Gilles W.
Sourcing dept Manager, 7 years of international experience
Sourcing of suppliers in low cost countries, purchasing, contracting, supply chain management, SAP R/3, logistic, facility management, technical understanding, intellectual property, marketing, sales, project management, public relation, relation with government administrations, consulting, business continuity plans, continuous improvement, fluent in French (mother tongue) and German.
10 contactsLCC Sourcing / Purchasing dept manager (14 staffs, 40 Millions Euros purchasing power) :
- Secure the local procurement as the plant in on 20% / year production increase basis
- Ensure that more & more machine parts are procured within the region (China, India, SE Asia) based on make or buy analysis
- Setup flow for strategic parts to be sent to Europe based on Total Cost of Ownership studies
- Setup a strategy, roll out and monitoring for the ambitious targets defined for the coming years in terms of cost reduction, supplier panel reduction, LCC sourcing and overall spending control
Member of the management board of Sidel Malaysia
Member of the board of directors of the Malaysian French Chamber of commerce and Industry
2003 - 2006In charge of a small machine range business unit