About Lucie
Experienced procurement specialist with over 7 years of expertise in both public and private sector procurement in France and the UK. Proven track record in managing end-to-end procurement processes, ensuring compliance with national and EU regulations, drafting tender documentation, evaluating bids, and negotiating contracts. Skilled in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and delivering strategic sourcing solutions across various industries.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- EfficioSenior consultantSeptember 2021 - Today (4 years and 9 months)London, UK• Sourcing: I led the re-procurement of a £120m contact centre services contract working closely with senior stakeholders (UK Central Government). I interacted with more than 20 stakeholders, and was responsible to lead on commercial matters. My work was selected as "Case of the Month" by the Cabinet Office (a leading public organisation) due to its quality.• Cost savings projects: I supported senior leadership teams (Telecommunication + Utilities industries) with a 1-year Opex challenge initiatives. Reporting to a senior internal Efficio colleague, I was responsible to find savings opportunities (e.g., creation of a Panel to reduce consulting spend - ~£1m savings).• Contract management: I managed a £8m/year telephony contract (UK Central Government) and I developed tools to monitor and managed the relationship with the supplier which resulted in a process improvement.• Internal activities: led the development of the public sector's practice (e.g., creation of a Teams channel - from 0 to currently 247 members – the maximum number allowed by Microsoft).
- AmazonBuyerApril 2021 - August 2021 (4 months)Durham, UK• Sourcing and cost savings projects: I managed 8 contracts renewals (lift maintenance, legionella management, etc.) and was leading on the procurement strategy and activities. Using, for instance, more local suppliers, I reduced contracts cost by between 11.6% and 31%. On another project, I also challenged the use of a supplier over another which resulted in a 11% cost savings compared to the initial quotation.• Commercial support: I was the commercial support for an ERP system (COUPA) to buy low-value items (renewal of one catalogue and introduction of a new item to counterbalance price increase - £15.29 per unit instead of £61.75 per unit).
- Pragma9ConsultantSeptember 2018 - October 2020 (2 years and 1 month)Paris, France• Sourcing: I led the procurement to contract a safety referent for the 2024 Olympic Games, I supported a local authority to build a gymnasium (first phase), I supported the design and production of an outdoor radiocommunication system based on the Long-Term Evolution standard, legal referent on a framework agreement to protect the French military based (hypervisor and supervisor software solutions).• Internal activities: I initiated the redaction of commercial propositions and implementation of a monitoring tool (VBA Excel) to follow up on files: to know our strengths and weaknesses and thus continuously improve/won contracts from £60,000 (team leader- 3 persons) to £400,000.
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Education
- Level 4 Certificate in procurement and supply Procurement and supply chain managementCIPS2022Level 4 Certificate in procurement and supply Procurement and supply chain management
- Logistics and supply chain management degree (MSc)University of Lancaster2021Logistics and supply chain management degree (MSc)