Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

I am a transition manager with 35 years of varied experience in the process industry: 10 years in Production, 15 years in Maintenance, and 10 years in Supply Chain, within 3 companies with different cultures (European, American, Asian).

I intervene in contexts of managerial continuity and optimization, securing flows, and regaining operational control, in demanding industrial environments (experience in SEVESO 3 high threshold sites), within management teams.

I am operational very quickly, autonomous, bilingual in English, and focused on field results.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Grenoble (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)

Vencorex Chemicals
Site Supply Chain Director
January 2015 - May 2025 (10 years and 4 months)
Le Pont-de-Claix, France
Former Rhodia plant, 450 people, €500 M turnover, chlorine and its derivatives chemistry, Seveso 2 high threshold.
• • Member of the site management team (CODIR)
• • Management of 20 people including 3 engineers, fleet of 500 iso-containers and 200 wagons, ADR / TMD expertise
• • Management of raw material and finished product flows, global scope
• • Management of plant production schedules, SOIP process lead
• • Monitoring of internal or external stocks, SAP / WMS
• • Renegotiation of the on-site logistics contract, saving €500 k per year
• • Responsible for operational purchasing from 2015 to 2017
• • Referent for service and utility contracts on site (7 companies)
• • POI and PPI exercises – director of internal operations
Vencorex Chemicals
Site Maintenance Director
January 2005 - January 2015 (10 years)
Le Pont-de-Claix, France
• • Annual budget of €25 M, management of 35 people including 5 engineers
• • Implementation and monitoring of subcontracting contracts (several M€)
• • Cost reduction plan (-15% in 8 years)
• • Management of scheduled shutdowns (annual and triennial)
• • Key User SAP PM module
• • Development of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance plans
• • Reorganization of site maintenance by merging 3 departments
Cabot Corporation
Maintenance Manager
January 2000 - January 2005 (5 years)
Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine, France
CABOT Group (USA), world leader in carbon black manufacturing (automotive industry), Seveso 2 high threshold.
• • Annual budget of €3 M, management of 13 people
• • TPM program (FMEA, 5S, thermography, Operator Asset Care)
• • Implementation of an ERP (Maintenance/Warehouse) in 13 plants worldwide