Nadia Benbella
Senior Supply Chain & Operations Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Supply Chain & Operations Manager with 10+ years at L'Oréal, Estée Lauder, and IDEMIA. Achieved 30% fulfillment improvement, 25% cost reduction, and launched global brands driving 20% market share growth. Expert in procurement, logistics optimization, and end-to-end supply chain transformation for beauty and tech industries.
Work experience
Supply Chain and Operations Manager - Co-Founder
BEN BFreelance
Jan 2022 - Present
4 years 10 months
Paris / Morocco
- Implemented procurement, inventory management, and international logistics processes, enhancing operational efficiency. - Negotiated contracts with global suppliers, ensuring cost optimization and quality compliance. - Configured the E-commerce workflow : set up SKUs, inventory systems, and order management tools, streamlining online operations. - Oversaw global B2B and B2C distribution, managing imports, exports, and regulatory compliance.
Supply Chain Project Manager
IDEMIA
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
6 months
Paris, France
- Optimized inventory management, reducing holding costs by 25% and improving order fulfillment by 30%. - Led the launch of recycled credit cards, ensuring GMP and environmental compliance. - Supported global S&OP processes, aligning supply, demand, and production.
Launch Planning Manager for By Kilian, Donna Karan New York
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Jul 2018 - Aug 2021
3 years 2 months
Zürich, Switzerland
- Integrated brands into Estée Lauder post-acquisition, redesigning supply chain processes and training teams on ERP systems. - Managed New Products Development and global launches, driving a 20% market share increase within six months. - Reduced inventory lead times from 9 to 3 months, cutting holding costs by 25%. - Led cross-functional launch meetings, aligning marketing, logistics, and production teams for seamless rollouts.
L'Oréal
May 2014 - Jul 2018
4 years 3 months
7620 Paris, Denmark
Supply & Procurement Manager - Packaging Components - Travel Retail Exclusives
Dec 2015 - Jul 2018
2 years 8 months
7620 Paris, Denmark
- Managed procurement and logistics for 16 multidivisional brands, optimizing supply chain processes : 10% reduction in production costs and 25% decrease in lead times. - Improved component quality through supplier performance monitoring and continuous improvement programs. - Developed and managed strategic partnerships, negotiating contracts and monitoring a portfolio of +40 suppliers.
Direct Flow Project Manager
May 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 8 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Established direct factory-to-customer flow in Egypt and Saudi Arabia - Defining a new Supply Planning & Customer Care SOP - Driving and supporting change management for global teams - Animating trainings Main Achievements : - Lead Time improvement from 60 days to 15 days - Increasing to 98% of Egypt catalogue shipped in direct = Average Turn Over of 3,000K$ - Duty Saving of 1,400K$ for 2015 - 100% service rate obtained and maintained
FuturMaster Project Lead Key User
May 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 8 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Implementation of the sales forecasting tool FuturMaster for Middle East and Africa - Supporting Middle East customers involvement and partnership - Leading Data Validation with Demand Planners – Customer Care – Finance - Participating & animating the first training of the FuturMaster new core version
Promotion Planner
May 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 8 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Providing business support and coordinating promotions planning: 7 countries of Middle East - Animating the monthly promotion committee gathering Sales team and Marketing - Assisting teams in risk assessment & mitigation of activitie to maintain forecast accuracy - Collaborative work with Demand & Supply Planners / Physical Distribution team - Leading the promotion BOM management
Packaging Waste Reduction - Project Manager
L'Oréal Direction Générale des Opérations - Sustainable Packaging & Development
Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
1 year 1 month
7620 Paris, Denmark
- Implementation of the Group’s Sustainable Goals for 2015 & 2020: Packaging Waste Reduction - Creation and deployment of the first Packaging Waste Reduction Guideline - Deployment and monitoring of factory KPIs - External Survey: Conducting an external benchmark in collaboration with L'Oréal suppliers - Development and implementation of an internal environmental assessment tool - Organizing and facilitating training sessions on the tool for global teams Parallel Missions: Global Sustainable Packaging Policy - Technological, Regulatory, and Competitive Monitoring for Packaging - Leading the Packaging and Sustainability community - Organizing PIQET tool training: Life cycle analysis tool for packaging
Engineering Internship - Logistic Department
Snecma
Jan 2010 - Mar 2010
3 months
7620 Paris, Denmark
- Preparing aircraft engine components following order receipt from production teams - Ensuring timely order dispatch to maintain seamless production workflows - Managing delivery flow to prevent bottlenecks and ensure plant safety compliance
Education
Roskilde University
Master in Technicological and Socio-Economic Planning
2012 - Present
14 years 10 months
Ecole des Métiers de l'Environnement (EME)
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
2010 - 2013
3 years 1 month
Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Rennes
Master
2011 - 2012
1 year 1 month
Classe Préparatoire MPSI Lycée du Parc des Loges
Ingénieur Industriel
2008 - 2010
2 years 1 month