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Julien L.JL

Julien L.

Global Purchasing Manager (production & non prod)

€950/day
Bienne, CH
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Julien

Global Procurement Leader with
15+ years of experience in
electronics sourcing across
automotive and industrial sectors.
Proven track record in delivering
cost optimization, defining global
category strategies, and driving
digital procurement
transformation and ESG initiatives
through cross-functional
collaboration to enhance
innovation and supply chain
resilience.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Bienne (up to 50km), Lausanne (up to 50km), Berne (up to 50km), Genève (up to 50km), Zurich (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Freelance
    Strategic consultant in Supply-Chain Management
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2026 - Today (5 months)
    Evilard, BE, Switzerland
    - Independent consultant developing procurement organizations in tackling
    strategic and operational challenges, providing expertise to optimize
    processes, achieve TCO objectives and adapt advanced and robust processes
    to bring tailor made solution to customers. I can contribute across all phases,
    from category strategy, contract management and global sourcing to
    organizational consulting and interim management.
    - Guest Lecturer in procurement Master’s Program DESMA, INSA CVL, UTT.
    Optimisation des processus Stratégie commerciale Management de transition Purchasing Supply Chain Optimization
  • Sonceboz SA
    Heads of commodity - Global Scope - 200Mchf
    December 2021 - December 2025 (4 years)
    Sonceboz-Sombeval, BE, Switzerland
    - Led a team of 6 buyers, managing CHF 200M spend, delivering 80% recovery
    of post-COVID inflation within 3 years.
    - Defined and executed global category strategies across direct and indirect
    spend, improving cost competitiveness, long-term partnership and supply
    chain resilience.
    - Developed cost modeling and negotiation frameworks, enabling data-driven
    decision making and improved TCO.
    - Implemented supplier risk management strategies, strengthening supply
    continuity in a volatile environment.
    - Drove digital procurement transformation SAP, Power BI , enhancing KPI
    tracking, productivity, and decision-making (data reliability).
    - Built strategic supplier partnerships, enabling innovation workshops and
    redesign-to-cost initiatives. Regularly presented performance and strategy to
    C-level leadership
  • Renault Nissan Mitsubishi
    Global Project & Commodity Manager
    AUTOMOBILE
    September 2019 - November 2021 (2 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    - Led global sourcing strategy for hybrid and 12V battery systems across
    multiple regions.
    - Managed €400M spend and €250M annual RFQ pipeline, delivering cost
    savings and budget over performance.
    - Implemented cost breakdown and cost modeling methodologies,
    strengthening negotiation leverage inside my department 55 buyers).
    - Developed global supplier panel strategies, including localization (inside
    Renault factories) and dual sourcing.
    - Partnered with engineering for design-to-cost and NPI integration.
    - Led organizational transformation across three merged teams, improving
    efficiency and strategic focus (outsourcing to low-cost country).

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Education

  • Industrial engineering with purchasing specialization
    INSA Centre Val de Loire
    2011
    Industrial engineering with purchasing specialization

Certifications

  • TOEIC 975
    TOEIC
    2025

Skill set

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