Geneva, Switzerland
Purchasing Manager working for Cosmetic / FMCG / Food industry, based in Switzerland. Past experiences include : Category Leader, Project Leader in North America, Procurement Platform deployment lead, Pharmaceutical purchasing. Master Degree in Engineering - Master Degree in Purchasing, CIPS accredited.
► Scope of responsibilities : $200 Millions spend – 15 Markets
Integration of corrugated. ► Scope of responsibilities : $115 Millions spend – 3 Businesses - 50 plants
► Scope of responsibilities : $100 Millions spend – 3 Businesses - 50 plants
► Scope of responsibilities : $100 Millions spend – 70 brands – 30 suppliers ▻ Develop, communicate and execute the sourcing strategy for Fragrance Closures, in order to optimize the Total Cost of Ownership ▻ Commercial expert working closely with all the relevant teams and stakeholders such as Supply chain, Planning, Quality and R&D Ⅰ - Category Strategy • Develop, formulate and deliver short & medium to long term sourcing strategy to ensure best TCO and security of supply for Coty. • Align strategy and action plan with key stakeholders • RFQ & Contract managements Ⅱ - Negotiation and supplier relationship • Lead commercial negotiations • Target lowest global costs and highest value for Coty while ensuring a sustainable relationship with our suppliers Ⅲ - Project management achievements • Built a Business Continuity Plan for the Fragrance closures category, and led the securing level analysis for all packaging categories. • Acted as the Fragrance closures SPOC for the transfer of all Burberry fragrances from Third-Party Manufacturer to in-house production. Organizing follow-up with Planning, Finance and Local Buyers. • Developed many valuable projects for the category in cross functional teams (Resourcing, Value analysis, etc.) Ⅳ - Continuous improvement of value and quality • Continuously analyse the supply market to identify new opportunities • Implement, support and ensure the use of relevant strategic sourcing processes in regards to sourcing of across the group • Identify and implement cost savings opportunities • Support and actively promote the Group Procurement function • Engage and secure an open and direct dialogue with stakeholders
► Scope of responsibilities : 3 Countries (USA, Canada, Mexico) - 1000+ users/stakeholders ➟ Support deployment of the new Global eProcurement tool in North America ➟ Central point of contact for Project management regarding USA, Canada and Mexico Main responsabilites • Act as the coordinator to consolidate and support issue resolutions • Integrate and support new indirect procurement processes • Identify best practices helping to drive excellence in execution • Provide training on request to suppliers and internal stakeholders on the eProcurement tool • Leading the integration of North American suppliers in the Ariba Network • Support Hypercare activities and future improvement needed on the eProcurement Tool
Greater Bordeaux Metropolitan Area