Nicolas Diot

Senior Purchasing Director | Strategic Sourcing

Salary / Daily rate

Lyon, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

ProcurementERPProject Management (PMO)Finance

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)German (Fluent)SpanishChinese

About me

Intro

International Procurement Director with 20+ years managing $200M+ spend across healthcare, aerospace, and defense sectors. Led teams to achieve $37M+ savings through strategic negotiations, vendor risk management, and process optimization. Specialized in supplier optimization, contract negotiations, and cost reduction strategies for Fortune 500 companies.

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Work experience

Director of Purchasing

Greenway Health

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 10 months

Tampa, FL, USA

Actively leading Procurement department and its resources Managing a $200M spend over 500+ Vendors through solid RFP management and weekly contract reviews Designing and upgrading Purchasing procedures, implementing vendor risk management & scoring system Negotiating and implementing several agreements to secure Greenway’s spend & key partnerships Setting up SLAs to generate more financial leverage towards Greenway Vendors Achievements: locked $37M savings and >$10M cost avoidance for FY2022 / Developed a new purchasing process & created and implemented a Thid Party Risk Management program.

Commodity Manager

Safran

Mar 2018 - Jul 2019

1 year 5 months

Sarasota, Florida Area

Energized and led a team of 6 tactical Buyers Managed 3 major commodities (Electronics/Electrical components, Plastic injection and molding, electromechanical sub-assemblies) Defined and submitted CAPEX/OPEX Budget Segmented 200+ suppliers Negotiated and implemented long term agreements, execution agreements and vendor managed inventory agreements under ITAR/DFAR restrictions Achievements: Improved Purchasing Performance Value by 30 % (>$400k direct savings locked for 2019), signed 8 LTA contracts covering > 90 % of spent, managed purchasing/contracting for sister facility in Chihuahua Mexico

Smith & Nephew

Feb 2013 - May 2017

4 years 4 months

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Business Readiness Expert / SAP Super User

Apr 2016 - May 2017

1 year 2 months

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

I organized up monthly calls with business, performed demo on global solution, collected, analyzed and evaluated requirements during FIT/GAP sessions. Testing (SIT, FIT, UAT), Data migration validation, Mock Cut Over Simulation. Communication on project progress, Validation of specifications requirements with IT partners Achievements: Fast integration to the NAPO team, met project deadlines, secured business expenses through process change

Materials Manager / Fleet Manager

Feb 2013 - Mar 2016

3 years 2 months

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Managed a fleet of 25,000 Medical Devices throughout the USA as well as 4,000 customer owned units Conducted and monitored changes in the pool management (age policy, scrap process, repair process, control of Fleet book value) Managed 7 distribution partners, including 2 major partners, in Home and Acute care up to termination agreements Reorganized fleet supply Chain, created reporting tools, provided forecast to global operations in UK (Headquarters) Created and developed tools to locate Assets, define cost to do business and challenge legacy strategies Improved Quality reports, implemented a device Warranty management system, drove consumables distribution flows Created inventory/distribution reports for key wound care products (DOH, OH, O/O, Sales, trending, etc) Achievements: Generated savings/new business > $1 million through fleet improvements, extended scope to 30,000 Units

Purchasing Manager

Générale de Santé

Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

1 year 10 months

Paris, France

Managed a global tender of 500,000 references, 250 ranges, 25 segments (year TO = € 100,000,000) Managed 2 assistants, energized a 6 regional buyers network Negotiated sterile and disposable surgical products as well as biomedical material when dependent to MD Established supplier performance evaluation tools (OTD, NQR and penalties that go with) Developed e-auctions with suppliers that lead to high performance vendor bids (from 25% to 55% savings) Wrote, negotiated and deployed general supplier purchasing contracts Achievements: obtained 15% savings from tender’s turn over perimeter (€ 15,000,000), negotiated and established contractual supplier improvement plans

Program Purchaser, Lead Purchasing Coordinator

Safran Electronics & Defense

Sep 2008 - Oct 2010

2 years 2 months

Paris Area, France

Negotiated LTAs with suppliers including flow down of terms of the SAGEM’s Client program contract Purchased Night Vision Goggles, Portable Batteries, Radios, Maxillo-bone Communicating Headsets, Integrated Compass Coordinated 7 program buyers work with weekly reports to program’s Direction Performed functional analysis of suppliers’ costs structure (TCO), managed working with imposed major competitor as supplier Analyzed market and supply chain management, defined purchasing strategy and identified leverages Promoted SAFRAN Group Strategic Key Supplier Manager on Night Vision Goggles and Portable Batteries Achievements: Managed € 120,000,000 purchasing budget , secured delivery steps with end user (French army)

Purchasing Lead

Cobham

Jan 2007 - Aug 2008

1 year 8 months

Paris, France

Managed 2 technical buyers and reported weekly to Purchasing Director Purchased semi-finished products as PCBs, Lights, IAS, Metal sheet and stamping parts, Raw Materials (plastic), electronic components. Developed and settled purchasing strategies for new projects and worked with R&D dept. Negotiated 11 products segments, 50 suppliers Achievements: Improved purchasing performance of 17 % on assigned budget (€ 5,000,000), reduced delivery delays of 60%

Sourcing Manager

Marchal SAS

Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

1 year

Shanghai, China

Sourced finished products and Aluminum/PVC blades through local suppliers panel, signed and managed Low Cost Supply contract leading to 45% cost savings on Gross Margin vs european suppliers

Raw Materials Purchaser / Recycling Manager

Safran Aircraft Engines

Mar 2005 - Jan 2006

11 months

Paris Area, France

Raw materials contract management, internal recycling establishment and development

Project Manager

AHT Cooling Systems GmbH

Sep 2004 - Mar 2005

7 months

Lyon Area, France

Make or buy analysis, sourcing, vs budget / earnings: 20 % through subcontracting

Assistant to Product Manager

Bosch Power Tools

Jun 2003 - Dec 2003

7 months

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Intership


Education

Safran University

White Belt Certification

2019 - 2019

1 year

EIPM - The European Institute of Purchasing Management

Formation au management des Achats

2009 - 2010

1 year 7 months

EIPM - The European Institute of Purchasing Management

Purchasing Skills

2009 - 2009

1 year

ISC Paris

Master's degree

2001 - 2004

4 years

La Martiniere Terreaux (Business School)

Bachelor's degree

1999 - 2001

3 years

lycee Edouard Herriot

High School Graduation

1995 - 1998

4 years

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