Helping companies to manage purchasing and supply chain
With 12 years of professional experience in purchasing and
supply chain, I help startups and companies to be more efficient
Gauthier RENARD, purchasing and supply chain consultant
From general indirect purchasing to complex and technical direct purchasing in mechatronics, from CAPEX to OPEX, from multi-technology project purchasing to plastic family purchasing, I can adapt to your business and solve all types of purchasing problems, and beyond.
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Experiences and results
Really control your costs and ensure an efficient supply chain.
Independant consultant
Objective
- Check and validate buying signals
- Improve control of indirect costs
Achievements
- Creation and/or optimization of purchasing signal creation processes
- Creation of operational management tools for supplies and Supply Buy
- Cleaning the database and creating information system maintenance tools
- Implementation of performance indicators and reporting for procurement
- Training of teams in information systems, tools and processes
- Review and improvement of scheduling team processes
- Launch of the needs and indirect costs management project including the establishment of monitoring and performance indicators
Results
- Reduction in procurement workload by more than 25%
- Savings of 15% to 20% on indirect costs
Project purchasing manager
Objective
- Define the entire Supply Chain to ensure the manufacturing and marketing of the system in the United States
- Provide on time the prototypes necessary for development and CE and FDA certification testing
- Manage the project budget
Achievements
- Definition of the purchasing strategy of the Business Unit and the final system
- Consultation and selection of existing or new suppliers
- Negotiations of development conditions and final prices
- Management of supplier relations during the project
- Support for technical teams
- Setting up the Supply Chain
- Definition and monitoring of the Business Unit budget
Results
- 500 000€ in savings during the development phase
- Various negotiations with end suppliers and strategic Supply Chain choices for cost reductions of 5% to 10% over the serial life
Project/family purchaser
Objective
- Projects: define the Supply Chain of the future product
- Family: manage and optimize supplier panels
Réalisations
Projects section:
- Consult and select the right suppliers for each project, negotiate the best purchasing conditions in line with the project objectives, monitor the chosen suppliers, participate in the smooth running of the project
- Provide expected project deliverables: milestone deliverables, project document management
- Types of parts concerned: mechanical (plastic, metal, optical, thermal, etc.), electronics (PCB, PCBA, battery, connector, cable, etc.), textiles (headband, elastic, pouch, etc.), special machines, etc.
Family section:
- Analyze the market, carry out economic, technical and commercial analyzes
- Propose a purchasing strategy for the panel and implement it
- Draft and implement purchasing contracts
- Implement productivity plans
- Technically advise internal contacts, ensure prescription
Résultats
- Identification and implementation of several production and pricing optimisations for savings of 100 000€
- Qualification of an international outsider supplier in the optical family allowing gains of 30%
Industrial purchaser
Objective
- Management of the supplier panel
- Meet the needs of sites in the EMEA zone (around 60)
- Limit the increase in labor costs during annual negotiations
- Define the family’s medium-long term strategy
Achievements
- Report progress to the purchasing group leader and commodity manager
- Manage supplier performance based on convenience Plastic Insulators: level of service, quality & competitiveness
- Lead and manage the supplier portfolio
- Lead negotiations with suppliers
- Define and deploy the purchasing strategy with target suppliers
- Implement and manage technical part modifications (QVE) or transfers (COS) in collaboration with design offices, industrial project managers, factories and suppliers
- Rationalize the supplier panel and optimize supply flows
- Carry out an inventory of the businesses to be transferred or QVE opportunities
- Lead factories to retrieve PPEP files (technical files)
- Carry out consultations with target or current suppliers
- Analyze consultations to propose COS or QVE strategies
- Coordinate COS or QVE contract reviews
- Provide commercial support to the factory during transfers and/or technical modifications
- Act as interface between design office project managers and factories for the purchasing department
- Preparation and execution of annual negotiations
- Optimisation of processes and tools
- Definition and implementation of the medium-long term strategy (3 years)
- Management of daily escalations
Results
- Launch of several COS and QVE to optimise costs
- Limit the increase to 2% instead of the expected 5%
- Optimisation of the panel: transition from 5 to 3 suppliers in Eastern Europe
Project manager
Objective
- Manage allocated projects
- Develop and structure the office in the United States
Achievements
- Define customer needs in Digital Marketing and the necessary budgets
- Source external resources and negotiate prices
- Manage all internal and external project stakeholders (translators, studios, clients, etc.) until delivery to the client
- Control costs and enforce defined budgets
- Analyze and improve the procedures and processes put in place
- Develop tools to help with financial management and project monitoring
Results
- Implementation of several management and budgeting tools
Purchasing manager
Objective
- Manage the 2 “sourcers”
- Structuring the purchasing department
Achievements
- Management of the Purchasing team
- Definition of the purchasing policy according to the corporate strategy
- Structuring of the Purchasing department, processes and implementation of performance indicators
- Reporting to management
- Optimization of costs linked to production and non-production purchases
- Negotiation of strategic projects
- Definition of price scales for purchasing services depending on the projects
- Contractualization of framework agreements
- Responses to calls for tenders in conjunction with the sales department
- Assistance in recruiting technical/expert profiles
Results
- 30% gain on purchases of services thanks to the implementation of specific pricing strategies on new business
- Increase in European coverage with the qualification of new international suppliers
- Winning of a €5 million call for tenders for Linky meters
Purchaser, product manager
Objective
- Ensure the needs and supplies of all distribution channels
Achievements
- Purchasing: international sourcing, negotiation, supplier monitoring, application of purchasing policy, reporting
- Projects: management and analysis of product creation/improvement projects (supplier consultation, technical validation with the design office, profitability, etc.)
- Logistics: management of stocks, replenishments, deadlines
- Quality: drafting and implementing quality controls
- Training of salespeople on the products in the range
- Marketing: market research, product development, price positioning, packaging
Results
- Increase the margin and turnover of managed ranges of more than 20%
- Creation of more than 500 new references
Purchasing management manager
Objective
- Manage all suppliers in the allocated panel and ensure optimization of product supply
Achievements
- Operational monitoring of a brand portfolio (establishment, monitoring, re-assortments, sales, end of season)
- Analysis work to prepare purchases
- Logistics tracking
- Commercial negotiations
- Supply Chain project development
Results
- Increase the turnover and portfolio margin of more than 10%
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Multi-purpose experience
With over 15 years of experience, including over 12 years in purchasing and supply chain, I have successfully worked across diverse industries, from medical start-ups to large energy companies. My expertise covers a wide range of purchases, from simple projects to complex technical tasks.
Adaptability and facilitation
I am known for my ability to adapt quickly and effectively manage several projects simultaneously. My curious, rigorous and diplomatic nature facilitates communication between internal and external stakeholders.
Adaptability and facilitation
I am known for my ability to adapt quickly and effectively manage several projects simultaneously. My curious, rigorous and diplomatic nature facilitates communication between internal and external stakeholders.
Commitment to customer success
My main goal is to provide tailor-made solutions to meet the specific needs of each client. I am committed to optimising purchasing and supply chain processes to ensure the long-term success of my customers.
My fields of expertise
Purchasing
Develop and implement the company’s purchasing strategy, in collaboration with general management and other departments. Negotiate contracts with suppliers, to obtain the best conditions in terms of costs, deadlines and quality.
Supply chain
Coordination and supervision of all internal and external logistics aspects of the company. Ensuring the structure’s performance in terms of service efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Project management
Supervision of the entire development of a solution adapted to customer needs, from design to implementation.
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