Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Senior & Transition Manager Consultant – Retail, Operations & Transformation

I work with retailers to secure their operational performance, manage complex organizations, and strengthen the effectiveness of their field teams.

With 10 years of experience at Leroy Merlin, I have held positions of responsibility in commerce, logistics, and management, led teams of up to 50 employees, participated in store openings, and managed cross-functional projects (HR, supply chain, digital, operational excellence).

I now support management in high-stakes missions where the combination of strategic vision + field execution is essential.

Key Expertise:

• Commercial Performance & Sales/Margin Optimization

• Operational Excellence & Organizational Transformation

• Store Management / Transition Management

• Commerce & Logistics Management, Stock Reliability, Inventory Quality

• Team Structuring, Leadership, Manager Coaching

• 360 Analysis, KPIs, Management Routines, Improvement Trajectories

What I Bring:

A clear diagnosis, the ability to mobilize teams, and fast, structured execution. I am particularly effective at stabilizing an organization, turning around a department, streamlining flows, ensuring stock reliability, and revitalizing the commercial dynamics of a store or sector.

Types of Missions:

Interim Store Management, Director/HR Support, Operational Audit, Retail Transformation, Product Availability Improvement, Commerce/Logistics Process Optimization, Store Opening Management, Team Restructuring, 30/60/90 Day Action Plan.

Added Value:

A senior external perspective, a pragmatic and results-oriented approach, and the ability to combine strategic analysis, leadership, and field presence.

Based in Île-de-France – interventions throughout France.

Free initial consultation

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational
Hungarian
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Leroy Merlin
Logistics Sector Manager (member of the management committee)
RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
December 2023 - August 2025 (1 year and 8 months)
93190 Livry-Gargan, France
- Management of all store logistics flows: receiving, stocking, order preparation, delivery to the Click & Collect service, and deliveries
- Direct management of 45 employees and responsibility for the overall quality of store stock
- Cross-functional management of Commerce Managers on the relevance of available stock in store
- Performance of network comparative analyses to align the available stock in the backroom with field needs and optimize sales
- Improvement of key indicators:
Click & Collect NPS: +30 points (from 20 to 50)
Safety: number of workplace accidents halved
Shrinkage: decrease from 1.5% to 1%
- Contribution to store strategy (total sales: €75 million) via the management committee
Leroy Merlin,
Technical & Installation Service Sector Manager (member of the management committee)
RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
May 2019 - November 2023 (4 years and 6 months)
Montigny-lès-Cormeilles, France
- Management of the Electricity/Plumbing and Heating/Air Conditioning departments (combined sales: €16 million, 20 employees)
- Management of the Installation Service (50 partner artisans, 3 administrative support staff): quality monitoring, sales management, increase from 1400 to 1800 projects/year
- Member of the core team that reorganized activity during the Covid crisis, I was in charge of scaling up the Drive-through activity
- Launch and management of a national pilot program for energy renovation: cross-functional coordination with the Installation, Legal, Communication, and Sales Journey departments at headquarters
- Product Owner for the “LOGIN” project: deployment of a new IT system for in-store stock traceability (local logistics and IT management)
- Contribution to store strategy (total sales: €115 million) via the management committee
Leroy Merlin,
Tools & Carpentry Sector Manager
RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
June 2015 - May 2019 (3 years and 11 months)
60000 Beauvais, France
- Store opening project
- Conducted a local market study to calibrate product offerings and adapt the layout to customer profiles
- Design of store layouts, assortment definition, coordination of installation work
- Recruitment and management of two teams (3 and 6 employees)
- Management of two departments generating a combined annual turnover of €5.5 million (in a store with €30 million in 2019)
- Took charge of a cross-functional project as an HR peer member: development of the training plan for the store's 99 employees