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Back to original languageAbout Gaël
HEI engineer and APICS CSCP certified, I support industrial companies in improving their operational performance, managing their inventory, and transforming their Supply Chain.
With over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain, gained in demanding industrial and distribution environments, I focus on issues related to flows, planning, forecasting, inventory management, and continuous improvement.
My career has been notably marked by an experience at Toyota, where I developed a strong Lean culture, based on field observation, problem-solving, process standardization, and continuous improvement. This experience is now a differentiating asset in supporting industrial companies with their performance, reliability, and transformation challenges.
I primarily work on:
• Industrial Supply Chain Diagnostics
• Inventory Reduction and Service Level Improvement
• Flow Management and Procurement Optimization
• S&OP / MPS
• DDMRP and Buffer Management
• Operational Excellence and Lean
• Process Structuring and Standards
• Team Support and Change Management
My approach is pragmatic, field-oriented, and results-driven, with a simple conviction: to sustainably advance the Supply Chain by combining business expertise, Lean culture, and team involvement.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Japanese
Conversational
Can work on-site
Lille (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km), Bruxelles (up to 10km)
Experience
- EXOTEC PRODUCT FRANCEIndustrial Supply Chain ConsultantSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJune 2025 - February 2026 (8 months)Croix, FranceFocused intervention to regain control of flows, reduce stockouts, optimize inventory, and restore visibility into operational performance in a context of international industrial hypergrowth (Europe, USA, Asia).• Analysis and redesign of inventory strategy, stockouts, and critical flows• Review of procurement and planning rules (DDMRP Bevolta)• Identification of levers for reducing working capital requirements and improving customer service• Prioritization of high-impact and quick-win actions• Development of a pragmatic and operational roadmapKey achievements: -25% global inventory • reduction in stockouts • reliable item master data • harmonized practices • improved OTD
- TOYOTAIndustrial Project Manager – Supply Chain & ProductionAUTOMOBILEJanuary 2003 - December 2010 (7 years and 11 months)Onnaing, France8 years of experience in a Lean environment (Production, Supply Chain, and Industrial Project Management) at the Valenciennes plant, at the intersection of production, flow, and industrial performance challenges.Just-in-Time (JIT) procurement from Japan, upstream flow management, and Kanban loop deployment in a high-speed industrial environment.Management of the Master Production Schedule (MPS), coordination of production/supply, and operational supervision of teams on a 3x8 shift system, with responsibility for achieving safety, quality, cost, and delivery (OPR) objectives.Led industrial projects: transformation of layouts and processes for Yaris 3 (90 processes), Kaizen workshops, problem-solving using PDCA, and digitalization of shop floor management tools.Key achievements: Led major change projects (layout/process, flows) • secured procurement • achieved planning/budget objectives • production supervision (line control) • Lean production team management
- BZB, Leroy Merlin, Kiabi, Picwic ToysSupply Chain LeaderLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINDecember 2010 - November 2024 (13 years and 11 months)Management of complex supply chains, characterized by high volume and high variability, in international environments (large corporations, mid-sized companies, and SMEs).Career enriched by Supply Management experiences including team management, coordination of logistics & transport providers, as well as flow orchestration and organizational transformation.Deployment of operational excellence and Lean management standards (JIT, Kanban, Kaizen, PDCA) and structuring of end-to-end performance management.Inventory and planning management, optimization of Supply parameters, reliability of forecasting for semi-finished or finished goods, structuring of end-to-end processes, and cross-functional team facilitation in a logic of continuous improvement and change management.Key achievements: Deployment and structuring of Supply tools and practices (APS, DDMRP, WMS, MPS/DPP) • development of directly transferable expertise to industry: variability management, complex flow management, cost-service-inventory trade-offs, operational excellence, process cross-functionality, and sustainable execution security
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Education
- Engineering SchoolHEI - Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur2002
- Master of Business Administration - CAAE (Certificate of Aptitude for Business Administration)IAE Lille2003
Certifications
- CSCP - Certified Supply Chain ProfessionalAPICS