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Description

Madam, Sir,

My purchasing career has been built in demanding industrial environments, marked by complex transformations and strong strategic challenges. Today, as Group Purchasing Manager at Yetigel, a European leader in water and fruit-based ice creams, I manage the purchasing strategy for a portfolio of raw materials, subcontracting, and indirect goods, while supervising a multidisciplinary team.

In a post-liquidation recovery context, I led the overhaul of purchasing governance: implementation of a TCO approach, standardization of production and formulations, alignment of recipes with industrial capabilities, and securing key suppliers. These actions helped stabilize flows, reduce shortages, ensure production reliability, and multiply net profit by six.

This role has led me to work cross-functionally with R&D, marketing, supply chain, and sales teams to transform purchasing into a competitive lever. I notably co-developed products under international licenses (Burger King, Nintendo, Cacolac, Benco...) and supported brands like Nestlé, Unilever, Lidl, and Carrefour, consistently integrating profitability, industrialization, and supply security.

At Pierre Fabre, within an international pharmaceutical setting, I managed a global portfolio and led structuring projects: purchasing audits, contractual redesign, and tender processes. There, I strengthened my technical rigor, analytical skills, and ability to unite teams around common goals.

What I bring: a pragmatic purchasing approach grounded in field reality, a strategic vision consolidated by experience, and a constant desire to create value.

I would be delighted to discuss with you how I can contribute to your challenges.

Cécile

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Chinese
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 30km), Montpellier (up to 20km), Avignon (up to 20km), Marseille (up to 10km)

YETIGEL INTERNATIONAL
Group Purchasing Manager
AGRICULTURE
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Netherlands
Yetigel International: European leader in water and fruit juice ice cream, (over 1 billion ice creams/year).
The company markets its own brands and develops products under international licenses (Burger King, Nintendo, Cacolac, Columbus Café…) as well as for large retailers under private labels (Unilever, Aldi, Lidl, Carrefour..).

Group Purchasing Management:Responsible for a €170 million portfolio (€90 million raw materials, €40 million subcontracting, €40 million indirect costs) and managing a team of 5 buyers based in France, the Netherlands, and Poland.

Post-Acquisition Restructuring:Complete overhaul of purchasing processes and review of indirect and raw material expenses, securing flows through dual sourcing and targeted reshoring → a solid foundation to relaunch production after the acquisition of Europe's largest ice cream plant.

Optimization & Economic Performance:Industrial standardization (recipes, references, packaging) and order consolidation, leading to increased efficiency and a sixfold increase in net profit.

Purchasing Tools & Governance:Deployment of KPI, TCO, cost breakdown tools, and common templates to ensure consistency and monitoring of purchasing processes across French, Dutch, and Polish sites.

Project Purchasing & Innovation:Full management of the project cycle (brief, ingredient selection, costs, industrialization) in co-development with partners (Burger King, Nintendo, Pokémon, Columbus Café).

Private Label & Brand Product Development:Launch of 20 innovations and 3 new industrial categories for licenses and large retailers (Nestlé, Unilever, Aldi, Lidl, Carrefour).

Supply Chain Structuring & Profitability:Reduction of stockouts and elimination of late delivery penalties, securing critical operations (energy, logistics, cleaning, security) to ensure economically viable production.
Private label & brand product development, industrial scoping, integrated profitability Project purchasing & innovation Industrial standardization Product development Business restructuring
Pierre Fabre
Global Strategic Buyer
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
September 2023 - December 2024 (1 year and 3 months)
81100 Castres, France
Responsible for the global portfolio(minerals, functional ingredients, amino acids) with the implementation of strategies leading to over 34% cost reduction, over 73% reduction in stockouts, and 42% reduction in delivery times.

Strategic Project (Make or Buy):Development of a business plan for Serenoa to determine the best internal or external sourcing strategies, with detailed recommendations to maximize profitability. 400% increase in production over 10 years.

Raw Material Purchasing Audit:Implementation of a visual management room to improve process transparency and rapid decision-making, fostering better internal collaboration and approval of new raw materials, generating a gain of 6.7 million euros.
Proposal and implementation of competitive intelligence tools to optimize department performance and anticipate market trends. 8% gain on the global portfolio.

Framework Agreements & Contracts:Simplification of contracts in collaboration with the legal department, resulting in standardized contract templates for greater efficiency.

Cash Flow & Treasury:Negotiation of extended payment terms with suppliers holding a bank rating of A/B, leading to a significant improvement in cash flow and treasury.

Tender for UV filters(€42 million): Development and finalization of the strategic tender, achieving €6 million in savings.
internal audit Purchasing strategy, negotiations & international sourcing Diagnosis, audit, and process structuring Contracting & legal security TCO optimization & cost breakdown
YETIGEL INTERNATIONAL
Purchasing Manager
AGRICULTURE
September 2021 - August 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
Avignon, France
Management of raw materials, subcontracting, and indirect purchasing:Management of an international supplier portfolio, supervising a team of 4 people, implementing monitoring tools (KPIs, TCO, forecast) to secure and optimize purchases.

Structuring the purchasing department:Creation of processes, tracking files, and governance tools (spend cube, PRS/PUM, TCO, tender templates), providing better visibility on negotiations and enhancing buyers' skills in their categories.

Interdepartmental coordination & product development:Creation of innovative products compliant with industrial requirements and market expectations, full management of the project cycle (brief, recipes, costs, industrialization), managing the profitability of each launch → over 30 innovations and 3 new categories launched in 2 years for private labels and licensed brands (Nintendo, Burger King, Cacolac).

Cost optimization & standardization:Rationalization of recipes, packaging, and product lines to simplify production and improve industrial efficiency, a 7% increase in net profit and a doubling of production efficiency.

Partnership for partial automation of production lines:Supporting suppliers in the study and investment in partial automation, reducing the necessary labor force and increasing competitiveness.

Reduction of indirect costs (Make or Buy):Analysis of outsourced services (maintenance, cleaning, temporary staffing, security, logistics) and targeted in-house integration of activities → -62% in expenses and securing on-site expertise.
TCO optimization & cost breakdown Management of multidisciplinary teams, interdepartmental coordination, change management Private label & brand product development, industrial scoping, integrated profitability Industrial standardization Structuring the purchasing department