CYRILLE BONNIN

IMAJ Thailand

As the Product Development and Operational Director in a complex luxury brand production environment, my role encapsulated a multitude of critical activities and responsibilities. Here is a breakdown of my duties:

Strategic and Tactical Planning:
Developed strategies and comprehensive business plans aligned with company goals, ensuring the right quality at the right time.
Oversaw strategic and tactical decisions, from resource allocation to coordination and risk management.
Pioneered short-term and long-term rolling forecasts in alignment with functional performance and strategic targets.
Drove the development of the engagement pipeline, continuously expanding proactively to maintain our competitiveness in the market.
Operational Excellence:
Defined key functional objectives, ensuring adherence to the highest standards and QMS standards.
Positioned myself as the quality parameters gate-keeper, ensuring products meet the required standards before proceeding to the next production phase.
Conducted regular performance analysis and initiated root cause analyses to reduce quality issues.
Spearheaded PEx and ECR initiatives, promoting continuous improvement and best practices.
Project Management & Continuous Improvement:
Ensured the effectiveness of the business case approval process, monitoring outcomes and driving continuous improvement.
Adopted Six Sigma, PEx, and other state-of-the-art methodologies to increase productivity and reduce production costs.
Defined the scope, objectives, and metrics for all projects, maintaining a comprehensive database project and reporting system.
Stakeholder & Team Management:
Collaborated effectively with key stakeholders, providing expertise as part of the business development process.
Coached and mentored team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and best practices sharing.
Resolved conflicts and managed crises, ensuring smooth project delivery and operational outcomes.
Technical Insight:
Familiar with ERP, MES, and QMS systems, using them to measure performance and promote continuous improvement.
Instituted actions plans and corrective actions, based on feedback, to refine manufacturing processes.
Maintained and improved industrial standards, implementing best practices to achieve cost-effective solutions and prevention measures.
Performance & Risk Management:
Oversaw KPIs, performance results, roadmaps, and risk management to ensure sustainable operational outcomes.
Managed risk proactively, understanding how risk management could affect strategic outcomes and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
Resource & Change Management:
Designed a yearly staffing plan, optimizing resources to increase capacity while minimizing costs.
Championed change management initiatives and drove continuous improvement across all functional areas.
Communication & Business Development:
Actively promoted our competence center through internal and external communication, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry.
Developed strategic projects with key clients, focusing on delivering superior value.
Sustainability & Safety:
Advocated for sustainability in all projects, considering the environmental and social impacts of our production processes.
Cultivated a strong health and safety culture, ensuring all team members are well-versed in best practices.

By aligning our processes and organization with best practices and continuous improvement methodologies, I played an instrumental role in ensuring our brand not only meets but exceeds market expectations. My focus has always been on achieving sustained value and driving initiatives that ensure our brand's reputation remains unparalleled in the luxury market.

Desrues (France)

Product Development Director
with expertise in overseeing luxury jewels and accessories production for a 500-person plant. Proven track record in implementing continuous improvement methodologies, managing critical activities, and upholding the highest quality and industrial standards. Adept at integrating IT systems to optimize manufacturing processes and deliver superior value.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
Directed six annual collections, ensuring right quality and timely delivery.
Implemented PEx and ECR for optimized manufacturing processes.
Managed strategic initiatives, achieving desired performance and outcomes.
Integrated ERP, MES, and QMS systems for enhanced operational efficiency.
Led root cause analysis, reducing quality issues and fostering improvement.
Coordinated risk management, safeguarding strategic outcomes.
Championed CSR standards and ethical manufacturing practices.
Technical Proficiency:
Skilled in ERP, MES, and QMS. Advocate for best practices with a focus on health, safety, and continuously improved standards.
Industrialization insight:
Oversaw the development and utilization of a comprehensive database project and reporting system, enabling real-time tracking of progress, resource allocation, and outcomes.
Promoted a culture of continuous improvement and methodology, yielding quantifiable results in productivity savings, enhanced manufacturing processes, and customer satisfaction.
Core Strengths:
Continuous Improvement, Quality Assurance, Time Management, Strategic Risk Management, Cross-functional Team Collaboration, and Customer-centric Approach.

