Merchandise Planning Director (Ready-to-wear, Beauty and Cosmetics, Shoes, Underwear, Bags) at Galeries Lafayette - Le BHV Marais- Department Stores: 60- Revenue: € 2.4+ billion- Brands: 1000+- Luxury Brands: 120+- Staff: 100+

Merchandise Planning Director within the Accessories Business Unit (Beauty, Shoes, Bags, Jewellery and Watches, Food and Restaurants) at Galeries Lafayette - Le BHV Marais- Department Stores: 60- Revenue: € 1.4+ billion- Brands: 600+- Luxury Brands: 80+- Staff: 45

Manager of the Merchandise Planning Team for Cosmetics and Shoes departments at Galeries Lafayette Group: margin optimization, stock management and administrative hub management. 60 department stores in France.

Business performance management, business planning, project management, program management, change management

Within the Industry & Services practice, in charge of business development on the Energy & Utilities accounts and project delivery- Business Performance Management- Organizational design- Change management- Market research

- Hiring and management of a project manager pool, in charge of Statements of Requirements (on CRM, billing, cash collection and internet portal) and of change management- Master planning for the commercial IS with the end users, the board of directors and the IT Department (on CRM, billing, cash collection and internet portal)- Project portfolio management- Assistance to the Marketing Department for multichannel marketing strategy and commercial offers definition- Definition of action plans for performance improvement on the main business processes: customer acquisition, CRM, billing, cash collection

Business Development on the E&U accounts and project management : Business Performance Improvement, Business Process Reengineering, coaching and training). For example:- Performance improvement project: training of managers to the basics of finance and accounting, definition of action plans, project management- Delivery of training courses and coaching of mid-managers in order to develop their managerial competencies- HR process reengineering

Manager in the Communication Content & Utilities practice of Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (BearingPoint in 2002), early member of the Energy & Utilities practice. Business development and project delivery. For example:- Definition of the evolution roadmap of the business application system for the French Distribution System Operator of electricity (contract management, metering system management, meter data reading, billing)- Analysis of the accounting rules used for the assets granted in concession to the French Distribution System Operator of electricity- Assistance to the project leader for the development of the pricing application of new multi-energy offers for a major energy supplier- Business planning for the French Distribution System Operator of electricity: balance sheet, P/L, cash flows including the impacts of different hypothesis on investments and income structure- Contractual design (with attorneys) and risk analysis for a French gas network operator in the context of the gas market deregulation in France (TPA on the gas transportation network)- Performance improvement project for an engineering company specialized in environmental issues: sales, engineering, purchasing, support functions- Feasibility study of different scenarios for two French press companies in order to comply with the working time reduction laws- Definition and formalization of the business rules and procedures for a real estate company, affiliate of a banking group- Post merger integration of Price Waterhouse Management Consultant with Andersen Business Consulting in France (project management) - Cost reduction for support processes (finance, communication…) for a IT services company- Cycle time reduction of the closing the books process in a insurance company - Post merger integration of two companies specialized in the sales forces outsourcing for the pharmaceutical industry...

Manager in the Communication Content & Utilities practice of Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (BearingPoint in 2002), early member of the Energy & Utilities practice. Business development and project delivery. For example:- Definition of the evolution roadmap of the business application system for the French Distribution System Operator of electricity (contract management, metering system management, meter data reading, billing)- Analysis of the accounting rules used for the assets granted in concession to the French Distribution System Operator of electricity- Assistance to the project leader for the development of the pricing application of new multi-energy offers for a major energy supplier- Business planning for the French Distribution System Operator of electricity: balance sheet, P/L, cash flows including the impacts of different hypothesis on investments and income structure- Contractual design (with attorneys) and risk analysis for a French gas network operator in the context of the gas market deregulation in France (TPA on the gas transportation network)- Performance improvement project for an engineering company specialized in environmental issues: sales, engineering, purchasing, support functions- Feasibility study of different scenarios for two French press companies in order to comply with the working time reduction laws- Definition and formalization of the business rules and procedures for a real estate company, affiliate of a banking group- Post merger integration of Price Waterhouse Management Consultant with Andersen Business Consulting in France (project management) - Cost reduction for support processes (finance, communication…) for a IT services company- Cycle time reduction of the closing the books process in a insurance company - Post merger integration of two companies specialized in the sales forces outsourcing for the pharmaceutical industry...