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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom

• Spearheading the planning, coordination and execution of all technical elements of a project focused on consolidating divisional manufacturing into centres of excellence following a merger
• Holding full accountability for delivering the project, including decision-making and risk management, using PRINCE2 methodology to achieve results in an ever-changing environment
• Leading an R&D Technical Team of 5, including delegating mini-projects with set objectives and timelines across the team and monitoring progress
• Handling escalations and overcoming conflicts with the potential to impact delivery
• Coordinating with the QA, Regulatory, IT, Supply Chain and Planning teams

London, United Kingdom

• Providing strong leadership across a team of 2 staff and 3 contractors responsible for developing a new premium packaging range for Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana skincare and cosmetic brands
• Collaborating with Marketing colleagues to steer packaging projects from concept through to production qualification
• Developing a long-term plan, building a packaging strategy and completing technical and brand impact risk assessments
• Acquiring technical expertise in various packaging formats, including glass and plastic (injection blow-moulding, extrusion blow moulding and mould-making)
• Playing an integral role in multifunctional, international teams and leading staff development

London, United Kingdom

• Holding full accountability for supply chain results in terms of service, quality, inventory, cost, stewardship and project management
• Managing relationships with contract manufacturers, including defining operational and performance expectations, implementing action plans to address shortfalls and leading audits and reviews
• Collaborating with contract manufacturers to resolve capability gaps, maximise improvement opportunities, minimise risk and reduce cost avoidance
• Owning multiple supply chains in the luxury, cosmetics and hair care divisions, encompassing 12 contract manufacturers
• Facilitating daily team reviews to troubleshoot, set priorities and escalate issues, with the Finance team to develop budget forecasts and analyse actual spend and with the Category team to analyse results
• Leading a team of 4 Technicians and 2 Junior Managers, including delivering training in best practices

London, United Kingdom

• Owning and leading the contract manufacturer consolidation programme, with the aim of integrating, simplifying and optimising the external supply chain following an acquisition
• Managing the programme and decision-making autonomously from scope definition to close-out, with a focus on maintaining the quality of finished packs
• Creating and documenting new processes for business relocation, inventory sale and divestiture

London, United Kingdom

The Technology Deployment & Optimization group (TDO) is primarily responsible for providing ongoing technical support to the manufacturing sites, lead any formulation/process changes driven either by compliance or optimization requirements and manage the integration of acquired products & brands into the Prestige Products portfolio.

London, United Kingdom

Ingenieur Chimiste - Master Level, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Presidente du Bureau des Elèves - President of Student Board

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