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Leonardo Bonnafous

Operations Director | Industrial Performance

€1,000/day
Aix-en-Provence, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Leonardo

Senior Consultant in Industrial Performance

I support SMEs, mid-sized companies, and large industrial groups in their operational transformations with a simple goal: to sustainably improve site performance and develop team autonomy.

My added value

I transform industrial issues into concrete results through a field-based approach:

✓ Identification of performance losses
✓ Structuring improvement plans
✓ Implementation of steering routines
✓ Support for managers and operational teams
✓ Sustainability of achieved gains

My approach combines Lean expertise, operational management, and change management.

Areas of intervention

Industrial performance

Site/workshop performance diagnosis
Productivity improvement
Reduction of losses (OEE, downtime, scrap, inefficiencies)
Flow and process optimization

Operations transformation

Deployment of daily management systems (DMS)
Structuring of indicators and steering rituals
Support for industrial transformations
Coaching of front-line managers

Transition management

Management of complex industrial projects
Temporary reinforcement of operational management
Support for growth or recovery phases

Experience & results

Intervention in several sectors: agri-food, tire, capital goods, materials
Coached over 350 managers
Managed programs worth up to €900k
Over €15M in identified and generated performance gains
International environment

🇫🇷 French: native
🇬🇧 English: fluent
🇮🇹 Italian: fluent

Interventions possible in France and internationally.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Aix-en-Provence (up to 50km), Marignane (up to 10km), Toulon (up to 10km)

Experience

  • PROACTION
    PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANT
    October 2022 - January 2026 (3 years and 3 months)
    France
    Managed and supported performance optimization missions across 12 client sites (agri-food, tire, equipment manufacturing, etc.). Autonomously managed a portfolio of mandates representing up to €900K and €5M in cumulative annualized gains. Coached (including indirect management) 350 managers (from team leaders to site directors) to strengthen performance steering. Conducted diagnostics, defined efficiency levers, implemented standardized management routines, and trained 100 on-site coaches. Structured and harmonized production systems, aligning field practices with strategic priorities and ensuring the sustainability of gains and operational profitability.
  • COPREM
    PRODUCTION MANAGER
    October 2021 - July 2022 (9 months)
    Bergamo, BG, Italy
    Ensured operational continuity of a 120-person site during the Covid period, taking responsibility for production during the transition between two management teams. Complete reorganization of planning, production monitoring, quality control, and logistics processes. Restored production volumes and stabilized key indicators.
  • L'ORÉAL
    INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE ENGINEER
    March 2021 - September 2021 (6 months)
    Optimized manufacturing processes through 3D printing and the development of new production standards. Managed continuous improvement and standardization projects deployed across several international sites.

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Education

  • ECAM ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL
    2021
  • HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
    IUT MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
    2018
    BACCALAURÉAT

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