Thierry Soulabaille

- Transition manager IT/SAP Europe at Cerelia Arras - Lead IT and Supply Chain Transformation initiatives to enhance operational performance and support strategic growth of companies. - Provide supply chain and logistics operations expertise to reduce cost and improve processes, including the successful externalization of logistics operations. - Ensure interim management services as IT leader and operations leader to companies in transformation.

- Integration of newly-acquired subsidiaries: due diligence, IT alignment - Core model SAP - ERP deployment, BI tools and group reporting. - Outsourcing of IT support, optimization of hosting contracts.

- IT Transformation: Development and implementation of global IT strategies, including digital transformations and international ERP deployment (JDE/SAP). - ERP deployment: Management of ERP deployment at several sites (Europe, Asia), in collaboration with the logistics, finance and production departments. - Cloud Migration: Supervision of IT infrastructure migration to cloud environments, followed by ERP migration, to optimize costs and flexibility. - Cost Optimization: Reduction of IT costs by over 30% through downsizing and contract optimization initiatives. - Change Management: Implementation of user training and support strategies for smooth adoption of new technologies. - Inter-departmental coordination: Interface between the functional needs of business departments and technical teams (MOE/MOA). - Multicultural Team Management: Management and coordination of international teams.

- Management of SAP core model rollouts (MM, WM, SD, FI/CO modules) in 15 international subsidiaries as part of mergers/acquisitions - Coordination of cross-functional projects with a global view of business processes: purchasing, logistics, finance and distribution. - Management of mechanized logistics: implementation of interfaces for automatic warehouses, optimization of flows, integration of SAP systems. - Gathering business requirements, leading functional workshops, drafting functional specifications, gap analysis. - Drawing up and managing project schedules, monitoring critical milestones, managing deliverables. - Change management: definition and implementation of training strategies, user support, monitoring of test and go-live phases.

- Implementation and deployment of a global CRM (France, USA, UK, Sweden, 15 other countries). - EDI development and data warehouse for Purchasing and Sales.