Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Over 10 years of experience in an industrial environment (mechanics, filtration, equipment), in direct interface with workshops, engineers, technicians, suppliers, and clients.

Purchasing & Operations Projects Consultant / PMO (Project Management Officer) facilitator with a true technical field culture.

I intervene where there is a need to clarify requirements, structure, coordinate, and secure execution.

Key Skills:

• Complete management of a scope: needs analysis, project or offer structuring, internal/external coordination, deadline-quality-cost monitoring, on-site commissioning.

• Purchasing & performance: supplier portfolio restructuring, product line development, value enhancement → margin +5 to +6 points, revenue x3 on a scope.

• Tools & processes: redesign of files and documents, creation of customized tracking tools (Excel spreadsheets, checklists), key role on management software (data, testing, training, user support).

• Operational steering: securing stages, data reliability, project visibility through simple and usable dashboards.

Attitude:

Reliable, loyal, rigorous, calm under pressure. Strong service orientation, natural pedagogical skills, ability to bring together field profiles, support functions, and management.

Sectoral Versatility:

Interventions possible in industry, B2B services, supply chain/logistics, inspection – quality – certification, technical customer service, in roles of project manager, facilitating PMO, operational scope manager, or key project/operations resource.

Guiding Principle:

Bringing order, coordinating stakeholders, making projects clear… and delivering concrete results.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Setou Consulting
Independent Consultant - Purchasing & Supply / PM / PMO / OBM
IMPORT AND EXPORT
February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
Paris, France
• Project Management / PMO Steering: scoping and steering of several projects (cooperative, e-commerce site, purchasing missions): definition of objectives, planning, progress monitoring, regular meetings with stakeholders.
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordination: business development and sourcing missions (industrial/agricultural equipment): needs analysis, supplier identification, offer comparison, order-delivery monitoring in coordination with field actors.
• Process Structuring and Optimization: formalization of simple workflows (request → order → delivery / content publication), role clarification, implementation of procedures and checklists to ensure execution reliability.
• Tracking Tools and Dashboards: creation of customized tracking tools (Excel spreadsheets, action plans, risk/task registers) to provide visibility on projects, deadlines, and responsible parties.
• Change Management: support for teams and partners in adopting new tools and methods (shared files, standardized spreadsheets, monitoring routines), adjustments based on field feedback.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: facilitation of workshops and synchronization meetings with clients, partners, web providers, and operational teams; synthesis of decisions and dissemination of key information.
PMO Steering (Project Management Office) Change Management Project Management Process Structuring and Optimization Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordination
Tractafric Equipment France
Purchasing & Sales Manager
IMPORT AND EXPORT
April 2018 - November 2023 (5 years and 7 months)
Puteaux, France
• Project Management / PMO Steering: steering of Purchasing & Sales projects (new product lines, offers, commercial actions): scoping, planning, milestone monitoring, reporting to management.
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordination: supplier panel management, factory-supplier-subsidiary coordination, securing supplies and delivery times for end customers.
• Process Structuring and Optimization: simplification of order and validation circuits, role clarification, reduction of errors and delays in the order-delivery-invoicing flow.
• Tracking Tools and Dashboards: design and maintenance of Excel spreadsheets to track margins, volumes, orders, deadlines, and recurring sales; dissemination to the team and subsidiaries as a steering tool.
• Change Management: key user role in the management software change project (ERP): participation in business workshops, data preparation/cleaning, acceptance testing organization, user training and support.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: daily interface with management, sales representatives, workshops, suppliers, and subsidiaries; facilitation of monitoring meetings, sharing of indicators, and resolution of blocking points.
• Results: restructuring of the supplier portfolio and development of product lines leading to a margin increase of +5 to +6 points and a threefold increase in revenue over 4 years for the scope.
PMO Steering (Project Management Office) Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordination Change Management Tracking Tools and Dashboards Project Management
Tractafric Equipment France
Purchasing, Procurement & International Logistics Coordinator
IMPORT AND EXPORT
September 2014 - March 2018 (3 years and 6 months)
Puteaux, France
• Project Management: complete monitoring of client files (from request to delivery), coordination of steps and priorities.
• PMO Steering: support to the manager in action tracking, updating plans and key information.
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordination: daily link between clients, workshops, suppliers, and logistics to ensure deadlines and availability.
• Process Structuring and Optimization: improvement of order tracking methods and client information to reduce errors.
• Tracking Tools and Dashboards: advanced use of Excel and management software to update data, lists, and simple reports.
• Change Management: adaptation to tool and procedure evolutions, support for colleagues in learning new systems.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: direct interface with clients, technicians, and sales representatives, clear and regular information on file progress.
PMO Steering (Project Management Office) Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordination Change Management Process Structuring and Optimization Communication and Stakeholder Management