Thomas Bourlon

Experience

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  Airbus

  Oct 2000 - now

  Strategic Leadership: defining and executing comprehensive change strategies for the industrial supply chain and digital operations organization (1600 people based in EU & US), leading a community of 30 professionals and collaborating with consultants.Integration Initiatives: spearheading efforts to foster higher integration within the organization and an industrial flow mindset, designing and delivering impactful events involving 500+ participants, emphasizing teamwork and team coaching.Communication Strategy: crafting and executing an organization-wide communication strategy, including the development of channels such as the hub community, podcasts, and weblive events. Consistently maintaining our hub community in the Airbus top 10.Project Support: providing support for change & communication activities within projects, including team dynamics and cultural transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall organizational goals. Show less Pioneering cultural transformation for an organisation of 1700 people. I led a network of 35 individuals, cultivating a culture of empowerment, well-being, trust, core values, agility and collective learnings.Elevated suppliers performance to its peak, fostering teams that embody confidence, agility and creativity, collaborating beyond siglums.Worked at a senior-to-senior level, engaging with SVPs, VPs, managers and teams). Delivered transformative people development strategies, including 100+ team workshops (in person & virtual), 1000+ hours of individual coaching and mentoring, and orchestrated 11 emotion centric conferences with up to 800 participants.Conducted 4 days of leadership sessions with 70 executives, concentrating on business culture, vision, and strategy. Show less Led 4 transnational teams located in GER/FR/UK/SP, overseeing a great team of 40 people.Managed an annual consulting budget ranging from 500-800 K€/year with partners such as Porsche Consulting, Accenture, Capgemini. Spearheaded the developpment and deployment of projects aimed at enhancing Supply Chain efficiency.Achieved significant outcomes, including a remarkable 75% reduction in missing parts at start of production, the optimisation of an end-to-end dashboard, and the successful development & implementation of a process adherence concept.Initiated digital robotics process automation initiated in 2016, leveraging cutting-edge technology for opeational efficiency. Show less Led a team of 25 direct reports + 28 people though operational links,overseeing the qualification of special processes with suppliers and ensuring their capacity & industrial performance aligned with Airbus demands & standards.Achieved collectively remarkable results, including a 40% reduction in Quality events and a significant increase in the On Time Delivery, escalating from 74% to 85%.Conducted 220 suppliers audits & assessments, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and contributing to the overall enhancement of the supply chain. Show less Spearheaded initiatives to enhance the quality and reliability of detailed parts, composites, and consumables supplied to Airbus, focusing on on-time deliveries.Led a comprehensive capacity and capability campaign for French surface treatment, machining, and fabrication suppliers, resulting in an on-time delivery improvement from 68% to 87% over 3 years.Managed a diverse portfolio of 55 suppliers, overseeing machining, fabrication, surface treatments, coatings, sealants, and more, strategically minimizing supply risks and ensuring alignment with Airbus production needs.Conducted industrial audits and assessments for 88 suppliers, ensuring adherence to rigorous quality and performance standards, contributing to the optimization of the overall supply chain. Show less

  • Head of Change & Communication - Indus. Supply Chain & Digital Operations

    May 2022 - now

  • People and Organisation Development - Procurement Operations

    Jun 2017 - May 2022

  • Head of Business Management - Procurement Operations l Senior Manager

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2017

  • Head of new developments Fuselage & Cabine - A320 familly Program

    Apr 2008 - Dec 2012

  • Project leader - A320 Family Program

    Jan 2007 - Mar 2008

  • Head of Quality Supply Chain - Business Unit: Forward & Centre Fuselage

    Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

  • Supply Chain manager - Business Unit: Wing

    Apr 2003 - Dec 2004

  • Supply Chain manager - Business Unit: Forward Fuselage

    Oct 2000 - Mar 2003
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  Indépendant

  Jan 2021 - now

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