Sébastien JAN

Responsible for France business unit sales and marketing operations. Develop and implement business overall Omnichannel strategy, lead operational excellence for 160 stores with 1900 FTE across France, establish sales territories and targets, manage budgets and evaluate sales performance. Develop the overall traditional and digital marketing plan, approve campaigns and measure the return on investment.

Responsible for North Italy business unit hypermarkets of €600M turnover. Oversee the operational aspects of North Italy business unit hypermarkets. Developed and implemented business guidelines and strategic goals. Ensured financial targets are met through synergies that deliver reductions in distribution costs and operating expenses. Led operational excellence for 11 hypermarkets with 2100 FTE. Developed the first Italian outlet store with turnover of €2.5M. Responsible for the flow of operations information to the chief executive and the board.

Responsible for the purchase of Italy’s textile merchandise for all business units (€100M turnover for 1,200 stores). Planned and directed strategies for delivering inventory to stores in response to local market needs and demand. Led the assortment and collection planning, visual merchandising, supplier contract and inventory management processes. Developed the overall marketing plan, branding campaigns and ensured successful implementation.

Responsible for France Textile & Homecare of €1,2bn turnover. Led the organization's overall supply chain operations including logistic and distribution strategies, policies and forecasting. Developed and maintained KPIs to drive continuous improvement throughout the supply chain cycle and sustained high quality service. Maintained and controlled productivity through developing and managing lean improvement activities across the business.

Led Carrefour transformation program for European Textile business. Managed Carrefour and McKinsey transformation project team. Monitored all project management activities. Define the new operating model and tools for merchandise planning, including assortment planning (preseason financial plans and in season OTB) and forecast. Led global strategic sourcing strategy and defined new “end to end” standards lead time for European countries. Managed all communication with the executive board on project.

Responsible for France Women’s Intimate Apparel (WIA) of €130M turnover. Streamlined business buying strategies across WIA category. Analysed the retail market and competitors to develop sourcing strategy. Drive buying process for the assigned channels and assure right volumes are bought following market OTB plans. Managed supplier relations and negotiated contracts, prices, timelines. Responsible for stock position assuring the right volumes were available in stores and distribution centers.

Such as Organisation senior manager, Global negotiation manager, product manager.