Maxime Verguet

Experience

• 

  Timeperpetual

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Sales Intern

  • Gained first exposure to Sales and watch distribution• Helped sales of multiple high horology pieces priced over +$40k

• 

  Edwards Lifesciences

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

  Intern

  • Gained first exposure to Manufacturing and Clean room environments• Built a mock up station for a new work bench• Helped in back office and handling tasks in the receiving department

• 

  Edwards Lifesciences

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2012

  Manufacturing Engineer Intern

  • Transferred and validated the cleaning process of a Class III medical device from California to Utah for the Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) delivery system in a clean room environment• Improved output by 2 and validated the changes

• 

  Philip Morris International

  Jul 2012 - Nov 2017

  ● Launched a new VIVID device, 5 new liquids and 10 components over an 8-month project in the UK market, synchronising development and commercialization activities between R&D, Chinese electronic supplier, Operations, Marketing and Corporate affairs● Introduced 70 new SKUs in UK, Ireland, Spain and Israel, by coordinating packaging, legal and marketing activities; Managed current and new development portfolio for 3 e-cigarette brands● Simplified and streamlined a global supply and procurement process of flavours from 16 to 4 weeks through value stream mapping, cross-functional coordination and workshops Show less ● Initiated and managed CAPEX projects. A $250k project to replace manufacturing execution system (MES), leading to increased product integrity. A $160k project to replaced moisture measuring equipment, leading to 2 headcounts productivity gain● Led cross departmental projects from customer brief, test protocol, follow of production and data reportings in Primary and Secondary prototyping departments● Led multiple process improvement and optimisation initiatives via the direct application of LEAN tools and thorough data analysis Show less ● Established and implemented continuous improvement activities through application of LEAN tools and KPIs on 2 prototyping lines, bringing waste down from 50% to below 10% and multiplying daily output by 4 after in depth data analysis● Delivered on time and on budget a $1.2mio engineering project to install and modify a semi-industrial combiner, by taking over budget, technical aspect and schedule ● Wrote and maintained technical and quality documentation for production equipment including BOMs, Work instructions, and FMEAs according to good manufacturing practices (GMPs). Show less

  • Senior Project Leader - Product Strategy

    Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Production Supervisor - Commercial and Prototyping Manufacturing

    Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Manufacturing Engineer - Conventional Prototyping

    Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Manufacturing Engineer - Reduced Risk Products

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2014
• 

  Sabatical leave

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Traveler

  ● Backpacked across 5 continents and 10 countries

• 

  PLANERA

  Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  Head of Production

  • Designed the production roadmap, scale-up plan, and budget strategy within the first six months, securing a successful $10M seed round• Established capabilities for the first product launch by developing supply chain, production, and quality processes within the first quarter, enabling the production of 2,000 product units• Forged commercial and industrial partnerships to facilitate operational scale-up

• 

  Gobeyond Partners

  Oct 2021 - now

  • Led the scoping and design phase of a $100M restructuring program, identifying >$40M in savings through new Operational model, tools, and process redesign whilst managing a team of 5 consultants for a global insurance broker based in Paris• Led diagnostic, improvement, and process-redesign for the Crypto division of a major credit card provider, leading to the relocation of their American Operations to an offshore business operations centre• Workstream Lead to create an Operations function in France for a global broking company, collaborating directly with C-Suite (COO) through scoping, design, and initiative assessment, identifying over $7m in savings with a 2:1 ROI Show less

  • Principal Consultant

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Senior Consultant

    Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
• 

  Concentrix Catalyst

  Apr 2024 - now

  Principal Consultant

  • Led a consulting team through Diagnostic and Operating Model Design for the operations department of a major motor finance company achieving 44% savings over 5 years, or > £33M.• Redesigned the middle-office operating model for a global player in the insurance broking sector, delivering >$14M in savings through right-shoring activities across three delivery centres• Designed a new remote banking operating model for a mid-size retail bank in Morocco, leading to the launch of a remote branch and the establishment of a new sales channel for the bank Show less