Catherine Pion

Catherine Pion is a seasoned procurement professional with extensive experience at Cryostar since September 2004, currently serving as Responsable Achats Indirects. Catherine has successfully defined and implemented procurement strategies, optimizing a €70M portfolio, and improved supplier panel rationalization by 25%. Key achievements include increasing contractual coverage to 80% from 10% in 2020 and achieving a 6% cost reduction in 2023. Prior roles include Acheteur achats Indirects, where oversight of a €15M portfolio covered various sectors, and earlier positions that provided foundational experience in direct purchasing and project management. Catherine holds a Licence in Achats Opérationnels and a DUT in Techniques de Commercialisation, bolstered by a solid academic background in economics and social sciences.