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Vincent Pavie
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Vincent Pavie

Procurement Director·Industry & Defense·Digital Transformation

Twelve years building agile supply chains at the intersection of industrial strategy, financial performance and digital innovation — in the most highly regulated environments of aerospace and defense.

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Location Le Vésinet, France

From sourcing to sovereignty.

Twelve years securing the value chains of others. Today, I'm building my own — in the Principality of Andorra.

“The supply chain taught me to protect the promise. Entrepreneurship is teaching me to make it.”

For twelve years, I built and defended the supply chains of industries that tolerate no approximation — aerospace, defense, banking, audit. As an executive committee member, I learned to arbitrate programs worth tens of millions of euros and to lead teams across three continents. Today, I'm channeling that industrial discipline into a more personal endeavor: the founding and presidency of Durandal Patrimoni SLU, an Andorran patrimonial holding structuring an ecosystem of brands across four verticals, with Valira Aero as its flagship — an Advanced Air Mobility operator designed to durably open up the Principality. My current role at Safran Martin-Baker fits into this trajectory: an expertise mission at the heart of defense aerospace, alongside the operational deployment of the Durandal ecosystem.

I.

Build

Founding and presidency of a patrimonial holding carrying an ecosystem of four brands — aviation, capital, nautical, technological design. International architecture and executive governance.

II.

Secure

Twelve years of Procurement & Supply Chain discipline in the most regulated environments — ITAR, EAR, AS9100, NADCAP. Mastery of high-stakes contracts and multi-country compliance.

III.

Transmit

Long-term patrimonial vision: structuring in Andorra a coherent entrepreneurial legacy, rooted in a fine understanding of regulated markets and powered by the tools of digital transformation and AI.

Twelve years, seven environments, one discipline.

From Crédit Agricole trading floors to classified defense programs, through intrapreneurship and company building.

Since March 2026 France

Procurement Director

Safran Martin-Baker

Safran / Martin-Baker joint venture — Cutting-edge aerospace safety equipment: ejection seats and survival systems for civil and military aviation.

Mission
  • Leadership of the group procurement strategy for civil and military aerospace programs: industrial purchasing, subcontracting, strategic raw materials.
  • Management of the procurement team and coordination with technical teams (Engineering, R&D, Quality) and program directorates.
  • International sourcing and qualification of critical suppliers (AS9100, NADCAP) in ITAR / EAR regulated environment.
  • Supplier performance management (Cost, Quality, OTD, P&L KPIs) and securing supply on long lead-time components.
  • Negotiation and contracting of multi-year framework agreements with strategic European and North American suppliers.
  • Deployment of procurement digitalization tools and compliance with defense sector regulatory requirements.
Since September 2025 Principality of Andorra

Founder & President

Durandal Patrimoni SLU

Founding and presidency of an Andorran patrimonial holding structuring an entrepreneurial ecosystem across four verticals. Architecture designed to combine industrial ambition, diversification and territorial anchoring in the Principality of Andorra.

Brand ecosystem
Flagship

Valira Aero

Advanced Air Mobility operator designed to durably open up the Principality of Andorra through commercial operation of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL). Institutional dossier filed with the Govern d'Andorra, industrial partnerships with Chinese manufacturers certified by the CAAC, active relations with the Autoritat Aeronàutica Andorrana and access to the Caubella National Heliport. Project led by a founder holding a Private Pilot License (PPL, airplane), ensuring direct operational understanding of aeronautical, regulatory and flight safety matters.

Capital

Durandal Capital

Proprietary trading and design of specialized training programs — AI algorithms applied to financial markets and digital assets. Distribution planned via own website and marketplaces.

Nautical

Durandal Nautica

Chartering, leasing and management of nautical units in the western Mediterranean. Structuring compliant with the regulatory framework of the Principality.

Tech

Andortek

Design and commercialization of connected watches and high-tech outdoor equipment for hiking and mountain sports. Designed in Andorra positioning — local roots, international ambition.

Founder-president mission
  • Legal architecture & governance: incorporation and presidency of Durandal Patrimoni SLU, multi-brand structuring under a single holding, stewardship of future operational carve-outs.
  • Andorran institutional relations: interlocution with the Govern d'Andorra, the Autoritat Aeronàutica Andorrana and the institutional partners of the Principality.
  • Development strategy: preparation of financing dossiers (institutional and private), negotiation of international industrial partnerships, selection of first operational talents.
  • Ten-year vision: making Andorra the European showcase for sustainable advanced air mobility in mountain environments, and building around it a coherent and value-generating entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Since 2024 Le Vésinet

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Wild Crazy Bear

Founded a structure specialized in Asian art and decoration — hybrid model integrating international sourcing, local industrial transformation (laser engraving, CNC embroidery) and artistic creation. Strategic pivot from Pure Player to B2B / art gallery model.

