Illyess Bougachacha (MCIPS)

Head of Procurement Middle East & Functional Additives Asia @ Synthomer

About

I am a Procurement professional with 12+years' of extensive experience, mostly in the Oil & Gas/Petrochemicals industries. I am business oriented and focused on performance, with major achievements in complex and global purchasing organizations. I am skilled on the complete purchasing process, from the upstream strategy setting to supplier panel QCD performance management. I am familiar with multi-cultural environment, and able to deal with top management representatives on high stake matters. I am a determinant and innovative team player with a consistent record of personal rigor, meeting and exceeding objectives and aiming to work in dynamic and challenging environments. I am a French native speaker, also fluent in English.

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Chemicals

Skill

Achats, Management, Gestion de projet, Approvisionnement, Sourcing, Négociations, Entrepreneurship, Highly Ambitious, Intellectually Curious, Teamwork, Développement commercial, Business Development, Social Networking, Event Management, Adaptability

Experience

Head of Procurement Middle East & Functional Additives Asia

Synthomer

2024-7 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Perimeter - - Middle East: Dubai (United Arab Emirates) & Dammam (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - Direct Procurement (Monomers including Styrene, Butyl Acrylate, Vinyl Acetate, Methyl Methacrylate & Functional Additives including surfactants, antifoams, biocides, persulphates, etc.) / Indirect Procurement (Packaging, Logistics, CAPEX, etc.). - Asia: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Direct Procurement (Functional Additives including surfactants, antifoams, biocides, persulphates, etc.).

Procurement Manager (UAE & KSA)

Synthomer

2022-9 - 2024-7 · 1 yr 11 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Category Manager - Indirect & Capex

TotalEnergies

2020-9 - 2022-8 · 2 yrs

Dubaï, Émirats arabes unis

Category Manager - Logistics, Packaging & Facility Management

TotalEnergies

2017-11 - 2022-8 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Handling the complete Strategic Sourcing process of the portfolio under my scope including spend and market analysis, sourcing, RFI, bidding strategies, RFP and contract management.

Purchasing Supervisor - Base Oil & Additives

2016-5 - 2017-10 · 1 yr 6 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Managing the complete P2P cycle for Raw Materials (Base Oils & Additives components).

Global Corporate Buyer - Indirect

TotalEnergies

2013-10 - 2015-10 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Managing the Indirect spend category (sourcing, RFQ, RFP, negotiation, forecast planning, PO processing, contract management).

Junior Buyer

Safran

2013-2 - 2013-8 · 7 mos

Paris

Junior Buyer - Construction

Groupe SNCF

2012-3 - 2012-8 · 6 mos

Région de Lyon, France

Sourcing Mission

SOREMA

2011-10 - 2012-2 · 5 mos

Nantes

Education

KEDGE Business School

International Purchasing & Innovation (MA

2013 - 2014 · 1 yr

Post-graduate degree MAI – MS International Purchasing & Innovation Management Work/Study training program based in Paris # Triple crown accreditation : EQUIS - AACSB - AMBA # 1 Program in Europe (since 1978) # Government Certification registered to professional certifications (R.N.C.P.) # Accredited by The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).