Alexandre Sayve

Sector: Organization and Strategy

Specialist on upstream and downstream Ariba products and services (Features & Functions and Administration):
- Ariba Sourcing 4.4, 4.3, Features & Functions, Administration
- Ariba Quick Source, Online Sourcing, foundation and advanced strategies
- Ariba Analysis 3.1
- Ariba Category Management
- Ariba Contract Workbench and Compliance
- Ariba Supplier Performance Management
- Ariba Buyer 8.2
- Ariba Category Procurement
- Ariba Invoice

Projects per industry:

& Banking (Royal Bank of Scotland, American Express, BNP Paribas, Société Générale) - Project lengths 9 months
- As a member of implementation or sourcing strategy teams developed processes in accordance to customer specifications
- Coordination for the rollout in Europe for BNPP E-sourcing program, Easy-sourcing for Société Générale, and worldwide rollout for Amex 7 steps process, and RBS advance sourcing strategy
- Combined and customized training rollout on Ariba Category Management, Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Contract Workbench, and Ariba Analysis according to company specifics process, on training and production environments
- Guide customization and internal material use for communication on each program
- Drive change management and adoption of new established processes


& Food and Beverage (Orkla) - Project lengths 10 months
- Joined the project on the implementation, change management and training
- Responsible for setting up and implementing McKinsey 7 steps process in accordance to Orkla specifics
- Combined and customized training rollout on Ariba Category Management, Ariba Sourcing, and Ariba Analysis according to company specifics process, on production environment
- Guide customization and internal material use for communication on the Orkla Sourcing program
- Drive change management and adoption of new established processes


& Aerospace (EADS, Airbus, Eurocopter) - Project lengths 14 months
- Responsible for setting up and implementing process in accordance to Eurocopter specifics
- Drive change management and adoption of new established processes
- Combined and customized training rollout on Ariba Category Management and Ariba Sourcing according to company specifics process in France and Germany (100 users)
- Guide customization and internal material use for communication on the Sourcing program


& Automotive (Renault, PSA, Valeo) - Project lengths 24 months
- Responsible for all trainings on Ariba Sourcing 4.3 and 4.4 for Renault in Europe, run for over two years with great customer satisfactions (contract renewed)
- Part of the project team for implementation of supplier performance management system Puma at Valeo (Mock up set up, project need definition, process management, and spend visibility program)
- Customisation and combined training rollout in Europe for PSA, Renault and Valeo according to process and client specifications


& Electronics, Telecommunication and Energy (Philips, Tyco, Alcatel Lucent, Emerson) - Project lengths 6 months
- Combined courses, and customization part of EMEA rollout for Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Category Management, and Ariba Analysis customized to client’s processes, purchasing organization and standards.
- Sourcing guide and slides customized to clients processes, organizations, and standards
- Responsible for “training the trainers” for clients and coordination for the rollout in APAC for E-Sourcing project
- Improving processes, transparency and communication.
- Communicating global transparency and standardized processes within the organization by utilization of Ariba’ product
- Great success and customer feedbacks on the rollout
- Global rollout in Europe on Ariba Buyer 8.2 Features & Functions (customized EZbuy)
- Based on Lucent process and as Buyer at the same period with specifics requirements to implementation and best practices


& Internal trainings on all Ariba upstream suites

Sector: Consulting and Services

Senior resolution & transactions specialist
- Implementation of e-procurement activities and interfaces for Lucent Technologies Inc. during 4 months
- Implementation of transactions processes, preparation, entries and legal requirements for Europe (Analysis and negotiation on sales and buying Terms and Conditions)
- Transactions processing and management for Europe (5,000 transactions per month)
- Building and sustaining relationships with vendor and customer (Lucent)
- Invoices resolution with vendors and account payable departments
- Order analysis and sourcing analysis (1.3 millions savings per quarter)
- Trainer on Ariba Buyer 8.2 in Europe (teleconferences)
- Team lead for the transactions centre in Europe

Commodity Manager (coverage IT, Travel, and Test measure and equipment)
- Support client procurement activities in local and global negotiations with vendors in Europe, Asia, and America
- Strategic sourcing for IT, leasing, Travel and Test measures and equipment
- Implementation of new vendors in Catering in Ireland
- Supplier enablement, development and catalogue enablement set up (Office supply, IT hardware and software)
- Integrated to various outsourcing projects in terms of sales and consultancy with potential new customers (Thales,

Sector: Purchasing Departments

Opening project Le Casino, a 200 seats restaurant, bar, smoker’s lounge, Conference & Banqueting 200 seats

Project manager Assistant for the opening of Le Casino in Morges, Switzerland
- Strategy plan and implementation (market study and analysis, positioning)
- Marketing and Communication plan and implementation (logo, radio, newspapers, companies)
- Overall and Operational Budgets set up
- I.T. System implementation and Cash registering system programming
- Creation of a stock and purchase database
- Purchase for the operational system and the restaurants (furniture, materials)
- Menu elaboration (Food menu, wines, whiskies, cigars)
- Food Production (Costs, Technical Analysis)

Food & Beverage Manager for Le Casino
- Food & Beverage control
- HACCP implementation system
- Accountancy
- Food & Service quality
- Guest satisfaction and Public Relation
- Sales (Conferences & Banqueting)
- Recruitment, Training & Development, Wages, Career skills development

Sector: Hotel and restaurants