Manager Marketing

Céline Parnot

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Master Degree in Marketing, Procurement and Supply Chain ISC Paris Business School (Paris, France) - Graduated in 2004 Multilingual French, English, Spanish, Italian

Hands-on leader with proven management skills and broad experience in strategic sourcing and supply chain initiatives. Led the transformation of several procurement departments, instituted best practices and procedures, improved, and streamlined processes, implemented financial and operational controls, and developed people.

Key skills and achievements

Procurement strategist: Successfully revamped the procurement functions (sourcing, supply chain, demand planning) of large retail and hospitality companies. Drove development and implementation of optimized procurement processes and new ERP solutions. Led the creation of the Global/Regional Sourcing road map and initiated high standard Vendor Management Process.

Technical expert: Negotiated hundreds of Global and regional contracts. Expertise encompasses SOW, key contractual terms, and conditions to protect and enhance value, coordinating on technical and legal aspects (incl. architecture restrictions). Commercially astute.

International retail expert: Over ten years of international experience in both luxury and mass-market retail.

Trusted partner: Developed and cultivated numerous long-term relationships with both international and US partners. Demonstrated ability to interface closely with senior management teams at C-Suite level in Global Procurement, Global Development, and Global Operations and Assets Management teams. Executive Profile

Personal details and Education

Keys Skills and Achievements

WeWork, New York HQ, USA – North America Sourcing & Supply Chain, Senior Director – North America Development 2020 spend of $1.3mm / Dec. 2018 – present

• Team Management and Development

- Built and developed US Sourcing and Supply Chain team of 37 for North America region

- Combined Sourcing force, new commodities assignment

- Reinforced East and West coasts procurement teams in support of type of projects ( being contingent workers for flexibility vs. demand volatility)

• Efficiencies & Accountability

- Created end-to-end procurement process for NA region, part of Delivery 2.0 model (earlier involvement of Supply Chain function, upfront cost estimation, aggregated demand, optimization of overall process)

- 1st region to develop process in support of Day-2 projects and Buy up program with client facing pricing strategy

- Development cost estimation tools and cost reporting process for Direct Cost categories

• Cost Reduction strategic spend categories

- Directly negotiated and/or RFP’d all top contracts on supply categories (interior storefront, millwork, furniture etc.)

- Transformed supply model through competitive processes on historic time-consuming commodities (lighting, lighting control, Ops assets)

• Accelerated transition of USC region out of the past models

- Inventory Depletion: Led and completed massive allocation sprints for all categories from inventory for all types of projects in 2020 pipeline by mid-year

- Regional/Global Sourcing Strategies: formalized the separation of responsibilities between Global and Regional Sourcing per commodity. Distinguishing responsibility allowed for effective design and implementation of strategies and mitigates the risk of misalignment/confusion.

Tiffany & Co., New York HQ, USA – Global Procurement, Senior Manager – Global Store Development 2016 spend of $120m / Jun. 2012 – Nov. 2018

• Global Sourcing and Negotiation

- Established and oversaw a team of 8 professionals in the New York, Hong Kong and Singapore offices.

- Developed and sourced all customer facing items for both new stores and stores undergoing major renovations – Key figures: 60 projects/year, two to three global initiatives/year, worldwide perimeter.

- Defined and led procurement strategies and 7-step sourcing process for all major categories (incl. millwork, storefront, stone, furniture, and architectural lighting, etc.) – Achieved more than $20m of savings in 2017. Major projects include the following stores: Milan Duomo, Miami Design District, Royal Hawaiian Center, Luxury cruises projects

• Vendor Management, Product Development and Quality Control

- Led the development of “Tiffany Signature” standards (millwork, furniture, flooring, façade stone, etc.) in collaboration with architects, designers, engineers, and artists. Professional Experience - USA

- Led key negotiations with all suppliers on key categories. Viparis (Unibail-Rodamco group), Paris HQ, France – Procurement, Manager – Events Services & Construction 2016 spend of €65m / Mar. 2007 – Mar. 2011

• Procurement

- In charge of all the purchases of services for the venues of the Group: 10 exhibition sites and congress centers - Key figures: 330 exhibitions/year, more than 600 business events/year, 11 million of visitors.

- Recognized as the key contact for all approved vendors (incl. maintenance, security, broadcasting technology, IT, energy etc.) and sourcing of new services and technologies (3D, holograms etc.);

- Achieved €1.5m of savings/year by negotiating and optimizing financial and legal contract terms with vendors (approximately 75 contracts);

- Implemented innovative rebate programs in partnership with vendors.

• Cost Management

- Key contributor to Capex budgeting process including liaison with the various relevant departments within the Group;

• Staff and Project Management

- Oversaw a team of 4 purchasers;

- Elaborated and implemented the purchasing procedures within the Group in collaboration with the internal audit team;

- Led the space-planning process as part of the reorganization of the headquarters. Carrefour Group, Paris HQ, France – Sourcing/Product Development, Senior Manager – Fresh Market Products Sept. 2004 – Mar. 2007

• Product Development

- As a senior purchaser, I personally oversaw the negotiation, purchase, supply and promotion for 20% of meat elaborated products consumed in France (21m household);

- I was able to negotiate a second time terms of partnerships with suppliers if better conditions were noticed for our competitors and obtained the biggest budget in my category of food for a anniversary catalog;

- Prepared, negotiated and signed the annual trade agreements with each year higher objectives;

- Managed the product range for the local, regional and national areas;

- Pulled together weekly analytical reports presenting the trends in raw materials pricing.

• Marketing/Communication

- Developed new products for the Carrefour private label and optimized the ranges of product;

- Set up new merchandising concepts in the various grocery store formats;

- Benchmarked competitors intelligence in France and Europe;

- In-charge of the French national and regional marketing plans. Professional Experience - France

• Charity:

- Aide Mondial ISC, Paris, France – Non-profit Organization Deputy Chairman (former)

- Ambassador for the Benin project (Africa)

• Arts:

- Contemporary dance and ballet

• Competition:

- Member of the Alfa Romeo French Classic Club - Participation in several historical races as a driver or co-driver

- Fastest lady in the “Rallye de Lorraine historique”

- Saber fencing

Personal Interests

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