Benoît Gourlet

Actionnaire @ Team for the Planet

About

From discarded materials to unique icons, we transform deadstock into high-value products. With 6 years of experience creating value where others see waste, we are now scaling our vision with Artefact Upcycling Studio. We are a circular design lab dedicated to helping brands lead the upcycling revolution. Let’s talk impact: https://artefact-upcycling-studio.webflow.io/

Country

France

City

Saint-Étienne-au-Mont

Industry

Retail

Skill

Management, Marketing, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Access, Engineering, Entrepreneuriat, Ingénierie, Développement commercial, Logistique, Gestion de la chaîne logistique, Chaîne logistique, Vente, Négociations, Leadership d'équipe, Conception de produit, Stratégie commerciale, Travail d'équipe, Logistics, Sales

Experience

Actionnaire

Team for the Planet

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

Co-fondateur

Artefact Upcycling

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France

LA VIRGULE REND LE MONDE DU SPORT ET DE L’OUTDOOR CIRCULAIRE Nos sacs à dos et accessoires sont faits à partir de produits techniques en fin de vie. Kayak, tente, combinaison, zodiac, crashpad… Avec La Virgule, nous écrivons la suite de leur histoire ! www.lavirgule.eco

Directeur technique

Artefact Upcycling

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France

Youther

•becomingwithyouth

2020-5 - 2025-5 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

Product Engineer - Footwear

Decathlon Watersports Lab

2016-4 - 2018-8 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Hendaye, FRANCE

Shoes development for the surfing brand. Implementation of new processes. Management of quality and production in Asia (China, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh). Leader in sustainable development.

Co-Founder

Yakside

2015-3 - 2016-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

A Bag for Nepal. Founder of Yakside. Backpacks made in Nepal to promote work of women entrepreneurs. You buy a bag, 100% of the benefits are distributed to ONGs who contribute to put Nepal back on tracks after the hearthquakes of 2016.

Sales assistant in Tribord

DECATHLON FRANCE

2012-6 - 2015-8 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Villeneuve d'ascq, France

Sales assistant in storehouse for Tribord. Teamwork, management, sales skills.

Logistics flow conception

Decathlon Sports India

2014-6 - 2015-2 · 9 mos

Région de Bengaluru, Inde

Project leader, Direct Deliveries • Define new processes for the "Made in India" (production JIT, logistics milk-run & cross-dock, IT) • Development of the IT tool for the new processes • Visit of suppliers all over India, implementation of new processes • Daily management of deliveries, from factories to stores

Assistant Engineer

Ferme de la Gontière

2013-6 - 2013-9 · 4 mos

Comines, France

This firm produces 140 tonnes of mushrooms per week. My mission was in first part to study costs of transports from Comines to all clients in France. In the second part, to create a program to follow and improve these costs. • Logistic knowledge • Microsoft Access (proficient)