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Experienced, versatile, and autonomous purchasing professional with over 20 years of experience in international environments.
With a dual Franco-Bulgarian background, recognized for my ability to quickly assess situations, mobilize teams, and make effective decisions to achieve optimal results.
Expert in managing strategic purchasing projects, multicultural team management, and supplier performance management.
Driven by collective success, committed to industrial transformation, and sensitive to sustainability and compliance issues.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Bulgarian
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Genève (up to 50km), Lausanne (up to 50km), Neuchâtel (up to 50km), Sion (up to 50km), Fribourg (up to 50km)
Experience
- Groupe SEB – FrancePurchasing Consultant (Interim Management)February 2024 - October 2025 (1 year and 8 months)20-month assignment within the Electric Cooking Business Unit (Krups, Moulinex, Tefal).• Scope of €120 million in direct purchases across 4 European factories.• Diagnosis of purchasing processes and identification of optimization areas.• Deployment of an annual productivity plan (target achieved: +4.5%).• Management of industrial transfers and supplier panel rationalization.• Implementation of recycled materials (60% vs. target of 30%).• Purchasing representative within the Management Committee and support for organizational change.
- Poclain HydraulicsDirector of Project Purchasing (Interim Management)December 2022 - December 2023 (1 year)60200 Compiègne, France• Diagnosis of the purchasing function and definition of improvement scenarios.• Management of international Project Purchasing teams (France, USA, India, Italy, Czech Republic, China, Slovenia).• Close collaboration with R&D, Design, and Marketing to define the best technical and economic solutions.• Development and deployment of a Project Purchasing methodology with monitoring tools and dashboards.• Development of the supplier panel and participation in drafting specifications.• Performance of "make or buy" analyses to optimize value creation.
- Dorel Juvenile (Maxi Cosi)Purchasing ManagerNovember 2015 - July 2022 (6 years and 8 months)Cholet, France• Definition and implementation of the purchasing and supply strategy for a budget of over €200 million.• Management of a €60 million portfolio of direct, project, and indirect purchases.• Management of a team of 7 employees and KPI monitoring.• Local and international sourcing, geographical diversification of sources.• Optimization of the supply chain and total cost of ownership.• Proposal of industrial relocation solutions that enabled the maintenance of 40 jobs in France.
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Education
- Executive MBAAudencia Business School2019Mémoire : « Comment la montée en compétences, l'organisation et la digitalisation des Achats générera de la valeur dans les PME/ETI industrielles - Etude de maturité »
- Bachelor's Degree in International MarketingParis-Sud University (Paris XI)2014Licence en Marketing International