Laurent Harlay

Since April 07

Equipment Buyer - NESTLE - Vevey - Switzerland

March 07 - June 03
Supplier Performance Engineer – VISTEON – Barcelona – Spain
*Development and continuous quality improvement of 80 suppliers over Spain, Portugal and Morocco (Projects and Serial production). Main tasks are project development, process audits, quality risk analysis, process improvements, PSW reviews/approvals and sourcing support with purchasing department.
*Internal & external trainer for PPAP and 8D
*Lean manufacturing practises with Cadiz plant and suppliers

June 03 –Sept. 00
Industrial Buyer - SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE –Toulouse- France
Specialist Purchaser
*Buyer for aluminium die-casting, plastic, resins, turned-parts and cold-formed parts.
Advanced Purchaser
*Material costing and target cost achievement responsible for projects from acquisition until final sourcing of all Electronics and Mechanical components (steering, ABS and suspension projects);
*Research and introduction of new technologies/suppliers – Design to cost competitions and Target Costing.

Sept. 00 - May 99
Project Purchaser – PSA Peugeot Citröen – Vélizy – France
Project platform A806
*Responsible during development and industrialisation of mecatronics parts as ISU, airbag calculator, dash board, beams, under wheel commutation, pushes, clock and switches - for the C3 vehicle;
*Animation and coordination of the relations between Project team and suppliers during conception and industrialisation phases.

Feb. 99 – Sept. 97
Project Engineer – VALEO Clutches – Campinas (SP) – Brasil
Plant start up for clutches production
*Production lines layout definition (cars and industrial vehicles);
*Equipments for lines purchasing;
*Equipments importation and follow-up with Logistic.

Sept. 97 - March 97
R&D Engineer-SCHLUMBERGER ANADRILL – Houston (Tx) – USA
Final year internship
*Petroleum modelling drilling tools modelling for R&D and Fields Engineers;

Travels:Brasil,Argentina,México,USA,Liban,Egypt,Greece, Spain,Italy,Germany,Marocco,Tunisia,Portugal, Switzerland
Snowboard,swimming,photos,painting,travelling and South American culture
Miscellaneous: French,clean national driving licence