Alexandre Garcia

Head of Procurement Northern Europe at HeidelbergCement Northern Europe
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Oslo, Oslo, Norway, NO
Languages
  • Français Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Espagnol Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Anglais Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Bokmål, Norwegian Elementary proficiency
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Credentials

  • Project Management Professionnal (PMP)
    Project Management Institute
    Dec, 2018
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • HeidelbergCement Northern Europe
    • Sweden
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Procurement Northern Europe
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      Leader of the procurement team of HeidelbergCement Northern Europe€+700M of spend in main categories: transport services, direct & indirect services, raw materials, electricity-gas-diesel, CAPEX, mobile equipment, additives, explosives, …4 business lines - Cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, precast concrete7 countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Baltics and Iceland19 FTEs in 4 countries

    • Manager - Strategy & business development Northern Europe
      • Dec 2017 - Apr 2021

      - Development of strategic plans aligned with corporate strategy - Manage and/or coordinate implementation of strategic initiatives CAPEX and non-CAPEX projects (Streamlining-restructuring / LEAN) - Prepare decision base and secure stakeholder buy-in for internal approval processes (C-executive level presentations)- Systematically collect and analyze business intelligence data

  • SINTEF
    • Norway
    • Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Business Development Manager / Project Manager
      • Jan 2016 - Nov 2017

      - Management of research and innovation projects- Initiation of research projects & coordinating applications to funding bodies (EU, Norwegian Research Council)- Strategic market development (building, electronics and energy) - Management of research and innovation projects- Initiation of research projects & coordinating applications to funding bodies (EU, Norwegian Research Council)- Strategic market development (building, electronics and energy)

  • Saint-Gobain
    • France
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • R&D project Manager
      • Feb 2014 - Jan 2016

      Multi-project management of innovative solutions for building industry:- Development of BtoB & BtoC innovative solutions starting from idea to commercialization (project monitoring with stage-gate innovation process including a continuous risk vs attractiveness management)- Market analysis, identification of new business opportunities & initiation of new product development projects- Project structuring (Functional analysis and specifications definitions, route to market, timeline definitions and resource allocation) in collaboration with marketing and sales teams- Management of the technical follow-up of customers- Coordination of purchasing and new materials qualification- Participation to industrial property strategyHR management of a team from 3 people

    • Research Engineer
      • Sep 2011 - Feb 2014

      Participation to innovation projects applied to manufacturing processes and conduct R&D studies for building industry: - Work in close relation with other R&D centers of Saint-Gobain Company and production sites mainly located in East Europe- Provide scientific support to process development teams- Develop new solutions from the concept validation at lab scale to the pilot scaleHR management of a team from 1 to 2 people

  • Saint-Gobain ADFORS
    • France
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Industrialization project manager
      • Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

      Industrialization management of a new range of products – Production Streamlining: - Production workshop building- SAP implementation, - WCM management, - Value stream mapping and roadmap Industrialization management of a new range of products – Production Streamlining: - Production workshop building- SAP implementation, - WCM management, - Value stream mapping and roadmap

  • CEA
    • France
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project leader
      • Oct 2008 - Aug 2011

      Management of a 3-years innovation project for plastics industry: Development and industrialization of a new manufacturing process for metal plating of plastics for automotive and electronics markets8 scientific articles (cited 182 times so far), 4 patents applied Management of a 3-years innovation project for plastics industry: Development and industrialization of a new manufacturing process for metal plating of plastics for automotive and electronics markets8 scientific articles (cited 182 times so far), 4 patents applied

Education

  • ESSEC Executive Education
    Executive MBA
    2022 - 2024
  • Universität Mannheim
    Executive MBA
    2022 - 2024
  • Doctoral school of Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
    PhD degree, Materials Science
    2008 - 2011
  • Chimie ParisTech - École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris
    Master degree (M2 only), Materials Science
    2007 - 2008
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
    Master's degree, Materials Science
    2004 - 2008

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