Christophe Gayraud
Senior Procurement Director
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Procurement Director with 17+ years transforming global supply chains across FMCG and beauty industries. Led international teams delivering strategic cost savings and operational excellence at RB, L'Oréal, and now Cromology. Expert in stakeholder engagement and digital procurement transformation to optimize your supply operations.
Work experience
Directeur Achat / CPO
Cromology
Oct 2024 - Present
2 years 1 month
Paris, France
Procurement Director, Non Production Spend, Developing Markets
RB
Apr 2015 - Oct 2024
9 years 7 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Leading a team of buyers across LATAM, India, Africa, NAMET and Asia to deliver benefits and strategy to the area of non production spend (commercial fixed costs and marketing spend). Also responsible for leading the travel category globally.
Reckitt Benckiser
Jan 2011 - Mar 2015
4 years 3 months
Singapore
Procurement Director, Global External Manufacturing
Nov 2012 - Mar 2015
2 years 5 months
Singapore
Manage Global External Manufacturing portfolio. Responsible for budgeting, NPD, negotiations and vendor management
Global Purchasing Manager, External Manufacturing
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 years
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
Manage global portfolio, key suppliers of finished goods and implementation of NDP. Instrumental in generating cost saving ideas as well as seeing through to their implementation. Multiple stakeholders (functions as well as geographies).
NPS Purchasing Manager, Northern Europe
RECKITT BENCKISER
Aug 2009 - Jan 2011
1 year 6 months
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
Responsible for Non Production Spend reduction/ Budget improvements, supplier and projects management as well as some category lead for Northern Europe (UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Ireland , Switzerland and Austria)
L'OREAL UK
Aug 2002 - Jul 2009
7 years
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
Purchasing Manager
Jan 2007 - Jul 2009
2 years 7 months
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
Procurement of Print/ Gift with Purchase/ CRM/ Internet & Energy for all the Brands of L'Oreal UK. Supplier and stakeholder management, contract negotiations, application of sourcing policies.
Promotion Logistic Manager
Aug 2002 - Dec 2006
4 years 5 months
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
Working for the American Brands of the Professionnal division of L'OREAL UK my role was the linchpin between Marketing, Logistics and Sales in all promotion related aspects; from purchasing the elements of the promotion for Marketing to stock management and subcontract to coordination of the sales force.
Education
University of Montpellier
Master's degree
1993 - 1997
5 years