Benoit COUAILLIER E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +95 9 44 44 53 098 Location: Yangon, Myanmar

C AREER S UMMARY

M AIN T ECHNICAL S KILLS

French national with 14 years career experience and with 8 years experience as Sourcing Manager in the Indian Subcontinent and Asia areas.

Management Sourcing Negotiation Business Dev. Asia & Indian Subcon

C AREER O BJECTIVE

P ERSONAL S KILLS

Impart my knowledge of sourcing and skills in cross-cultural management to build performing and efficient teams. Managing international business and operation across different cultures.

Communication Flexible Involved Hard worker Positive

C AREER H ISTORY Country Procurement Manager – International Committee of the Red Cross Apr-18 to Current International humanitarian organization present in 80 countries. Position located in Yangon, Myanmar  In charge of the Procurements (Sourcing, Compliance, Quality, Selection / Buying) for the delegation and Sub-delegations of Myanmar. Sourcing Manager - Lidl Hong Kong Sourcing office of Lidl. 10 000 stores in 27 countries. [lidl.com.hk]  In charge of the sourcing for the Home Textile division.  Portfolio of suppliers in Pakistan, India, China, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, …

Jan-17 to Mar-18 (1y 3m)

Home Division Manager (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan) - Carrefour Global Sourcing 2013 to Dec-16 (3y 8m) In charge of the Home related categories for the Indian Subcontinent. Position located in Gurgaon, India. Role & Responsibilities:  Manage FOB value of ~40 MUSD supported by 30 suppliers and shipping more than 1000 references  Lead the business development, sourcing and budget for the Home Textile and Houseware  Manage the Home team based in India and in Bangladesh - Total 8 headcounts  Involved with the production, quality, social and safety compliance Major Accomplishments:  Multiplied by 4 the turnover for India in 3 years. From 4 MUSD in 2012 to 16 MUSD in 2015  Turn India Home Textile into a Center of Excellence for Organic Cotton programs (40% of the turnover)

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Pakistan Division Manager, Carrefour Global Sourcing Sep 2010 to Mar 2013 (2y 7m) In charge of the Home Textile, Houseware and Garments made mainly in Pakistan. Position located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [carrefour.com] Role & Responsibilities:  Manage FOB shipment value of ~43 MUSD supported by 20 suppliers  Lead the business development, sourcing and budget for the Home textile, Houseware and Garments  Manage the Home and Textile teams - Total 7 headcounts  Involved with the production, quality, social and safety compliance  Report to the Home Sourcing Director and Textile Sourcing Director for the area of Pakistan Department Manager, Leroy Merlin Feb 2007 to Aug 2010 (3y 7m) Do-It-Yourself company with more than 300 stores in 13 countries. Position located in Valenciennes, France. [leroymerlin.com]  Lead the tools department and manage the sales’ team - Total 3 headcounts  Broke the historic sales turnover of the department to reach 3 MEUR in 2009 Sales Engineer, Eurasanté Jan 2005 to Dec 2005 (1 year) Economic development agency specialized in the health sector. Position located in Lille, France. One-year contract. [eurasante.com]  Assist local companies to export and assist foreign companies to set-up their business  Promote the Northern France Bio cluster and services Buyer’s Assistant, Emdé Apr 2004 to Dec 2004 (8 months) Company manufacturing decorative frames and importing photo items. Position located in Lille, France. Internship + short term contract. [emde.fr]  Assist the buyer for imports from China  Report (Master’s thesis) how to protect the in-house / exclusive designs of the company? Junior Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service Aug 2002 to Dec 2002 (5 months) Trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Position located in Dusseldorf, Germany. Internship. [trade.gov/cs]  Assist U.S. companies on German trade fairs and find local business partners  Update studies on the German market

A CADEMIC Q UALIFICATION

T RAINING Governance: From Strategy to Action – Sciences Po Executive Education – Paris, France (Nov. 2016)

Master’s Degree. Major in International Management I.A.E. – France - School of Business Administration (2003 – 2004) Bachelor’s Degree. Major in International Trade Relations ICD Paris – France - International Business School (1999 – 2003) SMI program - International cultural exchange with advanced courses in Business Administration  Fudan University, Shanghai - China  Institute for International Relations (IIR), Hanoi - Vietnam  San Diego State University, San Diego – USA

P ERSONAL P ARTICULARS Nationality Date of Birth

L ANGUAGE S KILLS French English German

P ERSONAL I NTERESTS

French 31st May 1979

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