High level profiles who share their industrial experiences and a strong ambition for results.
FREDERIC LE CORRE - Founding Partner
Foundation Partner of STEP Consulting, Frederic holds an engineering degree (SUPAERO) ; he has more than 25 years experience in management consulting.
Throughout his career, Frederic has defined and managed multiple major transformation programs & value creation programs mostly in the Aerospace sector.
- Creation / development of activities and partnerships
- Business development, profitability enhancement
- Cost reduction programs
- Organization diagnosis and transformation
- Design offices performance improvement
- Supply Chain optimization and stock reduction
He has developed a strong expertise in the aerospace After Sales and maintenance domain:
- Services strategy: flight hours contracts,…
- Performance improvement of aircraft maintenance workshop & upgrade activities (lead-time, costs)
- Technical support optimization
- Improvement of spares supply chain
- Technical documentation activity transformation (maintenance, spares, service bulletins, …)
The different projects that Frederic led allowed to significantly improve his customer’s performance on a long-term basis: profitability enhancement, turnover increase, lead-time reduction, on-time delivery… those performance enhancements are clearly reflected in his customers’ accounts and remain measurable.
To support strategic changes, he deploys rigorous approaches that are balanced combinations of sector-based expertise, analysis methodology, change management, customer’s team coaching and economical management of progresses.
However, Frederic is paying special attention not to apply turnkey methods and to deeply understand organizational and cultural specificities of his customers.
Founding Partner
CHRISTOPHE BARTH - Partner
Christophe, partner, is graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and SUPAERO.
He has more than 20 years of professional experience in Aerospace & Defense, including 15 as consultant. His favorite topics:
- R&D performance management, Research and Innovation policies
- Development costs and lead time reduction
- Design-to-Cost
- Digitalization of operations (manufacturing, procurement)
- Business development
He always takes care to base his interventions on a strong operational vision, relying on his various assignments, as well as his 5 years early experience as Systems Engineer in the Defense industry.
Partner
FLORENT DENIS - Partner
Florent has 18 years of experience in management consulting for industrial companies. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Central de Lyon and a Master in Business Administration from Paris-Sorbonne.
He developed and implemented for various industrial customers methodologies to optimize the Supply Chain:
- Costs: operational excellence, redesign-to-cost, structure
- Cycle times: Sales & Operation Plan (S&OP), Order-to-cash cycle, R&D lead time
- Invested Capital: inventory levels, investments optimization
He also contributed to the turnaround of industrial customers, in particular by refocusing on their core business with cross functional approaches involving finance, marketing and supply chain.
Those experiences led him to support customers in their Merger & Acquisition operations, in particular in the integration phase: framing and steering of the integration, exit of Transitory Services, implementation of the target operating model.
Functions: Operations (Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial), R&D
Sectors: Luxury, Agrifood, Pharma, Cosmetics
Partner
GEOFFREY LASSERRE - Partner
Geoffrey is an engineer graduated from SUPAERO. He has 16 years of experience and 10 in consulting.
Starting his career in an aerospace manufacturer design office, he discovers this sector by participating to several product development projects from design to validation phases.
In 2006, he conducted a radical change in his career path and took the lead of the “Organization & Methods” department of a retailer. During 2 years he led an ambitious transformation program aiming at reducing costs and at improving operational performance. In this frame, Geoffrey was particularly focused on critical topics such as supply chain optimization, inventory reduction and margin management through product mix optimization.
With the benefits of these 2 experiences he started in 2008 a consultant career and has developed since an interesting track record in aerospace industry, delivering some key achievements such as:
- Transformation of the whole Customer Service organization (MRO, supply chain, engineering, training,…) of a major aircraft manufacturer . A short diagnosis allowed to develop quick fixes to rapidly increase the performance while implementing long-term solution to have sustainable changes.
- Optimization of product offers and new services development for “Technical publications” department of an helicopter manufacturer,
- Harmonization of the industrialization guidelines between the different manufacturing plants of a key player of the aerospace sector. Objectives are to reduce costs, to promote best practices and to harmonize the production means.
Partner
NICOLAS GASTON-CARRERE - Partner
Nicolas has over 19 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense sector.
He started as production engineer in the industry and was successively in charge of operational issues such as production management, supply chain optimization and continuous improvement.
With the benefits of his operational experience, he switched to consulting and worked more than 15 years for several major A&D stakeholders: OEM, MRO players and operators.
During his consultant career, Nicolas has been actively involved in major transformation projects, such as:
- Governance and performance improvement of Services & Support organization
- Definition and development of a digital costing solution for aerostructure detailed parts
- Business Process Re-engineering for airline maintenance activities (50 aircrafts)
- Customer support strategy definition for a helicopters manufacturer
- Spares parts processes definition
- PBH and repair contract management
- Design and implementation of customer support and maintenance solutions
- Optimization of helicopters platform profitability
Within STEP, he designs and develops digital costing solutions for aerostructures, equipment, and complex assemblies, that are used in Procurement transformation or Design-to-Cost projects.
Partner
LAURA - Financial and Administrative Responsible
Laura is the Financial and Admistrative Responsible at STEP. She has an International Business degree and an assistantship degree.
During the first two years of her career, she was responsible for assisting the HR manager in a world leader in energy.
In 2011, she joins STEP Consulting to continue developing herself and she participates each day to the smooth running of the company.
Finance & Administration
MARLENE - Human Resources Responsible
Marlène, Human Resources Responsible at STEP, has 18 years of experience in support functions
In the early years of her career, Marlene worked as a management assistant in SMEs, first in the construction and public works sector, then in consulting.
After 3 years of entrepreneurial experience, she joined STEP in 2023 as Recruitment Director.
Today, she is in charge of human resources at STEP and contributes daily to the smooth running of the firm.
