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About Guillaume

Senior international buyer, multilingual, with over twenty years of experience in driving purchasing strategies in complex industrial environments. I am now looking to leverage my expertise in a consulting role. Accustomed to operating within matrix, multi-site organizations, I have a strong command of coordinating international stakeholders and managing high-stakes cross-functional projects.

My career has involved supporting major purchasing transformations: structuring supplier panels, CAPEX optimization, deploying contractual standards, managing data, and creating performance tools. This diversity of environments, international groups, multicultural teams, and varied technical projects has forged my great adaptability and my ability to quickly intervene in new areas.

Curious, analytical, and with strong interpersonal skills, I strive to understand organizations in depth to propose realistic, structured, and results-oriented solutions. My linguistic fluency (English, Spanish, Italian) facilitates collaboration with global teams and enhances my effectiveness in international contexts.

Today, I wish to support companies and purchasing departments in their performance, transformation, and professionalization challenges by bringing a structured, pragmatic, and value-oriented vision.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 10km), Lyon (up to 10km), Bordeaux (up to 30km), Montpellier (up to 30km)

Experience

  • Invivo Group
    Group CAPEX Buyer
    AGRICULTURE
    September 2023 - August 2024 (11 months)
    La Défense, France
    Major player in the agricultural sector (trading, agri-food, retail), 14,000 employees. Managed a group CAPEX portfolio covering 60 industrial sites in France and internationally, with an annual turnover of 70 million euros. Responsible for standardizing the group's contractual base, including developing specifications, conducting tenders, and contracting. Deployed a supplier competency matrix for segmenting CAPEX families, encompassing approximately 60 categories. Actively participated in construction and capacity expansion projects in France and internationally (Bulgaria, South Africa). Led a Group CAPEX purchasing community to share best practices. Made significant contributions to the group's resilience plan through targeted cost reduction actions.
  • Groupe SOMFY SAS
    Project Buyer Door & Gate
    January 2017 - January 2023 (6 years)
    81100 Castres, France
    Leading French group in worldwide motorizations and automation for openings. Managed a project/series purchasing portfolio of multi-family technical parts (plastic injection, aluminum, electronics, metal, electromechanical) (turnover €36M) corresponding to the strategic annual plan. Managed and led a cost reduction program with targets set by Somfy management (implementation of dashboards and performance indicators). Participated in the multi-disciplinary project for the convergence of the Somfy and BFT France/Italy brand product lines.
  • LABORATOIRES PIERRE FABRE
    Group Buyer
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    January 2015 - January 2017 (2 years)
    81100 Castres, France
    Managed a portfolio of production consumables and maintenance parts (€21M), group scope: industry, logistics, and R&D. Expense mapping. Defined and deployed a purchasing strategy per segment. Managed and monitored the GMI unit (supplier panel optimization through online procurement for class C expenses, criticality analysis, and purchasing periphery). Managed tenders on the ARIA platform (RFI/RFP/RFQ). Implemented and monitored an industrial and logistics performance plan.

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Education

  • Master's in Purchasing, Bac+5
    ESC "Center for Purchasing Management", EM Lyon Group
    2002
    Master Achat Bac+5
  • Work-study training Master's in International Trade
    2001
    Formation en alternance Maitrise de Commerce International

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