Romain Bernard

As a Raw Materials Buyer & Specialist Cosmetics, I specialized in sourcing, supplier management, and designing strategic and sustainable supply chains. My primary focus was on ensuring efficient procurement processes and securing high-quality ingredients.

• Strategic Cocoa Sourcing Leadership: Headed global cocoa procurement, focusing on sustainable and high-quality sourcing for all factories.

• Cocoa Producer Support & Cost Management: Collaborated with producers to enhance logistics and quality, while conducting strategic negotiations and market analysis to mitigate cost fluctuations and ensure stable supplies.

• Sustainability and Quality Focus: Emphasized sustainability and quality in sourcing cocoa butter and derivatives, supporting environmentally responsible practices and fair labor conditions.

• Strategic Cocoa Sourcing Leadership: Headed global cocoa procurement, focusing on sustainable and high-quality sourcing for all factories.

• Cocoa Producer Support & Cost Management: Collaborated with producers to enhance logistics and quality, while conducting strategic negotiations and market analysis to mitigate cost fluctuations and ensure stable supplies.

• Sustainability and Quality Focus: Emphasized sustainability and quality in sourcing cocoa butter and derivatives, supporting environmentally responsible practices and fair labor conditions.

• Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management: Develop and implement strategies to source materials from ethical and environmentally conscious suppliers, ensuring compliance with sustainability and supply chain standards.

• Biodiversity and ESG Commitments: Foster biodiversity-friendly agriculture practices that support resilient farming systems, boost biodiversity, and align with Lush's ESG commitments to combat climate change and promote social equity.

• Product Innovation and Sustainability Integration: Work closely with perfumers to integrate sustainability into product innovation

• Strategic Negotiations and Project Management

- responsible for sourcing and negotiation of raw materials and packaging for Lush factory in Düsseldorf

- supply chain improvements projects: third party storage, BREXIT mitigation,...