Thomas Langlois

General Manager of AROMATECH Turkey. Biggest subsidiary of AROMATECH Group, producing and selling food flavours for the food and beverages industry, Istanbul :
Management
- Managing and coordinating 17 persons in the following departments: Sales, Accounting, Purchasing, R&D Laboratory and Production
Marketing/Communication
- High knowledge of the market, the competitors, the consumers and their needs
- Developing new product range with R&D and adapting flavours to customers’ tastes
- Many articles about the company in the French and Turkish press
- Awarded as the most innovative French company in Turkey
- Awarded as the third best French area manager for Mediterranean countries
Sales/Export
- Increased Turnover by 79% (Export by 444%) in 2 years
- In charge of Middle-east, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Logistics/Organization
- Implementation and launch of a new factory
Finance/Accounting
- Establishing yearly budgets and monthly reports
- Implemented a new ERP to ensure a controlling according to EU standards
- Increased profit by 163% and ROE by 35%

2005/August 2006 : IT Recruitment Consultant on the SAP/ERP niche market for the leading ICT recruitment company in Europe, Computer Futures Solutions, Paris:
- Developing customers’ portfolio
- Coding customers and tracking
- Defining customers’ needs
- Developing solutions to match customers’ needs with candidates’ expectations
- Conducting Monthly and Quarterly Business Review
- Closing deals

June/July 2002 : Marketing Assistant, VOLKSWAGEN Group UK, SEAT Marketing Department, Milton Keynes, Produced a guide to launching new car models in the UK :
- Review launch control folder
- Produced a written questionnaire to everyone involved in the launch
- Developed a structure interview
- Analysed results of data gathering
- Produced recommendations
- Created and delivered a presentation to the Marketing Department
- Produced a written report

July 2001 : Export Assistant, SEAT SA, Export Department, Barcelona :
- Follow-up payment status in controlling for the fleet business
- Comparative analysis of the evolution of the French, German, Italian, Spanish and UK used cars market between 1998 and 2001
- Developed a European advertising campaign in relation with Bates’ agency
- Assisted the export manager in the organisation of the used cars and fleet sales annual meeting

May/July 2000 : Product Assistant Manager, WATERWORKS, Leader of the luxury bath market in the USA, Danbury (Connecticut) :
- Relations with the French factories
- Purchase orders: input and updates, follow-up on deliveries
- New product development
- Create style number information sheet for specific factories
- Various analysis