Paolo Bendin
Supply Chain & Operational Excellence Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Retail & Consumer Goods transformation expert with 15+ years in operational excellence and supply chain optimization. Proven track record delivering measurable results: 5-point profitability increases, 10% logistics cost reductions, and 11% sales growth through AI-powered solutions. I help mid-to-large companies unlock hidden profitability through targeted operational improvements, AI implementation, and strategic cost optimization.
Work experience
Founder
PABE CONSULTINGFreelance
Feb 2021 - Present
5 years 9 months
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Hybrid
I help Retail & Consumer Goods companies unlock hidden profitability through AI-powered Operational Excellence & Supply Chain improvement. Selected Project Highlights: Cost Optimization for a Retailer - Led a profitability improvement project to restore margins in a challenging market. - Benchmarked financial performance vs. industry best-in-class and identified high-impact efficiency levers. - Optimized store footprint & supply chain strategy to reduce fixed costs. 📊 +5-point increase in profitability achieved. Supply Chain Optimization for a Retail Chain - Improved service levels & cost efficiency by optimizing logistics flows and demand forecasting. - Implemented AI-powered predictive analytics to reduce inventory bottlenecks. 📊 10% decrease in logistics costs & 2-week stock level reduction. Digital Transformation of the Sales Function for a Global Wine & Spirits Leader - Defined AI-driven use cases and solutions to improve sales execution & market penetration. - Managed global PMO activities for solution development, pilots, and rollouts. - Led change management & adoption programs across 9 markets, deploying 8 AI solutions. 📊 +9-point improvement in Numerical Distribution & +11% increase in same-store sales. Targeted Operating Model for a Luxury Brand - Designed a leaner, more agile operating model for optimized manufacturing & supply chain integration. - Defined new organizational structures & workforce optimization strategies. 📊 10% reduction in people costs while enhancing operational agility.
Carrefour
May 2016 - Dec 2020
4 years 8 months
91300 Massy, France
Supply Chain Director
Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 5 months
91300 Massy, France
In charge of the supply chain for the textile and consumer electronics departments of all Carrefour France stores (€1,5B annual turnover, 40 people team). Responsibility over : demand management, store fulfilment operations, stock level, logistic costs. Build-up of an action plan for rapid performance improvement, including: • Set up of KPIs to identify and tackle Out of Stock on best selling products on a daily basis, • Creation of a new, end-to-end, multi-party governance to monitor over-sea imports • Improved logistic flows (cross-docking vs. warehousing) for several product categories Improved service level while reducing stock level of 2 weeks and contributing to 10% cost reduction
Project Leader
May 2016 - Oct 2019
3 years 6 months
91300 Massy, France
Strategic and tactical project management and execution for several business entities of Carrefour France: - store operations optimization for a new concept of Hypermarkets - build-up of a global business case for e-commerce activities: definition of KPIs and financials for front-end and back-end operations, building the rationale for the biggest Capex allocation for e-commerce in Carrefour France history - defined the regional organization for the convenience store format allowing substantial cost savings at regional HQ
Mars & Co.
Sep 2008 - May 2016
7 years 9 months
Paris, France
Senior Strategy Consultant
Feb 2011 - May 2016
5 years 4 months
Paris, France
Strategy projects management and execution across several EU countries. Examples of projects: - production and logistic network re-design for a JV in the ice-cream industry (Europe + Latam) : make or buy choices, plant and DC divestments and 3rd party rates re-negotiation, resulting in a double-digit improvement of capacity utilization - production process turnaround : factory fixed overhead reduction for a player in the mineral water industry (Italy; cost savings ~15%); plant operations optimization for a portioned coffee player (Spain and UK)
Strategy Consultant
Sep 2008 - Mar 2011
2 years 7 months
Paris Area, France
- Strategy project execution
Junior Consultant
BNP Paribas
Sep 2007 - Jul 2008
11 months
Strategic assignment (within the Collège des Ingénieurs MBA Program) for the Cash Management Business Line: - Development of a fully automated tool for prospect assessment - Identification of the 30 most promising prospect accounts and support to the sales team in pitching
Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Oct 2006 - Jul 2007
10 months
Several assignments across different industries: - SOX compliance audit for an Italian energy company - Financial application controls review for a French Insurance company - Financial application controls review for an investment found - SOX compliance audit for an Italian bank
Associate
Alessandrini Telecomunicazioni
Nov 2003 - Mar 2006
2 years 5 months
Deployment of a VOIP telephone infrastructure for an Italian travel company: - Relation management with HW suppliers - Programming of VOIP servers, wiring of network devices
Education
Collège des Ingénieurs
MBA
2007 - 2008
1 year 1 month
Politecnico di Milano
Master of Science Degree
2004 - 2006
2 years 1 month
Politecnico di Milano
Bachelor
2000 - 2003
3 years 1 month
Liceo Scientifico
Hi-school
1995 - 2000
5 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Intro to Generative AI
Issued: May 2024
Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies
Issued: Apr 2024
Certified Sales & Operations Planning
Issued: Nov 2023
Digital Transformation
Issued: Feb 2021
Risk-Taking for Leaders
Issued: Oct 2020
Portfolio
Go-to-market strategy for a leading personal care player
