Yannick Vidinhouede
Global Director, Procurement @Gerard Daniel Worldwide
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WORK HISTORY
Global Director, Procurement @Gerard Daniel Worldwide
Hanover, PA, US
Responsible for developing and executing a global procurement strategy across North America, Europe, and Asia, overseeing $175M in spend while driving early cost-saving initiatives, supplier diversification, and operational standardization. Reporting to the COO and CEO• Achieved 3% spend reduction within the first 4 months by consolidating suppliers, renegotiating freight and material costs, and mitigating tariff exposure through alternate sourcing strategies.• Launched a global rebate and extended-term program (Net 180), improving working capital by 22% and generating over $1.5M in early rebate accruals.• Introduced supplier scorecards and KPI dashboards tracking cost, OTIF, NCRs, and PPM performance, targeting a 98% fulfillment rate across categories.• Designed and implemented a Supplier Onboarding and Risk Assessment Framework, cutting qualification cycle time by 30% while improving audit readiness and quality compliance.• Established Business Continuity and Contingency Plans covering 85% of strategic SKUs, ensuring resilience to regional, quality, or logistics disruptions.• Developed the 2026 Centralized Procurement Roadmap to align North American and European operations, supporting a unified data-driven spend governance model.• Mentored a growing procurement team across three countries, enhancing analytics capability and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Finance
EDUCATION
Moraine Valley Community College
Associate's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General
University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration - Management and Operations
SKILLS
ABOUT YANNICK VIDINHOUEDE
Accomplished, hands-on supply chain professional with 13 years of experience. Skilled in operations management, logistics, global supply chain, serialization, packaging, product labeling, and business development. Visionary leader with a demonstrated history of growing organizations by driving strategic projects to success. Versatile, persuasive communicator, and team player skilled at solving complex problems by introducing new technologies and strategies that cut costs and increase efficiency.
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