Chief Procurement Officer
Strategic Sourcing, International, Transformation, Supply-Chain Expert and Leader
Budget: 2 billion € purchasing spend
> 360-degree comprehension of the procurement function, through management of +150 purchasing categories and the professionalization of various purchasing organizations
> Shared and pragmatic diagnosis and elaboration of a procurement strategy, allying the function best practices and the business specificities and priorities
> Redesign of the procurement organization and the sourcing-to-pay (S2P) process
> Centralization of strategic sourcing at group level in a decentralized and multi-cultural organization
> Change management, initiation and steering of major transformation programs
> Recruitment, development and management of international teams and large organizations
> Project Management (ERP implementation)
> Cash generation, Product Innovation, Sustainable development, People development, Health and Safety
Values and personal competencies:
Commitment, Integrity, Collective interest
Strategy to Action
Goal oriented, Persistent
Close to the business, Pragmatic
Team player, Leadership, Empathy
Missions @ From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Paris Area, FranceVice-President Supply-Chain and South-East Asia Project Director @ As Project Director, the mission was to in South-East Asia, fully redesign organizations and processes of the Finance, Procurement (S2P), Sales Administration and Logistics functions. Implement the Group ERP. The project budget was €25M and 80 people.
As Supply-chain & Procurement VP, the mission was to devise plans to optimize supply-chain and improve strategic sourcing in Indonesia, Syria and Nigeria From July 2011 to December 2013 (2 years 6 months) Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaVice-President Global Sourcing @ Mission: Conceive, deploy and lead a group organization for the Strategic Sourcing of Industrial Goods & Equipment, Chemicals, IS/IT, Travel, for a final total spend of c. €2B. Lead a central team of 12 Sourcing Directors and animated network of c. 450 national buyers spread in 140 branches in 75 countries From January 2007 to June 2011 (4 years 6 months) Paris Area, FranceChief Procurement & Supply-chain Officer, General Manager, CEO shipping subsidiary @ Design, implement and lead the Procurement & Supply-chain organization of Lafarge Greece (€600M sales). Ensure the compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley US accounting norm (SOX-404). As an executive committee member contribute to define and implement a transformation plan of the company. Lead Aneh (Heracles shipping) subsidiary. Key figures: €310M purchasing spend, €85M Logistics budget, €5M capex budget, Supervise 6 directors and 300 employees From January 2005 to December 2006 (2 years) Vice-President, France Procurement and Customer Orientation @ Mission: Lead the Procurement dept (€150M spend) of Lafarge Gypsum France (Sales of ~€310M in 2004). Supervise 12 managers. Lead the cross-functional Customer Orientation programme aiming to increase the customer satisfaction and to transform the traditional company “silos” culture into a more effective and collaborative one From January 2001 to December 2004 (4 years) Avignon Area, FranceFrance Procurement Director @ Mission: Led the procurement dept of the Construction Equipment product line for a budget spend of €100M and led the European sourcing of caterpillars for €50M From January 1999 to December 2000 (2 years) Paris Area, FranceSupply-Chain Manager @ Mission: Lead, optimize and secure the supply-chain organization (Production planning, distribution planning) of HME (heavy mobile equipments in Europe From January 1997 to December 1998 (2 years) Paris Area, FranceSupply-Chain Manager @ Mission: Steer the production and the distribution plans, between 4 plants and 2 warehouses in Europe, of the electronic cables and central units for the Renault Megane (€120M sales). Lead the operations of the 2 warehouses (France, Spain) From January 1995 to December 1996 (2 years) Paris Area, FranceInbound Logistics Manager @ Mission: Lead and improve the operatons of reception and packaging of spare-parts. Lead 300 people From January 1993 to December 1994 (2 years) Franche-Comte, FranceDistribution Studies Manager @ Mission: lead a 2-people team to set studies of logistics distribution of spare-parts in Europe, for the Peugeot and Citroën brands From January 1991 to December 1992 (2 years) Paris Area, FranceIntern @ From 1990 to 1990 (less than a year) Intern @ From 1989 to 1989 (less than a year)
IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs From 2002 to 2002 Master of Science (M.S.) @ Bordeaux Business School From 1988 to 1989 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) @ Ecole nationale supérieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux From 1985 to 1988 Laurent Leschi is skilled in: Change Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Negotiation, Procurement, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Thinking, Project Management, Product Development, Logistics, Strategy, Purchasing, People Development