Christophe Cluzel Email & Phone Number

Nationwide, UK, GB

Rosemont, IL, US

• As EMEA Supply Chain Director for the business, I played an integral role in directing change and transformation within the supply chain for 22 direct markets. I was a key part of streamlining the vast geographical.
• Created a 3PL European Central Distribution Centre during the Covid pandemic, presenting the business case for senior-level approval; and directing the onboarding, contract negotiations and successful on-time and.
• Supported company growth by 18% in 2 years while attaining 30% ($5.2m) DIO reduction and 10% ($3.2m) inventory reduction in absolute value.
• Managed a finished product SKU rationalisation and postponement initiative throughout European operations, reducing finished products SKU number by 80%.
• Managed the shutdown of the China factory during the global pandemic, leveraging the unplanned closure to fast-track the implementation of a demand and supply planning project from 12 months to 6 months.
• Upon the backlog within the Suez Canal with its immediate disruption, utilised internal data to identify products within containers and implemented innovative solutions to re-engineer and repair end-of-lease equipment.

Maintal, DE

• In this position, I was initially recruited as Head of Supply Chan (2013); and secured a promotion to Norma Group EMEA Supply Chain Director (2018). I undertook accountability for the business supply chain and the.
• Noted by peers to be a vital member of the EMEA Norma Distribution Network Optimisation programme; and AX 2009 and acting as an SME for pre- and post-go-live.
• Led the upscaling and improved efficiency of the manufacturing through the deployment of 5S, Kanban, Visual Management and Lean methodologies and practices.
• Improved distribution optimisation service levels from 90% to 95%; reduced EMEA road freight by 10% (€1.5m) and inventory reduction by 10%.SKILLS: S&OP Programme Delivery, Supply Chain Standardisation, Service level.

Egham, Surrey, GB

• Designed a completed Moscow distribution centre, ensuring layout optimisation and throughput, MHE selection and deploying risk mitigation roadmaps to ensure successful on-time launch.
• Delivered annual incremental profit of €5m; designed a UK supply chain network model to reduce cost overheads with zero impact upon service delivery.
• Optimised sourcing options, strategy improvements, warehouse layouts, inventory profiles, network and transportation to deliver €1m savings within multi-European operations, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and.
• Developed a multi-tier inventory model for the US market to optimise cost without compromising the service level to the end customer.

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Lead the Supply Chain finance and process team (2 direct reports, 2 indirect reports). Responsibilities include: Wholesale pricing, Process improvement, financial reporting and Budget. Indirect responsibilities of the.
• Create an operational & financial scorecard to monitor activity across the supply chain.
• Lead the change in the wholesale pricing structure going from a cost plus approach to a more structured approach based on product life cycle and customer categorization.
• Build the business case (qualitative and quantitative) and the project plan (including change management and communication plan) to move from the outsource delivery solution in Montreal to an in-house solution.
• Create a structured process to manage the returns from the fitting branches to the warehouses in order to manage the information & product flow properly and avoid the risk of inventory excess & obsolescence.

• Manage all operational aspects of the plant activities, including Procurement, Production, Maintenance, Production Scheduling, Warehouse, Distribution, Process improvement and Health & Safety. Oversee a total staff of.
• Create a forecasting tool to plan the demand of the “Private Label” Market (50 SKU, c. 8,000 to 10,000 units per week), improving the fill rate from 90% to 98%.
• Lead the implementation of the S&OP process within the company.
• Implement a successful inventory management process, improving inventory accuracy from 80% to 97% over 12,000+ SKU
• Negotiate freight rate and shipping term for the parcel delivery, generating 10% saving.
• Manage the CapEx project of c. 350,000 CAD for production equipment generating 35% gain in productivity.

• Manage the end-to-end process of the production cycle, from the purchasing of raw material to the packaging of finish goods. Oversee a staff of 30 employees and a budget of c. 1.5M CAD.Key Achievements:
• Develop a proactive management solution for the stock of paints (200 colors combination possible) in line with the customer demand trend and seasonality.
• Create an Access tool to schedule the activity of the plant and the planning of the raw material (wood) needs.
• Review the production batch size, allowing a WIP decrease of 25%, and a waste decrease of 15%.

• Schedule production of 250 employees over 3 shifts. Implement a set of process improvement to maximize efficiency and decrease cost.Key Achievements:
• Decrease the cost of raw material (wood) used by 20%.
• Create the “Kaizen team” and implement SMED projects and KANBAN system leading a decrease of the average setup time of 25% and a decrease of the WIP of 10%.

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

• Responsible for the S&OP (Sales & Operation) program implementation
• Responsible for scorecards implementation within the plant (TRS, TPM…)

Mba, Operation & Supply Chain Management

Engineer, Industrial-Mechanics

Classes Préparatoire Mp-Psi ("Mathematics, Physics, And Engineering Science")

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