Human Resources
ALAIN - Director
Alain is engineer, graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP). He has more than 20 years of experience mainly in management consulting. He worked for several key European actors of the aerospace field.
Alain developed a robust expertise on strategic projects in international contexts such as Supply-chain optimization (production and spares) , After-Sales field for Aerospace & Defense customers, as well as new Services development such as performance-based maintenance contracts.
He worked for most of the major aerospace actors (A/C manufacturers, OEMs, MROs).
He managed also several drastic costs reduction projects and world-wide supply chain improvement projects based on rapid diagnosis methodology or massive data analysis.
The results have always been visible and approved by the customers.
His most recent experiences provide him a significant knowledge in:
- Supply Chain improvement (digitalization, inventory reduction, material optimization)
- Finance optimization & cash management
- Procurement function optimization
- New services development (Performance-based logistics, FHS/PBH)
- Post merger acquisition for OEMs and MROs
ALEXANDRE - Director
Specialist in advanced modelling, planning and forecasting methods, having led several successful projects for the aerospace, metallurgy and semiconductor industries.
After a first assignment in Thales Alenia Space’ thermal department design office, Alexandre spent two years in the United States where he took part in the commissioning of a satellite constellation. In this high-stakes business context, he verified several sub-systems operations and helped the customer to resolve anomalies.
He then joined the Digital Transformation department, where he contributed to disruptive projects involving strategic products. Specifically, he took part in several calls for tenders around “Digital Twin” concepts or a Cloud platform to collect and harness satellite data.
Alexandre joins STEP in 2019, where he has led various projects in the aerospace, metallurgy, semiconductor and electrification sectors:
- Joint development of a Big Data solution to improve production cost management – actuals tracking, overcosts analysis and RC forecasting
- Complete overhaul of Supply Chain processes and tools – development & deployment of planning tools for plants, definition & introduction of performance indicators, implementation of new inter-plants coordination rituals
- Development & deployment of cross functional coordination tools and processes to project the 5-year Manufacturing & Procurement Business Plan and submit it to the Executive Committee, in a context of strong growth to be secured.
- For an EPCI organization, extensive rework & redesign of Planning standards, processes and tools, on the Projects axis (Critical Path, On Time Delivery KPI & Dashboard, Resource Management) and the industrial assets axis (Strategic, Tactic and Operational Planning for Manufacturing Plants, HV Test Labs and Maritime Installation)
- Task Forces set-up and coordination for Planning Scenarios identification & evaluation, to mitigate impacts from major production issues on upcoming projects
BENJAMIN - Director
Specialist in sales & pricing practices, portfolio optimization and marketing positioning, having led several successful turnaround programs in the electrification sector.
Benjamin started his career in 2015 as a PhD candidate at Safran Aircraft Engines. His work has notably resulted in the integration of innovative numerical tools for R&T department. He then pursued his career as a research engineer at Onera, the French aerospace lab, where he has contributed to support French and European Aeronautical companies (Airbus, Safran, Thales, DGA, DGAC, etc.) through his expertise.
Benjamin joins STEP in 2020, where he has contributed to several projects in the domain of electrification:
- Automated assessment of Business Units’ sales & pricing practices supported by digital solutions
- Strategic repositioning through innovations, commercial and marketing levers
- Optimization of operational performance (manufacturing, supply chain & management of working capital)
- Complexity reduction
- Economic resilience program
- Review of the offer selectivity process for an actor of the automotive harness maker
- Value Creation Plan and carve-out preparatory work
MARION - Director
Marion has 13 years of experience in engineering in aerospace industry. She is graduated from l’Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and from l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal.
Marion starts her career as a design engineer at Safran Aircraft Engines. She takes part in certification tests campaigns of the French-Russian engine SaM146, and then in the design of the Silvercrest engine. After that she joins the preliminary design teams to define the future civil and military aircraft engines, and to orientate the R&T strategy.
These last 5 years, she has developed an expertise in Model Based Systems Engineering. Notably she was the lead architect of innovative hybrid-electric propulsion solutions. She also contributed to the progression of systems engineering through the deployment of architects and tailored MBSE tools on projects, relying on the expert advice of cross business committees at group level.
During her 13 years of operational experience, Marion has been working on the whole lifecycle of a complex product, from R&T and preliminary design, to test campaigns and certification. She is also graduated as Green Belt in LEAN management, and as Confirmed System Architect by Cesames.
Marion joins STEP Consulting in 2021 to take an active part in its development, and to put her skills at the service of innovative companies of the French Aerospace and Defense industry.
THIERRY - Director
Thierry graduated from SUPAERO (MS) and from IAE Paris-Sorbonne (MBA). He has 20 years of experience in Industry, including 15 years as consultant. He deploys large scale turn arounds for sector leaders , based on detailed analytical approach on operational and financial data.
Thierry started his career in aerospace, in various operational roles for manufacturing leaders, with international involvements (North America & Europe) where he pragmatically addressed issues relative to Design, Purchasing, Supply chain, Production as well as Customer support. Then he led major strategic projects for the European division of a 1st tier aerospace supplier.
He then decided to sharpen his transformation skills by developing a consulting company focus on manufacturing company needs. He also supported development of the French Operations Transformation division of a leader in Management consulting, where he led key projects and built innovative approaches in industrial and services sectors.
Thierry joints STEP Consulting to perform turnarounds and operations breakthroughs to recover and develop margins, within manufacturing industries. Their refocusing on core entity business is done by a product portfolio rationalization approach, combining Finance, Marketing and Supply Chain aspects.
Functions : Operations (Commercial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Purchasing)
Sectors : Process, Aeronautics, Transport, Energy
ALEXANDRE - Manager
Alexandre graduated from Arts et Métiers Paristech and holds a Master of Science from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He has 6 years of experience in management consulting for industrial players.