Strategic Alignment & Oversight: Orchestrated the alignment of key functional objectives with company vision; led performance evaluations via KPI-driven insights to inform data-driven decision-making, resulting in the creation of a franchise network and 20%+ of business increasing from 2013 to 2018.
Operational Excellence: Pioneered the adoption and integration of Six Sigma methodologies, driving continuous process and organizational enhancements; realized a global restructuring with a creation of value of 150% on the EBIDTA,
Sustainability Leadership: Spearheaded company-wide sustainability initiatives, amplifying commitment through strategic communication campaigns; which has led to have been named in the 500 bests companies in Europe by ranking of "Les Echos" magazine on 2018 and 2019.
Market Expansion & Competitive Strategy: Navigated the competitive landscape to identify and seize market opportunities; executed expansion strategies resulting in a network of 100 POS developed in 27 countries from 2013 to 2018.
Stakeholder Relations & Value Delivery: Forged and nurtured key stakeholder relationships; streamlined strategy deployment processes, enhancing value delivery and fostering collaborative growth.
Crisis Management & Resilience: Established a robust crisis management framework and conflict resolution strategies, ensuring organizational adaptability; successfully navigated into a financial restructuring in 2012-2013, which have been the starting point of the company's development.

Key Functional Objectives: Spearheaded the supply chain management for two major logistic platforms located in Paris and Hong Kong.
Critical Activities: Oversaw the development of 5,000 new fashion accessory styles every 6 months with a production and distribution of 12 million pieces annually.
Quality Parameters Gate-Keeper: Ensured right quality and right time delivery by setting and maintaining rigorous quality standards across 200 production points in Asia.
Crisis management: Implemented root cause analysis methodologies to identify bottlenecks and optimize the supply chain processes for better performance outcomes.
Company Goals & Financial Performance: Directly contributed to financial performance and strategic business growth by ensuring timely and cost-effective production and distribution.
Strategic and Tactical Decisions: Made both high-level strategic decisions and day-to-day tactical ones, leveraging strengths to improve the company's competitiveness in the market.
Leadership Recommendations: Provided key recommendations to upper management based on short-term and long-term rolling forecasts.
Development of Processes and Organization: Championed the development and implementation of efficient supply chain processes, including the implementation and management of S&OP.
Sustainability & Stakeholder Management: Ensured that all supply chain processes aligned with sustainability goals while effectively managing relationships with key stakeholders.
Resource Allocation & Coordination: Optimized resource allocation across multiple production points, ensuring timely coordination and risk management to meet objectives and targets.
Strategic Initiatives & Margin Management: Launched strategic initiatives that proactively expanded our reach, improving margin management and procurement efficiency.
Procurement and Cost Saving: Devised cost-saving strategies, enhancing the company's financial performance while ensuring quality.
Methodologies: Introduced advanced supply chain methodologies, ensuring company goals align with market demands and stakeholder expectations.
Expanding Proactively: Drove efforts to proactively expand into new markets, leveraging strengths to stay ahead of market trends and competitors.
Competitiveness in the Market: Ensured that the company maintained a competitive edge through meticulous supply chain management and strategies.
Leveraging the Strengths: Optimized supply chain processes by recognizing and harnessing the inherent strengths of the team, systems, and methodologies in place.

• Created product roadmaps to help guide product development processes and align with overall business goals.
• Managed product lifecycles by monitoring product research, development and determining retirement dates.
• Maintained internal product knowledge database.
• Directed concept design, feature definitions and production support.
• Managed product launches by creating plans and coordinating with marketing teams to maximize promotional reach.
• Identified opportunities for new products and improvements to existing products to increase sales.

• Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
• Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to management or to client.
• Guaranteed designs adhere to company brand standards and guidelines.