Jean-Charles
Sales & Marketing Director - France - iCEO #53378

Experience

General Manager (CEO) and "Gerant" of 2 manufacturing and assembling plants with respectively, 26 employees (closed down in June 2009) and 27 employees I closed in June 2010.

Major Achievements

Business Development in Africa: established a new structure achieving US $ 9 Mio of revenues within 1 year. When responsible of manufacturing companies I have engaged in a reorganization process (slimming down from 96 to 52 employees) to help reducing break even point by 30%. Human Resource: Introduction of a method of evaluation of performance and competence. Purchasing and replenishment: established KPI's and procedures which lead to a 50 % reduction of suppliers. Optimized production efficiency focusing on elimination errors, monitoring/improving supplier lead times from 3 months to 7 weeks , reducing lost resources, improving throughput time through a reduction of rework by 2,5 weeks improving quality (introduction of lean manufacturing process). Following up on warranty cost, improved recovery rate on suppliers from 30 % to 74 %.

Industry Sector Competencies

Automotive

Metal/Steel Industry

Financial Services

Logistics, Warehousing & Facility Management

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, Director, General Manager; I am interested in a position, which ideally could integrate strategy, organization, sales, finance and human resources management.

Sector: Equipment & Automotive (Material Handling, Construction Machinery)

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: EMEA near an international airport

Countries Covered

Belgium

France

Germany

Netherlands

Nigeria

Operational Competencies

Business development (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)