After internships at EDF Energy and Safran Electrical & Power, Alexandre joined the Operations practice of a major consulting firm where he contributed to improve the supply chain of his customers in various industrial sectors:
aeronautical maintenance, defense, automotive, mining, cosmetics, agri-food.
Within STEP Consulting, he drives high added value and strategic projects for major industrial companies.
In a highly internationalized context, he works on 4 main types of projects:
- Digitalization and performance improvement: digital costing, cost reduction plan, missing parts reduction
- Process re-engineering: recovery and sustainability of a Quality Insurance process, design of a cross functional process for CfT management
- Industrial strategy and master plans: strategic recommendations & sizing of a MRO activity, production footprint definition, IT master plan definition
- Business planning and risk management: industrial planning process reengineering, continuity management program
ARTHUR - Manager
Arthur graduated from HEC Paris (Master in Management) and has 10 years’ experience in railway sector, mainly in Finance.
Arthur started his career within Alstom through a Finance Graduate Programme, and held several positions in France and abroad (Brazil and Germany) :
- R&D controller for a new locomotive ;
- FP&A analyst on French industrial footprint ;
- Team manager of 4 financial project controllers ;
- Financial project manager on Metro turnkey contrat.
Arthur also coordinated S&OP process at group level, with on overall view on 5-years outlook from commercial teams, on product selection by platforms, and on preferred industrial scenario. He also secured S&OP post-merger convergence after a significant M&A deal.
In his last job, he structured the financial follow-up of a metro turnkey contract, in a complex context : high inflation with suppliers, and claim management with customer.
On those different position he developed skills in :
- Budget construction and follow-up ;
- Project management ;
- Negotiation with customers and suppliers ;
- Industrial footprint and workload optimization.
He joined STEP end 2022.
BRICE - Manager
Brice has 7 years of experience in the systems engineering field as well as in the operational field as a helicopter Tactical Coordinator.
After graduating from Ecole Centrale Paris, he started as a weapon system engineer for an aircraft manufacturer, where he had the opportunity to:
- Lead multi-factorial performance studies on a new aircraft in a multi-industrial environment
- Participate in evaluating and orienting technical solutions based on operational needs
- Manage development projects for various clients, going through the entire V cycle by capturing the user need and implementing it technically
- Develop and conduct test programmes meeting the high standards of the sector
- Participate in technical proposals
- Realise an exploratory study in the field of artificial intelligence
He then joined the French Naval aviation as a Tactical Coordinator in the French combat helicopter NH90 Caïman. He followed a simulated and in-flight training in a demanding environment, on air navigation and operational tactics.
CLEMENT - Manager
Clément has more than 10 years of experience, including 4 years in the aeronautical sector and 6 in consulting. Proven expertise in transformation and performance improvement programs for industrial leaders, requiring advanced analytical skills (costing, pricing modeling).
After graduating in supply chain management from ISEL and ESSEC, Clément joined an airline company as a global purchasing project manager. There he successfully led cost improvement projects especially on equipment investment and maintenance (PBH for rotables).
As a consultant, he tackled analytical subjects such as pricing, portfolio complexity reduction and cash improvement. He also worked on strategical diagnosis of several business units helping build their 3-5 years roadmaps.
He also deepened his expertise on operations management:
- Supply chain: Development of a global control tower for four different plants to manage inventory throughout a complex manufacturing process.
- Production: Implementation of a cost reduction plan for an industrial site facing competitiveness issues.
- Business planning: Design and deployment of a centralized integrated planning tool and governance to secure delivery of complex EPCI projects.
Main references: Airbus, Nexans, Sonepar, Rexel, Corsair (TUI Group)
CLEMENT - Manager
Clément graduated from the engineering school CentraleSupélec. He has over 5 years of experience in consulting for large manufacturing companies, leading actions to improve topline and monitor costs.
Clément joined STEP Consulting team in 2018 to work on turnaround projects for plants with chronic deficit for a major player of French industry. Those projects allowed him to lead concrete actions on:
- Topline revenue increase, relying on most profitable business clusters (clients and/or product mix)
- Supply chain performance (upstream and downstream)
- Working capital optimization
- Production cost calculation and improvement
Following a general training in engineering sciences, Clément finished a curriculum in industrial engineering at CentraleSupélec. His first experience led him to rural Tanzania, where he worked on the downstream supply chain of a solar energy supplier. He oversaw the improvement of the last-mile delivery in a bottom-of-pyramid market.
DANIEL - Manager
Daniel has worked 11 years in the Aeronautics field, 7 of which in the engineering field ant the other as key account manager. He graduated from Ecole Centrale de Nantes and Florida Institute Of Technology.
Daniel starts his career as a design engineer at Safran Aircraft Engines. During his technical career he alternates from R&T, new engines design, certified engines follow-up to competitors’ analysis. Thanks to this large panel of studies, he orients himself to technical expertise, redacting engine aerothermal design practices and auditing internal studies.
In 2018, he has a fresh start as Key Account Manager for LISI Aerospace Structural Components representing LISI to clients as Airbus Helicopters, Safran Aircraft Engines and Safran Transmission Systems. Through this new position, he improved his negotiation skills and discovered quality and supply constraints in the aerospace field, as well as the resolution of operations issues in forging and machining plants.
During his 11 years of work, Daniel has developed a flexible profile, having honed his technical skills as well as improving operations and sales competences.
FARID - Manager
Farid graduated from Sup de Co Paris (ESCP) and l’Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB).
He has 22 years of experience in management consulting.
Farid dedicated his career to improve operations of major aerospace and defense companies as well as equipment manufacturers. He also supported telecom operators facing the evolution of their markets.
Farid is a generalist. His experience enables him to efficiently address all corporate functions and in particular transverse problematics.
