Interim manager and procurement consultant
The interim manager specialising in the procurement function is increasingly in demand by companies facing challenges specific to this field of intervention, particularly in the industrial sector.
Directly operational, these overqualified profiles travel to your premises and sites throughout France and abroad, to accompany you for the duration of a mission whose duration, objective and challenges are defined in advance. You outsource the procurement function to a seasoned expert with solid industry expertise and extensive experience in managing large-scale projects.
At WAYDEN, we identify, among our network of outstanding professionals, the specialized profile in the Purchasing branch, able to intervene to effectively support you during a profound transformation, crisis management or an improvement in the performance of your business.
Depending on your sector of activity and the size of your company, the creation of a procurement function may be particularly strategic. It improves profitability and is a solution of choice to face the competition. The interim manager will set up a purchasing policy adapted to your business and the market. He will deploy all the necessary resources to implement this new service (recruitment of staff and a purchasing director, training of employees, implementation of procedures for purchasing services and products, comparing suppliers, defining purchasing levers, etc.).
The interim manager may also be responsible for assisting a Purchasing Director, whether to carry out a transformation (reorganization of the department, reallocation of resources, cost optimizations in a sustainable way, review of processes, etc.), or to face a specific challenge.
Experienced in the management of large-scale projects, the interim manager is also able to manage complex issues, such as: digitizing processes, taking charge of strategic files or delicate negotiations, dealing with a non-operational supplier, dysfunctions in the purchasing process, an external crisis (related to transport for example), or internal (financial restructuring, decline or peak in activity, etc.).
Has the position of purchasing director in your company been left vacant? The interim manager is able to intervene urgently to replace the absent employee and take charge of all the tasks related to the position. In collaboration with the supply chain department and the general management, he or she manages: purchasing teams, executing the purchasing strategy and policy, negotiating with suppliers, drafting calls for tenders, monitoring costs, budget and reporting, etc. This specialist thus ensures the perfect functioning of the service, and allows a smooth handover when the new employee arrives.
Is your purchasing department lacking fluidity and this ends up impacting your entire business? Thanks to their sector expertise, technical, commercial and legal skills and their perfect knowledge of your business, the interim manager helps you make the necessary adjustments to optimise the entire sector on a human, financial and logistical level.
After having precisely defined your challenges and needs, we select the interim manager who is perfectly suited to meet the specificities of your current problem. Operational as soon as he arrives at your premises, he will be able to achieve the targeted objectives within the given deadlines, with tangible and lasting results.
The purchasing director occupies a key function that requires very targeted skills. A true ally during a decisive milestone, the interim manager specialising in Procurement is a professional with a very high level of qualification, having proven himself on many occasions during several interventions in a wide variety of contexts. Here’s what sets our interim managers apart:
Exceptional careers and 15 to 25 years of career in senior positions within the purchasing function of large companies.
Experienced in the management of large-scale projects, they have solid expertise and in-depth knowledge of all purchasing families.
Our managers know how to integrate quickly into any type of organization, understand the specific issues, adjust their approach and build trust in the field.
They get teams on board without imposing, mobilize around a clear direction, and know how to move projects forward in contexts that are sometimes sensitive or tense.
Each intervention is focused on impact. Our managers are committed to producing measurable results, quickly visible, and always aligned with the objectives of the mission.
Boldness, pragmatism and agility: our managers share the values that make up WAYDEN’s DNA. This coherence creates a framework of trust and efficiency, which is essential to the success of missions.
At WAYDEN, you are accompanied by a single point of contact, Rémi Dessertine, who listens to your needs throughout the transition mission. After a career in the automotive industry, Rémi joined WAYDEN as Associate Director nearly 8 years ago. He will be able to quickly understand your challenges and identify an interim Purchasing Director whose profile perfectly meets your expectations.
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WAYDEN operates in all sectors of activity, with a detailed understanding of the challenges specific to each. Our strength: managers from the field, who know the codes of each environment and know how to act effectively, regardless of the complexity of the context.
Replacing a manager, structuring a function, operational crisis, accelerating a strategic project… We intervene at key moments, when your teams need to go faster, further or simply regain control. Find out how we provide concrete solutions to each of these challenges.
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