Philippe Elkins

Philippe Elkins currently serves as Directeur des opérations at Vilmorin Jardin since February 2021, overseeing purchases, S&OP, customer service, and operations at the Portes-lès-Valence site, managing a team of four directly and around sixty indirectly. Prior to this role, Philippe held the position of Responsable S&Op, where responsibilities included developing stock coverage strategies and sales forecasting. From February 2018 to February 2021, Philippe worked at Aptar as Responsable Planning, Approvisionnement & Sous-traitance, focusing on supply chain strategy, production planning across four sites, and leading a team of nine. Philippe's earlier experience includes significant roles at Danone from April 2010 to February 2018, where projects involved team management and production line launches, and a brief internship at Alstom Transport in June 2009, which provided insights into large-scale project collaboration. Philippe holds a degree in Génie des systèmes de production from Centrale Lille (2006-2010) and completed preparatory classes at Stanislas (2004-2006).