Julien MICHEL
Associate Director @ Mutares SE & Co. KGaA
About
Global operations and procurement leader with 20+ years of experience across Tier 1 automotive suppliers and OEMs. Proven track record in purchasing transformation, supplier quality, supply chain optimization, and operational turnaround across Europe, Asia, and North America. Skilled in managing budgets exceeding $400M, leading multicultural teams of 100+, and delivering cost savings, risk mitigation, and profitable growth in highly competitive markets.
United States
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Automotive
Operations, Turnaround Strategy, Procurement, Stratégie de redressement, Interpersonal Skills, Logistics Management, Strategic Sourcing, Purchase Management, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Continuous Improvement, Supplier Negotiation, Supply Management, Competitive Analysis, Purchasing, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Cost Management, SAP BW
Experience

COO/ Group Purchasing Director
Detroit Metropolitan Area
In charge of Purchasing , Supply Chain, Quality, Production, Lean Managed a team of 100+ employees across multiple departments Streamlined operations by implementing efficient processes and systems, leading to increased productivity and cost savings, resulting in a 15% reduction in operational expenses Negotiated contracts and agreements to secure favorable terms and maximize profits,saving the company >$3,500,000 annually Collaborate with executive team to drive company growth and expansion

Group Purchasing Director
Paris et périphérie
EXCOM Member Purchasing Transformation : Europe/ Asia Manufacturing Footprint : 5 plants ( Incl. JV & Partners) R&D Footprint: 3 Tech centers , France/China/India Managing Projects, Serial & Indirect Purchasing for Peugeot Motocycles which operates worldwide as well as Supplier Quality. Main missions: - Defining & driving Purchasing & SQA performance for 100 M€ yearly purchase turnover in serie, - Managing project purchasing from competitive quotations to support new projects acquisition until SOP. - Anticipating future needs, creating competition to bring cost breakthrough, - Re-organistaion of the department : Recruting, developing & coaching purchasing resources (team: 20) Definition of new Processus, Way of working.

Purchasing Director
Île-de-France, France
EXCOM Member 15 sites & 4 Skills centers , Europe Budget:250M€/year Production , 150 M€ Project, 100 M€ Indirect Opex/Capex Manage a team of 30 team members (Site Purchasing Managers ,Commodity Buyers, Project Buyers, Suppliers Quality) Define purchasing strategies , Budget & ensure their application

Purchasing Director
Porto, Porto, Portugal
9 sites & 3 Skills centers ,Brazil, Poland, Czech Republic,Morocco, Portugal,France. Budget:270 M€/year Production , 120 M€ Project, 50 M€ Indirect Manage a team of 22 buyers (Site Purchasing Managers ,Commodity Buyers, Project Buyers) Define division purchasing strategies & ensure their application

Purchasing Senior Manager - Renault Nissan Toyota Honda Business Unit
Monaco, Monaco, Monaco
Member of the BU Management Committee 7 sites & 4 Skills centers ,India, Turkey , U.K, Spain, Romania, France Budget: 100 M€/year Production & 100 M€ Project & 20 M€ Indirect. Manage a team of 21 buyers (Site Purchasing Managers, Sites & Projects Buyers) Define purchasing strategies within the BU & ensure their application. Support strategic negotiations Key Achievements: Manage project purchasing from competitive quotations to support new projects acquisition until SOP without Red Milestone (85 projects). Purchasing index achieved in all sites, thanks to Roadmap management (saving 3,5%). Start Indian export structure for Investment & Control Means(saving 20%).

Business Group Segment Leader Purchasing Plastic Parts
Région de Paris, France
32 sites Worldwide, / project and serial Budget: 255M€, saving 4,7% Contribute to the definition of the Group segment strategy Define segment strategy in all product lines of the business group Guide buyers for Sourcing process to ensure 100% compliance with strategy Achieve QCD’s performances of the segment Key Achievements : 100% Sourcing process implemented with First Long Term Agreement >12% on new parts awarded Manage Capacity for Carry over/standard Plastic Technical Parts @ Worlwide level ( i.e.18 millions parts for 1 ref , 11 sites)

Site Purchasing Manager Foshan China
Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area
Budget: 35 M€/year ,saving 9% Manage a team of 8 buyers and 2 quality engineers Localization plan for : Stamping , Plastic Parts, Glass lens, Die casting. Drive Project Purchasing: 45: Fog/ Head lamp, Truck lamp, Stop Light Manage site budget Member of the site Management Committee Cross fertilization of productivities between the 5 plants worldwide Key Achievements : Recruitment, training & coaching new talent for the purchasing/ quality team. Develop project purchasing team of the Technical center, set up activities.

Productivity Buyer/ Project Buyer Foshan China
Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area
Main Commodities: Plastic Parts, Lighting Components, Glass lens, Stamping, Packaging, Rubber, Budget : 12 M€ Savings from resourcing : Glass lens 10%, Stamping 40%, Plastic 8 % Draw up and implement the productivity plan for his/her purchasing family(ies) in line with budget objectives and using all levers: technical and commercial productivity, QCD workshops, re-sourcing, Ensures the quality of components in collaboration with the Quality team. Update KPIs in SUMO & handle purchasing administration Key Achievements : Localisation of European Parts in China , with saving up to 40 %, by introduction of new supplier

NPP Buyer
Ath, Walloon Region, Belgium
Main commodities: Transport, Tooling, Sub contracting, Budget 20M€, Transport 5 Me, Sub Contracting 5M€,Tooling 10M€ Tooling & Investment: stamping press: 1, station for assembly lines: 10, tooling for stamping: 1 Saving 8% incl. Redefine milkruns with logistic department 10% saving on transport spend

Purchasing Project Manager Junior
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Implementation of a Supplier Relationship Management electronic platform in relation with Sourcingparts.com Suppliers and Buyers training : how to use RFQ tools , how to analyze a CBD Supply Chain Project, redefine new policies, batch size, Logistic Loop
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