Nicolas CHOULET

Management of 50 Million USD spend for six AGCO EME locations. 50 suppliers of casting components, and with machining / sub assembly process

Mechanical Parts Supplier's panel management : -Machining : Turning, milling and sub-assemblies -Raw material : Copper wire, forgings, lamination stacks -Connectors, and others Purchasing strategy upgrade and follow up Make or Buy and capacity of machinists panel work-shops Benchmarking and synergies with commodity buyers of the group

Supplier's panel management adapted to the business area of the company. TEXELIS produces heavy duty drivelines for military vehicles and railway industry. Management of the following purchasing commodities : Castings : Iron, Aluminium and Steel parts Gears : bevel gear sets, straight bevel gears, rings, sun and planet gears, etc.. Bearings Evaluation of the panel and implementation of a new strategy with international sourcing to improve our procurements and upgrade our current conditions. Make or Buy projects and continuous improvement plans developed with strategic suppliers.

Raw material purchasing management for internal machining : Parts from cast iron foundries (15 000T/Y - sand molding process in Ductile or Grey Iron) Parts from forge companies (4 000T of steels/Y) for gears and shafts Definition of action plan for a budget of 25Millions € of purchasing on this commodities following defined strategy and objectives Supplier's panel optimization and continuous improvement Outsourcing Projects management : Make or Buy analysis Machining operations outsourcing (turning, deep drilling, milling) Planning definition between the first step and the machines dismantling Follow-up of subcontracting operations : Welding, Shot-peening, Thermal Deburring, Teeth Grinding of gears, etc...

I - Project management : first machining operations outsourcing on raw forgings - Implementation of turned parts / milled parts procurement : Make or Buy analysis Continue relationships with selected suppliers and internal teams Purchasing negotiation and contractual discussions following our Quality, Delivery and Costs Targets Suppliers Management in these operations and supplier's performance reporting. Follow up of start of production, Obsolescence and lack of material risks. II - International Sourcing for Casting and forgings : BCC Sourcing : India, Turkey and Eastern countries Management of forgings commodity (6 Millions € of buget) and resourcing operations Negotiation of steels procurement for our suppliers

I - Call of tenders to challenge historic suppliers (80% of turned parts and 20% in aluminum cut in the mass) : - Following QCD Targets and technical specifications - Supplier selection and follow-up of orders for FAI (FIrst Article Inspection) and Serial production -General knowledge on machining, steels and aluminium alloys, surface treatment II - Project Management : Direct Procurement Of Tunisian subsidiary directly with our suppliers : -Specifications validation with each suppliers concerned in the different commodities -Advices to procurement teams in Tunisia and to suppliers -Disputes management, and planning follow up -Delivery programs setting in the ERP with the two delivery adress -Costs negotiations depending on the Incoterms and Risponsibilities

Welcoming, Advising and customer's loyalty management Negotiations with insurance companies and brokers for the customer's interest Partnerships development with new companies and brokers to increase offer in terms of new "products" and new guarantees Dashboard creation Business to Business Prospecting