This month SmartProcurement profiles Pascal Exbrayat from Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR).
Full name: Pascal Exbrayat
Position: Head of Procurement, Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR)
Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: US$450-million
Who does P & SM report to: Head of Supply Chain, Nestlé ESAR
Private sector or public sector: Private sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Food and beverage (FMCG)
Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 25
Management motto: True leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders
Personal motto: Everything will be okay in the end…if it is not okay, then it is not the end
Professional body memberships: Procurement Leaders, The Hackett Group and Beroe
What is your vision for P & SM: To be a true business partner
Personal best achievement: A successful career of 18 years with Nestlé, across multiple continents/countries and cultures
Most important commodities: Dairy, green coffee, wheat flour and vegetable oils
The person that has had the biggest influence on your life: My wife, Loredana
The person that has had the biggest influence on your career: Philipp Schenker
The person that you would most like to meet: The late Nelson Mandela
What do you like most about your job: Coaching and developing the next generation of procurement leaders
Is there anything you dislike about your job: The administrative aspect can become overwhelming
Businessperson who has impressed you most: Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Favourite quote: Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts
Your favourite South African organisation: Nestlé South Africa
Your favourite global organisation: The Nestlé Group
Your philosophy about life: Plan for the long run but take one step at a time
Favourite reading: The Economist and French literature
Favourite music: Jazz
Favourite sport: Rugby
Favourite website: eBay
Hobbies: Bonsai trees and vintage English motorcycle restoration
Car: BMW X3
Married: Yes, to my beautiful life partner, Loredana
Children: Two: a son and a daughter, both adopted in Thailand
