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EmotorsCapex & Indirect Purchasing Management
Jun. 2022Carrières-sous-Poissy, Île-de-France, France• Managed ~€100M budget with 12 staff. • Structured CAPEX & Indirect procurement function. • Delivered 8% annual savings. • Integrated procurement into S&OP & mid-term planning. • Strategic interface France/Japan leadership. • Drove change initiatives across procurement tools, scrap flow, and sustainability practices. • Contributed to deployment of B2B procurement portal. • Interfaced with P2P centers abroad to offload transactional workload and re-focus team on value-creation activities.
ValeoProjects Purchasing Manager- Platform (Automotive)
May. 2019 - Jun. 2022Bobigny, Île-de-France, FranceScope: Direct Procurement (Mechanical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Plastics) and CAPEX for five platform technologies. • €180M budget | 10 staff, global scope. • Procurement strategies for 5 tech platforms. • 12% savings across 60+ projects. • Supplier resilience & raw material flow optimization. • Embedded supplier innovation into R&D.
ValeoPlatform Project Lead Buyer
Feb. 2018 - May. 2019Bobigny, Île-de-France, France• €80M annual spend. • Procurement strategy for 40+ projects. • Led 15 buyers across 5 countries. • Aligned commodity & project strategies
ValeoPlatform Project Buyer
Oct. 2016 - Feb. 2018Bobigny, Île-de-France, France• €33M spend. • Achieved 7% annual savings. • Developed supplier dashboards. • Crisis management for supplier issues
INNOVATEAMConsultant
Mar. 2016 - Sep. 2016Région de Paris, FranceMission: Delivered supply chain management and sourcing process customer-oriented solutions for the development of an innovative product line at EMS Jabil Circuit China for Visibility Systems Business Group (VIS) of Valeo (Automotive Industry) • Setup and optimized 3 mechatronic assembly lines, for 15 products, including product/ process validation to meet internal and OEM’s customers demands in NAFTA, Europe and Asia Regions, supported by multidisciplinary teams ( R&D, Process & project engineering, quality assurance and logistics) • Designed and implemented a global dashboard/PSI file as a key tool for related Valeo teams to facilitate critical data sharing, production follow up and punctual crisis management with EMS and Tier-2/Tier-3 Valeo suppliers. • Promoted and allocated Capex / Opex decisions impacting the sourcing process strategy of the product line (REFLED Platform lighting solutions) through Technical & Projects management committees
SafranRaw Material Performance Buyer -Strategic Purchasing
May. 2015 - Oct. 2015Issy-les-Moulineaux,Conducted a rationalization study of the supplier panel. Category: Flat Metal ( Metal Sheets, metal bars, tubes) • Defined and implemented purchasing strategies for the Category (Spend: 3.5M€) Tender management and coordination of competitive conditions between suppliers, Analysis of RFQ’s, global negotiations and leading purchasing process till supplier nomination.
Alfonzo Rivas & CiaRaw Materials and finished goods buyer for Food industry
Feb. 2011 - Mar. 2013Caracas, Venezuela•Managed procurement and sourcing processes for raw materials and commodities such as corn, oats, sugar milk, scents, nutrients, vitamins preservatives, from domestic and imported origins, dealing with suppliers based in 16 countries of America, Europe, and Asia. Total: 200 stock keeping units (SKU) •Anticipated and prepared contingency plans and implemented actions to face major procurement crisis and import restrictions, supported by multidisciplinary teams (supply chain, legal,logistics, finance and demand planning) constrained by a financial contingency and governmental permits, sales and operations planning and decisions from product development meetings •Led the process of Import finished goods for merchandising and distribution in Venezuela. Origin: Nafta, South America and European regions. Main Brands: Hershey’s Chocolates, Barilla Products, Cava Codorniu, Carbonell products, Concha y Toro Wines, Tequila Sauza, EJ Gallo, Chocolates El Rey •Drove supplier integration and development and monitoring of KPI’s and QCD performance •Participated in new products development and existing products evolution, supported by multidisciplinary teams (R&D, Quality, Marketing) identifying, resourcing, and procuring new raw materials or substitutes, optimizing supply chains to drive innovation. • Proven ability to lead in international, regulated environments , aligning procurement strategies with business objectives •Demonstrated success in influencing senior leadership within complex matrix organizations, driving procurement initiatives and fostering stakeholder collaboration.
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