Patrice Lemonnier

Global Procurement Leader | Pharma & CDMO Value Creation | Driving North America Expansion under Private Equity Ownership

France

About

At Recipharm, the focus is on leading global procurement operations to optimize cost structures, enhance supplier relationships, and align procurement strategies with organizational goals. With over two years in this role, the team has prioritized driving tangible P&L results through scalable and innovative solutions, particularly in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. Specialized in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional teamwork, efforts are centered on enabling operational excellence. Previous leadership at CureVac involved establishing and adapting a complex vaccine production network, demonstrating agility in managing high-stakes environments. Proficiency in organizational leadership and strategic procurement underpins a commitment to delivering value and efficiency. Multilingual communication skills in German, French, and English further support collaboration across global teams and partners.

Experience

  • Head of Global Procurement at Recipharm
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Vice President Global Procurement at CureVac
    2021 - 2022 · 1 yr

    Set up global procurement, scale up and down a 1.3bn dose vaccine network

  • Vice President EU procurement at NLMK Europe
    2019 - 2021 · 2 yrs

    Head of global procurement for all EU sites

  • CPO (Chief Procurement Officer) at Sibelco Group
    2016 - 2019 · 3 yrs

    Manage a team of 180 procurement professionals, covering a spend of 1.3bn€ in 4 regions (North America, South America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific & Australia), 41 countries, 250 manufacturing locations and all categories of products and services. www.sibelco.com

  • GSK (18 yrs)
    • Vaccines/ Procurement director/ Merger & Acquisition/ Novartis Vaccines Integration
      May 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Strategic planning/cost reductions/headcount optimisation/ERP roll out/budget planning/team management/executive networking/operating model redesign. Expert in setting egg supply chains from scratch (Canada, China, EU) for the purpose of producing vaccines. Expert in manging a contract manufacturing organization from identifying to contracting and managing third parties in North America and Europe (first hand H1N1 experience).

    • Vaccines/ Redesign End to End supply chain
      Jun 2012 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Work with top 5 consultant company to redesign end to end suppy chain processes accross GSK Vaccines/Strategic plannining/S&OP design and implementation/supply chain process definition.

    • Vaccines/International/ Procurement director/ Sites/ CMOs
      Oct 2011 - May 2012 · 8 mos

      Business development/contrat negotiation/strategic planning/team development/KPI dashboard implementation