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Description

Purchasing & Upstream Supply Chain Transition Manager

• Leadership: managing teams of up to 40 people

• International Sourcing (China, India, Bulgaria, Korea)

• Creation of strategic partnerships

→ I bring rigor, efficiency, and operational impact to your purchasing transformations.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Annecy (up to 50km)

SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS
Project Purchasing Manager
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
January 2024 - January 2025 (1 year)
Sassenage, France
Crisis management following a major PCB supplier fire. Member of the Safran Group steering committee. Priority management, urgent validation of an alternative supplier. Bi-weekly reporting to Senior Management and relevant teams. Member of the core team for a strategic project in civil aviation, I propose supplier choices, participate in audits, consolidate costs, anticipate risks, and communicate regularly.
Risk Management Sense of Priorities Reporting
NTN EUROPE
General Manager Purchasing and Automotive Supplies
AUTOMOBILE
January 2009 - January 2015 (6 years)
Annecy, France
Responsible for a purchasing portfolio of €250 million, for all production purchases of automotive products (steel, forging, machining, bearing housings, seals, plastic components, stamping, packaging, grease, various accessories), for a team of 14 people (purchasing and supplies). In charge of annual negotiations with major suppliers: steel, forging, machining, seals, bearing housings.
Team Management Supplier Negotiations Stratégie Achats Sourcing Strategy
STÄUBLI Fluid Connectors Systems
Purchasing and Supplier Quality Assurance Manager
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
January 2021 - January 2023 (2 years)
Faverges, France
Managed purchasing and quality teams of 40 people, supported by middle managers. Drafted the procurement process, implemented supplier panel management rituals. Rationalized the machining supplier panel with an ambition of 50% reduction. Launched a collaborative activity with a cluster of strategic suppliers.
Team Management Stratégie Achats Procurement Process