Xavier Goffinet

Purchasing & Supply Chain Leader at Wideye™ by AGC Automotive
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(386) 825-5501
Location
BE
Languages
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Dutch Professional working proficiency
  • Japanese Elementary proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency
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Carsten Klenke

From the point of view of a language trainer for German: Xavier is a highly analytical worker who will soon lift from the beginner's level. Every lesson steep improvement and very hungry for German. Weiter so, Xavier ...

Paul Ward

Xavier thinks deeply about solutions to problems and as such provides invaluable, well thought-out and considered input in developing business process improvement. A team player and a pleasure to work with.

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Credentials

  • ISO 20400 : Sustainable purchasing
    AFNOR Compétences
    Mar, 2022
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Wideye® by AGC
    • Belgium
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Purchasing & Supply Chain Leader
      • Oct 2017 - Present

      Wideye is a small, flexible and reactive entity of AGC Automotive developing the business of glass transparent to IR, this being a game changer in the design of LIDAR used in autonomous vehicle. In charge of establishing and securing all purchasing & supply chain aspects of Wideye's new products from scratch (new categories, negotiations, development with R&D,...). Wideye is a small, flexible and reactive entity of AGC Automotive developing the business of glass transparent to IR, this being a game changer in the design of LIDAR used in autonomous vehicle. In charge of establishing and securing all purchasing & supply chain aspects of Wideye's new products from scratch (new categories, negotiations, development with R&D,...).

  • AGC Automotive Europe
    • Belgium
    • Automotive
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Procurement Category Manager for new development
      • Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

      In charge of purchasing aspects for Marketing categories. Marketing work on technical and business aspects of new products not yet on the market and that AGC will sell in the future. Involved in the work of the Marketing team to secure the purchasing & supply chain of these new products before that they are on the market. Responsibilities are : identify supply chain, sourcing, contracts,... with new partners on new fields for AGC. In charge of purchasing aspects for the project Jack Responsible of the implementation of purchasing and supply chain aspects for this new product for AGC.

  • AGC Glass Europe
    • Belgium
    • Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Procurement Category Manager
      • May 2012 - Jan 2018

      Category manager for Automotive and Building sectors. Managing a total spent of 40M€/year. Responsible of several categories: gaskets, enamels, silver paste, encapsulation products, primers, auto containers, stillages, cutting oils, interleavant powders,…. Responsible of commercial aspects at Corporate level for Europe : frame agrements, prices, negotiations, warranty, liabilities, transport, consignment, taxes aspects,…Create partnership with suppliersImplement worldwide vision on some categories (gaskets, silver pastes,...)Identification and, with the technical team, implementation of a strategy per category.Validation and development of new suppliers.Close contacts with Brazilian team and with Russian team.

    • Investment Procurement Specialist (under Randstad mission)
      • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

      In charge of the commercial aspects of investments purchase for automotive and coating linesCommercial (price and conditions) negotiations with suppliersAnalyze of contract TCOContact with engineering for technical aspectsIf problem during the installation of the investment, follow-up with the supplier to find a commercial solution

  • BIA Belgium
    • Belgium
    • Wholesale Machinery
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Workshop leader
      • May 2011 - Sep 2011

      Responsible for the activities of the workshop (+/- 200k€/month) Management of +/- 15 people (12 workers, 2 foreman & 1 administrative support) Responsible for the follow-up of the workshop’s planning (new units sold and repairs), contact with the customers and suppliers, financial follow-up of the job orders, coordination with the external planning, security aspects of the workshop, hiring of new workers,... Analyze the processes of the workshop in order to improve them. Responsible for the activities of the workshop (+/- 200k€/month) Management of +/- 15 people (12 workers, 2 foreman & 1 administrative support) Responsible for the follow-up of the workshop’s planning (new units sold and repairs), contact with the customers and suppliers, financial follow-up of the job orders, coordination with the external planning, security aspects of the workshop, hiring of new workers,... Analyze the processes of the workshop in order to improve them.

  • SWECO
    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Support Manager
      • Jun 2007 - May 2011

      The Production Support Group (newly created) makes the link between the Sales and the workshop. It consists of draftmen, Purchase and introduction of the orders. The inputs of this group are the orders of the customers and the ouputs are the parts, the drawings and the information introduced in the ERP system.Roles:Management of the team: create the coordination in the new team, initiate new processes, automate some processes, organize the production of the new engineered units, work in connection with the engineering department in USAPurchase (3M€/year): Management of the biggest suppliers, coordinate the actions with the other Purchase departments of the groupLeading and managing the implementation of new standard products in our production lines (cooperation with HQ in USA, cost analysis, communication with Sales,...)

    • Manufacturing/Quality Engineer
      • Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

      Sweco Europe is the European site of the American company Sweco. 50 workers are employed in Belgium. Sweco Europe is a part of the worldwide group named MI Swaco. They are mainly present in the petroleum industry.Sweco Europe produces industrial separators (all applications) and oilfield separator (petroleum industry).I have been working as a Manufacturing Engineer (Apply Lean principles in the factory -participation in AME conferences in USA- installation of new equipments in the factory, follow-up of non-standard machines' production).I have been working as a Quality Engineer (Implementation of ISO 9001 in Sweco Europe, internal auditor, follow-up of KPI, ...)

  • Caterpillar Inc.
    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manufacturing Engineer
      • Dec 2003 - Sep 2005

      Work in the assy building. Project management for a completely new process to build the vehicles in a new way. The work consisted in a follow-up of the work of the different departments (Purchase, Logistics, Manufacturing, Packaging,...) on the project. Work in the assy building. Project management for a completely new process to build the vehicles in a new way. The work consisted in a follow-up of the work of the different departments (Purchase, Logistics, Manufacturing, Packaging,...) on the project.

  • IBA
    • Belgium
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Management Support
      • Oct 2002 - Apr 2003

      During my studies, I worked as a support for the managemnt in IBA. I updated data about competitors (new devices they produce, data about their financial reports,...) These information were taken by the management to take some strategic decisions. During my studies, I worked as a support for the managemnt in IBA. I updated data about competitors (new devices they produce, data about their financial reports,...) These information were taken by the management to take some strategic decisions.

Education

  • Université catholique de Louvain
    Master, Business Administration
    2002 - 2003
  • Haute Ecole Mosane d'Enseignement supérieur
    Industrial engineer, Engineering
    1998 - 2002

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