Bilingual Procurement/ Supply Chain manager, with a strong background in the FMCG sector, with corporate experience and across cultures. Focused on the customer satisfaction, my technical skills allow me to understand the internal needs to build some sustainable relationships for a mutual benefit. I preparing for my next challenge, with a more strategic, high level scope as the Executive MBA started at the University of Edinburgh combined with my 12 years of practical experience prepares me to do.

Supply Chain Manager @ Supply chain manager in Cognac production department - Martell&Cie  Consistently met the defined objectives, guaranteeing quality and developing new business levels within continuous improvement process (+23% of productivity),  Drove the activity within multi-sites teams (resources vs budget monitoring) to meet the cognac production plan and the productivity improvement targets,  Managed the storage capacities, on internal and external sites with subcontracted suppliers (transportation, storage, casks, IT….),  Managed inventories for the fiscal closure exercise (+ 10% on the accuracy of the data and resources needed in the timescale) From January 2009 to January 2012 (3 years 1 month) Operations manager @  Responsible for the purchasing of the dry goods (mainly Ciroc vodka on behalf of Diageo), including the SRM (sourcing, negotiation, contract when relevant),  Responsible for new packaging development (primary and secondary packs) for all the products (Ciroc, G’vine gin, K’orus wine, RTD PXS…),  Responsible of the storage capacities and inventories for the company,  Implemented a continuous improvement plan at co-packer’s bottling plant in order to maintain best practices. Trained and developed team skills.  Implemented a new ERP for the company (scope definition, supplier selection, training) From March 2005 to January 2009 (3 years 11 months) Continuous Improvement Consultancy @ Continuous Improvement Consultancy mission: SMED, 5S…for a gain of 8% of productivity From March 2004 to February 2005 (1 year) Assistant Production Director @ Hennessy – LVMH Group – Cognac – France  Designed production plans, budgets and KPI to monitor the activity vs markets objectives,  Implemented a new organization for the Dry Goods Department (+15% of productivity From January 2002 to December 2003 (2 years) Onboard Petty Officer specialized in radars and electronic warfare @ Team manager and aircraft controller on board From September 1996 to July 1999 (2 years 11 months) Toulon Area, France

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Executive MBA @ University of Edinburgh Business School From 2014 to 2016 Master's Degree, Operations & Logistics - Ingenierie Industrielle et Logistique @ EPF Ecole d'Ingénieurs From 1999 to 2002 Erwan Le Buhan is skilled in: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, Logistics, wine and spirit, Procurement, Purchasing, FMCG, bottling, Inventory Management, Strategic Sourcing, Project Planning, Negotiation, packaging, NPD