Procurement Business Partner (ad interim)

Category Management and Content Lead EMEA of an Infosys' buying portal (Procuredge)
integration project with Ariba (SIT and UAT phases) for the customer JOHNSON & JOHNSON.
Identification of 60 recommendations of buying channels and end user experience
enhancements across the Professional Services, Marketing, Laboratory Supplies, MRO and IT
categories, reducing high touch transactions from 65% down to 20% generating 75M€ savings
(5%).

* Strategic Procurement Project Lead in the cement sector (customer: LAFARGE UK and LAFARGE
Egypt). Responsible for the project execution, identification of recommendations, coaching,
training and evaluation of buyers, review and optimization of the procurement process,
execution of negotiations achieving 700K€ savings.
* Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Project Lead in the Printing sector in Dublin,
Ireland (customer: INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC). Savings 500K€.

* Strategic Procurement Project Manager of an Operations Excellence Program in the cement
sector (customer: LAFARGE Rumania). Procurement diagnostic, strategy development and
execution, identification of recommendations, coaching and training of 8 buyers and
procurement managers, buyers' evaluation. Savings: 1.2M€.
* Procurement Project Manager of an Inventory Excellence Program in the Automotive sector
across 8 European countries (customer: EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES Europe). Project Management and
Execution, Value Stream Mapping, coaching of the champions and sponsors reducing
significantly the days on hand and achieving 1M€ working capital improvement.

* Strategic Procurement consulting project in the QSR sector (customer: TELEPIZZA Madrid).
Data analysis, Value Stream Mapping, supplier performance and Management Operating System
review, stakeholders' interviews and coaching of Procurement Managers. Identification and
implementation of recommendations.
* Operations, supply chain and working capital consulting project in the MDF sector across
5 countries. (customer: SONAE Industria, Portugal and Europe). Value Stream Mapping, Sales
and Operations Planning review, OEEs, DILOs, Supply Chain velocity analysis, development of
critiques and recommendations of the procurement management operating system.
* Working capital analysis in the Chemical sector (customer: INVISTA, Koch Industries
Inc., USA and Europe). MOS, DILOs, supply chain analysis and process mapping, critiques and
recommendations, stakeholders' interviews, benchmarking of third parties service providers.

Responsible for Sales of Promotional products to European customers.

Purchasing, Logistics and Customer Service Manager reporting to the Managing Director.
Purchasing / cost reduction (packaging and freight) and customer service level
optimization. Responsible for the Logistics Department (8 employees).

Responsible for the oversight of the European purchasing function (spends: 200 M€ / 9
countries). Analysis, negotiation, contracting and implementation of International
Framework agreements in collaboration with the country MDs, FDs, and Procurement Managers
achieving significant bottom line results. Breach of supplier price fixings, cost
optimization through price negotiation and reverse-engineering, purchasing departments
restructuring, coaching and training. Areas of expertise: MHE, packaging, trucks &
trailers, tires, fuel, transport, racking, temporary staff, professional services,
telecoms, IT, fleet and travel.

European strategic sourcing consultant responsible for setting-up the European Purchasing
Department of Hays Logistics Europe and for the negotiation of the European Framework
Agreements (spends: 200 M€ / 9 countries), reporting to the Group CFO and CEO. Execution of
strategic sourcing projects delivering 15% average savings. Consortium buying with
Electrolux Europe.