Procurement diagnosis and strategy
Portfolio and spend analysis, alignment with the business strategy, multi-year savings roadmap.
At Lennox EMEA: 3-year cost-reduction roadmap for 4 plants; the 3–5% annual savings target was exceeded every year.
MH PartnersIndustrial procurement consulting and interim management
Founded and led by Mehdi Hocine, a senior engineer and buyer with 15 years in procurement, including team management, across 5 industries. Fast ramp-up on any commodity, in any industry. Two priorities: uninterrupted supply and costs under control.
Mehdi HocineUpdated October 2026
- Available
- January 2027
- Location
- Lyon area, Switzerland, remote
- Role
- Senior purchasing consultant and interim manager, freelance
- Languages
- French (native), English (fluent, C1), Spanish (B1)
Results
Each line points to a real assignment led by Mehdi Hocine and the company involved.
| Result | Context | Company |
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| Zero line stoppages | On the commodities managed, through supplier risk management during the post-COVID capacity crises. | Volvo Trucks |
| 10+ points | Cut from supplier price-increase claims in strategic negotiations during the inflation crisis. | Volvo Trucks |
| 8 renewals | Of the assignment contract since January 2022. | Volvo Trucks |
| 5 roles in 5 years | Buyer roles across different commodities, plus interim Segment Leader (team of 3 buyers). | Volvo Trucks |
| 1-month shutdown averted | At the European plants, by securing the supply of motors and electronic components during the 2021 global shortage. | Lennox EMEA |
| 3–5% a year | Savings across 4 European plants: the annual target was exceeded every year. | Lennox EMEA |
| 3 awards received | Europe, Purchasing Worldwide and Lennox Worldwide, for a quota-selling business built from scratch (new EU F-Gas regulation), spotted via the refrigerant commodity and turned into a recurring profit center worth several million euros. | Lennox EMEA |
| About 10% | Of team time freed up by new framework agreements for higher-stakes negotiations. | SPIE CityNetworks |
Services
Six ways to work together, from diagnosis to execution. Each one draws on Mehdi Hocine's real experience, on assignments or in-house.
Category management
Strategies by commodity, supplier panel segmentation and choice of levers: strategic sourcing, make or buy, worldwide agreements.
At Lennox EMEA: direct (motors, steel, copper, refrigerants) and indirect spend (capital equipment, freight, packaging).
Taking over a purchasing department
Running a purchasing department end to end as an interim manager: organization, team, KPIs, framework agreements and liaison with management.
Head of Purchasing at SPIE CityNetworks: team of 8, member of 2 management committees; interim Segment Leader at Volvo Trucks.
Senior commodity buyer
A position to cover or a commodity to take over: suppliers, negotiations and contracts, within your processes and your ERP.
At Volvo Trucks: 5 buyer roles across different commodities in 5 years.
Project purchasing and sourcing
New products, platforms or investments: RFQs, should-cost and TCO analysis, supplier qualification, PPAP, contracts.
Around 10 projects awarded at Volvo Trucks; €20M+ projects at EDF.
Negotiation, supplier risk and crises
Price increases, shortages or supplier failure: cost-based renegotiation, securing the supplier panel, task force.
Price-increase claims cut by 10+ points at Volvo Trucks; a one-month shutdown averted at Lennox in 2021.
The founder's experience
Mehdi Hocine, founder of MH Partners: from international buyer to head of purchasing, then freelance since 2021.
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Since 2021
MH Partners
Founder, freelance purchasing consultant
Freelance assignments:
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Since Jan 2022
Volvo Trucks
Senior Purchasing Consultant
Cab purchasing (heavy trucks): seats (€100M+ annual spend), painted exterior plastics (chassis fairings, air deflectors), interior trim (door panels, interior panels), steering shafts and accessories. As project buyer, ran RFQs and awarded around 10 projects (build-to-print / build-to-spec), most of them for a once-in-a-generation cab platform program driving Volvo/Renault Trucks commonality. Contract renewed 8 times.
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Nov – Dec 2021
Lennox EMEA
Task Force Leader
Secured the supply of motors, including electronic components, during the 2021 global shortage, averting a one-month shutdown of the European plants.
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2020 – 2021
SPIE CityNetworks, Lyon
Head of Purchasing
Subsidiary (€2.5B) of SPIE (€7B; 48k employees): power grids, public lighting, EV charging, mobility networks. 2 operating divisions, member of both management committees, 8-person team (3 buyers, 5 supply chain coordinators). Set up purchasing KPIs, steered cross-functional cost reduction, led purchasing teams on major projects, including the Paris Metro Line 14 extension (€25M).
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2014 – 2020
Lennox EMEA, Lyon and Dallas
Europe Sourcing Manager
HVAC manufacturer (€235M; plants in Spain, Germany and France), subsidiary of Lennox International ($4B; 10k employees). Purchasing manager for 4 plants across Europe: category management of direct and indirect spend, 3-year cost-reduction roadmap, project leader (PMO) on a major business transformation, 3-month assignment at the Dallas headquarters. From 2018, alongside: Business development manager, built from scratch an F-Gas quota-selling business with a 4-person team.
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2011 – 2014
EDF – Nuclear, Tours
Project Buyer
World's largest nuclear plant operator (€72B; 155k employees). Project buyer for French nuclear power plants, to meet regulatory and safety requirements after the Fukushima accident: purchasing strategy, should-cost modeling, contract drafting, negotiation and award. €20M+ projects over 10 years, linked to the French Nuclear Safety Authority; €0.5M+ contract claim.
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2011
STMicroelectronics, Tours
International Commodity Buyer
Manufacturer of electronic components ($10B; 49k employees). Reduced the cost and criticality of a $4.5M spare-parts portfolio: purchasing strategy, framework agreements, supplier rationalization, France–Singapore partnerships. 5% savings on annual spend.
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2011
INSA Centre Val de Loire
Engineering degree, procurement specialization
Multidisciplinary engineering school (mechanical, electrical, electronics, IT), 5th-year specialization in industrial procurement.
Expertise
Skills, commodities and industries practiced on assignments and in-house roles.
Buying skills
- Team management
- Project management
- Automotive purchasing
- Strategic sourcing
- Make or buy
- Category management
- Project purchasing
- Crisis management
- Supplier qualification
- Should-cost & TCO analysis
- Contract management
- Risk management
- Change management
- Tendering
- PPAP
Managed commodities
- Direct: plastics, sheet metal, electrical & electronics, motors, raw materials
- Indirect: CAPEX, MRO, logistics, facilities, subcontracting
Industries
- Automotive (heavy trucks)
- Energy & nuclear
- HVAC
- Infrastructure & networks
- Semiconductors
- Fast ramp-up in any other industry
Tools and languages
- SAP (ERP)
- Advanced Excel
- Generative AI tools
- Programming (VBA, C++)
- French: native
- English: fluent (C1)
- Spanish: intermediate (B1)
Let's talk about your next assignment
Describe your needs in a few lines: commodity, duration and location of the assignment. Mehdi Hocine will reply personally.
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