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Yves W.YW

Yves W.

Transformation/Operations & Program Director

€700/day
Lille, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Yves

Transformation and Operations Director with over 13 years of experience, I act as a "solution-maker" to transform organizations and optimize their value chain.

Certified by EDHEC (Transformation Leadership) and a graduate of IAE Lille, I have led operational departments and strategic programs for leaders in Retail (Auchan, Leroy Merlin) and Healthcare (Santélys).

Expert in Lean, Agile, and Design to Cost methodologies, I have demonstrated my ability to generate tangible results: 35% cost reduction and acceleration of "time-to-market" from 18 to 6 months on budgets up to €60 million.

My expertise covers digital transformation, Supply Chain, and sustainability issues (CSR/CSRD).

I combine strong analytical rigor with positive management to unite teams and deliver sustainable operational excellence.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

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

Experience

  • Santélys
    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS HAD HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
    MEDICAL
    November 2025 - February 2026 (3 months)
    Lille, France
    **Missions**: Transition management aimed at auditing the structure's functioning and proposing a roadmap to optimize the entire value chain around the patient journey.

    Audit of current processes and procedures to highlight structural dysfunctions. Definition and deployment by entity of the 2026 roadmap.

    • Audit of current processes and procedures to highlight structural dysfunctions.
    • Definition and deployment by entity of the 2026 roadmap.
    • Member of the HAD Executive Committee.
    • Taking over management and reframing a team of approximately 400 employees, including 3 directors, 3 managers, and 1 logistics manager.
    • Management and optimization of service budgets (~ €60 million).
    • Implementation of the Lean method to eliminate all sources of waste and inefficiency.
    Lean Management Change and Transformation Management Optimisation des processus Diagnostic organisationnel Management d'équipe
  • Auchan Retail International
    DIRECTOR OF TRANSFORMATION & DIGITAL LEADER CSR & CSRD
    RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
    March 2024 - August 2025 (1 year and 5 months)
    Lille, France
    **Missions**: Deploy and implement the digital transformation of Auchan Retail's international CSR (Carbon, Biodiversity, Packaging, ...)

    Meet legal obligations, including the European CSRD directive.
    • Definition and implementation of the CSR program roadmap for 2024 and 2025.
    • Management of the CSRD program in conjunction with the CSR & Finance Department for the publication of the first group report (ELO).
    • Implementation of projects related to carbon management, plastic packaging, and the use of CSR data for business units.
    • Member of the Business Transformation Department's Executive Committee.
    • Building and managing a team of 10 employees, including 1 middle manager.
    • Management of CSR program budgets (~ €5 million).
    • Management of calls for tender, negotiations, and contracting.
    Digital Transformation Management d'équipe RSE Gestion d'appel d'offres Gestion de projet
  • Auchan Retail International
    TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN
    RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
    March 2022 - March 2024 (2 years)
    Lille, France
    **Mission**: Transformation of the Supply Chain internationally with the main objective of adapting the value chain to current and future challenges (Franchise, B2B, Last Miles, etc.).


    • Deployment and implementation of a new operational transformation strategy along 2 axes: fostering short-term value creation through faster deployment and preparing for future value creation.
    • Member of the Business Transformation Department's Executive Committee.
    • Recruitment and management of a team of 20 employees, including 2 middle managers.
    • Management of Supply Chain program budgets (~ €19 million).
    • Implementation of a Design to Cost method, enabling efficient project implementation and cost reduction of approximately 35%.
    • Significantly accelerated project delivery in 6 to 12 months (vs 18-24 months), notably with an MVP approach and the use of Lean methods.
    Lean Management Supply Chain Management Digital Transformation Gestion de projet Management d'équipe

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Education

  • Transformation Leadership
    EDHEC PARIS
    Certificat Executive RNCP 38130 Directeur d'activités
  • MASTER OF LAW, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
    IAE LILLE
    2017

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