optimizing performance, Riccardo has launched operations-training academies for supply chain, product, and creativity departments for multiple clients. He is also a keynote speaker and moderator for sourcing and supply chain events.

Prior to joining McKinsey, he worked as a raw materials buyer at Toyota and product developer at Finmeccanica.

Published Work

Where procurement is going next,” McKinsey & Company, July 2024

Procurement for prosperity: How UK CPOs can navigate uncertainty and change,” McKinsey & Company, May 2022

Long tail, big savings: Digital unlocks hidden value in procurement,” McKinsey & Company, June 2018

PAST EXPERIENCE

Toyota
Raw materials buyer, cost improvement leader

Finmeccanica
Product developer

Education

IMD Business School
MBA

Delft University of Technology
MSc, aerospace engineering

Polytechnic University of Milan
BSc, aerospace engineering