Olivier Marais

Currently based in the UK, I am Head Buyer of Raw Materials, Ingredients and Subcontracting, within the European subsidiary of the McCormick Group (Ducros, Vahiné, Amora in France, Schwartz in the UK, Silvo in the Netherlands, McCormick in the USA, Canada ...).

I supervise a team of 5 people, distributed over France and the UK.

Purchasing Budget > 140 M€, ~400 providers, ~3,000 references.

My aim is to define and establish a productivity programme, founded on provider base management and simplification, in order to contribute to corporate growth through the development of a cost reduction policy for purchasing and logistics, adjusted to the competitive environment.