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Sylvain Le Foll

Industrial Project Manager & Export

€450/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

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About Sylvain

Industrial Project Manager & Operational Support (Fluent English)

Arts & Métiers Engineer with 15 years of field experience, I offer my services to SMEs/SMIs to strengthen your teams immediately.

I am a "Plug & Play" resource: I integrate into your structure to unblock your urgent issues, with no training period, and with the autonomy of a Senior profile.

🚀 WHAT I DO FOR YOU (IMMEDIATELY):

✅ Industrial Project Management & PMO • Coordination of technical projects (product launches, works, reorganization). • Rigorous monitoring of schedules and costs (QCD). • Field interface between your teams (R&D, Production) and your external partners. • Implementation of simple and effective dashboards (Expert Excel).

✅ Export Support & Customer Relations (Fluent English) • Sales Administration / Order Management: Processing complex files, export logistics, and disputes. • International Interface: I facilitate your exchanges in English (Fluent/Bilingual). • Asset Germany: Having lived in Frankfurt for 5 years, I master German business codes and culture (ideal for managing your German-speaking partners, even if the working language is English).

✅ Supplier Coordination & Purchasing • Supplier follow-up and supply chain security. • Contract monitoring and operational negotiations.

🎯 MY ADDED VALUE My management background allows me to understand your challenges, but my offer is 100% operational.
• No theory: I am here to produce and move projects forward.
• Efficiency: You give me the mission, I handle the rest.
• Flexibility: Remote work or on-site presence (Based in Paris, mobile in France).
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Fluent

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Nice (up to 50km)

Experience

  • BERTHIER SA,
    Head of Operations & Industrial Projects
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    January 2020 - February 2026 (6 years and 1 month)
    Arles, France
    • Project & Process Management:Optimization of production and logistics flows (2 sites). Revision of purchasing processes and reduction of operating costs (-20%).

    • Operational Financial Management:Cash flow monitoring, budget preparation and tracking, monthly reporting, and implementation of KPIs for activity monitoring.
    • Team Coordination:Transversal management of technical, maintenance, and HSE teams. Management of social climate and change support.

    • Business Development:Response to complex tenders and management of key industrial accounts.
    Project Management Industrialization Team Management Negotiation Microsoft Excel
  • SIKORA AG (Groupe Allemand),
    Head of Profit Center & Export Sales Administration
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    January 2015 - December 2019 (4 years and 11 months)
    Paris, France
    • Sales Administration (ADV):Complete setup of the French administrative structure (contracts, HR, invoicing). Management of the interface with the German headquarters (working language: English).

    • Business Development:Management of a key account portfolio (Nexans, Prysmian). Increase in turnover from 0 to €3 million.
    • Management & Reporting: Responsible for P&L, monthly financial and commercial reporting to the group.

    • German Culture:Facilitator of France-Germany exchanges through in-depth knowledge of the headquarters' cultural codes and expectations (Bremen).
    Commercial Sales Administration German English Logistics
  • SIFEM EXTRUSION,
    International Technical Project Manager (Automotive)
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    April 2012 - January 2015 (2 years and 9 months)
    Paris, France
    • Commercial Monitoring:Management and retention of a portfolio of 27 industrial accounts (France & Maghreb).
    • Technical Negotiation:Sale of capital equipment (CAPEX), drafting of commercial offers, and contract monitoring.

    • Audit & Analysis:Financial and structural analysis of the business, development of Business Plans and sales projections.
    English Project Management Industry Purchasing Commercial Negotiation

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Education

  • Arts & Métiers - Double Degree French-German Engineer
    ENSAM
    2007
    Double Diplôme d'ingénieur
  • KIT / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruhe / Germany)
    2007
    KIT

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