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Description

Purchasing Consultant – Strategy, Transformation & Value Creation

I support general management, finance, and industrial departments on critical issues related to purchasing performance, with a structured approach aimed at generating measurable and sustainable financial impact.

My intervention covers the entire purchasing value chain, from strategy definition to operational execution, for complex and high-stakes areas.

Areas of Intervention:

Development of purchasing strategies aligned with business and financial priorities
Structuring or transformation of the purchasing function
Management of structuring calls for tender (RFI / RFQ / RFP)
Negotiation and contracting of strategic partnerships
Optimization and rationalization of supplier panels, spend base, or strategic categories
Spend analysis and identification of value creation levers
Implementation of governance models, processes, and management tools
Supplier risk management and supply chain security
Ad hoc support on critical issues requiring senior expertise

Experience:

Management of portfolios worth several tens of millions of euros
Management of complex, multi-category supplier panels
Recurring generation of significant savings (5 to 20% depending on the scope)

Approach:

Analytical, structured, and decision-oriented. Each mission aims to combine quick wins with sustainable transformation, with a high level of requirement for the quality of analyses, the robustness of recommendations, and their implementation.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Essity
Sourcing Manager
MEDICAL
January 2023 - Today (3 years and 7 months)
Responsible for 2 Compression factories (Chatellerault and Emmerich ) - 37M€ Define and deploy sites sourcing strategies (RM, MRO, Services...) Built and monitor comprehensive purchasing KPIs: hard savings & cost avoidance, supplier value creation, TCO, risk mitigation SC resilience and Compliance Set up structured supplier governance and relationship management : contract management (Frame and LTA), supplier rating, business reviews Harmonize processes across both sites and strengthen synergies Manage and develop a team of 3 buyers
Team Management Purchasing Strategy Cost Savings Cost Reduction Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Essity
Buyer
MEDICAL
January 2020 - January 2023 (3 years)
Responsible for the purchasing process of a full-scale industrial site - 12M€ Sourcing of new suppliers and optimization of the supplier panel. Managed purchasing activities for raw materials, MRO, services and industrial projects. Led negotiations and cost optimization initiatives. Follow KPIs, monitored QCD performance, ensured supplier operational excellence. Delivered productivity plans and cost reduction actions.
Cost Reduction Supplier Quality Indirect Purchasing Sourcing QCD
Valeo
Project Buyer
AUTOMOBILE
January 2015 - January 2020 (5 years)
Sourcing project components following QCD criteria and TCO Supplier selection and supplier relationship management Launching and monitoring toolings Managing the component validation process.
Project Organization Purchasing Function Supplier Selection