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Geneva, Ge, Ch

Lausanne, Vaud, Suisse

CPO - Chief Procurement Officer: - Managing a WW spend of USD 5 billion- Focusing on : SC & Financial end to end risk Mgt, Competitiveness (cost reduction, cost to serve, economic spread logic,..), Top line contribution & Sustainability agenda, digital transformation, People Development, Inclusion & Diversity, Supplier ecosystem development : Value creation, Innovations & Partnerships, ...

Région De Lausanne, Suisse

Scope of responsibility:- Procurement organization lead (50+ FTE)- 1.5 B€ EU spend management - 34 plants- Procurement value proposition lead : develop procurement capabilities / strategic agenda, procurement digitalization (P2P process improvement, RPA, ...), stakeholders onboarding, TCO / outsourcing agenda, Top line contribution : sustainability agenda, breakthrough technologies,...

Mâcon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

SANTE SERVICES has a leading position in Saone et Loire with 5 shops, and 35+ team members. Providing medical supplies and equipment is our mantra. By distributing disposable medical supplies or durable medical equipment, Sante Services has been serving the medical community in one form or another for many years. We have firsthand knowledge of the equipment we stock and have experience finding the right equipment for the end user. Be it an individual at home, a therapist, a doctor or an institution we stand behind the products we sell and want to be sure that the equipment and supplies are being used appropriately.For private individuals our goal is to provide the medical products that promote independence of movement in the home. For medical professionals we offer medical policy information, links, forms, special pricing and perhaps most importantly, experience.

Région De Genève, Suisse

Geneva

Global Sourcing & Supplier Performance Management organization lead : ✔ Direct management of a global network of 60 team members dispatched between sourcing & SPM (SQE) roles ✔ 350M US$ spend (direct / indirect)Key missions :✔ Organization assessment & re-orga proposed / validated by Senior Mgt✔ Deliver annual roadmap & support company strategic initiatives (NPI, ZBB, industrial footprint,…)✔ Responsible of the definition and implementation of the Supplier Quality Strategy for the entire Markem Imaje Group using best in class methodologies : APQP / PPAP, CDR, PFMEA, DFx, Lean 6 Sigma (DMAIC, SPC, 8Do, …), …✔ Sourcing : From commodity strategy definition down to Supplier Performance Monitoring / continuous improvement✔ Interface with Dover Global Sourcing organization✔ Define & follow-up activity metrics (qualitative & quantitative)Top line & bottom line key contributions :☛ Strong focus on innovation roadmap (NPI) : creation of a dedicated sourcing project organization for early stage involvement / dedication☛ Reduce Time to market : Source right at the first time☛ Improve Quality : deployment of industry standards☛ Increase Continuity of supply by focusing on Risk Reduction☛ Maximized Productivity based on Value Stream Mapping / Landed costs analysis for supplier selection☛ Cash protection mindset by focusing on Pterms, consignment stock / VMI, stock reduction, … ☛ Governance & efficiency : streamline process to optimize the efficiency of the team and allocate resources on strategic initiatives

Région De Genève, Suisse

Nyon - Switzerland

Procurement function creation to support plant capacity extension (150 M CHF total investment) - scope : CAPEX, Maintenance & site services (50 M CHF/ 20+ projects) :✔ Assessment phase (spend, organization, process, tools & goals mapping) and business case definition ✔ Development of a sourcing process with stakeholders and associated RACI’s✔ Development of some supporting tools : - Specific contract including SLA / TCO clauses- Supplier performance program : supplier classification & associated performance monitoring✔ Sourcing strategies definition / execution & productivity programs definitionResults: ☛ Assessment performed within 1 month☛ Recommendation proposed and approved by senior management / implementation in process

Région De Lausanne, Suisse

Complete supply chain accountability (procurement, planning & logistics operations) - needle coke and pitch commodities (300 000 Mt / year) (200 M USD):✔ Raw materials sourcing strategy definition, contracts negotiation, supplier market intelligence, vendor performance monitoring and reporting to senior management (savings & cash protection)✔ Supply chain risks management & mitigation: multi sourcing strategies, consignment stocks, supplier forecasts, new raw materials qualifications, strategic cooperation agreements✔ Raw materials replenishment planning tool management (1 FTE)✔ Liaising with central planning function to consolidate usage, demand and inventories constraints for critical raw materials and cross-checking with the plants✔ Freight global sourcing strategy implementation and best practices definition (mitigate operational / financial risks and compliance exposure)✔ Chartering (vessel operations) with ship brokers and shipping lines: ships nominations, documentary instructions transmission, management of the cash flow, inspections and reports… (1 FTE)✔ Negotiate all cross-trade freight contracts terms✔ Warehousing solutions implementation & management in Europe / US✔ Achieving successful outsourcing of all back-office tasksManagement of European plants procurement dept.: global coordination on indirect spend & capex (80 M USD)✔ Definition and implementation of regional sourcing strategies per category✔ Commodities: MRO's, Travel, IT&T, Logistics and Freight, Temp. Staff, Facility Mgt., Consultants, Utilities & CapexResults: ☛ Full supply chain accountability with a staff reduced by -30% (back office activities outsourced)☛ Cost reduction program over-performing targets in 2012, 13 & 14 (17 M US$ on top of the budget)☛ Inventories reduced by 80 M US$ during the period☛ No production shortage despite aggressive cash protection actions☛ Multi sourcing strategy deployed with R&D support (new materials qualification)

