celine Bonnemaison

Project Director, Senior advisor Sustainability

Salary / Daily rate

Geneva, Switzerland

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

CoachingProcurementCSRE-LearningKnowledge ManagementStrategy & ConsultingProject Management (PMO)

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)German

About me

Intro

Throughout my professional experience, I foster partnerships with Chief Sustainability Officers and Chief Procurement Officers: - guide corporate strategies towards sustainable operations, with a focus on procurement optimization, carbon emission reduction, circularity - accelerate decarbonization and operational excellence across global value chains - build capabilities of C-suite and teams, develop talents - bring perspective at board room

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Work experience

McKinsey & Company

Sep 2011 - May 2024

12 years 9 months

Geneva, Switzerland

Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company Geneva office

Aug 2022 - May 2024

1 year 10 months

Geneva, Switzerland

Associate Partner from McKinsey & Company in Switzerland (Geneva office), leader in Operations and Sustainability practices. Serve consumer-facing companies and large organizations aiming at improving sustainability and operations excellence along the value chain. I support clients from private and public sector, associations, private equity owned to improve carbon and operations impacts: from diagnostic to strategy definition and implementation, with a spike in carbon emission transparency and reduction. I am one of the shaper of the Sustainability in Operations practice and a global leader of the sustainable procurement practice.

Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company, Operations and Sustainability practice, Paris

Jul 2018 - Jul 2022

4 years 1 month

Paris Area, France

Associate Partner from McKinsey & Company in Paris, belonging to the Operations and Sustainability practices Serve large clients across industries in improving their sustainability and operations excellence. Co-developer of the Sustainability in Operations practice and global leader of the sustainable procurement practice

Engagement manager / Expert Purchasing and Supply Management

Nov 2015 - Jun 2018

2 years 8 months

Paris, France

Engagement Manager from the Purchasing and Supply Management, Operations, Strategy Practices, serving large clients worldwide on operation transformation, turnaround. Spike in Consumer facing industry e.g.; consumer packaged goods, retail and their value chains. Achievements: - Category and procurement transformation - Product development & optimization through design-to-value approach - Capability building of procurement leaders, from buyers to CPO Main industries covered : CPG, FMCG, Retail, Chemical industry

Consultant in Purchasing and Supply chain

Sep 2011 - Oct 2015

4 years 2 months

Paris Area, France

Consultant from the Purchasing and Supply Management, Operations, Strategy Practices, serving large clients worldwide.

E. LECLERC - SIPLEC

May 2006 - Jul 2011

5 years 3 months

Chennai Area, India

Business Development Manager - INDIA OFFICE, CHENNAI

Apr 2009 - Jul 2011

2 years 4 months

Chennai Area, India

Responsibility: Management and Growth of the South Asian Textile Division - Management of the 8-person Textiles & Shoes Merchandisers Team - Development of the sourcing & supplier portfolio in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan - Liaison with department buyers and organization of buying trips and commercial selections - Quality assurance of Operations - Preparation and presentation of annual budget & monthly reports; Compliance with Siplec Intl offices systems & procedures Achievements: - Increasing the portfolio of reliable direct-sourcing suppliers in Bangladesh and India by +20% - Implementing the ISO certification for Siplec Intl. - Initiating social audit compliance with the whole vendor base.

Marketing Manager/Buyer - Textile

May 2006 - Apr 2009

3 years

Responsibility: Development & structuring of new market strategy; Repositioning of 300 existing textile products sold in 550 supermarkets - Definition of product strategy for low and mid-range products - Development of effective promotional offers - Structuring of Procurement for seasonal & long-term sourcing (China, India, Turkey) - Increased turnover and profitability Achievements: - Repositioned private labels: low-range ECO+ and mid-range Marque Repère brands by renewing 40% of product lines bi-annually - Created a portfolio of 30+ Asian suppliers; Managed international merchandisers and an assistant buyer - Increased sales turnover by more than 36% for 2006/07, reaching 30M€ in early 2008 - Increased supermarket profitability by 41% - Increased product margin by more than 6% in 18 months

Project Manager

Plantes et Jardins

Jul 2005 - May 2006

11 months

Responsibility: Development of foundational strategic planning and operations - Development of a comprehensive 2-year strategic management plan - Identification and development of new market opportunities to reach breakeven point, develop turnover and improve profitability - Organization and definition of the first milestones for sourcing, supply chain management, marketing, HR Achievements: - Conceived and implemented the company’s founding workforce, operations and partnership strategy - Increased sales by 120% within 8 months - Reached 35% profitability of new product line (vs 18% for existing product line) - Developed and implemented a sourcing policy, conducted successful negotiations with leading brands, and developed a complete portfolio of suppliers

Product Manager/ Buyer

La Redoute - P.P.R

Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

3 years

Responsibility: Development of a 500-reference decoration and furniture product range for catalog and web sales - Development of the furniture and deco items product strategy - Launch of new seasonal ranges for each product family (bathroom, kitchen, garden furniture & decoration) - Price and conditions negotiations with French and international suppliers for 20M€ annual purchases - Creation of a powerful merchandising strategy for catalog and website - Budget control & reporting Achievements: - Introduced a new garden decoration product range that drove a 22% increase in overall turnover - Reduced initial buying costs by 15% through reverse auction (GNX) on a single range equalling 20% of the total turnover


Education

NEOMA Business School

Grande Ecole, Strategy, Marketing

1999 - 2003

5 years

Activities and societies: Export Mission Association

Master’s of Business Administration, specialisation in Marketing and Strategy, ESC REIMS (among top 5 French graduate business schools), 1999-2003

Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan

Master of Strategy, International Stragey, Marketing, Finance

2001 - 2002

2 years

Master’s in International Strategy, graduated with distinction, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, Graduate Thesis ‘How to Manage Foreign Subsidiaries,” 2002-2003

lycée Voltaire

1997 - 1999

3 years

Prep class

Portfolio

Forestry value chain decarbonisation

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