Directeur des achats à l’international dans un environnement multi sites

Worldwide leading cable company, 6.5b€ revenues, 26 000 employees, 100 industrial units.

• Management committee member for the MERA area. 9 industrial units in Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Ghana, Russia and Ivory Coast. Challenging business environment.
• Team of 30 purchasing people with leadership of several categories and suppliers for the Group.
• 500M€ spend, direct and ES&S scope. Approx. 1000 suppliers with local, regional or global business relationship.
• Principal achievements : 4% per year cost reduction. 5M€ positive impact on OWC within 6 months. Alternatives to monopolies (from 60 to 38 part numbers in 18 months). Mitigation plan with the Qatar unit (under blockade).
• Member of the Group Purchasing committee. Transversal role/Project leader in the transformation programme of the Purchasing function with two main achievements in 15 months : 1, Maturity development with the enhancement of the strategic part. 2, Design of a personal development plan including an e-learning path for 300 buyers (from junior profile up to Corporate VP).

• 60M€ turnover. Direct report to the Industry VP of sales. Team of 4 sales managers and a FO/BO of 9 people.
• Principal achievements: Customers, Products and footprint rationalization without any impact in market share. Margin optimisation (1 M€). Winner of the 2016 Nexans sales master award in the category "Cash generation".

• In addition to my Global Marketing Manager role, in charge of a JV creation with Alstom Transport. Leader of the project for Nexans from concept phase to final agreements.
• Key achievement : Company created with operations in Morocco and 50/50 ownership

• Job creation - At Group level, set-up, drive and monitor the worldwide strategy for two strategic market segments in the transportation sector (Rolling Stock and Automotive). From June 2011, Nexans new organisation (from country to market lines), creation of a marketing team at market line level.
• Key achievement in Automotive : Capacity and footprint rationalization due to volume downturn post 2008 crisis.
• Key achievement in Rolling stock : Differentiated offer per market channel. Market share from 20 to 30% in Europe and 50% in China.

Valeo Engine Cooling then Valeo Electronics and Connective Systems

• Member of the Branch Purchasing committee, during two assignements. From 05/2005 to 08/2007, in charge of the Insulated copper wires portfolio for the Group. 150M€ spend. From 04/2003 to 04/2005, in charge of the oil coolers and electrical motors portfolios. 50M€ spend
• Principal achievements : Design and implementation of the “weight watcher” concept in the price revision formula for cables. Initiative rewarded at Group level in 2006. For motors and oil coolers, alternative sourcing to breach monopolies. Supplier development in China.

Valeo Motors & Actuators then Valeo Engine Cooling

• From 03/2001 to 03/2003, Epsilon programme (GM), in charge of Purchasing. Main components - Electrical motors, plastic parts, oil coolers, electronic devices (speed control units), harnesses.
• From 12/1998 to 02/2001, in charge of the engineering and the validation for an electrical motor with an integrated electronic speed control unit. Owner of the validation plan and writer of the test reports and expertises.