Cyril Jobard

SEC is a sustainability consultancy which improves organisations' social and environmental performance, to add value and build profile. Our services include: strategy support, supply-chain management, sustainable commodities, environmental footprinting, responsible marketing, stakeholder engagement and reporting and organizational consulting. SEC has developed powerful data management services like CSRinfo.com™ and ProductTrace™ to assist companies in mapping their supply-chains and product raw materials, and assessing and mitigating the risks linked to sourcing challenges.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Advised DEFRA on Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services
• Helped RBS develop environmental sourcing guides
• Developed a Sustainable Product Guidance and delivered training workshops for LSBU (London South Bank University)
• Developed a sustainable food procurement management tool for the South East Food Procurement Group (SEFPG)
• Audited procurement systems in diverse sectors and advice against the Flexible Framework standards
• Conducted a market consultation exercise on behalf of the Berkshire Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (BIEP) for the renewal of school meals contract

RESPONSABILITIES

• Manage the accounts of over 40 signatories from the public, private and third sector
• Involved in the preparation of the programme’s delivery plan and annual report
• Assessment of procurement systems, recommendations and implementation against the five areas of the Sustainable Procurement Task Force's Flexible Framework: 1. People 2. Policy and strategy 3. Process 4. Supplier engagement 5. Measurement and results
• Assist organisations for spend analysis and provide recommendations for environmental and cost savings
• Data collection and analysis on “green" spend. Calculate environmental and financial benefits of sustainable products and services
• Review and development of sustainable procurement policies, strategies and action plans on a risk-based approach
• Review and development of purchasing tools (for example supplier performance assessment, environmental sourcing product guide)
• Review of contract specifications and tender documentation against best practice standards. Advice on sustainable sourcing
• Preparation and delivery of training workshops for senior management and operational staff
• Stakeholder engagement for pilot projects on sustainable transport, local procurement and collaborative procurement in London and South East of England.
• Delivery of consultancy projects in sustainable procurement, waste management and recycling: Higher Education, Catering, Food Manufacturing, Financial services, Construction, Local Authorities, Health Sector. Worked with DEFRA on the of Government Buying Standards
• Presentations at various internal and external events
• Prospection

1 To expedite the day to day materials operation.
2 To supervise the purchasing of beverage, consumables, linen, operating equipment, stationery and non inventory.
3 To assist with the negotiations for the supply of goods with existing and prospective suppliers, with particular emphasis on price, quality of goods, efficiency of supply and reduction of the hotels admin burden.
4 To manage the receiving, storage and issue of stock/materials as per current procedures.
5 To rota staff (7 people) to cover the operation as required by the business levels.
6 To assist in checking Banqueting BEOs and compiling banqueting requisitions.
7 To ensure delivery note/invoices are matched to orders and reach accounts payable in a timely fashion.
8 To communicate constantly with Purchasing Manager and relevant staff especially regarding shortages in cellar, supplier price queries and non delivery by suppliers.
9 Liaise with accounts payable/F&B control so that invoice queries can be addressed.
10 To ensure all queries relating to delivery notes/orders/invoices are followed up with Accounts Payable/F&B control and relevant suppliers.
11 To ensure price updates are completed as required
12 To manage the general housekeeping of Wincheck.
13 To liaise with F&B control to ensure month end procedures are accurate.

Projects

1. in purchasing management. Reengineering of the purchasing process, focusing on the Food and Beverage products on the one hand, and the operating supplies and non-food items on the other hand. Benefits of the project in three main areas:
a/ Store management: saving on storage space, saving on money tied in the inventory, saving on time spent to perform simple tasks like storing or issuing
b/ Purchasing management: saving on time spent to perform the purchasing duties (ordering, receiving, returning wrong items, processing invoices), decreased shortage, better cost control
c/ Human resource management: optimization of time management (better workload between the staff, increased motivation and work efficiency, improvement in the training process)


2. in environmental management
The “green partner handbook” will allow us to make our product and service portfolio more sustainable with a continual improvement approach

Hotel member of Orient Express Hotels, awarded by "Leading hotels of the World"

Position: one year internship as asistant cost controller:
- monthly Food & Beverage report
- variances analysis
- menu engineering
- store management (dry store, OSE, FFE)
- purchasing management
- environmental review: assessment of the environmental impacts of the different departments, proposal for improvement

Sector: consulting in telecommunication

3 months internship: market studies on the telecommunication markets (focus on broadband) in the Middle East, development of on-line database, writing of articles for the on-line newsletter

Company: manufacturing telecommunication equipment

3 months internship: new underground telecommunication cabinet taking into account the problems of saturation and degradation of the urban landscape