Category Manager C&P Manager

Looking for opportunities as a Category Manager / Contracts & Procurement Manager in the US, South America, Middle East or Asia.

TOTAL S.A. - Exploration & Production Paris & Pau, France
Category Manager February 2009 - Present

Category Manager for Rotating Equipment – Portfolio of around 400 Million USD
• Responsible for coordinating the worldwide contracts & procurement strategy for Rotating Equipment within TOTAL E&P.
• Provided commercial, contractual and operational assistance to Projects and Affiliates.
• Qualified international oil & gas contractors through market analysis and audits.
• Organized Business Reviews with major strategic suppliers and prepared performance reviews for top management’s meeting (CEO level)
• Acted in duet with technical department management to coordinate the category strategy.

Contracts Management - Contracts value: from 1 Million USD to 1 Billion USD
Deputy of the Offshore Surface Facilities Category Manager
• Prepared Call for Tenders packages and contracts for various E&P Projects, up to the Recommendations to Award (Basic Engineering, EPSCC, EPC, T&I)
• Negotiated and validated contract terms covering economics, technical aspects, HSE, insurance, taxes, intellectual property
• Coordinated the negotiation of a Frame Agreement with an EPSCC Key Contractor.

Transverse Activities
• Audited TOTAL E&P Projects during Project Control Reviews on various aspects: Organization, Contracting Strategy, EPC Management, HR Management, Project Control, Cost Control, HSE, QA/QC, Contract & Procurement, Due Diligence, local content.
• Organized and oversaw cross department brainstorms and best practice implementation.
• Coordinated cost reduction workshops to reduce suppliers costs in order to meet TOTAL E&P’s cost reduction targets.
• Implemented e-sourcing tools (ARIBA), internal network database.

Ecole de Management LYON (E.M. LYON) Lyon, France
M.S, International Purchasing Management 2004-2005

Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (Paristech) Paris, France
M.S, Mechanics and Manufacturing 2001-2004

Authorized to work in the US
Awards
Passed the written exam to the highly selective school “Institut d’Etudes
Politiques”, Paris, France (Politics)
Interests
Skiing, tennis, swimming, and sailing in Europe
Languages
French native speaker – Professional in English – Basic in German