· Monitoring market trends, including supply, demand dynamics, pricing fluctuations and emerging suppliers or competitors.· Analysing proposals: Making recommendations for supplier selection.· Coordinating contract negotiations with legal and stakeholders, including renewals and terminations.· Monitoring key cost drivers and optimising KPIs.· Liaising closely with internal departments and reporting to CPO.

· Strengthened and developed forward-looking strategic sourcing processes.· Selected and promoted new items, trends and innovative solutions.· Elaborated specifications, calculated offers and projects’ margins.· Negotiated and agreed contracts with suppliers to ensure delivery in a timely manner.· Prepared purchase orders by identifying specifications and prices.· Liaised with internal departments to guarantee the respect of the product road map.· Ensured compliance of incoming goods and samples with initial request and standards.

· Maintained client relationships through regular communication to prevent outstanding debts.· Ensured updating of portfolio accounting system and supervised the invoice process.· Worked collaboratively with and in support of other operations department (Sales, Customs and Customer Service).· Responded to ad hoc requests and provided custom reporting to stakeholders.· Performed regular reporting to help performance monitoring. [Temporary Mission]

· Conducted global market and industry analysis.· Issued Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotation (RFQ) and Requests for Information (RFI).· Implemented global sourcing strategies and purchase procedures for direct & indirect categories.· Led strategic annual business plan and pricing strategies.· Defined customer acquisition and retention policies.· Designed marketing materials and built SEO strategies with cross-functional teams.

· Followed up and expanded the line assortment.· Organized and launched new product ranges.· Sourced worldwide suppliers and established terms, pricing, quality requirements and contracts.· Identified items with potential delivery problems and negotiated timescales with suppliers.· Scheduled and monitored quality controls on site to ensure local compliance to global standards.· Implemented stock control systems to avoid over-stocking or out-of-stock.· Coordinated internal and external entities involved in the supply chain.· Elaborated creative briefs for the conception of product packaging / Helped in the elaboration of marketing materials.

· Developed trading activities on French speaking countries.· Optimised clients portfolio and updated scoring method.· Identified new opportunities and negotiated timescales with customers and suppliers.· Implemented sourcing strategies and managed day to day relationship with stakeholders.· Organised multi modal shipments from origin to destination / Arranged cooperation with European forwarders.· Supervised freight booking and followed up pending orders.