Jean-Francois Muller

About Jean-Francois Muller

An accomplished internationally procurement and strategic sourcing leader with experience gained through a varied focused career spanning 20 years. A highly self-motivated individual with a proven track record of delivering results in challenging environments. A good sense of gravitas and accountability through an effective business partnering style to engage senior level interactions both with business stakeholders and supplier organizations. Proven track record in creation and delivery of successful sourcing strategies across complex and diverse organizational structures. Very adaptable to changing environments and with hands-on experience of working in virtual teams and remote management.Playing an integral role in the various Innovative and Digital initiatives to unlock new business opportunities dealing with agility and a business-focused mindset. Core Expertise in:Category Management Development | Procurement & Sourcing Strategies | R&D and Indirect Category Knowledge | Digital Procurement | Data Analytics | Commercial & Contractual Negotiation | Supplier Relationship Management | Stakeholder Engagement | Cross-functional Team Engagement | Lean Management MY SPECIALITY: International markets experience, providing analytical multi-departmental insights & developing key procurement related corporate strategies to ensure value creation and increased efficiency. Excellent domain knowledge and hands-on management experience to ascertain objectives, streamline operations, establish procedures, envision future trends and follow through with direction, and accomplishment. Adept at networking & negotiating effective contract terms through business partnering, market intelligence, cross-functional coordination and supplier management. Strong interpersonal and communication skills combined with a metrics-driven approach, I have a proven record of going beyond targets and creating empowered work environments.Contact me at j••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Vice President Techops Procurement & Global Digital Procurement Lead

   Ipsen

   Jan 2026 — Present · US

   Report to the Group Chief Procurement Officer, member of the Global Procurement Leadership Team and member of the TechOps Leadership Team- Act as a strategic Procurement Business Partner for Technical Operations senior executives- Partner with Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing Sites, External Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure reliable delivery of medicines in a context of sustained sales growth and portfolio diversification- Lead Category Management across Direct Materials, CDMO/CMO, Logistics & 3PL, MRO, and CAPEX- Lead and develop a team of 17 across Europe, managing approximately €280M in annual spend

Education

• Harvard University

  Master's degree, Lean Six Sigma - Process Improvement, Grade A

  2012 — 2012

• KEDGE Business School

  Master of Science - MS, MAI - International Procurement & Innovation Management

  2004 — 2005

• IPAG Business School

  Master's degree, International & Business Management

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• IT Sourcing
• Achats
• Stratégie De Sourcing
• Supply Management
• Purchase Management
• Rfp
• Négociations
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Chaîne Logistique
• Purchasing Processes
• Esourcing
• Procure-to-Pay
• Negotiation
• Gestion De La Chaîne Logistique
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• E-Procurement
• Contract Management
• Secteur Pharmaceutique
• Analyse Des Dépenses
• Purchasing
• Data Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Six Sigma
• Supplier Negotiation
• Approvisionnement
• Supplier Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Sourcing
• Négociations Avec Les Fournisseurs
• Spend Analysis
• Srm
• Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Lean Management
• Négociation De Contrat
• Strategic Sourcing
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Supply Chain