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Laurent Ferrat

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIRECTOR PART-TIME

€980/day
Aix-en-Provence, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Laurent

CIO, Transformation Director, Head of Data — I have held these roles in demanding and varied environments: large groups, high-growth SMEs, international mid-sized companies. Today, I put this experience at the service of SME and mid-sized company leaders who want to take control of their IS without losing their way.

My positioning is clear: pragmatism above all, a "trusted third party" approach to help leaders master and evolve their IS in the face of current challenges.

I intervene in three areas according to your needs:

Outsourced part-time CIO — I take on the role of CIO, I manage your teams and service providers, I structure your IS for the long term
Transformation project management — ERP, Data, mergers & acquisitions: I frame, I decide, I deliver
Audit & Consulting — I provide a clear diagnosis of your IS in a few days and give you a prioritized action plan, not a 200-page report

My references speak for themselves: several ERP projects (SAP, IFS, Sage X3), creation of IT departments, team building and deployment of Data strategies, complete infrastructure overhauls. Concrete projects, completed.

If you are looking for someone who understands both business issues, technical constraints, and team management — we probably have things to discuss.

ERP Transformation (IFS Cloud, SAP ECC6, SAGE X3, CEGID)
Data & BI Strategy (Snowflake, Power BI, Informatica, Talend, SAP BW/BO etc.)
Outsourced CIO / Interim CIO
IS Master Plan
Project Management (Agile methodologies — SAFe, Scrum)
IS Governance & Cybersecurity (SOC, EDR, MPLS, SD-WAN)
Tech Team Management (up to 50 people)
Sectors: industry, distribution, services, healthcare, aeronautics
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
Aix-en-Provence (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Groupe ADF|
    Information Systems Transformation Director
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    October 2023 - May 2026 (2 years and 7 months)
    Vitrolles, France
    – Construction & management of the IS transformation plan (ERP, Data, AI), in conjunction with the Executive Committee in an LBO context.
    – Project Manager for IFS Finance, Purchasing, Projects ERP implementation on a global group scope ((13 countries, 54 subsidiaries): deployment of 8 entities in 12 months
    – Implementation of data strategy, team, and platform (Snowflake, Informatica, Power BI)
    – Management of Legacy, Data, and ERP IT teams (25 people)
  • Marcel & fils|
    Information Systems Director
    February 2021 - October 2023 (2 years and 8 months)
    – Creation of the IT department (processes, budget, team of 6 people) in an LBO context
    • - Scope: Infra, Network, Business IS, In-store embedded IS, support, projects
    • - Complete transformation of the IS, architecture and infrastructure (data centralization, business IS, datacenter migration, MPLS network, cloud telephony…)
    • - Management of strategic projects: Finance-Logistics ERP (X3), company mergers/acquisitions, production site creation, cross-functional business data IS (Purchasing/Finance/Retail), Cybersecurity Plan, E-Commerce, CRM
    • - Integration of IS (infra + business) alongside strong organic and external growth (32 -> 62 stores in 2 years)
    • - Establishment of service and hardware partnerships
  • AIRBUS HELICOPTERS|
    BI & Analytics Manager
    January 2018 - January 2021 (3 years)
    • - Manager of the Data IT department team of 13 people in France / Germany: architects, project managers, developers. Dedicated budget (€3M).
    • - Management of data IS projects (150+ apps, 2500 users), publisher/subcontractor contracts (40 FTEs), support, evolutionary maintenance
    - Leader of the transformation towards a Lean Agile / SAFE organization for the IT department and projects
    - Implementation of big data / data science / machine learning / data hub / data governance environments

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Education

  • Leading SAFE 5 Professional Professional Scrum Master
    Leading SAFE 5 Professional Professional Scrum Master
  • MASTER 2 MIAGE
    IUP MIAGE
    2007
    MASTER 2 MIAGE

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