Région De Lausanne, Suisse

✔ Global purchasing organization management (direct / indirect spend : travels, logistic, IT, utilities, facility management, capex … ) : 200 M CHF / 11 FTE’s✔ Local purchasing entities functional management (11 facilities / 400 M CHF)✔ New plant & HQ construction project support : 100 M CHF budget to coordinate (machines, new workshop and HQ construction) / project time to access : 2 years✔ Global cost reduction program accountability: roadmaps definition with key stakeholders and monitoring✔ Purchasing policy definition and implementation✔ Purchasing Manager Committee lead (purchasing steering instance): activity reporting , metric’s follow-up (Q / C / D / Risks & cash optimization), involvement on sourcing strategic orientations : purchasing policy & process, organization, HR development, site efficiency, benchmarks, make or buy actions✔ LEAN supply chain project support: JIT deliveries, Kanban, modules concept, lead time reduction… Results: ☛ Cost reduction program above targets for 2011: +3 M CHF on top of the budget☛ Implementation and recruitment of the group organization accomplished 6 months in advance☛ Lean project deployment: 50 % of the group spend “lean compliant” after 1 year☛ New plant & HQ operational on time and purchasing spend over-performing the budget

Région De Lausanne, Suisse

Group Lead Buyers management - 125 MCHF / 4 FTE’s :✔ Indirect spend (plant construction & capex, travels, logistic, IT, facility management, car fleet): 50 M CHF✔ Castings (iron, aluminium & magnesium): 25 M CHF✔ Raw material (ferrous / non ferrous) & mecano welding parts: 25 M CHF✔ Machining parts (focus on LCC sourcing): 25 M CHF✔ Lead buyer main activities: from global diagnosis to sourcing strategy execution, contracts monitoring & service providers performance managementResults: ☛ Purchasing strategies deployed for 15 sub-categories☛ 40 Service Level Agreements signed with 3% up to 15% savings☛ Executive purchasing support for the new plant/HQ construction (100 M CHF total investment)

Région De Lausanne, Suisse

Focus on global restructuring plan / purchasing process :✔ Sites diagnosis: 600 M CHF spend / 11 facilities audited ✔ Global purchasing business case definition & associated 2010 to 2013 roadmaps✔ Group purchasing organization creation / implementation & local one’s revisedResults: ☛ Group purchasing organization creation – center led model (11 FTE)☛ 3 Years Savings Business Plan = 45 M CHF validated by R&D

Région De Lyon , France

Group Activity - Commodity Management: pneumatic / bearings & linear guidance commodities (14 M € - 11 plants) :✔ Spend definition & segmentation / Needs definition with R&D / Purchasing marketing / Negotiation / Global strategy definition / Contract execution on new projects & retrofits / Business reviewLocal Activity - Commodities management: raw materials, castings & machining, pneumatic, bearings (11 M €) :✔ Involvement on R&D development phase, redesign to cost & value engineering✔ Working capital reduction project support: MRP parameters adjustment, lead time reduction, payment terms optimization, JIT, Kanban, consignment stock … Results: ☛ Agreements deployed with TCO reduction down -20%☛ Inventories reduced by 15% during the period

✔ Purchasing strategy definition & execution (strong focus on Chinese market sourcing) ✔ Supplier quality monitoring : process audits & quality action plan management✔ CAPEX management☛ Results: Low Cost Countries spend allocation up to 60 % with a 30% TCO savings

Buyer internship (cold extrusion commodity) :✔ Low cost countries procurement marketing / sourcing✔ E-Bidding On Line preparation (Spend 1.2 M €)

R&D consultant for SKF aerospace :✔ A380 tender - Calculation & Design engineer : technical proposal, team management (2 designers)✔ Design engineer for a throttle control unit project (Dassault Aviation)

Mechanical R&D project manager (hydraulic control unit development)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Procurement Desma

Mechanical Engineer, Automotive & R&D

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