Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Indirect purchasing specialist with over 20 years of experience, I have worked in large groups (ALSTOM, BUREAU VERITAS) in complex and multicultural environments. My areas of expertise include: category management (defining a purchasing strategy for families such as FM, Energy, Intellectual Services, temporary work, Travel, MICE, leased vehicles, consumables), management of calls for tender (writing specifications with prescribers), negotiation of local and/or international framework agreements and their deployment, supplier relationship management (leading regular steering committees to monitor activity and performance indicators), development and implementation of ambitious savings plans including Quick-Wins, leading transformation plans (diagnosis of the existing situation, design of the target organization, implementation and redeployment of resources, implementation of new tools & processes, new governance and performance monitoring) and management/coordination of purchasing teams at local and international levels.

Languages

English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
Arabic
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Colombes (up to 50km)

ALSTOM
Global Category Manager
TRANSPORTATION
March 2007 - December 2011 (4 years and 10 months)
Levallois-Perret, France
Development and deployment of a purchasing strategy for non-production purchase categories: Facility Management, Energy, Temporary Staffing, Consumables, Travel (Hotels, MICE), Intellectual Services (training, consulting), Vehicles (leasing). Launch of calls for tender (writing specifications with prescribers), negotiation of international framework agreements and deployment in coordination with local purchasing teams.
Strategy Category Management Negotiation Facilitation Tender Management Project Management
ALSTOM
International Indirect Purchasing Group Manager
TRANSPORTATION
January 2012 - December 2013 (2 years)
Levallois-Perret, France
Supervising a team of 5 global category managers in the development of purchasing strategies and their international deployment (negotiation of framework agreements). Development and implementation of a multi-year savings plan: facilitation of workshops with prescribers, management of negotiations with suppliers on a principle of seeking/sharing productivity gains. Leading a transformation plan: diagnosis of the existing situation, writing the internal communication plan, designing the target organization, deployment by country, implementation of new tools (ARIBA) and new processes, establishment of governance, performance monitoring (dashboard) and implementation of a service level agreement with the BUs.
Management Facilitation Negotiation Transformation Strategy
ALSTOM
Europe Indirect Purchasing Manager
TRANSPORTATION
January 2014 - January 2016 (2 years and 1 month)
Levallois-Perret, France
Coordination of purchasing teams in the main European countries (FR/GB/IT/ES/DE/CH): support in the development and execution of action plans, facilitation of weekly monitoring committees (performance review, best practices sharing), performance monitoring/measurement.
Coordination Management Facilitation