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🎯 Purchasing & International Sourcing Consultant – 10+ years of experience
After more than ten years in purchasing, including a position as Purchasing Manager, I now support companies in optimizing their procurement, securing their supplies, and developing high-performing supplier panels in Europe and Asia.
I offer operational and strategic support to SMEs, mid-sized companies, and growing businesses looking to professionalize their purchasing or increase their efficiency.
✅ What I bring to your teams:
🌍 International Sourcing (Asia / Europe)
🔎 Supplier identification, selection, and evaluation
🤝 Commercial negotiation & contractual management
📉 Cost reduction & expenditure optimization
📦 Supply chain security
📊 Structuring and management of supplier panels
🧩 Improvement of purchasing processes
✅ For whom?
🏭 Industrial SMEs
🛒 Retail / Distribution
🏷️ Brands / Importers
⚙️ Growing Start-ups
🌐 Mid-sized companies and international organizations
✅ My approach:
✨ Pragmatic and results-oriented
🌐 International culture (Asia / Europe)
🧘♀️ Structured, reliable, and ROI-oriented work
📌 Experienced in complex and multicultural environments
🤝 Sustainable and win-win supplier relationships
📩 Available for short-term assignments, team reinforcements, or specific purchasing projects.
Feel free to contact me to discuss your needs.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- BRANDTPurchasing Manager Small Domestic AppliancesJanuary 2021 - July 2025 (4 years and 6 months)Definition of the marketing strategy and development of supplier specifications. Sourcing in Asia, negotiation of prices, commercial and logistical conditions. Development and management of the partnership with a purchasing office in Hong Kong. Contribution to the smooth running of the Quality validation process (CSR). Strategic presentations to management members. Responsible for the category's P&L.
- QVCPurchasing Manager Home & JewelryOctober 2014 - April 2019 (4 years and 6 months)2018 Budget: €7 Million - Number of SKUs: 4500Supervision of a team of 6 buyers and 2 assistantsHome Buyer: Small Domestic Appliances, Kitchenware, Food, Decor, Home Linens:2018 Budget: €3.8 Million - Number of SKUs: 2000Prospecting for brands, maintaining the existing portfolioNegotiation of the best offersMonitoring of the budget, KPIs, margin, turnover, and profitability objectives
- M6 BOUTIQUEHome/Kitchen BuyerApril 2013 - September 2014 (1 year and 5 months)Small Domestic Appliances, Cleaning, DecorSourcing of new products (Canton Fair, Hong Kong Houseware, IFA Berlin)Negotiation of purchasing prices and commercial cooperationBudget monitoring, corrective actions
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Education
- Operational Purchasing ManagementCegos2025Management opérationnel des Achats
- Fundamentals of AI and Big DataCegos2024Les fondamentaux de l'IA et du big data