Nicolas HOVNANIAN PMP®

Responsibilities Spearhead a transformation program to shift the local organisation towards a Quality-Driven Culture [Core team: 4 headcount & Extended Core team: 20 headcount] 1. Empower first line management to be a change agent 2. Establish a self-driven culture in shop floor 3. Deploy data-driven Structured Problem Solving approach (Quick Standard Check Sheet, A3, 8D) across the plant [1000+ headcount]

Responsibilities 1. Responsible for the plant investments (Brownfield Project: building & utilities, mixing, extrusion, tire building, curing, conveying system) – Portfolio [<50K€ to 14.95M€ – 3600 SQM] – 3 direct & 30 transverse headcount Achievements 1. Coordinated Value Engineering [-250K€ on civil and utility] 2. Coordinated the tendering process [-165K€ on civil and utility] 3. Results: 2017: 96% spending achievement – 95% OTD over 21 projects; 2018: 1% below budget for one strategic project

Responsibilities 1. Member of the project team responsible for the setting-up of the Greenfield Factory 2. Managed and coordinated the activities of the project team in charge of building-up additional mixing capacity to support truck and tourism tire production ramp-up 3. Organised the decision-making with the business partners to achieve the quality, cost, time and performance objectives from the launch to the closure of 5 overlapping multi-millions euros projects

Responsibilities 1. Set-up an installation company to provide the Chinese market with professional turnkey security solutions Achievements 1. Carried-out a survey to split the activity of the company to optimize taxes (VAT, Business tax, Income tax) 2. Defined, assessed and selected the agents and installers network 3. Organized a seminar to promote the products and certify the network [Budget: 50K€ / ~60 agents and installers certified]

Sector: Cable car industry Achievements: 1. Led the creation of marketing tools: website, brochures, training material [Budget: 5K€] 2. Built-up, validated potential and current customers’ database [500 entries] 3. Helped to implement the certification ISO9001 for the sales and marketing department Acquired Skills 1. Flexibility, cross-cultural and project management

Responsibilities 1. Canvassed and distributed the brand name in hotels, restaurants and bars to expand the market shares 2. Followed-up and developed the distribution network [Area: 6 departments / Surface: 31,000km2 / 1200 outlets canvassed] Achievements 1. 15 daily appointments to maintain the existing customers and expand the market shares [~ 8 new products listed / day] Acquired Skills 1. Definition of customers’ needs, cold and warm calling, negotiation and self-confidence

Responsibilities 1. Within the pressure casting dies workshop: assembled the die 2. Under the supervision of a mentor: carried out a flow and implantation study: continuous observation, flow analysis, root cause analysis: 5P, 7M/Ishikawa diagram Achievements 1. Standardisation of the pressure casting die workshop Acquired Skills 1. Structured problem solving tools

International Project Management, International Business Strategies, Accounting and Finance for Multinationals, Marketing and International Negotiations, Leadership and Multicultural Management

International exchange in China, Baoji Company: Bochi – Sector: Machine tool Achievements Attended lessons about grammar, culture and calligraphy Built-up potential customers’ database – Mailing of sales proposals

B2B Marketing and Sales, Technology, International Business and Culture, Management