Désirée Khalaf

Cheffe de Projet / PM / Logistic Solution Lead WMS

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: Cologne, Brussels, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Project Management (PMO)SAP HANAFinanceCustomer SuccessConsulting ITERPKnowledge ManagementWarehouse ManagementCustomer CareStrategy & ConsultingSage IntacctProject Owner

Languages

Spanish (Native)Catalan (Native)EnglishFrenchGerman

About me

Intro

+10 years managing digital transformation programs, within a broader 17-year career in supply chain and logistics . Strong hands-on background coordinating cross-stream planning, Experienced acting as the link between business teams, IT/project teams and executive stakeholders.

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Work experience

Senior Project Manager / Program PMO

Veris Advisors

Nov 2024 - Present

2 years

Paris, France

Founder & CEO of Veris Advisors. Freelance Senior Project Manager / Program PMO for SAP S/4HANA Global Rollouts. Warehouse Management (WMS) Consultant. Major Clients served: CGI, Schneider Electric, Allya Group, Safran Group France ● Managed E2E delivery governance for SAP S/4HANA rollouts, ensuring alignment between business process owners (BPO), integration teams, contractors and program governance. ● Led a short Post-Merger Integration (PMI) project aligning physical and information flows between merging entities, deploying EDI connectivity and simplifying digital invoicing processes to accelerate operational integration. ● Delivered multi-site, multicultural SAP S/4HANA deployment programs covering Explore (Fit-to-Standard), Realize, Deploy and Run phases. ● Logged, tracked and escalated RAIDs in Jira / SAP Cloud ALM, ensuring ownership, prioritization and resolution across workstreams. ● Coordinated cross-stream planning, resources and budget across Data, Solution & Infrastructure and Business Transformation / Adoption. ● Facilitated SteerCos, OpCos and Scrum ceremonies to keep program governance aligned with execution. ● Orchestrated SIT and UAT cycles: test strategy, cross-functional coordination, backlog management, entry/exit criteria, gates and business sign-off. ● Led Change Management for S/4HANA rollouts: communications, training matrix, readiness assessments and stakeholder engagement across FI/CO, MM, OPS/PROD and Logistics streams. ● Contributed to business adoption through change impact assessment, training matrix, key-user coordination and post go-live support model. ● Supported solution delivery across Supply Chain workstreams, including process alignment, testing strategy, deployment readiness, defect follow-up and RUN stabilization. ● Drove Quality Gates to align phase deliverables with program governance and audit checkpoints.

Assistant Professor of Master & Postgraduate programs

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 10 months

Remote

Assistant Professor of Master Degree in Supply Chain

Directrice Centre de Distribution (Site GM)

Honeywell

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

1 year

71100 Chalon-sur-Saône, France

Site Director. Full P&L ownership and accountability. Manage day to day operations of a large semi-automated, bonded warehouse/distribution center Lead the site projects & work with cross-functional teams (MOA / AMOA ) Design, install, & digitize performance (MOA / AMOA : ERP - WMS) Ensure AOP targets (KPIs) for safety, quality, delivery, inventory control, and cost. Drive the productivity projects pipeline that deliver tangible positive impacts to the P&L

Schneider Electric

Sep 2018 - Jan 2024

5 years 5 months

Lyon y alrededores

Senior Manager Logistics, CS&Q

Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

1 year 11 months

Lyon y alrededores

DC performance animation. Achieving Customer Satisfaction through process robustness & digitalization. Project Management, AMDEC, 8D, delivery complain rate (DCR), service level, on time delivery, team leadership, efficiency, performance digitization, WMS. MOA

Senior Manager, AOE&R Europe

Jan 2020 - May 2022

2 years 5 months

Barcelona, Spain

Senior Manager, Europe Project management, crisis management, Project Management, Budget responsibility, SOP, performance, implementation

Manager, Seafreight Europe

Sep 2018 - Jan 2020

1 year 5 months

Barcelona, Spain

Project management, SOP, IOP, performance, implementation, 3PL

Lecturer

Burgundy School of Business - BSB

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

4 months

21000 Dijon, France

Master 2

Senior BD Manager

Damco

Jul 2017 - Oct 2018

1 year 4 months

Barcelona, Spain

Skills: Conocimientos comerciales · Aptitudes para hacer presentaciones

Pacorini Group

Jun 2011 - Jul 2017

6 years 2 months

Barcelona, Spain

Regional Logistics PM / Business Development

Dec 2014 - Jul 2017

2 years 8 months

Barcelona, Spain

• Deployed logistics solutions from scratch in multi-country footprint. • Built E2E operational flows, warehouses, and customs bonded zones

Operations Manager

Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

1 year 2 months

Barcelona, Spain

Operations planner/analyst

Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

2 years 7 months

Barcelona, Spain

Logistic analyst

CONTANK, S.A.

Oct 2009 - Jul 2011

1 year 10 months

08755 Castellbisbal, Barcelona, Spain

Surface Transportation Bulk Road / Rail / Sea Shipping


Education

INSEAD

TSL 3

2022 - 2022

1 month

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Global Operations

2019 - 2019

1 month

IESE Business School

Executive MBA

2017 - 2019

2 years 1 month

IESE Business School

Finance

2018 - 2018

1 month

UOC

Bachelor's degree

2013 - 2017

4 years 1 month

UB

Administración y gestión de empresas

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