Lausanne Metropolitan Area
Procurement expert convinced that the Procurement function brings value to companies. - I have strong expertise in Procurement Excellence with track records of leading SAP-Ariba implementation and Spin-off separation programs (multi-million programs with a global footprint). - I am passionate about developing organisations and reshaping teams to deliver the best outcome. I have applied this across several roles, both in strategic and operational Procurement environments. - I have a deep knowledge of the Pharma and Luxury industries known for their high reputational and quality standards. - I am interested in developing team members and helping them grow, focusing on their talents. - I believe in education and knowledge sharing and have created a learning platform to help leaders improve their soft skills. MY KEY SKILLS: Procurement Excellence, Procurement Systems implementation, Procurement Transformation, Procurement Category Management, Developing teams, Learning and Development, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Indirect Procurement, Sharing knowledge and Teaching at HEC Lausanne (EPFL). MY LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS: - I have delivered a major pharmaceutical company's Separation program (Spin-off) for their Procurement function in less than 18 months. - I have led the successful implementation of Ariba across 65+ countries with no system downtime. - I have developed a procurement hub organisation in Europe to increase savings delivery.
I have helped the newly created Fast Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) company (a GSK spin-off) to structure their Research and Development (R&D) Procurement department and built: 📌Procurement ways of working internally and externally to support innovation better. 📌Procurement Savings pipeline to support Haleon's commitments to innovation sales and profitability.
I have been leading 3 major programs in the procurement area, with a global impact: 📌Successful separation of 42 procurement applications ranging from Ariba sourcing, Ariba contracting and Ariba guided buying, Travel & Expenses application (Concur) and Contingent Workers management applications. 📌I have been leading the Ariba Guided Buying global implementation program. I directed the implementation of the unified solution in 66 countries. 📌I have been leading the design, execution and implementation of the Zero-Base-Budget (ZBB) performance indicators. KPI where covering financial and non-financial scope.
I have been setting up the newly created procurement hubs organisation. My organisation was covering France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece. This organisation was responsible for all Indirect Procurement spend (Professional Services, Media, Marketing and Sales, IT, Fleet, Facility management). 📌I have increased the team savings delivery by 30% vs. previous standards. 📌I have reorganised the team responsibility breakdown and implemented a regional network of competences.
I have built the Market Research Global Category Strategy. The scope of responsibilities was covering the Primary and Secondary Market Research spend as well as the Market Access area. 📌I have delivered savings above market standards. 📌I implemented a regional category leader's network withing the EMEA region to amplify the impact of the global category strategy. 📌In addition to this role, I have supervised the execution of the Pring, Promo and POS category strategy in the EMEA markets.
I have managed the European Indirect Procurement spend in both OPEX (Marketing & Sales, R&D, Professional Services, Warehousing & Distribution) and CAPEX (Plant Equipment and Facilities investments). 📌I have increased Compliance scores by implementing contract and approval workflows in the markets, allowing quick turnaround time and full management monitoring. 📌I have been the sponsor of a successful SRM-SAP implementation in Europe.
I was responsible for the Indirect spend for the Novartis Nyon campus and the Bern commercial site. 📌I have built a team of procurement experts in the shape of a lead buyer concept. 📌I have been dealing with the massive investment plan for the Nyon plant.