Expériences professionnelles
General manager
UNIQUE HERITAGE MEDIA
Depuis le 02 juin 2023
• Direct supervision of editorial and technical teams (42 persons) for Disney and Fleurus Presse licensed titles. (over 20 magazine titles)
• Launch of new products: new collectors Comics Special issues, Stitch magazine, new Sorcières magazine formula and transformation of Le Monde des Ados.
• Margin enhancement through strategic management of the title portfolio, including discontinuations, launches, and events, alongside cost-reduction initiatives.
• Leadership in change management within a reorganization context
• Management of the licensor relationship within the framework of the licensing agreements with The Walt Disney Company, National Geographics and Future Publishing and UHP, along with coordination of business reviews.
Publishing director
UNIQUE HERITAGE MEDIA
De Octobre 2019 à Mai 2023
• Direct supervision of editorial and technical teams (headcount of 30) for Disney-licensed titles (15 titles).
• Launch of new products: New formula for Journal de Mickey and Mickey Junior, launch of a publishing line.
• Optimization of margins through title portfolio management (stops, launches, events), business action plans.
• Management of the licensor relationship within the framework of the licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company, along with the coordination of business reviews.
• Renegotiation of National Geographic and Future Publishing licensing agreements. Monitoring of potential licensing developments.
Publishing director
Disney Hachette Presse
De Janvier 2017 à Septembre 2019
• Direct supervision of a team of 10 people. Editorial, technical, marketing and sales teams. Total headcount: 50 pers.
• Launch of new products: Vaiana, Mon Premier Journal de Mickey, new format of Scrooge Magazine (+75% in newsstand circulation), new online Disney magazine boutique (magazine-enfant.fr), development of online mail order.
• Margin optimization through title portfolio management (discontinuations, launches), cost-cutting action plans and the provision of a business vision to teams.
• Shareholder relations within the framework of the joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Lagardère, leadership of management committees.
Purchasing category manager
LAGARDERE ACTIVE
De Septembre 2011 à Décembre 2016
• Purchasing portfolio if 120 M€
• Purchasing categories: Direct Marketing (telemarketing, customer relations, fullfilment and subscriber database management, printed communication materials, direct marketing routing, CRM project, packaging, logistics & storage, promotional items), Editorial Purchasing (photo agencies, newswire (AFP, Reuters), editorial agencies), Paper and Industrial Purchasing - Diagnostics, tendering, negotiation and contracting.
• Paper Purchasing: supervision of stock management and paper procurement, service to publishers: product evolution, change of specifications, organization of tests, technical analysis of the competition.
• Responsible for CAOP (Central purchasing office for promotional items) - purchases via agencies and direct from factory in China and development of this cost center into a profit center with the development of an agency activity for external customers.
• Management of a team of 7 direct buyers and functional management of 6 suppliers
Example of a few suppliers: Abaca, AFP, Ediis, CCA international, Arvato, Staci
Industrial purchasing project manager
LAGARDERE ACTIVE
De Juin 2009 à Août 2011
• Functional management of 6 paper suppliers
• Paper purchasing: contribution to purchasing strategy, organization of global paper tenders (10 countries), supplier negotiations. Contractual and volume monitoring, international coordination of the Paper / Manufacturing community in subsidiaries, implementation of a worldwide certification action plan and PEFC certification in France.
• Purchasing for printing, binding and routing: calls for tender for printing, binding and routing in France (>50M€). Benchmarking of best practices and price levels on a European scale. Support for subsidiaries in their tendering process.
• Improvement of working capital: implementation of a worldwide paper stock monitoring dashboard (ageing balance, DIO, etc.) and action on supplier debt (application of LME conditions and implementation of a DPO).
Example of suppliers: UPM, Stora Enso, Burgo, Sappi, Maury, Imaye, QuadGraphics, Ecovadis
Purchaser
LAGARDERE ACTIVE
De Janvier 2008 à Juin 2009
• Purchasing diagnosis: identification of expenses, definition of challenges and potential purchasing actions
• Project manager for the implementation of an electronic procurement tool: facilitation of committees, training and start-up support
• Implementation of a French expenditure analysis tool (Cognos BI) and definition of purchasing segmentation
• Analyst for global paper tender (300,000 tons of paper, in 15 countries)
Internal auditor
HACHETTE FILIPACCHI ASSOCIES-SPF
De Juin 2006 à Décembre 2007
• Internal procedure audit: field and systems audits, identification of risks and action plans to be implemented in all Group subsidiaries (Spain, Italy, Russia, etc.) and follow-up.
• LSF (Loi de Sécurité Financière) campaign management: management of the internal control campaign via a web tool (Enablon, 46 companies, >200 participants), identification of risks and action plan.
International controller
Hachette Filipacchi
De Février 2003 à Mai 2006
• Reporting unit: monthly reporting, budget and analysis of US subsidiary operations. Conversion of US financial statements to IFRS. Analysis of US competitive environment.
• Accounting and consolidation: responsible for Lagardère North America, Inc. accounts, P&L and balance sheet monitoring, budgeting and estimates, and consolidation of subsidiaries for tax purposes.
• Operational management control: for IGA USA [Interdeco Global Advertising, USA], an international advertising agency. Monitored results, costs and profitability. Support for operational decision-making.