
Youssef Talabi
Senior Transformation & Operational Excellence Leader
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Casablanca, Morocco
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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About me
Intro
Senior Transformation & Operational Excellence Leader with 15+ years driving measurable results at Nestlé and Roche. Delivered 32% logistics cost reduction, led multi-country supply chain transformations, and implemented 18+ strategic initiatives across North Africa. Expert in Lean Six Sigma, digital transformation, and PMO with proven track record of building high-performance operations that deliver sustainable competitive advantage.
Work experience
Transformation & Operational Excellence Consultant | Founder & Managing Director — AY Leadership
AY LEADERSHIPFreelance
Feb 2024 - Present
2 years 9 months
Project Director, Strategy Consultant, Digital Transformation Specialist, and Operational Excellence Catalyst for various organizations.
Supply Chain Project Manager / Transformation Lead
Roche
Jan 2022 - Present
4 years 10 months
Prefecture of Casablanca
Led the end-to-end Supply Chain and logistics transformation for Roche across North West Africa. –32% logistics cost | Regional hub | New S&OP | Digital transformation | CTO role for Roche Diagnostics
Head of Industrial Supply Chain / Transformation Lead
Riaya Industries
Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
1 year
Berrechid, Morocco
Led the industrialization and standardization program of the Supply Chain organization, with full managerial accountability. 25 SOPs | Multi-site optimization | 300+ fleet | ERP/WMS/TMS
Supply Chain & Procurement Excellence Lead North Africa
Nestlé
Apr 2014 - Jan 2020
5 years 10 months
Prefecture of Casablanca
Led the Nestlé Continuous Excellence program across North Africa, driving organizational maturity through Lean Six Sigma, Agile and advanced leadership practices. Led the Procurement Excellence and maturity transformation of the Procurement function across North Africa. –22% logistics | +23% forecast accuracy | +35% supplier performance | 18 strategic initiatives
Supply Chain Manager
FORAFRIC
Oct 2011 - Mar 2014
2 years 6 months
Bouskoura, Morocco
Managed end-to-end Supply Chain and logistics operations across a complex multi-site scope. 5 plants | 7 DCs | SAP deployment | +19% OTIF | –15% logistics cost
Nestlé
Dec 2006 - Oct 2011
4 years 11 months
Casablanca, Morocco
Supply Chain Controller
Apr 2009 - Oct 2011
2 years 7 months
Casablanca, Morocco
Financial and operational performance management for Supply Chain, including balanced scorecards build-up, compliance framework, Performance analysis.
Business Analyst
Dec 2006 - May 2009
2 years 6 months
Prefecture of Casablanca
Financial and operational performance management, including cost, margin and contribution analysis, Reporting & management dashboards
Reporting Analyst
CIH BANK
Sep 2005 - Dec 2006
1 year 4 months
Casablanca, Morocco
Structuring and consolidation of financial reporting, delivery of management dashboards and performance indicators.
Education
ENCG-SETTAT
Master's degree (Cycle Normal de l'ENCG de Settat), Accounting and Finance
2001 - 2005
4 years 2 months
Ibn Abdoun school
baccalaureate, Mathematics Science
Grade: Good
École Hassania des Travaux Publics - المدرسة الحسنية للأشغال العمومية
Master's degree, Supply Chain Engineering