- Business Development: Premium strategy and pricing, External Growth opportunity study, Restructuring of a Marketing department, Launch of new products and services, Alignment of commercial and industrial policies
- Short term profitability and cash: Working capital reduction, Financial margin recovery, Information system’s costs stabilization, improvement of complex offers monitoring
- Digitalization: Model based System Engineering, Costing function automation, Unified Planning engineering/manufacturing, Technical support automation
- Operations performance: Offer standardization, Subsidiaries integration (franchising), Productivity benchmark, Suppliers base restructuring (Tier 1, 2 …)
LOUIS - Manager
Graduated from CentraleSupélec and ESCP Europe, Louis has 5 years of experience in management consulting. He has been working for companies in the Energy and Automotive industries.
After a general engineering training, Louis specialized in Energy at CentraleSupélec and attended the ESCP Europe Master in Management in Paris and London which gave him the opportunity to develop both his technical and managerial skills.
During different internships, Louis took part in different projects for waste treatment facilities and he contributed on development projects for new mobility products and services for a Belgian car dealer.
He started his professional career in management consulting in 2018 and was involved in several projects such as:
- Support for a water treatment company to develop and release its national commercial costing tool
- Business Intelligence database and dashboard development for performance management of an electricity supplier
- Study concerning the electric vehicles development impacts on historical energy players
He then took part in different projects for a major aerospace company:
- Support of a major transformation project for quality department on the end-to-end metrology process (construction of full AS IS diagnosis in 15 manufacturing sites, definition of targeted end to end process and “route to excellence” criteria, deployment across all sites)
- Development of Missing parts anticipation tool for procurement
- Support of transformation of internal laboratories qualification process for quality department
- Inventory optimisation (stocks and work in progress)
MARIAN - Manager
Marian is graduated from INSA Lyon, and holds a Specialized Master degree « Leading International Industrial Projects » from Ecole Polytechnique (X) / ESSEC
Holding a general engineer degree and a specialized master in International Project Management, Marian starts his professional career as a Consultant in the aeronautical sector. He contributed to several projects, such as:
- Industrial strategy: rethink and optimize the overall industrial set-up for Aerostructure
- Industrial controlling digitalization: production costs analysis and recurring costs forecasting, leakages and improvement levers identification for production costs
- Procurement competitivity plan: implementation of a centralized Database (used as a single reference, business cases simulation, …), establishment of a robust governance for the competitivity plan monitoring
- Transformation program for industrial strategy: reshape and optimize the worldwide sales network (sales, MRO, spares), boost the Support and Services activities
- Quality Audit and implementation of a governance for crisis monitoring
Throughout these missions, Marian was able to adapt quickly and to relate the client business challenges with data analysis, together with data scientists’ teams.
MATTHIEU - Manager
Matthieu graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and ISAE-SupAéro. He has three years of experience in the aeronautical industry, where he worked for a major engine manufacturer.
After two internships in the technical departments of both Safran Helicopter Engines and Rolls-Royce, Matthieu joined Safran Aircraft Engines to work on the development of diverse engines and participated in the aerothermal integration of the Silvercrest.
Through the analysis and adjustment of test data models, he took part in a high-stake quality project to solve critical operational and technical problems.
He then switched to the development of the RISE engine, CFM’s vision of the future turbofan. In an approach closer to preliminary design, he particularly focused on the engine icing protection via :
- the creation of a CPA (Corner Point Analysis) model and the conception of thermal models aiming to determine key dimensioning parameters, hence improving the studies relevance
- the development and deployment of new functionalities of a henceforth dynamic thermal solver to take into account complex physical phenomena, thus allowing the issuance of improved maturity specifications
Matthieu draws on this academic and industrial foundation to enthusiastically tackle the complexity of large-scale industrial programmes.
MORGANE - Manager
Graduated from Sciences Po Paris and holding an Advanced Master from HEC Paris, Morgane has eight years of operational experience in Procurement, Supply Chain and Project Management. She has been mainly acting for high technology companies in Aeronautics and Oil & Gas.
Morgane started her professional experience as a Commodity Buyer at SAFRAN Aircraft Engines. She covered the full Procurement process from commodities strategy definition to RFP management, commercial and contract negotiations, purchased prices’ optimizations and monitoring of suppliers’ overall performance.
Since Morgane joined STEP Consulting, she participated / led high-value content projects such as:
- Detail Parts Digital Costing in order to sustain Procurement negotiations or strategies’ definition by tackling a high volume of parts, reducing the lead-time, standardizing costing practices and strengthening the collaboration with Procurement. Duration: 4 months. Savings identified: > 3M$ / year
- International footprint redefinition through market analysis, the definition of 14 000 parts prices targets, the free issue eradication and the preparation of transfer of responsibilities and payments modes. Duration: 8 months. > 500M$ annual turnover. 14 000 parts priced.
- Management of a subsidiary’s Procurement competitivity plan by setting-up a project governance, driving savings and non-recurring costs forecasts, tracking project’s planning and leading multi-disciplinary work teams. Duration: 18 months. 150 initiatives managed. Savings identified: > 35 M$
- Optimization of stock levels by developing a stock projection module over a 12m horizon, defining stock reduction targets at PN level and simulation production rate change impacts on stock levels and missing parts. Duration: 14 months
Morgane is certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
OUALI - Manager
Ouali graduated from ISAE- SUPAERO and DESIA (Higher Education Diploma in Business Engineering).
During his last year in ISAE-SUPAERO, he chose FE (Financial Engineering) and ETE (Energy Transport Environment) as a specialty.
He contributed to the market analysis for a leader in the cyber security and ID documents. He worked on several topics: Data collection & consolidation and Market modelling. Based on macroeconomic and cultural factors, the aim was to approach as much as possible the reality of the market.
In addition, he took part in a Digital Costing project that’s aiming at the determination of a right price target to help a major player in the aerospace sector in their negotiations with their suppliers.
