Yann Teste
Global Director Purchasing & Supplier Management, Commodity Powertrain, VOLVO AB, Volvo Construction Equipment, Brussels
I am glad, proud and happy to start a new challenge in Europe, joining Volvo AB group's Construction Equipement division.
I am now globally in charge of purchasing for the Powertrain Commodity for this division and joining a great team.
My experience is extensive in purchasing, supplier management, supplier quality, Low Cost Sourcing, Project management, operation starting-up in China, Indirect purchasing, procurement, executive management and actively participating in setting-up a JV in China.
CPO, VP Purchasing, General Manager, Managing director, Office Representative, Automotive, Operations, business in China, project management, start up.
156 contactsGlobal Director Purchasing & Supplier Management, Commodity Powertrain, VOLVO AB, Volvo Construction Equipment, Brussels
Globally in charge of the commodity powertrain for Volvo Construction equipment.
2008 - 2010Great China & SEA scope: inc. procurement, 22 persons, 3 locations, M&A’s.
> 100 Mio$ turn over, 90 new major projects/year, > 75 Mio projects ahead
Exports responsibility for China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, & others
M&A team member in China driving sourcing, procurement and Supplier development.
Integration of procurement & component inventory into the Supply Chain
Full budget and functioning costs leadership and control
Export volumes and pipelined projects X 2 in 2 years
All business units and products lines using China and SE Asia sourcing team
Full achievement of all KPI’s (400 PPM, DP >95%, savings> 25%)
Most successful Global Sourcing initiative and office in Knorr-Bremse group
Very high localization rates (confidential)
On targets (costs, planning, quality) for all new localizations projects SOP’s
2006 - 2008Great China scope: 10 persons, 2 locations, export and localization projects
> 50 Mio$ turn over, 40 new major projects/year, export majorly in US
Exports from China and Taiwan
Bring sourcing potentials to Europe and Brazil
Put under control a new acquired Asian supplier base
Full achievement of all KPI’s (800 PPM, DP >90%, savings> 25%)
Take over then turn around the Shanghai Global sourcing team
Changed processes & approaches to bring together Shanghai & Dalian team
2004 - 2006Location & Start-up scope: inc. SQD, export & localization, projects
Started-up the location from scratch with one other colleague from UK
Successfully managed the first Knorr-Bremse OE China customer project.
Successfully bought all equipments in time & at budget
Localization rate covering major spends (confidential)
Driving export successfully for the compressor parts out of the new suppliers
All business cases at target after SOP
Europe Purchasing Manager for 4 European factories( France, Germany, UK, Italy), Knorr-Bremse, Lisieux, France
2001 - 2004Europe scope: projects & commodities, 4 locations and teams in Europe
> 7 persons, 80 Mio$, European supplier base mainly, all commodities.
Start from scratch a new purchasing department
European executive members and location executive member for compressors
Elected project leader for the first Truck group Asian Initiative in sourcing parts
Relocation leader for production in France instead of Italy
1999 - 2001Location scope: foreign suppliers, project & commodity buyer, no team
> 15 Mio$ supplier base, all commodities, VA-VE.
Manage stampings, castings, turn-parts, screws, assemblies
Start the first VA-VE projects
Is the only responsible buyer in the project team for SOP’s for new products
1998 - 1998-Project leader for process optimisation on the welding process for the window screens rotors.
-6 month trainee program
-Scrap rate decrease from 10% to <1%
