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Romain Garcia

Growing SME Consultant

€800/day
Aix-en-Provence, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Romain

Do you run a VSE/SME with 10 to 250 employees and feel like you're carrying everything alone?

I am Romain Garcia, founder of Bestlead. I help leaders structure their business to reach the next level; without exhausting themselves or their teams.

What I do concretely:

- Clarify your offer and your pricing
- Implement a regular customer acquisition system
- Structure your processes and your daily organization
- Improve your margins and free up your time

My background: for 20 years, I have managed my own businesses before supporting others. My first one, started in Shanghai with two partners from an apartment, without an office, without a local network. In 2 years, we had a real structure that was running.
Then a consulting firm, built with a partner, which followed the same trajectory.

+20 years in supply chain, purchasing, and management in international industry (Yanmar, TITAN AERO). I have managed teams, led Lean transformations, and negotiated in complex environments—from China to Europe.

My method: An initial diagnosis, then a concrete action plan. No theory—we build together and I support you until you achieve results.

📍 Based in Aix-en-Provence | In-person & Remote throughout France
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Bestlead
    Founder & Lead Consultant
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    February 2018 - Today (8 years and 6 months)
    Aix-en-Provence, France
    I assist VSE/SME leaders who want tostructure their business to reach the next level

    Specifically, I provide support in 3 areas:

    - Offer → clarification of positioning, pricing, client segments
    - Acquisition → implementation of a regular lead generation system
    - Organization → processes, roles, management, margins, and actual profitability

    Programs from 8 to 24 weeks or custom-made.
    Diagnosis, action plan, **implementation and follow-up until concrete results are achieved**.

    Typical results observed: +30% revenue, -35% leader workload, +12 pts margin in 16 weeks.
    Strategic Consulting Leadership Coaching Business Structuring Sales Strategy Process Management
  • Titan Aero
    Purchasing & Supply Chain Director
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    October 2023 - April 2025 (1 year and 6 months)
    Aix-en-Provence, France
    Company in judicial receivership (€17M revenue, 70 employees, sites in France & India). Full order book, acquisition pending.

    I managed purchasing and supply chain in this crisis context:
    → Continuity of supplies and preserved supplier confidence
    → Cash flow optimization and ramp-up preparation
    → Mobilization of France & India teams without interruption

    Results: 100% of orders delivered on time, restart of French sites in less than 4 months, continuous operation of Indian business.
    Supply Chain Management Purchasing Negotiation Project Management Lean Management
  • TITAN AVIATION
    PURCHASING & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
    AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
    June 2018 - September 2023 (5 years and 3 months)
    Aix-en-Provence, France
    Niche company (€21M revenue, 100 employees) undergoing ISO 9001 transformation and ERP deployment. Overwhelmed purchasing teams, obsolete methods.

    I structured the purchasing transformation:
    → ERP training and adoption by teams
    → Complete process redesign with risk management
    → Separation of strategic purchasing / procurement
    → Digitalization of operational flows

    Results: successful quality audit, time saving equivalent to 1 FTE through digitalization, managed COVID crisis, teams trained in industrial purchasing.
    Purchasing Project Management Process Management Lean Management Team Management

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Education

  • Bachelor in Business BSB
    Dijon and Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore
    2006
    Bachelor en Business BSB
  • Supplier Risk Management
    2017
    Management du Risque Fournisseur

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