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Région De Rouen, France

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Rouen, Normandie, France

Région De Rouen, France

Management de transition en Direction des opérations, Direction technique, Direction de site ou multisite, Direction de projet

Hyderabad - India

Led complete due diligence phase, and set up and executed technical part.Managed all COGENT departments, contacts and negotiations with customers, suppliers and banks. Member of Board.-> Recruited and built up of management team, -> Set up and implemented processes and systems, including reporting to shareholders and SGD,-> Started operations and sales (2013 turnover: €5M) -> Delivered and achieved cash forecast -> 1er glass maker ISO 15378 certified… Show more Led complete due diligence phase, and set up and executed technical part.Managed all COGENT departments, contacts and negotiations with customers, suppliers and banks. Member of Board.-> Recruited and built up of management team, -> Set up and implemented processes and systems, including reporting to shareholders and SGD,-> Started operations and sales (2013 turnover: €5M) -> Delivered and achieved cash forecast -> 1er glass maker ISO 15378 certified in India Show less

La Defense - 92 - France

Managed Plant Directors, BU Quality Director and Supply Chain Director.Set up and implemented business plans and industrial budgets (investments, costs, headcount, KPI), worldwide and per plant, in context of moving shareholders and SGD Group management team.Member of BU Management Committee, member of Board of German subsidiary.Led BU Industrial Committee.-> Achieved cost and timing for investment plan (€120M in 3 years in France, Brazil and Germany)-> Improved BU… Show more Managed Plant Directors, BU Quality Director and Supply Chain Director.Set up and implemented business plans and industrial budgets (investments, costs, headcount, KPI), worldwide and per plant, in context of moving shareholders and SGD Group management team.Member of BU Management Committee, member of Board of German subsidiary.Led BU Industrial Committee.-> Achieved cost and timing for investment plan (€120M in 3 years in France, Brazil and Germany)-> Improved BU results: Turnover +20%, EBITDA +60% / 4 years-> Conducted recovery of French plants (accidents: -60%, ppm quality: -50%, EBITDA: +35%) -> Moved from planning per plant to coordinated worldwide supply chain Show less

Le Vaudreuil - 27 - France

Worldwide management of purchasing, manufacturing, maintenance, quality & logistics departments.Led 2 French plant Management Committees, and French labour union committees “CE, CHSCT, DP”. Member of Valois Pharmacy Management Committee and member of Board of APTAR subsidiary.Set up and implemented industrial strategy and budgets for local and global scopes.Contributed to periodic business reviews with customers.Defined and drove organisation and material flow changes for… Show more Worldwide management of purchasing, manufacturing, maintenance, quality & logistics departments.Led 2 French plant Management Committees, and French labour union committees “CE, CHSCT, DP”. Member of Valois Pharmacy Management Committee and member of Board of APTAR subsidiary.Set up and implemented industrial strategy and budgets for local and global scopes.Contributed to periodic business reviews with customers.Defined and drove organisation and material flow changes for main French plant. -> Created “autonomous production units”, implemented continuous improvement organization: “visual management”; “right 1st time and zero defect” culture; improved material flow and standardization. Yield improvement: + 15%, ppm quality: –40%, employees satisfaction: + 15% -> Transferred elastomer gasket production plant to new location, including validation by pharmaceutical clients, respected cost planning with no negative impact on clients-> Increased US plant capacity (+30%) and started local moulding in Chinese plant Show less

Le Vaudreuil - 27 - France

Managed all R&D departments: innovation, product and process engineering, industrialization, project managers, performance and analytical labs, regulatory affairs, prototyping, survey and patents, change management. Set up and implemented project management methodology and organization: matrix organisation, simultaneous engineering, project chart, trained project managers.Contributed to periodic business reviews with customers.Worldwide project and patent portfolio cleaning and… Show more Managed all R&D departments: innovation, product and process engineering, industrialization, project managers, performance and analytical labs, regulatory affairs, prototyping, survey and patents, change management. Set up and implemented project management methodology and organization: matrix organisation, simultaneous engineering, project chart, trained project managers.Contributed to periodic business reviews with customers.Worldwide project and patent portfolio cleaning and management.-> Reduced patent costs (-30%)-> Reduced development costs (-15%) and development lead times (-3 months), improved customer satisfaction Show less

Le Mans - 72 - France

Managed Marketing, Sales, After-sales, R&D, Competitor analysis and Patent departments.Managed P&L and productivity.Elaborated and implemented project organization based on simultaneous engineering.-> Improved development costs: -15% /y-> Reduced product cost: -10% /y

La Verrière - 78 - France

Managed Team and Talent Development: recruitment and development of project managers, technicians and engineers for engineering and trials, purchaser, controller, survey and patent specialist. Headcount increased 3 times within 3 years.Set up and met annual departmental budget.Contributed to defining Branch strategy for product development in relation with Group,Elaborated and implemented matrix and simultaneous engineering organization as structured project methodology,Led new… Show more Managed Team and Talent Development: recruitment and development of project managers, technicians and engineers for engineering and trials, purchaser, controller, survey and patent specialist. Headcount increased 3 times within 3 years.Set up and met annual departmental budget.Contributed to defining Branch strategy for product development in relation with Group,Elaborated and implemented matrix and simultaneous engineering organization as structured project methodology,Led new product and manufacturing processes development and validations. Elaborated standards.Fast prototyping, numeric simulations and specific test benches development, -> Reduced development costs (-15 %/an) and lead-time (-4 months) Show less

Le Mans 72 - France

Managed multifunctional teams in 3 Valeo Branches and suppliers.Set up and met yearly project budget. Piloted project performances (cost, quality, planning) for new product and manufacturing process, until mass production start using value analysis, design to cost and risk analysis tools. Conceived and issued monthly report to Branch CEO and quarterly report to Group CEO, Prepared and led presentations of project and requirement negotiations with customers-> Increased… Show more Managed multifunctional teams in 3 Valeo Branches and suppliers.Set up and met yearly project budget. Piloted project performances (cost, quality, planning) for new product and manufacturing process, until mass production start using value analysis, design to cost and risk analysis tools. Conceived and issued monthly report to Branch CEO and quarterly report to Group CEO, Prepared and led presentations of project and requirement negotiations with customers-> Increased activity selling price to Siemens thanks to the project Show less

Thomery - 77 - France

Managed of sales (export and France), sales administration, logistics, planning teams (20 people)

Argenteuil - 95 - France

Jeune ingénieur, le gyroscope me donne l’opportunité rare de mettre en œuvre ensemble de nombreuses disciplines techniques apprises en école d'ingénieur (mécanique, magnétisme, électrotechnique, électronique) tant en développement, qu’en essais, simulations et modélisations. Ma hiérarchie me confie rapidement des missions de management, tant en gestion hiérarchique d’une équipe (3 techniciens d’essais), qu’en management d’équipes (production, qualité) impliquées dans mes… Show more Jeune ingénieur, le gyroscope me donne l’opportunité rare de mettre en œuvre ensemble de nombreuses disciplines techniques apprises en école d'ingénieur (mécanique, magnétisme, électrotechnique, électronique) tant en développement, qu’en essais, simulations et modélisations. Ma hiérarchie me confie rapidement des missions de management, tant en gestion hiérarchique d’une équipe (3 techniciens d’essais), qu’en management d’équipes (production, qualité) impliquées dans mes projets.Négocier les spécifications et les coûts d’étude avec les clients, français et étrangers m’ont appris l’importance de la relation client et les exigences de ces secteurs. Show less

Ingenieur

Diplôme D'Ingénieur

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