Finally, he participated in several topics for a cable world leader:
- Business diagnosis of 2 subsidiaries in Oceania
- Stock management & costing of Swiss subsidiary
- Raw material purchase rationalization at group level
- Project selection leading to plant load & financial projection
ANTOINE - Senior Consultant
Antoine is graduated from ISAE SUPAERO (2021). He also holds a degree in fundamental physics.
He has specialized in Industrial Engineering in the last year of his studies, leading him to be certified CPIM1 by APICS (Production and Inventory Management). He also took courses in the fields of Energy, Transport and Environment, completing his knowledge of the aerospace industry.
Antoine completed his studies with the DESIA (i.e., Higher Education Diploma in Business Engineering) which allowed him to develop managerial and financial skills.
His professional field experiences have made him aware of supply chain and management issues :
- Maintenance follow-up of a C130 large military aircraft
- Stocks and orders management in a large distribution center
- Monitoring the logistics chain’s operations of a pharmaceutical distribution center
Antoine joined STEP Consulting in 2021 and has been involved in the analysis of the competitiveness of a key player in the aeronautics industry.
ALEXY - Senior Consultant
Graduated from the emlyon business school (Msc in Management), Alexy has more than 3 years of experience as a strategy consultant.
During his scholarship at emlyon business school, Alexy has followed several theoretical lessons in finance and economy. He also has a degree in economy and management.
In his previous experiences, Alexy contributed to different missions on strategy, turnaround and performance optimization:
- Optimization and cost reduction of the Non-Merchant Purchasing Department of a large retail group (€35 bn turnover)
- Valuation of stocks and operational management of the sale of a subsidiary of this group
- Project management on HR, purchasing and real estate optimization projects for a health group (€2 bn turnover)
- Improvement of purchasing and Supply Chain processes for an E-commerce company (€100 m turnover)
- Market research and organic or external growth strategy for various sectors
Thanks to his financial expertise, Alexy has also been in charge of the financial analysis, modelling and valuation of companies in the agri-food sector (€3.5 bn turnover), distribution, service and health.
BENJAMIN - Senior Consultant
After a first experience in a Start-Up, Benjamin progressed as a strategy and management consultant at BCG and as a freelancer, before joining STEP in 2024 as a Senior Consultant.
He has led projects across diverse industrial sectors, including electrification, energy, defense, construction, and infrastructure, focusing on strategic planning, organizational and digital transformation, costing, and pricing. Key projects include:
- S&OP implementation for a global leader in high-voltage submarine cables, creating a 10-year storage load projection model. Comparative study of global storage capacities in the industry.
- CAPEX and OPEX reduction for an EDF €3 billion nuclear construction project. Comprehensive cost audit with civil engineering and nuclear experts. Identification of significant cost saving opportunities within regulatory constraints.
- Redesign of the pricing strategy for Lagardère Travel Retail during a period of high inflation. Professionalization of the pricing team and pricing model implementation to protect the operating margin of business units in 14 countries.
- Organizational transformation through the co-construction of a new operational model for a French leader in water management infrastructure.
- Digital transformation with the integration of tools such as Salesforce CRM and CPQ (pricing).
Key references: Nexans, Lagardère Travel Retail, EDF, BCG.
BRIAN - Senior Consultant
Trained as an engineer from the ENSEEIHT and Georgia Tech, Brian has four years of international experience in strategy and management consulting. Brian has worked on strategic issues cross-industries for CAC40 and Fortune 500 companies.
During his internships, he was able to apply and strengthen his technical and analytical knowledge by developing new technologies with environmental applications or to optimize oil and gas production.
Brian began his career as a consultant in New York. There, he developed strategic action plans for large US corporations. More specifically, he has:
- Designed logistic planning and conducted the implementation of supply chain operations of a new brand acquired by a leading food & beverage company
- Designed a 5-year investment strategy plan for a leader of the FMCG industry
He then joined a consulting firm based in Paris and specialized in procurement. He has worked on projects aiming to improve procurement performance and to transform an organization’s procurement processes with digital solutions. For instance, he contributed to the:
- Implementation of a centralized management of indirect purchases and the cost reduction of different categories (waste, cleaning, etc.)
- Digital transformation (digital architecture and technological tools implementation) of sourcing and procurement processes, and purchasing risk management
As a consultant, Brian leverages his analytical and listening skills to address his clients’ challenges pragmatically.
BRUNO - Senior Consultant
Bruno is an engineer graduated from ISAE – SupAéro. He relies on his 5 years experience in aeronautical systems design and development to support his customers in their competitiveness projects.
As project manager at Liebherr Aerospace, a Tier 1 aeronautical systems manufacturer, he led the development of various turbocompressors for air generation systems. He acquired a vast operational experience, from prototypes design to serial production follow-up, as well as test and certification campaigns management.
At STEP Consulting, he is supporting a leading aircraft manufacturer in a major procurement competitiveness program. In particular, he developed a complete model to anticipate the effects of inflation on suppliers’ costs, and implemented the negotiation methods used to control the impact on contract prices, while preserving the sustainability of the supply chain.
ETIENNE - Senior Consultant
Etienne graduated from the French engineering school Arts et Métiers and holds a Specialized Master’s Degree in Industrial Performance Management. He is also CPIM1 certified by APICS (Production and Inventory Management).
During his training, Etienne has built up a solid technological and industrial knowledge base. He completed his engineering training with a specialization in Industrial Management. This enabled him to learn about Lean Manufacturing, Industrial Logistics and Project Management.
Within the Lean department of a plastics injection industrial site in Mexico, he carried out projects to improve operational performance.
Subsequently, he completed his training with a Specialized Master’s Degree with which he acquired a broader understanding of performance levers in industry.
