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François-Xavier Orlikowski

Industrial Director / Purchasing Director
About

Industrial Director- Purchasing Director– Operations Director

Previous Brands
Cartier
CHANTELLE group
courrèges
Hermès
KOCHÉ
Kookai – Vivarte Group
Louis Vuitton Malletier
Orlikowski consulting
Pole Agency
Stella O
Tehen – Montagut Group
Work Experience
Consultant
Mar ‘23 - Now
Orlikowski consulting

Industrial Fashion consulting Material purchasing consulting Strategy for fashion

Purchasing and quality Director
Jan ‘20 - Oct ‘22
Hermès

Head of raw materials and component Purchasing department , ( 7 buyers) . Definition and Implementation of the Sustainable Purchasing Strategy. Purchasing of fabrics and textiles, leather , trimmings , metallic parts and components. Raw materials supply chain management. Implementation of strategic stock of materials with Key partners. Monitoring and implementation of the CSR policy. Resourcing of ethicical materials (GOTS, RWS,..) Head of Quality and Regulation for finished product , (4 people) Product Risk analysis Apparel Legal Monitoring ( US, China, …) Management of quality controls onsite at manufacturers and at our Distribution Centre. Manufacturers quality incident management, corrective action plans. Management of the Quality & After Sales issues with all the people involved in the process.

Head of Industrial Operations
May ‘18 - Dec ‘19
KOCHÉ

Industrial Strategy Costing, development and industrialization management Materials and manufacturing purchasing Sourcing and production management Management of global logistics and Master production planning

Quality Management
Aug ‘17 - May ‘18
Stella O

Strategy and sourcing consulting, on-site quality audits, Research and Advice for Investment funds

Head of Industrial Operations
Apr ‘15 - Aug ‘17
Pole Agency

Management of 2 Romanian industrial apparel manufacturing factories (200 people) Customers: LANVIN, COURREGES, BALENCIAGA, HAIDER ACKERMANN, CHRISTOPHE LEMAIRE, SONIA RYKIEL Management of global logistics and Master production planning. Out -Sourcing and Subcontractor management. Product development management. Process change management, diversification of global activities ( leather goods)

Industrial Director
Jun ‘12 - Mar ‘15
courrèges

Definition and Implementation of the Sustainable Industrial Strategy for Ready-to-wear, leather goods, Footwear et Eyewear. Rationalization and modernization of industrial processes. Recruitment and management of the Industrial, Purchasing and Quality teams. Selection and Implementation of an ERP– Orli CEGID. Product Costing and control of target coefficients. Expansion of the supplier panel "made in France" and international. Management of the in-house production facility and the technical Office. Strategy and management of the procurement, subcontract operation and the global quality. Performance and KPI monitoring. Logistics and Supply Chain management Member of the company board

Purchasing and Supply Manager for Leather Goods
Sep ‘10 - Jun ‘12
Cartier

Purchasing, Supply chain management (Leather, Textile, Metallic components) Negotiations, Budget monitoring, KPI, Posting, Supplier Management

Senior Buyer for Leather Goods
Sep ‘06 - Sep ‘10
Louis Vuitton Malletier

In charge of the Purchasing of Metallic parts for Leather goods (25M€/year - Europe, Asia) In charge of the Purchasing of luggage parts and structure Project Buyer For Fashion, Project Buyer for new retail product. Supplier Management and performance monitoring (KPI) Supplier Lean Management, Supply optimization and Security. SA8000 Social Audit referent for the department, Monitoring of Asian procurement.

Supply & Quality Senior Manager
Jun ‘03 - Sep ‘06
CHANTELLE group

Implementation and direction of the Group's Asian platform. Management of import and export logistics, quality, management of a quality control laboratory, purchasing and sourcing in Asia (20 M$/an), Negotiation with local administrations, HR (25 people). Global supply Chain management.

Quality Manager / Purchasing Manager
Jan ‘01 - Jun ‘03
Kookai – Vivarte Group

Purchasing and monitoring of the production, Quality management for finished product and raw materials. Implementation of procedures for raw materials and opening of an internal laboratory

Purchasing and logistics Director / Industrial Director
Oct ‘97 - Jan ‘01
Tehen – Montagut Group

Purchasing and monitoring of the production, Global Quality management, Development Management.

Languages
Italian - Basic
English - Fluent
Romanian - Basic
French - Native
92600 Asnières-sur-Seine, France