Mes compétences :
Procurement
Purchasing
Supplier development
Project Management Office
Entreprises
Bombardier Aerospace
- Supplier Program Manager
Montréal 2012 - maintenantSupplier development
Daimler
- Manager, Cost Planning & Project Support
Le Chesnay Cedex. 2011 - 2012- Responsible for the commodity planning, including target setting to establish performance goals using top-down / bottom-up approach for up to $300 million;
- Organized the Annual Negotiation Process, providing a working platform and market information to the buyers, and analytical reports to senior functional leaders;
- Mitigated cost fluctuation risks through commodity hedging and surcharge programs;
- Ran the Financial Supplier Risk Management process: handled suppliers confidential financial information, reviewed key figures for first risk assessment and followed-up with Controlling.
- Supported category buyers with major supplier negotiations, and ensured cost reduction and avoidance is implemented, realized and sustained while enforcing ethical practices;
- Led the supplier development activities and organized cross-functional teams for factory audits;
- Project purchasing leader chairing bi-weekly cross-departmental meetings, and issuing cost review status. Influenced the strategic planning and provided recommendations to increase cost maturity level;
- Implemented and improved procurement processes with KPI integration;
- 2 direct and 6 indirect employees. Prepared target agreements and performance reviews.
Daimler
- Senior Buyer, Major components
Le Chesnay Cedex. 2008 - 2011- Responsible for major components procurement, annual volume over $70 million;
- Managed axle’s worldwide strategy, with global negotiations, periodic business reviews and raw material price monitoring;
- Negotiated contracts and managed long-term relationships with key account suppliers formalizing cost control, quality and on-time delivery;
- Ensured fair performance evaluations and led over 12 cross-functional teams performing on-site assessments;
- Actively involved with the lead buying organization to create and develop local strategies;
- Engaged in 2 lawsuits with suppliers, and worked with the internal legal adviser and a lawyer to negotiate settlement;
- Successfully achieved targets for 3 successive Annual Negotiations Process negotiations;
- Coordinated projects with most internal business partners required, including Bids, Finance, Legal, R&D, Continuous Improvement, Quality and Supply chain;
- Active member of a cross-functional team that effectively managed the success of a new vehicle project in a very complex environment through a Quality Gate management system.
Ubifrance
- Trade Officer (IT, aerospace and transportation)
Paris2006 - 2007Informed, advised and supported French companies in their export business plans to Canada:
- [Consulting]: organized trade missions, accompanied customers to meetings, arranged seminars and workshops to present French technology, set up exhibitions and presentations of products. Achievements: significant sales improvement for more than 10 customers, 2 subsidiaries filing for incorporation, France/Canada scientific partnership with international clusters in the photonics industry, 2 promotional events for companies’ visibility;
- [Editorial work]: published brochures with sectorial coverage, wrote market reviews, contributed in monthly marketing intelligence letters, measured market trade risks to supply export insurance;
- [Network]: followed trends by meeting key people such as association’s Directors or Government Representatives, attended trade shows, conferences and AGMs, visited prospective businesses and supported French subsidiaries.