Afterwards, for a subsidiary of the Bénéteau Group , he carried out an assignment on:
- Improving the availability and the operational management of production resources
- Coaching teams on the deployment of the new industrial framework
With Step, he participated in a Supply Chain development mission between one of the leaders of the cable industry and its largest distributor in France:
- Product segmentation
- Global mapping of the Supply Chain (inventory levels, physical / information flows…)
- Definition of improvement solutions, estimation of gains, preparation for the deployment of a VMI pilot system
JEAN-BAPTISTE - Senior Consultant
5 years experience in operational performance optimization, portfolio management and marketing positioning
As part of his first 3-year experience in a consulting firm, Jean-Baptiste has been working on a variety of topics:
- Identifying performance levers for the assembly line of a major aerospace company
- Coordinating a critical IT migration project involving more than 15 countries and directly impacting 12,000 employees in the animal health sector
- Optimizing the activities of a customer specialized in rail maintenance
Having joined STEP in January 2023, Jean-Baptiste has been involved on a range of high-impact projects for a global player in electrification:
- Optimizing operational performance (supply chain and working capital management)
- Developing pricing strategies
- Strategic repositioning by transforming sales practices and marketing innovations
- Rationalization of product and customer portfolios
These projects have led him to work locally in Sweden, Finland and Norway.
JIHANE - Senior Consultant
Jihane has 4 years of experience in technical project management. She graduated from CentraleSupélec in Automation & Systems field, and also holds a Master degree in Aeronautics & Space.
During her engineering studies, Jihane deepened her knowledge in Mechanical, Automation and Energy with the University of Paris-Saclay. Her first experiences quickly led her to the aeronautics industry:
- For a large industrial company: capture of needs for the writing of a technical note as a specification of an MBSE « Model Based System Engineering » tool for the Engineering and Architecture départements’ users
- For a start-up: processing and analysis of raw flight data for the optimization of cruise profiles and the reduction of in-flight CO2 emissions, with the definition of KPIs for improvement of operating processes and reporting
For 4 years, Jihane worked for Safran Nacelles. As a Systems Engineer, she first contributed to the in-service management of electric nacelle programs and then, to the product developement, design and certification of aeronautical equipment with the management of a French OEM for an American bizjet manufacturer.
She then moved to the position of R&T « Research & Technology » Project Manager for the constitution of the technical file of an innovative design-to-cost project according to the CESAMES system architecture approach, in partnership with the DGAC, Airbus and Safran Electronics & Defense, with what follows in terms of budget and planning management.
Key references : Airbus, Safety Line (SITA), Safran Nacelles, Airbus Operations
LORENE - Senior Consultant
Lorène brings 4 years of experience in financial modeling. She holds an engineering degree from ISAE-SUPAERO.
During her engineering studies, Lorène specialized in Data Science, particularly in Machine Learning and Deep Learning. In parallel, she completed several internships in the space sector, notably for an institutional actor and a private satellite operator.
During her early professional experiences, Lorène specialized in financial modeling: company valuation, intellectual property valuation, complex financial instruments valuation, creation of business plans and financial models. She carried out missions for major industry accounts, startups, and investment funds:
- Estimation of the enterprise value of various subsidiaries and of the intellectual property of a French automotive player in the context of a carve-out operation
- Creation of financial models for large-scale infrastructure projects (telecommunications, energy) and investment funds (exit models, valuation models for Management Packages, past and future performance models)
- Valuation of ordinary shares of several startups in the context of their issuance of BSPCE (a type of employee share ownership plan), using option pricing models
As a consultant she carried out industrial and financial projects:
- 5-year financial projections for a project-based entity
- Structuring a +100M€ EBITDA value creation plan and assessment of the plant capacity needed to sustain it
- In-depth analysis of labor intensity and production labor costs across a portfolio of plants
- Creation of dashboard for regular tracking of industrial KPIs as part of the implementation of a Plant-as-a-System (PaaS) framework
LUCIE - Senior Consultant
Lucie graduated from the Toulouse School of Economics with an international Master’s degree in Economics, specialized in Economics of Markets and Organizations.
Her specialized training enables her to understand the economic relations in industry such as the strategic interactions of companies and the main determinants of competitiveness in a market, thanks to the skills acquired throughout her academic career in France and England.
She mobilized her skills in data analysis and modeling during a research internship in partnership with EDF, ENGIE and TOTAL. She was also involved in an internship with a leader in aeronautical tools on a project to optimize profitability, by using various improvement levers:
- Pricing studies and targeting of high potential products
- Score analysis and optimization of production costs
She joins STEP in 2019 and contributes to various projects for major aeronautics manufacturers:
- Performance improvement project for general procurement teams
- Support Finance teams in the analysis of production costs and their deviations. Implementation and maintenance of tools to monitor this performance.
- Conception and deployment of dashboards in collaboration with data science teams
MAXIMILIEN - Senior Consultant
Maximilien graduated from ISAE – SUPAERO (2020).
During his studies, Maximilien acquired a solid scientific and technical base as well as a culture of the aerospace world. In his final year, he specialised in Industrial Engineering, enabling him to develop knowledge in Supply Chain Management, Production Systems Modelling and Quality.
He completed his studies with a certificate in Big Data which allows him to understand the main issues related to this domain (algorithms, tools, computer languages).
He also holds a Certificate in Engineering and Environment, which gave him a precise vision of the challenges and solutions envisaged for the future of civil aeronautics.
During his academic internship, he worked as an assistant engineer in space structures. His missions were to carry out analyses of satellite models for space industry actors.
When he joined STEP in June 2020, he organised and implemented a scrapping campaign for an aeronautical company, for which he then contributed to the development of a stock projection and optimisation tool.
He then worked for a manufacturer with limited marketing activity. He developed a short- and long-term strategic plan based on the client’s development desires and market potential, in line with an analysis of the financial performance of its products.
