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Description

Purchasing consultant, I support industrial companies in their purchasing performance, supply chain security, and supplier structuring challenges. With strong field experience in heavy industry and complex technical environments, I undertake missions ranging from strategic management to operational execution, working closely with production, quality, and purchasing teams. I also integrate a responsible purchasing approach to reconcile industrial performance and sustainability challenges.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Albertville (up to 50km)

Swiss Steel Group
Category Manager Purchasing
RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
January 2023 - February 2026 (3 years and 1 month)
Ugine, France
- Steel mill consumables (electrodes, refractories, lime) (€80M)
- Define strategy and lead improvement projects
- Link purchasing performance with technical needs and budget
- Negotiate commercial agreements
- Identify, create, improve, and share best practices
- Manage supplier relationships
- Manage purchasing teams in a matrix organization
- Build cross-functional teams to develop strategies
Cross-functional Management International Negotiation Internal Client Relations Project Management Purchasing Strategy
Ugitech - Swiss Steel Group
Purchasing Officer
RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
July 2020 - December 2022 (2 years and 5 months)
Ugine, France
- Steel mill consumables (€20M)
- Cross-functional project on Due Diligence
- Sourcing and crisis management
- Single-source risk management and dependency reduction
- Supplier relationship management
- Develop strategy in line with purchasing policy
- Ensure internal client satisfaction
- Initiate operational management improvement
Supplier Relationship Management Purchasing Strategy Cross-functional Project Management Crisis Management Sourcing
Albert & Co
Purchasing Consultant
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
March 2018 - August 2020 (2 years and 5 months)
Grenoble, France
Clients: ST Microelectronics and Bonna Sabla (Semiconductor and precast concrete)
- Project, service, and maintenance purchasing
- Raw materials and multi-site purchasing for precast concrete: steel, admixtures, aggregates (€16M)
o Tenders and negotiation
o Implementation of contracts and RFQs
- Logistics purchasing for a multi-site company (€15M)
o Contract management
o Cross-functional management of logistics agents
- CSR Project Manager: Development of a CSR purchasing process
Contract Management CSR Purchasing Negotiation Project Purchasing

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Master in International Purchasing and Logistics
IAE Savoie
2016
Master Achats et Logistique à l'international
Master 1 Applied Foreign Languages for International Negotiation
Université Savoie Mont Blanc
2015
Master 1 Langues étrangères appliquées à la négociation internationale

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