DUPONT Didier

Manager Global Material Supply at JTI (Japan Tobacco International)

Chêne-Bougeries, Geneva, Switzerland

About

I worked the last 20 years mostly in Procurement, Logistics and Customer service. I have been responsible to procure logistics freight for the whole JT group company & RJR for more than 12 years. My main area was Logistics, sea freight , land (trucking) and big warehouse concept. I also worked a bit in different sectors such as leasing car company, courier service, etc. I spent also time on some big project such as implementing a distribution warehouse in Turkey, logistics concept for our factory in Kazachstan and Romania. I supervise an European project to analize our distribution system in 17 countries in Europe. I also worked on renting few aircraft for RJR to ship goods and materials over the world.

Experience

  • JTI (Japan Tobacco International) (Geneva Area, Switzerland)
    • Manager Global Material Supply
      Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

      Managing a team responsible to ship tobacco between our worldwide factories.

    • DIRECTOR GLOBAL PROCUREMENT LOGISTICS
      Jan 2000 - Jan 2013 · 13 yrs 1 mo

      Negotiating OCEAN and Trucking rates, contracts for JTI worldwide as well as Warehousing contracts.

  • R. J. Reynolds Tobacco International, Inc. (11 yrs)
    • MANAGER GLOBAL LOGISTICS
      Jan 1995 - Jan 2000 · 5 yrs 1 mo

      Define best way to ship goods around the world. Search solutions in the country to store goods : Turkey. Help to put logistics in place for new factory in Romania and Kazachstan.

    • SUPERVISOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
      Feb 1989 - Jan 1995 · 6 yrs

      Responsible to ship goods from our factory to customers worldwide.

  • Auditor @ Bookkeeper at SOCIETE DE CONTROLE FIDUCIAIRE
    Sep 1986 - Jun 1988 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Part of a team auditing various companies in Geneva. Making bookkeeping work for some companies in Geneva.

  • Accountant at COOP GENEVE
    Sep 1984 - Jun 1986 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Accounting department.

  • Student Apprentice at JACKY MAEDER SA
    Sep 1981 - Jun 1984 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Freight forwarder experience in various departments : sea freight - trucking - airfreight - customs activities