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Régis Konan

Industrial Engineer - Plastic Packaging Expert

€444/day
Dakar, SN
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Régis

Graduated Industrial Engineer and current Executive MBA candidate, I transform industrial challenges into profitable growth opportunities. With 18 years of experience in Plant Management, Technical Director, Production Director, and Industrial Director roles, I have developed valuable sector expertise in two key areas: plastics processing and beverage/mineral water packaging.

My specialty: Piloting complex plants towards operational excellence by combining strategy, leadership, and process optimization. I support industrial companies in their transformation with a pragmatic approach and measurable results.

🚀 What I bring to your projects:
• Immediate optimization of your industrial performance (productivity, quality, costs)
• Digital transformation tailored to your challenges
• Crisis management and industrial unit recovery
• Deployment of continuous improvement systems (Lean, Six Sigma)
• Supporting teams towards sustainable performance

💡 Areas of expertise: Technical plastics processing, plastic packaging, beverage packaging, mineral water, industrial logistics, Any other industrial sector.

📊 My added value: A strategic vision combined with operational field mastery, stemming from significant P&L responsibilities and the management of multidisciplinary teams.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

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

Experience

  • CDI - INDUSTRY FOR PACKAGING AND CONSTRUCTION (IPC),
    INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR
    August 2024 - September 2025 (1 year and 1 month)
    Dakar, Senegal
    Strategic steering of all industrial operations in a growth context. Deployment of an operational transformation aimed at positioning the company as a national leader. PE Caps, PVC Fittings, PP Crates. Size: +350 people Revenue: 4 billion CFA F HT or 6 million € Industrial Strategy & Financial Performance: Definition and deployment of the industrial strategy (investments, production line relocation) aligned with global objectives. Result: increase in revenue from 4 billion CFA F to 5.6 billion CFA F and improvement of EBITDA from 5% to 9%. Operational Excellence: Optimization of processes and teams (production, maintenance, quality) through KPI dashboards, reducing operational costs and boosting productivity. Investments & Profitability: Steering investment projects and profitability analysis to continuously improve production line performance and competitiveness.
    Plant Management Project Management Budget Control Industrial Diagnosis and Strategy B2B Business Development
  • CDI - NOUVELLE BRASSERIE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE (NBCI) - GROUPE GASELIA,
    MAINTENANCE/PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
    July 2022 - June 2024 (1 year and 11 months)
    Bonoua, CM, Ivory Coast
    Management of industrial maintenance and production in a demanding brewery environment. Guarantee of equipment availability and production efficiency. Size: +240 Revenue: 14 billion CFA F HT or 21.36 million € Steering of plant transfer and investments (short, medium, long term) enabling a 15% increase in production capacity, supporting a 16 billion CFA F revenue growth. (Plastics processing + Packaging) Reduction of maintenance costs: Management of a 700 million CFA F budget, with a 10% decrease in operating costs from January 2024 to June 2024 through optimization of maintenance plans and machine performance. Productivity gains: Improvement of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by 5% through equipment reliability, directly contributing to securing 7.7 billion CFA F in revenue over these 6 months. Investment optimization: Participation in the development of investment projects totaling 560 million CFA F, aiming for capacity and competitiveness gains.
  • CDI - IVOIRIENNE DE PLASTIQUE (IPLAST) - GROUPE
    PLANT DIRECTOR
    December 2018 - June 2022 (3 years and 6 months)
    Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    Full responsibility for plant management with objectives for process optimization certification and business development. Segments Size Revenue: 6.8 billion CFA F HT or 10.7 million € Profitability (EBITDA): Steering of continuous improvement plans generating a 6% reduction in production costs, directly contributing to an EBITDA increase of 850 million CFA F. Productivity & Revenue: 12% increase in production capacity through process optimization, supporting revenue growth of 6.8 billion CFA F. Operational Excellence: Implementation of an integrated management system (ISO 9001, Coca-Cola SGP) ensuring quality and sustainability of customer relationships, essential for revenue stability.

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Education

  • GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MBA
    Institut Français de Gestion (IFG)
    2022
    GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MBA
  • DESIGN ENGINEER - INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS AND AUTOMATION
    Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INPHB)
    2004
    INGENIEUR DE CONCEPTION - MECANIQUE ET AUTOMATISMES INDUSTRIELS

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