Jean-Laurent Picard
Non-food Quality Manager, Casino Global Sourcing
Working for retail groups in asian buying offices since 2003.
Quality assurance and production control of consumer products (electrical appliance, electronics, toys, furniture, DIY...)
98 contacts2006 - 2007May 2006: New Shenzhen branch
In charge of operations in the branch. Creation and management of the "Production department".
The mission of this new department is to improve both our quality and time-to-market, by securing the upstream part of our procurement system. Engineers and coordinators perform a large scope of QA & production-related activities (Factory audit, in-production control, raw materials flow control...)
Product ranges: Toys, consumer electronics and appliance.
2003 - 2006October 2003: Quality engineer in the Hong Kong-based buying office of Carrefour group
Product range: Multimedia
October 2004: The company move to Shanghai - I follow, and live there for over 18 months. Promoted to "Senior Engineer" with some supervision responsabilities.
Product ranges: Video/TV, "Fast Moving" (Multimedia, LCD, MP3 players, ...)