Sylvain Edelberg
Direcor Data Factory Scent @IFF
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WORK HISTORY
Direcor Data Factory Scent @IFF
Mexico City, MX
Strategy & Governance: Define and execute the enterprise data strategy for fragrance R&D, formulas, and regulatory data. Establish the operating model for Data Stewards and Custodians, chairing scent-specific councils to ensure cross-functional accountability.Data Quality & Insight: Own the end-to-end quality framework, including SLAs, validation rules, and root-cause analysis for complex ingredient datasets. Provide executive visibility through KPIs and trend reporting to mitigate systemic risks.Technical Architecture: Partner with IT to oversee the implementation of governance within Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks. Embed controls into pipelines for automated lineage, metadata capture, and disaster recovery.Compliance & IP Security: Lead regulatory readiness (IFRA, GDPR) and implement rigorous safeguards to protect proprietary formulas and intellectual property.Leadership & Literacy: Lead a high-performing team of data professionals while advancing data literacy for perfumers and chemists through self-service tools, catalogs, and glossaries.
EDUCATION
Université catholique de Louvain
Ingénieur Civil, Sciences des matériaux
Linköping University
materials sciences engineering, Materials Science
SKILLS
ABOUT SYLVAIN EDELBERG
As a driven data expert and business transformation specialist, I am dedicated to fostering innovation, championing cultural change, and enhancing operational processes. I excel in building empowered teams that embrace a culture of fast-paced experimentation and hyper-productivity, emphasizing courage, integrity, and humility. These qualities, which I value highly in myself and others, contribute to sustained daily challenges and growth.With a proven track record in leveraging the power of Data to facilitate strategy development, I shape vision, formulate strategy, and achieve outstanding results aligned with mission-critical objectives. Serving as a creative leader, I initiate and execute large-scale change projects that drive cultural shifts through the adoption of digitization, fostering team cohesion and enhancing customer-centricity.My unwavering focus on effective governance and strategic leadership enables me to turn around underperforming businesses by introducing innovative operational frameworks. I am committed to leveraging my passion for complex problem-solving, business analytics, and innovation to contribute to the development of world-class businessesCareer Highlights• Aligned US business with the rest of Grupo Bimbo, overcoming objections from change-resistant stakeholders. • Trained and certified 250 specialists in Power BI, data engineering, and data science through a Microsoft program, ensuring these specialists could cater for the data needs of a global workforce. • Led large-scale migrations, overseeing critical data extraction and migration of ERP Oracle and sales systems to cloud-based solutions. Implemented 23 new reports in Power BI for the finance department.• Optimized ERP performance, reducing costs, increasing accuracy, and streamlining month-end procedures, resulting in zero crashes within six months. • Prototyped VK3 electric delivery van, transitioning from lead acid to lithium batteries, resulting in a positive ROI for Grupo Bimbo. • Developed a $10K chimney cleaning and fire prevention system with integrated sensors, to be installed in chimneys across Grupo Bimbo’s facilities. This IoT-based device prevents millions in loss of equipments and structure due to fire events. • Leveraged innovation to achieve departmental profitability. Reversed five years of consecutive losses, bringing the department to break even in 2018 (Y1) and achieving profitability by 2020.
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