Soumia LYAZID CHARA

Senior Purchasing Manager | Sustainability & Energy

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Languages

English

About me

Intro

Procurement & Sustainability Manager with 14+ years driving strategic purchasing portfolios worth €300M+ across energy, metals, and commodities. Expert in carbon neutrality initiatives, renewable energy PPAs, and sustainable sourcing strategies. I optimize costs while advancing ESG goals through data-driven market analysis and stakeholder management.

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Work experience

Energy Purchaser & Carbon Neutrality Manager

STMicroelectronics

Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

6 months

Paris, France

• Monitoring the electricity and natural gas markets in Italy to formulate strategic purchasing recommendations. • Launching tenders for electricity and natural gas at the end of the year for the periods 2026-2027. • Leading the internal committee: Presenting and defending purchasing recommendations for annual, quarterly, and monthly market products to minimize exposure to spot price fluctuations. Validating decisions and executing purchases through suppliers. • Purchasing green energy certificates to ensure the renewable origin of the consumed energy. • Participating in carbon neutrality projects: Engaging in long-term renewable energy purchase agreements and carbon offset mechanisms. • Managing two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) of 10 and 15 years starting from 2024 and 2025.

Metal Purchasing Manager

Le Bronze Alloys

May 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 6 months

Paris, France

. Responsible for the purchase of Nickel, Copper, Tin, Aluminum, Zinc, Copper Alloys for the Le Bronze Alloys group, in order to reduce its carbon footprint, and to increase the share of recycled metals in its supplier panel. In charge of the 100 million purchasing portfolio, with international suppliers. . Strategic development of purchasing within a framework of compliance with constraints: CSR, site needs, WCR policy, credit coverage, invoicing management and volatility of the metals market. . Complete management of the purchasing process: Sourcing, supplier evaluation, selection and negotiation of contracts, . Expense optimization project management. . Competitive sourcing of supplies in compliance with: Cost, quality, payment terms, availability.

Change Project Management

AXA IM SELECT

Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

7 months

Paris, France

As part of my MBA in Financial market, i am supporting the Operational & Change team on the launch of new funds and any projects with significant operational impact at Architas : a dynamic Investment fund focused on managing funds of funds

Saint-Gobain

Jan 2011 - Mar 2021

10 years 3 months

La Defense

Raw Materials and Precious/Base Metals Category Purchasing Manager

May 2018 - Mar 2021

2 years 11 months

La Defense

1. In charge of purchasing of precious and basic metals, portfolio of M€ 50 worldwide • Leasing and purchasing gold, palladium platinum and rhodium according to the needs of the Group. • Providing analysis and evaluations to management. • Build relationships with internal stakeholders across trading, business management, market risk, and compliance • Negotiation of master agreements with banks and traders • Market analysis and monitoring. • Negotiation and realization of "big volume" purchases of tin • Coordination of tin purchasing and negotiation for big volume purchasing. • Simulation and optimization of financial hedging with the front office of Saint-Gobain 2. In charge of purchasing Alumina Minerals for national and international market (M€ 5.5) : Feldspar ( 2M€), Slag (1 M€) and Nepheline (2.5 M€) • Development of alternative local sources for imported raw materials which helps in cost saving. • Planning and budgeting of purchase functions, involving cost estimation, contract negotiations • Liaison with finance department for timely payment of bills • Contract negotiations with strong negotiation skills • Co-ordination with transportation

Energy Category Purchasing Manager

Jan 2011 - May 2018

7 years 5 months

Paris Area, France

Energy purchaser Saint-Gobain Achats portfolio of 130 M€ for natural gas and 30 M€ for HFO, I am also in charge of energy reporting group worldwide approximate spend 2100 M€ • Natural gas, HFO purchaser and Energy savings certificates: call for tender, contracts follow-up • World Energy Reporting • Subscription for firm or interruptible capacity of natural gas on the PRISMA European Capacity Platform. • Ensure the commercial relations with customers and sustain the internal customer • Simulation and optimization of the financial coverage • Optimize energy costs by optimizing plants production • Optimize commodity, transport and tax costs • Ensure physical delivery of energy to the plants • Risk management • Contracts legal review • Market following (Oil, gas and HFO) • Implementation of a new reporting tools


Education

Paris ESLSCA Business School

MBA Trading and Financial Market

2021 - 2022

1 year 1 month

Pierre and Marie Curie University

Master Degree

2007 - 2008

1 year 1 month

Ecole Nationale Polytechnique

Engineer

2002 - 2007

5 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

Expert in financial markets and instruments

Issued: Jan 2023

Certified by Paris ESLSCA Business School

Certification AMF

Issued: Nov 2021

Certified by Barschen

Introduction to the LME

Issued: Jan 2019

Certified by Euromoney Learning

KCM Capex training

Issued: Oct 2017

Certified by EIPM

Trading in Gas Market, Oil Market

Issued: Jan 2012

Certified by IFP School

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