As Managing Director of Duvalis, a consultancy and certification firm serving the agri-food and agricultural sectors, I lead the company’s strategic direction, oversee a team of technical consultants, and foster strong relationships with clients and certification bodies.Key Responsibilities:- Team Leadership: Supervise and support a team of expert technical consultants to deliver tailored solutions that meet our clients’ needs, ensuring high-quality service and client satisfaction.- Strategic Development: Define and implement the company’s mission, vision, and growth strategy, driving projects to expand our market presence and operational capabilities.- Business Development: Represent the company at key industry trade shows and fairs to build and strengthen our network of clients and partners.- Client and Partner Relations: Develop trusted relationships with certification bodies and standard owners, including GMP+, Qualimat, SURE, and ISCC, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment with industry standards.- Project Oversight: Lead initiatives that enhance our services and position the company as a leader in certification and consultancy within the agri-food and agricultural sectors.This role demands a balance of strategic vision, operational execution, and relationship-building, ensuring Duvalis continues to grow as a trusted partner in certification and consultancy.

As Operations Manager, I oversee the company’s operational strategy, leading key initiatives to enhance performance, efficiency, and growth in a dynamic trading business operating in the animal feed, petfood, energy, and fertilization sectors.Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Leadership: Defined and implemented the company’s operational strategy, driving projects that advance business performance and align with long-term goals.- Team Management: Directed multifunctional teams, including Quality, Communication, Sostenible, and Logistics Managers, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment across departments.-Digital Transformation: Spearheaded the company’s digital transformation projects, overseeing the implementation of a tailored ERP system developed in partnership with the IT team to optimize processes.- Project Management: Championed cross-departmental initiatives, integrating sustainability, quality, and operational excellence into daily operations.- Regulatory Oversight:Managed regulatory compliance for the petfood segment, ensuring adherence to industry standards.Reviewed claims and packaging for petfood segment to meet legal and marketing requirements.Provided technical training for the sales team to enhance their product knowledge and customer engagement.This role combines high-level strategic planning with hands-on project management and team leadership, ensuring that the company continues to evolve and succeed in a competitive marketplace.

As Raw Material Quality Manager, I served as a key interface between procurement, supply chain, and production, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration to maintain the highest quality standards for raw materials used across two production plants in France.Key Responsibilities:- Team Leadership: Managed and coached the Quality and Laboratory teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with company objectives.- Raw Material Quality Management: Defined technical specifications for procurement, developed control plans for incoming materials, interpreted analytical results, and made release decisions for batches.- Non-Conformance Management: Oversaw the resolution of non-conforming batches, addressing production and supplier-related issues effectively.- Incident and Supplier Management: Handled production incidents and collaborated closely with suppliers to implement corrective actions.- Project Management:Led projects such as Bio and Gluten-Free product development.Acted as Project Manager for the implementation of the SAP Management System, driving digital transformation.- BRC Compliance: Ensured adherence to the BRC Food Safety Standard, maintaining certification requirements.- SAP Development: Contributed to the ongoing development and optimization of the SAP system to align with operational needs.This role combined strategic project leadership with operational excellence and people management, driving the success of quality initiatives in a fast-paced production environment.

As Project Manager at Orangina Schweppes, I led critical initiatives to align with group directives, focusing on implementing the FSSC 22000 standard and launching a new production line for slim cans.Key Responsibilities:- FSSC 22000 Implementation: Managed the end-to-end deployment of the FSSC 22000 food safety standard, ensuring compliance with Suntory Group requirements and integrating it into existing processes.- Production Line Development: Oversaw the implementation of a new production line for slim cans, coordinating closely with production, technical, and maintenance teams to ensure timely delivery and operational excellence.- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acted as a key interface between production, technical, and maintenance teams to align objectives, address challenges, and maintain efficient communication throughout projects.- Process Optimization: Identified and resolved bottlenecks in production workflows to enhance efficiency and product quality during the integration of new processes and equipment.This role required a combination of project management expertise, technical knowledge, and strong collaboration skills to drive innovation and compliance in a high-performance production environment.

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