
Nicolas Diot
Senior Purchasing Director | Strategic Sourcing
Salary / Daily rate
Lyon, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
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.
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