Les Rousses, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
__Professional in Value Chain, Supply Chain, Product & Marketing strategies for the Bicycle Industry VISIONARY - CREATIVITY - INNOVATIVE MINDED - MANAGEMENT - STRATEGY - SYNERGY - PROCESS - PROFESSIONALISM - DEVELOPMENT - MANUFACTURING - SOURCING - TUTORING __Proficient knowledge in Design, Engineering, Testing, Material, Manufacturing processes, QC/QA, Logistic, Sales, Customer Service, allowing to work with - and challenge - the best experts in each category, with great mutual respect. __Able to build long-term trusting cooperative relationship with Western & Eastern European, Asian and North-American suppliers thanks to a good understanding, appreciation of, and adequacy to the different cultures. __Highly-skilled for cost analysis and negotiation
Consulting and support services in strategy and business development in the industrial and commercial field: Business Management, Vision, Innovation and Product Development, Marketing and Communication, Supply Chain, Value Chain. Design, development, monitoring of the industrialization and marketing of prefabricated modular metal constructions. Processing, conservation, storage and trucking of agri-food products.
____ Improved Time to Market ____ (Number of days from Product Concept till Delivery-to-Consumer) - Reduced by 6% in average over a 12-month period - Reduced by 29% on Pilot Project - Long-Term Potential to reduce by 38% with on-going Supply and Manufacturing Projects and improved Product Development efficiency ____ Shorter Cash-to-Cash Cycle ____ - Reduced by almost 6% over a 12-month period - Long-Term Potential to reduce by 38% with on-going Supply, Manufacturing and Sales/Marketing Projects ____ Further Cost Savings ____ - Alloy Frame Project: 40% saving over target - E-bike Platform: over 25% additional overall profit - Carbon Frame Key product: over 20% cost saving and improved performance ____ Increased Product Value ____ - New Safety Reflectors and Lights spec's: reducing annual plastic waste by 20m3 / 7.4tons, and reducing Cost by 94% - 98% Assembly for several Bike platforms - Paint & Decals: Reduced Waste, Pollution and Cost - IP Protection thru Tooling Management ____ Future of Supply/Logistic and Manufacturing ____ - Alternative Logistic Routes and Provider for a potential 23% cost saving - Improved Carbon Frame manufacturing: Automation, better Efficiency, better Working Conditions and increased Sustainability - Scouting, Observing and Building Relationship with New Frame, Painting and Assembly Factories, specially in EU
____Deliveries ____ - Improved On-time Delivery (DIFOT) from 4% to 98% - Reduced Average Lead-Time by 45% - Insured Delivery (Development & Production) of Trailfox AMP (BMC's 1st e-Bike) meeting or exceeding set-up goals (Time/Cost/Performance/Quality) by managing the various stakeholders - Lowered Air Freight (due to supply delays) Costs to the Company down to 0 (=zero) ____ Prices ____ - Negotiated Purchase Prices, representing 4-5% of Total Purchase Turnover / 2-3 p.p. impact on Gross Margin % - Collected kickback money and long-time pending credit claim from all suppliers (2 Mio CHF) - Initiated detailed transparent price quotation from assembly factories ____ Supplier base ____ - Rebuilt trust with long-term partners - Developed a system to align factories capacity and company's needs - Selected and Expanded supplier base with new frame and assembly factories, which proved reliable ____ Overall organisation ____ - Warehouse consolidation (CH+EU) - Stabilise BMC Asia office thru re-organisation ____ Product & Marketing ____ - Strategic/Visionary input in the company’s Product Development and Marketing direction - Development of a Bicycle Frame Module Display (packaging turning into a POP)
__Transversal Product Responsibility in terms of Vision, Definition and Creation across the different brands of the SR group: fi'zi:k, Brooks England, Selle Royal, crank brothers. __Vertical Responsibilities thru the entire Product Development: Design, Engineering, Benchmarking, Testing, Tooling, Certification, Negotiation, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Logistics. __Vision, Development, Implementation of various Innovative Processes and Material in saddle manufacturing. __Development of an Asian Outsourcing Organization and Product Development Process and Tracking System __Tutoring of Product Manager's and Product Developer's __Key Projects: - f'izi:k Kurve, Volta, Antares, Arione 00/R1/R3, zea:k, Tundra saddles - fi'zi:k Cyrano seatpost (patented), XC grip (patented), Blin:k safety light - Brooks Cambium saddle - Brooks Plump (patented) & Slender grips - Brooks Barbican Messenger bag(Patented), Brick Lane Roll-up pannier. - Brooks Hoxton Basket - SR Ergogel, Respiro, Viper, Ondina, Seta saddles - SR Mano & Mano Royalgel grips (both patented), ICS safety light & reflector http://www.fizik.it http://www.brooksengland.com http://www.selleroyal.com http://www.crankbrothers.com
__Vision, Definition, Creation & Development of the Product Range for all Bike segments. (MTB, Road, Urban, Recreation, Touring, Tandem…) __Strong Involvement in Marketing Strategies to support Product & Sales strategies - Creator of the "Bad Boy" & "Urban Vintage" concept - Initiator of the "Road Warrior" & "Sport Road" categories which eventually turned into "Endurance Road" - Key person in the development on the "Synapse", Cannondale first full carbon frame. - Inventor of the Cannondale Seatpost integrated anti-theft lock - Creator/Designer of Cannondale Octopus pedals