Lastly, he worked with a manufacturer to raise the performance level of its supply chain, through an analysis of its operations and the implementation of short term, high impact levers.
NICOLE - Senior Consultant
Nicole is a graduate of École Polytechnique and EPFL (Lausanne). Specialized in environmental sciences, she has 5 years of experience in the field of energy management and hydrogen within a research organization.
Nicole began her career by contributing to various projects in the energy sector for European academic and industrial players :
- Design of an innovative method to estimate material fatigue for a major company in the nuclear industry.
- Development of wind farm projects : techno-economic choices and energy potential optimisation.
- Implementation of a photovoltaic power forecasting tool, which can be coupled with atmospheric models.
After completing her double degree, Nicole joined the technological research division of CEA, where she was involved in setting up an energy self-sufficient demonstrator building and a R&D platform specialising in smart energy management systems.
She then managed several projects with industrial players, from start-ups to major companies :
- Design and demonstration of a hydrogen tricycle.
- Safety study on the integration of liquid and gaseous hydrogen systems.
- Development of optimized energy management systems for infrastructures with local energy production and storage systems.
NINON - Senior Consultant
Ninon graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. She also holds a degree in Fundamental Physics.
During her generalist engineer training, Ninon has followed several theoretical lessons in aeronautics and acoustics, supplemented by in-depth projects related to industrialists in the sector.
Beyond her academic background, Ninon performed several 6-month internships in France and abroad with a wide variety of assignments:
- Design and deployment of a warehouse and associated logistics processes for an aeronautical equipment manufacturer
- Development of digital tools to shorten the verification time of Supplier Due Diligence for an oil company.
Within STEP Consulting, she contributed to different missions linking Procurement performance, Finance controlling and costing, Quality for key players in aircraft & automotive industry, of which:
- Reduction of indirect purchasing costs and implementation of cross-functional financial monitoring
- Purchasing strategy and baseline definition of a major Call for Tenders for Facility Management
- Diagnosis of purchasing, logistics and financial data, to identify analytical levers reducing costs on production consumables
- Contribution to non-conformities eradication plan, by setting-up a similarity machine learning algorithm
- Techno costing models automated filling based on 3D data, workflow and governance design
References : Renault, Airbus, Safran
RAPHAEL - Senior Consultant
Raphaël is an engineer from Mines ParisTech and holds an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs.
Throughout his double degree between Mines ParisTech and Collège des Ingénieurs, Raphaël has developed a strong scientific and technical background with a deep understanding of organizational management. He has notably gained insights into various levers of value creation and competitiveness for industrial companies.
He began his career as a junior consultant for Italian industrial actors, focusing on defining and implementing their open innovation strategies, especially in aerospace and defense, energy and automotive industries.
Later, Raphaël co-founded a Smart Material based deeptech startup for buildings’ energy efficiency. He was particularly responsible for:
- Structuring the company’s financing (first fundraising through a SAFE investment vehicle)
- Organizing and managing the technological development though Private Public Partnerships
- Identifying competitive advantages and defining the Unique Value Proposition
After his entrepreneurial experience, he joined Airbus Defence and Space as a system engineer on the ground segment of a telecommunication satellite constellation, with three main responsibilities:
- Dimensioning the different services provided by the system
- Contributing to the definition of the functional and physical architecture
- Choosing, through an RFP, the appropriate 5G Core Network supplier
Principal references : Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, Leonardo, ENEL, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
THIBAULT - Senior Consultant
Thibault graduated from INSA Lyon and is holding a PhD in mechanical engineering. He has spent 8 years in the aerospace industry as a stress engineer.
During his engineering studies, Thibault completed several internships in the energy sector in France and abroad, particularly in the nuclear industry for Framatome.
He started his career in 2015 with a PhD at Safran Aircraft Engines. His work has resulted in the integration of innovative numerical tools to predict the lifespan of composite material parts for the LEAP engine. Thibault also participated in several international conferences with key players in the aerospace industry.
Thibault pursued his career at Dassault Aviation as a stress engineer where he has contributed to the design of the Falcon 10X. The diversity of his tasks allowed him to gain insight into aerospace development processes and a deep knowledge of composite materials. Through the analysis of test data and the use of numerical models, he took part in solving critical technical issues.
In this role, he participated in various projects:
- Development of new design methods for composite materials structures
- Design and monitoring of tests on aerostructure components
- Database analysis using Machine Learning methods
- Improvement of the acceptance of non-conformance in production within the framework of the Rafale production ramp-up.
At STEP, Thibault has been supporting a major player in electrification in its operational performance improvement program through the deployment of a stock managing tool.
Thibault draws on his academic and industrial experience to contribute to large-scale industrial projects.
VYTAUTAS - Senior Consultant
Vytautas graduated from ESCP Business School with a specialisation in Consulting. He has 2 years experience in consulting and finance and has especially worked in the energy and the transport fields.
After having acquired strong knowledge in business and finance at ESCP, Vytautas has specialised in Consulting in order to develop his methodological and technical competencies.
During his professional experience, Vytautas has intervened on different projects:
- Support of a transport company in the deployment of its data programme
- Definition of economic and industrial development strategies for French territories
- Audit of the commercial performance and implementation of tools allowing an optimisation of the commercial effort
- Financial audit of major industrial groups
Through its missions, Vytautas has developped project management skills in complex environments, and has developed a good knowledge of industrial challenges, especially in the energy and transport fields.
XAVIER - Senior Consultant
Graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Paris, Xavier has 8 years of experience in systems engineering within the aerospace and defense industry.
He began his career as a weapons systems engineer for MBDA. In this position, he had to use a MBSE approach to specificize and design functional architectures. His missions also involved the analyze of customer needs to define the performance levels required by the weapons systems as well as considering user feedback for the design of a training simulator.
He then continued his career as a HWIL Project Manager, with the objective of ensuring the development of complex simulation tools following the stages of a V-cycle.
