Laurent EVEN

******* PROCUREMENT, SOURCING AND SOCIAL NETWORK *******


I'm a strong supporter of the development of social and professional networks, so I'm a member of Viadeo since 2004.


** MY JOB: PROCUREMENT AND SOURCING **

For me, it's both my job and a passion, an adventure that started out in 1994.
With a broad experience over 15 years in this role, working in various industry companies and in an international background, I continue to face to new challenges, to create value and to improve my skills and knowledge in this vast field.

* MY MAIN SKILLS *

OPERATIONAL

Purchasing: policy and strategy, international marketing and sourcing, requirement files, requests for proposal, contracts making and negotiation, business and public law, follow up and disputes and purchasing project leading.
Logistic: supply chain, inventory and lead-time optimization, MRP II and Kanban implementation …

COMMODITIES

Direct expenses: communication, electronics, electromechanics, fastenings, mechanics, plastic, sub-contracting...
Indirect expenses: facilities equipments and services, I&T services, engineering consulting and services…
Capital expenditures: manufacturing equipment, I&T systems...

MANAGEMENT

Staff management: leading of teams (from 5 to 15 buyers), cross-functional management and working in project teams in an international field.
Team leading: people evaluation, team building, skills development, recruitment and training.

ORGANIZATION AND TOOLS
Projects: implementation of new purchasing quality systems (ISO 9001:2000 - EN9100), new purchasing ERP and E-purchasing. Continuous improvement (tools & workshops leading). Supplier's conference organization.
Organization: activity building. KPI, monitoring and reporting tools elaboration. Change driving and coaching.
Tools: costs and value analysis, design to cost, Lean Manufacturing …


** MY PROFESSIONAL NETWORK **

I want to improve and run my professional network around 3 main topics:

PROCUREMENT AND SOURCING ROLES
I seek to share information, with other buyers, about best practices in procurement, methods and tools, business data processing, business and public laws, and about anything that can bring us more value in this trade.

MARKET AND SUPPLIERS
I wish to share information on technologies, products and processes, suppliers, economic issues, market trends, news, etc.., about the commodities I manage.

RECRUITMENT IN PROCUREMENT AND SOURCING
I manage, for over 4 years, the forum "JOB ACHATS", a bridge between candidates and recruiters from the procurement and sourcing roles (exchanges of information, job advertisements, presentations, contacts ...).
To join us on the forum JOB ACHATS: http://www.viadeo.com/hu03/0021palzt8hnk24f/job...


If you share my interests, please contact me.

See you soon on Viadeo !

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