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Description

Double graduate of ISARA Lyon, in agronomic, agri-food and environmental engineering, and of EM Business School of Lyon, specializing in "International Buyer Manager".

He has worked in challenging environments such as the purchasing departments of Sodiaal, Clarins, Elior group, Ajinomoto, Séché environnement, Serge Ferrari, and Bjorg Bonneterre & Cie, primarily focusing on raw material procurement, sustainable purchasing strategies, packaging procurement, and facility management.

During his experiences, he was responsible for very diverse categories: Chocolate, starches, maltodextrins, Plasticizers, Chemicals, Flame retardants, dairy products (milk, cream, powder), cheeses, meats, animal feed, flavors and colors, egg products, dried fruits, proteins, fibers, vitamins, minerals, and various other additives, on an international scope.

Arthur's creativity combined with his Energy & Climate expertise gives him a differentiating advantage and can accelerate the deployment of your CSR policy within your purchasing department. This particularly rare dual expertise in Purchasing & Carbon will enable your purchasing department to make the best decisions in terms of decarbonization (greenhouse gas reduction). If your purchasing department is concerned with these environmental issues, his support through the Carbon Footprint methodology will be a real asset.

Naturally curious, autonomous, and organized, he can successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously, such as guiding and supporting operational staff in managing their projects, financial negotiation, and contract drafting, or adapting and deploying the overall strategy for his categories.

A true business facilitator, his emotional intelligence and business partner positioning have allowed Arthur to easily integrate into the various teams he has worked with.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lyon (up to 50km), Paris (up to 20km), Lyon (up to 20km), Toulon (up to 20km), Annecy (up to 20km)

Serge Ferrari
Sustainable Purchasing Transition Manager
RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
September 2023 - July 2024 (10 months)
La Tour-du-Pin, France
Context

o Serge Ferrari designs, develops, and manufactures innovative composite fabrics for lightweight architecture and outdoor living applications. Primarily intended for four strategic global markets related to the building and industry sectors (solar protection, tensile architecture, modular structures, furniture/marine).
o With a strong CSR ambition and commitments made in its non-financial report, the purchasing department wishes to strengthen its team to support departments and suppliers towards greater sustainability.

Categories concerned:

Plasticizers, Antimony and flame retardants, glass fiber, fillers

Main Suppliers: Confidential

Results:

- Operational management of a strategic purchasing portfolio (confidential PTO)
- Support suppliers in capturing the correct emission factors (CO2)
- Identify and deploy sustainable projects within the scope (PIR recycling, sourcing of decarbonized solutions, etc.)
- Challenge supplier data
- Negotiation and securing of budget and supplies
- Support for CSR ambitions through purchasing actions (non-financial commitments)
- Lead supplier meetings on technical aspects (R&D and carbon footprint)
- Economic and non-financial reporting (CO2) in Per Angusta
- Framework agreement negotiation
per angusta Sourcing Contract Management Negotiation
Ajinomoto
CSR: Sourcing and Sustainable Purchasing Strategy
AGRICULTURE
March 2023 - August 2023 (5 months)
Louviers, France
Context

o Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a leading food industry company in Japan. Its business is divided into three divisions: consumer products, food industry, and pharmaceuticals. The mission takes place within the Ajinomoto business unit specializing in frozen foods, which acquired two delicatessen product factories from the Labeyrie group in 2017.
o Following the results of its Carbon Footprint assessment, the client wishes to reduce its carbon footprint and improve the sustainability of its main purchases.

Categories concerned:

Broiler chickens, Egg products, and Almonds
Main Suppliers: Confidential

Results:

- Conducted interviews with a selection of 15 suppliers capable of meeting the challenges.
- Evaluation of suppliers' CSR practices (environmental and social) and in-depth review of unsatisfactory CSR reports.
- Economic analysis of proposed solutions and comparative analysis.
- Presentation to the steering committee (purchasing, supply chain, marketing, communication, and CSR departments).
- Purchasing recommendations to a panel of suppliers.
Carbon Footprint purchasing strategy CSR Strategy decarbonization
SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT
Purchasing Manager - Transition Chemistry
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
March 2023 - July 2023 (4 months)
Laval, France
Context

o Séché Environnement is a French industrial group specializing in the treatment and recovery of all types of waste and remediation services.
o Following the integration of 150 new client contracts (doubling of activity) in an extremely short period (< 6 months), temporary support was needed to handle the workload and establish material flows for new sites pending the recruitment of the purchasing manager.

Scope:
Management of a chemical purchasing portfolio (reagents, coagulants, flocculants, commodity or specific products)

Main Suppliers: Confidential

Objective:
- Facilitate the integration of 150 new industrial sites into the portfolio.
- Serve as the key contact for internal clients regarding materials in the scope.
- Negotiate prices to ensure the sustainability of client contracts following the change of provider (Veolia to Séché).
- Secure supplies.

Results:

- Needs analysis, meetings with internal clients (sites) and suppliers, negotiation, and securing of supplies.
- Presentation of the method and gains to the management committee ("C-Level").
- Establishment of supply and distribution agreements.
- Launch of a national distribution tender integrating 160 industrial sites with high technical requirements, 300 references for approximately 15,000 tons.
- Multi-site, multi-project, multi-stakeholder environment with low purchasing maturity and limited data.
Tender Management direct purchasing Chemistry