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Laurent CourbetLC

Laurent Courbet

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€900/day
Grenoble, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Laurent

Experienced industrialist, I wish to share my experience to help you with targeted issues in your organization. Analytical, I enjoy making databases speak, whether for inventory turnover or customer offer conversion rates. Good measurement can reveal savings or commercial gains.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Grenoble (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 20km), Chambéry (up to 50km)

Experience

  • DS SMITH PACKAGING
    General Manager
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    April 2025 - Today (1 year and 2 months)
    Chambéry, France
    General Manager | DS Smith Packaging (US Group) | Savoie | 2025 – 2026
    Scope: Production site (110 people) – Revenue: €38M to €45M – Packaging Sector
    Crisis & Social Management: Steering the site closure process (PSE).
    Strategic Negotiation: Leading negotiations with social partners and employee representative bodies in a sensitive context. Signing of a majority agreement with Representative Trade Unions. Relations with the Departmental Employment Directorate and the Prefecture.
    Operational Maintenance: Maintaining team engagement and safety standards until cessation of activity (zero accidents during the restructuring phase).
    Négociation
  • AEF
    Business Unit Manager
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    May 2022 - Today (4 years and 1 month)
    38600 Fontaine, France
    Scope: Multi-department business unit – Technical Expertise & Accreditations
    Margin Optimization: Steering workload/capacity matching to ensure contractual commitments and project profitability.
    Digital Transformation: Leadership on business process dematerialization projects to increase organizational agility. 50% improvement in service rate.
    Compliance & Quality: Supervision of critical accreditations (ISO 17025/17065) and the HSE policy.
    Réduction des coûts
  • Confidential
    Transition Management
    April 2021 - July 2021 (3 months)
    Grenoble, France
    Negotiation of strategic framework agreements: change of energy suppliers (gas and electricity), IT outsourcing

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Education

  • Master's degree in management, Business Administration and Management, General
    emlyon business school
    2011
    Master's degree in management, Business Administration and Management, General
  • Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Ecole nationale supérieure de l'Electronique et de ses Applications
    Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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