Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Senior buyer with 15 years of experience in premium lifestyle sectors — fashion, home decor, gastronomy, beauty — I offer consulting and interim management assignments in product purchasing, category management, and sourcing.

My background covers brands with strong identities: Habitat (home decor), Fauchon (gastronomy), Lacoste, Hermès (fashion), Caudalie (beauty). In parallel, expertise in intellectual services purchasing (€35M, La Banque Postale) and international sourcing in Europe & Asia.

What sets me apart: I understand brand universes from the inside. I build, develop, and negotiate with a true sense of product and brand identity.

What I can do for you:

• Product category management & range development

• Supplier sourcing and commercial negotiation

• Interim purchasing management

• Category benchmarking and audit

• Structuring an indirect purchasing function

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Poitiers (up to 50km)

ligne-vive.fr
Independent Editorial Project
March 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Poitiers, France
• Creation and development of an editorial website dedicated to beauty (ligne vive .fr)
• Content production, editorial strategy, and independent project management
• Training in brand content strategy
Brand Content Editorial Strategy Digital Marketing
CHU de Bordeaux
Senior Buyer Public Procurement / Medical Devices
March 2024 - February 2025 (11 months)
• Management of consultations within the framework of public contracts (formal tenders, MAPA)
• Drafting of specifications (CCTP), analysis of offers, and formulation of recommendations
• Negotiation and contracting in strict compliance with the regulatory framework
• Support for internal prescribers in defining and structuring needs
• Supplier monitoring, amendment management, and contract security
Negotiation Indirect Purchasing
Habitat
Home Decor & Lighting Product Manager
July 2021 - February 2024 (2 years and 7 months)
• Design and structuring of collections in line with brand identity
• Supplier sourcing in Europe & Asia, negotiation of commercial terms
• Margin management, sales monitoring, and performance analysis by range
• Market watch and continuous offer optimization
• Coordination of creative, marketing, and industrial teams