About Arnaud
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Arabic
Conversational
Experience
- ProKerFounder & Industrial BuyerJuly 2025 - Today (11 months)I managed the purchasing and operations of a mid-sized company for 5 years.I know what it's like to have ambitious goals and limited resources.That's why I created ProKer, after seeing too many industrial companies fail to achieve their objectives, lose margin, not due to a lack of vision, but because of approximate purchasing execution.The goal is to provide support like I would have wanted: efficient, autonomous, and "cost-effective".ProKer is here for that. To bring the entire project to fruition, without approximations, and then withdraw once the subject is secured, handing over a controlled and fully exploitable situation for the company.In the meantime, management stays focused on the essentials: running their business and growth.
- EPSA MarketPlacePurchasing & Technical Operations DirectorJanuary 2020 - July 2025 (5 years and 6 months)Lyon, France"Arnaud, we have a new challenge for you."That's what the CEO told me.After creating and growing an international business unit with €20 million in revenue, my results in Technical Operations convinced management to give me an expanded scope: Purchasing, while retaining my initial mission.I then took on a dual role, still reporting directly to the CEO and a member of the management committee:On the Technical Operations side: continued strategic management of the BU, managing 30 people worldwide.On the Purchasing side: taking charge of a global portfolio of +€200 million, creating a new organization with a team of 10 experts in France, implementing a strategy, tactics, and KPIs for every euro spent.Measured impact:▪︎ +17% gross margin▪︎ +12% direct cost margin▪︎ 5% purchasing savings▪︎ Top 3 in Europe in the sector▪︎ 97% customer satisfactionIn summary: structure, mobilize, deliver.From an initial mission in Technical Operations to expanded responsibility in Purchasing, a single guiding principle: develop performance and grow teams.
- Epsa MarketPlacePurchasing ConsultantJanuary 2019 - January 2020 (1 year)Lyon, FranceEvery mission begins with an on-site immersion in an industrial setting.Objective: transform the purchasing act into a performance lever.I manage the entire process for my clients:▪︎ Audit of the current situation and definition of purchasing strategy▪︎ Segmentation and supplier panel creation▪︎ Tendering, offer analysis, and negotiation▪︎ Support for contracting, reporting, and deployment of best practices▪︎ Competitive intelligence and innovation scouting▪︎ On-site support for advice and operational monitoringMeasured impact:▪︎ Measured and recurring customer satisfaction▪︎ Optimized purchasing processes▪︎ 9% savings on purchases▪︎ Secured suppliesIn summary: from diagnosis to implementation, I deliver measurable savings and a strengthened supply chain.
Recommendations
These freelancer profiles also match your criteria
Agatha Frydrych
Backend Java Software Engineer
4.7
(3)
2
Baptiste Duhen
Fullstack developer
4.6
(4)
5
Amed Hamou
Senior Lead Developer
4
(2)
7
Audrey Champion
Web developer
4.3
(3)
4
Education
- MS International Purchasing Management & InnovationKEDGE Business School2019MS Management des Achats Internationaux & Innovation
- MSc International Purchasing and LogisticsINSEEC2016MSc Achats Internationaux et Logistique
Certifications
- Road Haulage Operator's LicenseDREAL
- Freight Forwarder's LicenseDREAL