In this role, he was also able to carry out cross-functional activities, such as defining a purchasing strategy to reduce the number of references or leading preliminary projects on laser technologies.
These experiences allowed him to develop a strong knowledge of aeronautical development processes as well as the specificities of this industry.
As a consultant for STEP, he worked on organizational transformation projects for an industrial client by developing a new Quality framework, establishing a series of quantified indicators, as well as the associated internal processes.
Main references: Nexans
ADRIEN - Consultant
Adrien Juillard has a Master’s Degree in Management which he received from IE University (Spain), as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Exeter University (UK).
Adrien first began studying in the civil engineering sector. He then finalized his education with a Master’s in Management, specializing in finance and solidifying his knowledge of accounting, financial modelling etc.
Throughout several internships, he worked on different projects presenting manufacturing difficulties. One such project consisted of quality control, particularly aiming to reduce the risks of oxidation of copper produts throughout the production line.
Main reference: Nexans
ARNAUD - Consultant
Arnaud is a graduate engineer from ICAM Lille, with experiences in supply chain and commercial engineering.
Through his education and initial experiences, Arnaud has acquired strong technical and industrial competencies. He has specialized in logistics and supply chain, allowing him to tackle complex subjects related to flow management and industrial process optimization.
At a world-leading industrial tooling company, Arnaud contributed to several strategic projects focused on performance improvement and the digitization of production chains. This prominent experience enabled him to develop a comprehensive vision of manufacturing processes as well as an in-depth understanding of industrial production optimization levers.
Arnaud completed his engineering program with a 6-month internship at ENGIE, where he worked in both the commercial and study departments, carrying out various missions in the energy sector. These included analyzing the technical feasibility of projects and evaluating their financial viability.
ARTHUR - Consultant
Arthur graduated from CentraleSupelec and ESCP with majors in Software Science and Market Finance.
Arthur underwent an engineer degree and a management degree to be able to manage and transform companies in many of their aspects.
- His engineering cursus helped him develop his skills in digital sciences, algorithmic, statistical mathematics, mathematical modeling and industrial engineering.
- His management cursus, in Paris and London, allowed him to learn and practice corporate and market finance, M&A, operational experience, stock management and supply chain management.
During his career, he participated to many projects ranging from asset management, the development of innovative solutions, sustainable development, financial audit and IT and Strategic consulting in major companies.
His versatility gives him a global view over many projects. His analytical skills, perseverance and proactivity were cornerstones that allowed him to succeed in every mission he was given.
CHARLES - Consultant
Charles graduated from ESCP and has a degree in electrical engineering from McGill University (Canada) with experience in process, IT, sales and luxury.
Through his engineering training, Charles was able to acquire and develop technical skills, particularly during his time with an electronic component manufacturer. He was able to help on process automation and digital transformation of the company’s organization.
His business school experience allowed him to develop his commercial flair, as well as his knowledge of business development. Charles notably worked on market studies and value propositions for a world leader in business aviation.
Main references: Dassault Falcon Jet, Bic, 3D Plus
LUCAS - Consultant
Lucas is a graduate of ISAE-SUPAERO (2024) and holds a certificate in Business Engineering (DESIA).
During his training, Lucas acquired a strong scientific and technical foundation, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the aerospace industry. He complemented his education with a certificate in Business Engineering (DESIA), equipping him with the tools necessary to address strategic business challenges.
Throughout his studies, Lucas specialized in critical embedded software (DO178) and issues related to artificial intelligence. For instance, he developed continuous improvement tools for software certification of air systems at a leading aerospace equipment manufacturer. His professional experience also includes a six-month internship at a strategy consulting firm, where he worked on diverse projects, including fleet renewal and stock optimization.
At STEP Consulting, Lucas contributed to ramping up production for an aircraft manufacturer. His main responsibilities included:
- Implementing a visualization tool (control tower supply)
- Developing the back-end and front-end components of this solution
- Designing future scenarios for the production line
Key reference: Daher
NICOLAS - Consultant
Nicolas graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO (2022) and Sciences Po Paris (2022).
During his studies at ISAE-SUPAERO, Nicolas has developed a solid base of scientific skills and a culture of the aeronautical world.
In parallel, he completed a double degree with the Public Affairs Master of Sciences Po, specialising in Security & Defence, where he developed cross-disciplinary skills in economics, management and sociology of organisations. His specialisation also allowed him to master the architecture of the French defence industrial and technological base, as well as the interface between the public sphere and private actors.
At STEP Consulting, Nicolas worked on a crisis management mission for a major aircraft manufacturer, for the procurement of metallic parts:
- Definition of the procurement strategy
- Data management & Data visualization, creation of the data structure architecture for the operations and the reporting to the top management
- Steering of the supplier’s production while coping with capacity constraints (>100M€ turnover)
- Strategic prioritization of the raw material order book (on multi-sourced specifications) in a capacity-limited market
ZAKARIYA - Consultant
Zakariya holds a general engineering degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon along with a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from KTH Kungliga Tekniska högskolan.
Zakariya has worked in various engineering fields, including civil engineering, industrial engineering, computer science, finance, etc. He has worked on various technical analysis missions in civil engineering, such as:
- Design of a steel structure using tools and methods such as Robot Structural Analysis and the finite element method on Ansys
- Creation of an automated method for crack detection and analysis of damaged structures using technologies such as photogrammetry and tools such as image analysis on Python and the XFEM method on Abaqus
- Testing and validation of a new system for connecting timber structures. In this project, he used the finite element method as well as tensile test experiments to evaluate the load distribution in timber structures.
As a consultant, Zakariya worked for a French cable manufacturer to maintain financial performance in the prevailing economic conditions. This included addressing various issues to improve the operational performance and financial position of the company’s manufacturing facilities.
