Mars Inc.
- Regional Procurement Manager Raw Materials / Packaging
2010 - maintenant
Tarmac
- Regional Head of Procurement - Tarmac Middle East
2007 - maintenantRegional Head of Procurement - Tarmac Middle East - Dubai - U.A.E
One of the leading UK company in the construction area (Aggregates, Ready mix Concrete products and Asphalt), subsidiary of Anglo-American Group plc - 230 million $ turnover in the Middle East in 2008 - more than 1000 employees
-Direct report to the Regional Director in the Middle East and to the International Head of Procurement in the UK
-In charge of a total portfolio of 160 million $, covering the U.A.E, Oman & Qatar and different categories (raw materials, Capex, Indirect spends,...)
-Implementation of the 2 years sourcing & procurement strategy on a regional level, with a cost saving objective of minimum 3 % of the total spend per year (final result 2008: 3.1 %; expected 2009: 3.7 to 4.1 % cost reduction)
-Establishment of the procurement process / procedures to deliver the required service level & cost to the business
-Leading and defining supplier selection process and setting up a clear supplier management policy
-Setting up communication tools to be shared with internal stakeholders and mainly Commercial people re: market evolution for Tarmac Top 5 commodities
-Mitigating risks by setting up cost reduction initiatives
-Sharing and implementing in the Middle East the Tarmac and Anglo American Group "Best Practices", finding group synergies with multinational suppliers
-Management of a team of 5 people from different nationalities in 3 different countries (U.A.E, Oman and Qatar): setting up cost-reduction objectives, safety targets and monitoring training & development plans.
Marie-Groupe Uniq
- Purchasing Manager raw materials / packaging
2003 - 2007Procurement Manager raw materials/commodities/packaging Uniq plc – Paris - France
One of the biggest pan-European company for chilled and frozen foods – 1,4 billion € turnover– around 20 sites in Europe and strong brands like Johma in Holland, Nadler in Germany or Marie in France
-In charge of a total portfolio of 55 million €
-Established purchasing strategies for 1 and 3 years for the whole business. Responsible of the communication and implementation of those strategies in all Europe
-In charge of global & multi-national sourcing, supply marketing, negotiation and setting up contracts for the products within my category in favor of the whole group’s industrial units
-In-depth market knowledge allowing anticipation of market evolutions/risks. Communication of such market information to internal stakeholders (marketing, sales, R&D, quality, …)
-Developed processes to ensure optimum business benefit is gained from new sourcing policies, mainly in Asia : China, India, Pakistan for seafood commodities
-Lead the supplier selection process, driven by cost, quality, service, innovation (= vendor assurance process)
-Responsible of value engineering initiatives, cost savings (using Total Cost of Ownership), reduction in size of suppliers base
-Maintained top level KPI’s to drive continuous improvement of the procurement activity throughout the company
Supply Chain risk management
-Project management for all the strategic subcontracting relationships for Marie in France (from 500 K€ to 3 M€ spend in one year)
-Accelerated innovation and time-to-market for the company
-Supported the plants in the day-to-day interaction with the suppliers
-Lead e-auction via RFI/RFPs, and managed the tender process including commercial negotiations, due diligence and contract negotiations (using Ariba and Accenture plateforms)
-Functional management of development buyers based in all Uniq sites
Pechiney
- Senior Buyer - Techpack
Paris2003 - 2003Senior Buyer - Techpack (100% Subsidiary of Pechiney Company) – Pechiney Group- France
Number 1 company in the world for packing luxury plastic products such as perfume and cosmetics.
-Responsible of all buying and purchasing matters for the site : in charge of drafting specifications, negotiating, promoting internal contracts, gaining costs, collaborating with lead buyers of the group
Bonprix Supermarkets
- Buyer / Project Manager
1999 - 2002Buyer / Project Manager - Bonprix Supermarkets (leading retailer in North Africa) – Batam Group- Tunisia
In charge of launching Bonprix’s private labels (spend = 3 M€).
-Designed and implemented the firm’s purchasing strategy in North Africa (Tunisia, Morroco, Algeria)
-Developed suppliers’ functional specifications
-Performed local and global suppliers sourcing
-Set up partnership agreements and negotiated contract characteristics
-Implemented a suppliers’ performance measurement system in order to deliver the required service level/cost saving objectives/quality/innovation
-Monitored suppliers’ innovation capabilities
Danone Dairy Products
- Quality Food Engineer
1998 - 1999Quality Food Engineer - Danone Dairy Products - France
-Managed fruit suppliers’ relationships: supplier’s performance measurement, quality control (HACCP, ISO) and production process auditing. Detection of production hitches and cause analysis
-In charge of implementing a dynamic and exhaustive database regrouping the firm’s HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) investigations, used on a worldwide scale.
Cergy Pontoise2002 - 2003Masters of International Supply Management with honors
Specialized Postgraduate Program at ESSEC’s Business School – PARIS - FRANCE
Université Dijon Bourgogne (Dijon)
Dijon1994 - 1997BA Food Engineering Specialized Postgraduate Program at ENSBANA’s Food Engineering School – DIJON - FRANCE
