Thomas LEFEBVRE

Experience

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France

  Aug 2000 - Oct 2001

  Defense and military cooperation mission

  French soldier at Thmat Pung Cambodia military officer school.

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  Sony

  Jan 2002 - Apr 2005

  Manufacturing Operations Manager

  OEM Car radios and Electronic board assembly (computer, cell phones). Management of 6 technicians to lead new lines industrialization, lean manufacturing and process optimization: capacity doubled, productivity doubled, quality system implementation from scratch to TS16949.

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  Renault

  Apr 2005 - Mar 2013

  Supplier task forces Leader to reduce the total delivery cost of purchased parts, by optimizing the product design, manufacturing and supply chain performances:- A collaborative activities B to B for OEM and aftersales markets, within Fonds de Modernisation des Equipementiers Automobile (FMEA) frame.- Missions, that involved up to 30 Renault experts, done in supplier and Renault manufacturing plants in Europe with a technical and valued cost reduction roadmaps as deliverable. - 30 task force achieved (interiors and exteriors parts, systems as steering or brakes, fixations, electonics and engine components) => More than 1B€ turn over addressed, 10s of millions of Euros savings raised. Show less

  • Purchasing Task force Leader

    Jul 2009 - Mar 2013

  • Alternator engineering leader

    Apr 2005 - Jun 2009
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  Alstom

  Mar 2013 - now

  In 2020, I was part of the “200” who prepared Bombardier acquisition (Aboard task force), in charge to define Services Quality and Supplier Quality New Alstom Target Operating Model.Following the acquisition in 02/2021, I m currently leading a change management program for Product introduction (train commissioning and warranty) which consist to setup the new Group strategy and to deploy it worlwide ( 50+ countries, 280 sites) :- Set up of the Warranty function, as a cost center: Target operation Model, finance structuration, budget, performance monitoring, full new processes setup (from group Policy to level 3 procedures), tender.- Interfaces alignment with other internal departments such as Tender & Project, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain and involvement of support functions- Region Warranty Business Governance (2000+ pers.) and transformation program.- Value capture plan : supplier performance & charge back, non-core cost back to source (product completion,troubleshooting, retrofits), operation efficiency, upsell promotion. Show less Member of Executive committees of both divisions (1500 pers.) with teams located in 20+ locations :- Reorganization of quality entities from site to regional approach with shared competences which able to secure better the risks, reach high level of quality performances (-40% Non-Conformities).- Complete entity streamlining and operations improvement through QMS workshops (350 to 120 documents), certification strategy enhancement (ECM, IRIS, ISO) and by performance governance setup and animation Show less To accompany Alstom growth in Asia by creating & developing with procurement a supplier panel in India to provide parts and services for Rolling stock (metro & locomotive), components (bogie, traction, motor), infrastructures and signaling (indeed all Alstom products)for many new projects (E Loco, metros, freight corridor, signaling):- To build a great department to lead suppliers industrial and quality performances on the full product cycle (supplier selection, project, production and services) well interfaces with other functions. Team growth from 12 to 60 persons within 2 years.- Based on a risk assessment approach, from a crisis mode to a proactive approach with close operations monitoring (exhausting but with a lot of fun) Show less

  • Performance & Change management Director at Group level

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Quality Director France for Services and Railway Systems

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Supplier performance Director India and South Asia

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Supplier Quality Senior Manager

    Mar 2013 - Aug 2015