Didier Legay

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About Didier Legay

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: PROCUREMENT / PRODUCTION / LOGISTICS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT / OENOLOGY Solid experience within the segment of alcoholic beverages in Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics and Supply of raw materials (bulk wines and spirits) and packaging materials (glass, labels, caps, closures and others), involving international trade negotiations and closing contracts with suppliers and partners of bottling. Management of production and supply chain for bulk liquids: elaborations and selections of wines with partners, logistics and processing of liquids for bottling (blending, treatments, filtrations). Solid experience in Project Management for the relocation of existing productions or in innovation of new ranges of alcoholic beverages (innovations in vodka, rum, whiskey, wine etc.) in international and multicultural Europe and Latin America, with important results for the organization. Management of a functional cross-functional team in Latin America, offering guidance for the development and launch of new products, involving internal partners (production, purchasing, finance, legal, taxation, marketing and sales) and external partners (suppliers, carriers, agencies Design and customers). Technical support for the areas of Marketing and Sales during the events sponsored by the company in major markets for wine (UK, France, Japan, Italy). Specialties: CAPABILITIES: Project management for strategic sourcing, innovation, renovation and promotional packagings. Experience in supply chain for alcoholic beverages: wine production, wine and raw material procurement, logistic and treatments of liquids before bottling. Expertise in winemaking. LANGUAGES: Fluent in languages: French (native), English, Portuguese and Italian. Intermediate Spanish.