Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Olivier is an experienced International Buyer for CAPEX, OPEX, and Civil Engineering projects, working within the purchasing departments of world-class companies.

Today, he is a Purchasing Consultant with a strong focus on Responsible Purchasing, principles he has applied in the Civil Engineering and Infrastructure industry on several strategic projects.

Accustomed to working on demanding projects – in collaboration with engineers and multiple stakeholders – on tenders with complex contractual constraints. He is proactive in problem-solving and capable of maintaining balanced buyer-supplier relationships.

Project Examples:

o CAPEX tenders for production machinery, laboratories, and energy infrastructure (High Voltage, Heating Networks, Industrial Equipment…)

o Responsible Purchasing Consultant for Civil Engineering as part of Decarbonization Plans

o Monitoring the contractual evolution of a Civil Engineering contract (Negotiations, Amendment Contracting…)

o Drafting Contracts, Supplier Monitoring, Contingency Management & Problem Anticipation…

Areas of Expertise:

Main: Production, Transport, CAPEX, Works, Electricity

Secondary: Gas Station Networks, Garage Networks, Hardware, Facility Management

Strong focus on Responsible Purchasing projects.

Very good command of English and Spanish.

Olivier holds a Master's degree from Neoma Business School (Rouen) with a specialization in Purchasing & Supply Chain.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
Portuguese
Basic
Italian
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

DALKIA
Buyer & Responsible Purchasing Consultant
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
August 2024 - December 2024 (4 months)
Paris, France
Context and Objectives

Mission #1: Industrial Buyer - Operational Support:
Build tenders in collaboration with the project team, analyze offers (quality, price, deadlines), manage negotiations, and select the most competitive suppliers.

Mission #2: Responsible Purchasing Consultant

Main Suppliers
SMEs and large companies in Civil Engineering.

Methodology and Achievements

Mission #1:
Within infrastructure projects:
• Procurement of works services,
• Procurement of equipment for permanent installation
(Biomass Boilers, Heat Pumps, Pumps, Filters, Compressors, Air Conditioning, Piping, Metal Parts…)
• Procurement of industrial maintenance services and associated equipment
(Various Maintenance, Insulation Treatment, Painting…)

Mission #2:
As part of a Responsible Purchasing Performance Plan:
• CSR Risk Mapping
• Identification & Prioritization of GHG emission reduction levers
• Definition of decarbonization roadmaps
• Onboarding suppliers for decarbonization projects
Civil Engineering responsible purchasing purchasing strategy
COLAS
Responsible Purchasing Consulting
CIVIL ENGINEERING
December 2022 - October 2023 (11 months)
Paris, France
Context and Objectives

Client Request:
Define a strategy to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 for scopes 1, 2, and 3a, as purchasing carbon footprint represents over 60% of the total.

Responsible Purchasing Performance Plan
Project Scope: 6 Countries (France, Switzerland, Belgium, US, UK, Canada), 42 Suppliers involved in workshops.

Scope

14 purchasing categories:
- Raw Materials (Cement, Concrete, Asphalt…)
- Equipment & Rentals (Vehicles, Non-road mobile machinery…)
- Chemical Products
- Services

Methodology

As part of Responsible Purchasing Performance Plans:
• CSR Risk Mapping
• Identification & Prioritization of GHG emission reduction levers
• Definition of Decarbonization Roadmaps
• Onboarding suppliers for decarbonization projects
• Drafting environmental clauses

Achievements

• Organization of Buyer-Supplier exchange workshops
• Identification of 220+ decarbonization actions specific to suppliers' trades to define Roadmaps
• Decarbonization Roadmaps
• Drafting environmental clauses
responsible purchasing Purchasing purchasing strategy decarbonization
DALKIA
CAPEX / OPEX / Works Buyer
CIVIL ENGINEERING
April 2022 - October 2022 (7 months)
Vitrolles, France
Context and Objectives

Industrial Buyer - Operational Support:
Build tenders in collaboration with the project team, analyze offers (quality, price, deadlines), manage negotiations, and select the most competitive suppliers.

Main Suppliers

SMEs and large companies in Civil Engineering.

Methodology and Achievements

Within infrastructure projects:
• Procurement of works services,
• Procurement of equipment for permanent installation
(Biomass Boilers, Heat Pumps, Pumps, Filters, Compressors, Air Conditioning, Piping, Metal Parts…)
• Procurement of industrial maintenance services and associated equipment
(Various Maintenance, Insulation Treatment, Painting…)

Key Project #1: Piping Tender
Tender for a piping lot as part of a heating network installation project.
Budget: €700 K excl. tax

Key Project #2: Electricity Tender
Tender for an electricity lot as part of a heating network installation project.
Budget: €300 K excl. tax

Key Project #3: Framework Agreement Monitoring (Piping, Air Conditioning…)
Contractual compliance of suppliers.
Approximately 50 suppliers contacted for framework agreement updates and introduction of General Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Key Project #4: Other Tenders (Works Services)
Various service tenders for works (Installation, maintenance…).
Budget: amounts vary by project (€20K - €200K)
Purchasing CAPEX Purchasing Process Tender Management