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Raphaëlle GardRG

Raphaëlle Gard

Purchasing Consultant

€700/day
Rennes, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Raphaëlle

M Y C O N V I C T I O N

Well-managed purchasing is not a luxury reserved for large corporations. It is a concrete lever for securing business, gaining visibility, and sustainably supporting your company's development.

Agricultural engineer · Specialized Master ESSEC · Buyer trained at Danone and IKEA · Independent consultant since 2021.

M Y S U P P O R T

▪ Clear and actionable visibility
Invisible losses, supplier dependencies, and operational risks finally identified.
▪ A supplier market back in control
Specifications, negotiations, and contracts that protect you.
▪ Daily operational peace of mind
Anticipated shortages, smooth orders, contingency plans.
▪ More autonomous and strategic teams
Purchasing managers and other key individuals who incur expenses are trained.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

  • Dutch

    Basic

Can work on-site
Rennes (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Consultante achat indépendante
    Independent Purchasing Consultant
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 7 months)
    Rennes, Bretagne, France

    My conviction:

    Well-managed purchasing is not a luxury reserved for large corporations. It is a concrete lever for securing business, gaining visibility, and sustainably supporting your company's development.

    My support:

    ▪ Daily operational peace of mind
    Anticipated shortages, smooth orders, contingency plans.
    ▪ More autonomous and strategic teams
    Purchasing managers and other key individuals who incur expenses are trained.
    ▪ Clear and actionable visibility
    Invisible losses, supplier dependencies, and operational risks finally identified.
    ▪ A supplier market back in control
    Specifications, negotiations, and contracts that protect you.

    What they say about my work:

    "Raphaëlle managed the project very effectively, minimizing the time required from the operational side thanks to clear communication and perfectly prepared meetings."
    Manager — Major Retail Group
    Purchasing audit Indirect purchasing Team training Contract negotiation Raw material purchasing
  • Rennes School of Business
    Lecturer
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2021 - January 2026 (5 years)
    Rennes, Bretagne, France
    International students, courses in English. Master 2.
    Purchasing Management,
    International Sourcing & Procurement

    Example of student feedback:
    "The best professor I've had at RSB in 3 years."
    "The only course in 5 years that made me understand what we would actually do in a company."
    "Nothing to change — the best professor I've had at the school."
    Training Purchasing Project Management English Purchasing tools
  • NOUS, Épiceries anti-gaspi
    Purchasing & Sourcing Department
    RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
    January 2018 - May 2020 (2 years and 4 months)
    Région de Rennes, France

    My mission:

    Creation of a purchasing center for food waste.

    Setting up the activity from scratch, in startup mode:
    ° Sourcing: finding suppliers to launch the project
    ° Purchasing: negotiating prices and logistics conditions as we grow
    ° Supply: daily order taking based on store needs
    ° Logistics: upstream logistics for order delivery, negotiating with carriers

    What they say about my work:

    "Her pragmatism and perseverance helped overcome complicated operational situations, which are the daily reality for startups like ours."
    Vincent Justin — Co-founder, Nous Antigaspi
    Startup Operational management Logistics Negotiation Purchasing Process

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Education

  • Advanced Master’s degree
    ESSEC Business School
    2011
    MIA : Master spécialisé en management international agroalimentaire Professional thesis : How sustainable purchasing and transverse - from the root - purchasing can creates added value for the company ?
  • Agricultural engineer
    ENSAIA - National School of Agronomy and Food Industries
    2010

Skill set

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