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Nicolas

Nicolas Couriet Bossan

Résumé

Manager with 18 years of experience in the Metals, Aerospace and Automotive industries.
Strong professional skills in Manufacturing (Production, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain), Sales and Finance.
Currently expanding skillset in a Strategy and Sustainability role.

Expériences professionnelles

Senior manager strategy and sustainability

Constellium , Paris - CDI

De Septembre 2021 à Aujourd'hui

- Defines 2022-30 strategic plan for the Automotive Business Unit (4000 employees, 17 plants, €1.5bn turnover)
- Coordinates ESG-related initiatives, with a focus on CO2 emissions

General manager

Constellium , Vigo - CDI

De Mai 2018 à Août 2021

- Managed a 100-people plant (€35M turnover) producing aluminium parts for the Automotive sector (bumpers for Peugeot, Citroën, Opel and DS cars)
- Launched new products requiring OEM qualification
- Certified the plant on ISO 9001 standard
- Led an 18-month greenfield project until plant start-up : legal entity creation, plant construction, supplier negotiations, staffing of the Management team, equipment ramp-up
- Generated cash over the first year of operations despite -18% volume impact due to COVID-19

Apu manager/ responsable d'atelier de production

Constellium , Issoire

De Août 2015 à Avril 2018

- Ran a 50-people extrusion shop producing aluminium bars and profiles mainly for the Aerospace sector (€20M turnover)
- Turned the activity around following drop in Airbus A380 build rates through cost reductions (€600k yearly impact, including -20% FTE, while preserving social climate) and change in product mix
- Implemented a Lean transformation with direct impacts on key equipment reliability (breakdown rate from 5 to 3%), customer service (OTD from 60 to 95%) and inventory (-20% in volume)

Manufacturing transition program : supply chain + production

Constellium , Issoire

De Novembre 2014 à Juillet 2015

- Set up an inter-plant subcontracting between France and Switzerland following main equipment outage putting at risk business continuity of the Swiss plant
- Implemented a milk-run flow (6 trucks) allowing to ship 3'000 tons of aluminium per month
- Led a 30-operator team as a production shift supervisor (3 x 8 pattern) in the finishing shop of an aluminium casthouse

Sales manager

Constellium , Issoire

De Février 2012 à Octobre 2014

Sold (10'000 tons/ yr equiv. €60M sales) aluminium rolled products to Aerospace OEMs (Dassault, Embraer, Pilatus), sub-contractors (Sonaca, Ruag) and stockist (SCAF) for applications such as wings, fuselage and structural components

Business unit sales controller

Constellium , Chicago

De Juillet 2009 à Janvier 2012

Monitored profitability, coordinated risk management (hedging, credit) and supported Sales in negotiation processes (business cases, profitability analyses) for a Business Unit in the Aerospace sector (3'500 people, 7 plants and €1.0bn turnover)

Cost accounting manager

Constellium , Biesheim

De Janvier 2007 à Juin 2009

Managed the cost accounting team (4 people) of the Neuf-Brisach plant (1'600 people, €1.1bn turnover) producing aluminium sheets for the Automotive and Packaging sectors

Internal auditor

Rio Tinto France , Paris la defense cedex

De Novembre 2004 à Décembre 2006

Performed audits in Europe, Asia, Africa and Americas on business processes, SOX compliance, pre-divestitures and fraud cases

Business development - program coordinator

PECHINEY , Voreppe

De Septembre 2003 à Octobre 2004

Introduced a local partner in the equity of an aluminium smelter greenfield project in South Africa (US$ 70 M, 8% share)

Formation complémentaire

CEMS program

ESADE - Business Administration

2001 à 2001

Parcours officiels

HEC – Grande école

Langues

Anglais - Courant

Français - Langue maternelle

Espagnol - Courant

Compétences

supply chain
management
Lean manufacturing
vente
Contract Management
Négociation commerciale
négociation contractuelle
FX Hedging
Analyse Financière
contrôle de gestion
Contrôle interne, Contrôle de gestion
Internal Control / SOX
due diligence
Audit
Business development
aerospace & defense
Aluminium
automotive
Plant Management
production
General Management
Automobile / Automotive
General Management and Entrepreneurship
lean
aerospace
Sales
Risk management - Gestion des risques
Contract Negotiation
Cost Control
Finance
Audit/internal control/ Risk managemen
Strategic Analysis
#sustainability
Production & Quality Control
Lean manufactering
Project
aluminium extrusion
Metals
Recycling of Scrap Metals

Centres d'intérêt

  • Golf
  • VTT