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New Zealand

In charge of the leading categories of the new New Zealand’s flagship store, in Auckland Queen Street, Louis Vuitton’s historical location: • 16 direct reports: people developpement, training, coaching • Category management & development • Operational improvements • Elevated clientelingAchievements: Ability to fit very well to the luxury market and clientele, demonstrating attention to details & delivering excellence. Proven leadership with outstanding results. Excellent feedbacks in particular regarding team support and thinking outside of the box, from Managers, Peers and direct reports through a thorough 360º assessment. Detachment in a Sydney Store, at the request of the zone head office, to assist the Store Manager with challenges & team management situations.

Auckland, New Zealand

Design Warehouse is New Zealand’s most sought after outdoor furniture specialist located inParnell. The head office and Auckland’s branch serve the whole New Zealand. GM’s right hand man on a daily basis and key responsibilities: • business development & market feedback • inbound / outbound commercial sales • customer service • operational management and improvements • inventory • workplace Health and SafetyAchievements: transversal audit of the business, notably warehousing and sales. Projects management such as the implementation of the semi-automated stock-taking process, along with, overall systems optimisation, saving the company tens of thousands of dollars and growing sales exponentially thanks to improved inventory accuracy. All those improvement have prepared the company for future growth. Secured high values and high visibility contracts with commercial customers (Hilton Group, Cloudy Bay...). daily support for sales staff

Paris

Development of a revolutionary Bluetooth connected smart ball for Beach Ball sport. Co-founder of the company and product owner. Carried out a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. • hardware and software specifications • developers and business partners relationships • daily follow-up on prototyping iteration • community management • pitch deck and investor packAchievements: full working prototype with great results, part of "French Tech" innovation program. Contacted by Apple under NDA (at the time) to be part of "fast track" workshops for innovative products designed for Apple Watch.

France

Second homes specialist in real estate & home services. Full ownership of two companies. Agencies in Paris & La Baule. Customers in France and abroad, properties sales and rental. Management of the business on a daily basis: • customer relationship • business development • marketing/communication • HR management • finance. • reporting to customers, suppliers & back office. • partnership with companies such as AirBnB, HomeAway and conciergesAchievements: first nationwide company designed for second homes real estate, customer satisfaction and loyalty, brand recognition in the real estate sector, franchise opportunities.

Italy

Market research to implement the refrigerated truck rental activity in Italy, leading to the acquisition of the market leader based in Turin. After the acquisition, coordination with French headquarters on all topics. Transversal auditing project for the headquarter, review of the pricing grid & workflow: new tools and metrics to enhance workload and consistency. Italian head office based in Turin with responsibilities:• finance / sales • IT /• HR • organisation. Integration of the 7 Italian agencies: 1000+ trucks / 30+ employees.Achievements: successful takeover and integration of Italy's operations. On schedule despite many business and cultural differences. Ability to learn a new language, adapt me in a foreign environment.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Consultant in the advisory branch, specialised in organisation, IT and strategy. Procedure redaction, mission abroad for customers: Disney, Sonatrach, French Banks Project Management Office: • specifications evaluation • planning & follow-up • appraisal • analysis & recommendations proposalAchievements: great clients and manager satisfaction. Fully staffed. High request rate on deals with high workload and tight schedule or abroad. Ability to understand the gist of clients needs and deliver solutions despite political context and ever-changing requests from clients.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Reporting and implementation of projects and dashboards for France's scope. Relation with French retailers and events organisation • loyalty program and promotion of new products. • great care for confidentiality and secrecy.Achievements: being offered a position at Apple France after my internship.

Ms Entreprendre, Entrepreneuriat / Études Entrepreneuriales

Maitrise, International Business/Trade/Commerce

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