Benoit Devaux Email & Phone Number

Le Havre

• Montant des dépenses: 50 M€ - Management de 4 personnes – 3 en France et 1 en Chine
• Participer activement à la définition de la stratégie de l’entreprise
• Définir l’ambition et mettre en œuvre la stratégie des achats
• Coordonner les développements des nouveaux produits
• Auditer les fournisseurs
• Développer les KPI et piloter la performance des actions menées (gains, satisfaction clients internes)

Région De Saint-Malo, France

Indirect Procurement budget: 200 M€Manage and develop a team of 6 senior buyers with a category management organizationConduct tenders and sourcing programs for each purchasing family: shopfitting and store operations, IT and telecoms, Marketing & Digital, Intellectual Services, Travels Management, Logistics/Distribution/TransportationManage performance.

Région De Saint-Malo, France

Audited the state of sourcing on garmentsBuilt the Group's sourcing guidelinesIssued recommendations on the Group sourcing strategy to the CEODeveloped supplier evaluation tools and strategies that resulted in the reduction by half of the supplier baseDeveloped and encouraged synergies between the 6 brands Shared and reinforced the good sourcing practices

Région De Saint-Malo, France

Indirects procurement budget: € 170 million – reported annual savings of € 4,7 millionEngaged with a range of internal stakeholders and guided them through the end to end sourcing strategyContinuous review of spend management and areas where procurement could add value.Tender development, evaluation and recommendation Structured and lead negotiations with.

Région De Saint-Malo, France

Indirects procurement budget: € 17million – reported annual of € 0,5 millionEngaged with IT and Logitics teams, guided them through the end to end sourcing strategyTender development, evaluation and recommendation Structured and lead negotiations with suppliers

Région De Paris, France

Procurement budget: € 14 million – annual savings superior to € 500KSourced manufacturing services and negotiated contracts for pharmaceutical and cosmetic outsourced manufacturingParticipated in the new product development process with make or buy analysisBuilt KPI to monitor the Purchasing department activityParticipated in the new ERP implementation.

Exton, PA - USA

Product Development: Specified packaging and formula requirements with engineering and QA departments Sourced, negotiated and purchased packaging, raw materials and manufacturing services Performed cost analysis on packaging, formulation, manufacturing processes and assemblyPurchasing and strategic planning: Established procurement plan to secure lead time.

Birdsboro, PA

Promoted and sold a line of shoe care products via telephone on behalf of major accounts to shoe repair shops, boutiques and distributors on the Canadian market.Maintained and improved a customer base of 1,200 contacts for $1.1 millions per yearDesigned a computerized call management system under MS Access

Master Degree In International Business Administration, Commerce International

Spécialisation en Commerce International – Diplômé en Septembre 1997

Baccalauréat B, Baccalauréat B

Baccalauréat B