
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
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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