Objectives — Agility & Operational Excellence
  • Sourcing & trading: building a supplier panel in Asia capable of meeting “Gallery”-grade quality requirements.
  • Production & customization: operating digital production tools (laser, embroidery) for tailor-made Make-to-Order responsiveness.
  • Distribution strategy: executing the pivot from a mass platform to B2B partnerships with galleries to raise perceived value.
  • Digitalization: automating multi-flow inventory management to minimize working capital on high-value-added products.
Categories & Contract Engineering
  • Direct procurement: art and decoration products (Asia / Europe), technical raw materials (threads, papers, wood, inks), customization supports.
  • CAPEX: investment and maintenance of CNC machine tools — laser engraving, automated embroidery.
  • Indirects & services: international Air / Sea freight, customs, SaaS (ERP, e-commerce), digital marketing.
Key Achievements
  • Full architecture of an international supply chain: Asia / Europe supplier sourcing and audit, secured Incoterms, customs compliance — stockout rate < 5% and TCO reduced by 15%.
  • Digital transformation: Odoo deployment interconnected with sales flows, real-time dashboards — +30% productivity on replenishments, 99% inventory accuracy.
  • P&L management: renegotiation of carriers and freight forwarders, working capital optimization — stock rotation improved by 20%, double-digit growth sustained at stable margin.
<5%
Stockout
rate
-15%
Logistics
TCO
+30%
Productivity
gain
99%
Inventory
accuracy
2019 — 2024 Suresnes · ExCom Member

Group Procurement Director

Cybergun Group

Leading the procurement strategy of a publicly listed group — 17 people across 3 continents. Management of operational transition following the integration of strategic subsidiaries (Arkania, Verney-Carron). Highly regulated environment (military standards, ITAR / EAR) requiring full securing of the global Supply Chain.

Strategic Objectives
  • Management & change leadership: full rebuild of the Procurement department (recruitment, training) and elevation to SAP / ISO industrial standards.
  • Integration & synergies: harmonizing processes following acquisitions and centralizing strategic contracts.
  • Compliance & risk: guaranteeing 100% compliance with international arms trade regulations (ITAR / EAR).
  • Financial optimization: reducing direct and indirect costs to restore the Group's operating margins.
Categories & Contract Engineering
  • Direct procurement: complete weapons systems, precision mechanical components, optics, embedded electronics, ammunition.
  • CAPEX & maintenance: industrial production lines, defense-specific tooling, In-Service Support (ISS) contracts.
  • R&D sourcing: selection and qualification of critical component suppliers for Arkania prototypes and pre-production runs.
  • Legal framework: international framework agreements, defense industrial subcontracting contracts, technology transfer licenses, Class 1 transport.
Major contracts led
SINETIC Program
Combat shooting instruction and training system — strategic sourcing, Thales as prime contractor.
€89.9M
PSA Glock 17 Gen 5 Contract
Service Sidearm for the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.
€44M
VCD 15 Contract
Equipment for the Special Forces of the Royal Moroccan Navy.
Strategic
Rebuilding human capital
Arrived following a headquarters relocation that had triggered the departure of nearly the entire team. Full recruitment, training paths, from-scratch process creation and trust-rebuilding work with the strategic supplier panel.
→ 17-person team operational in record time · Group Supply Chain stabilized.
Arkania integration — reverse strategy
Merger with Valentur (Arkania), carrier of superior industrial standards (ISO, SAP, CATIA). Strategic decision to elevate the Group to those standards rather than the opposite.
→ Modernization of the Group industrial toolset and achievement of defense ISO certifications.
Digital transformation & data management
Deployment of Power BI dashboards interconnected with ERPs for managing Procurement P&L and working capital across subsidiaries.
→ −15% dormant stock · supplier OTD improved by 20 points.
R&D sourcing — SINETIC Program
Upstream management for R&D teams. Identification and audit of high-precision component suppliers, optimization of the Quality / Cost / Lead-time triangle.
→ Smooth transition from prototyping → pre-production with no supply disruption.
2017 — 2019 Paris

Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

Airsoft Entrepôt

French leader in online Airsoft distribution. Managing 5 buyers in a high-volume e-commerce environment and leading the transition from an outsourced model to full control of the logistics chain (in-housing).

Objectives
  • Digitalization & ERP: leading the migration of procurement / inventory data from Magento CMS to Odoo ERP.
  • Logistics in-housing: stock transfer and creation of a subsidiary dedicated to shipping logistics.
  • Operational efficiency: automating catalog creation to eliminate low-value tasks.
  • Management: coaching and upskilling 5 buyers on international sourcing and catalog management.
Key Achievements
  • Magento → Odoo ERP migration: full catalog restructuring, Excel / VBA automation tool generating mass import files — thousands of references migrated without loss, time-to-market drastically reduced.
  • Creation of a logistics subsidiary: leading the physical transfer of the entire stock, recruitment and process implementation — better lead-time control and significant reduction in logistics costs.
  • KPI structuring: OTD, stockout rate, gross margin — coaching the team on Asia negotiation and building autonomy on disputes and large-scale imports.
2016 — 2017 Courbevoie · Mazars Lab

Business Developer — Fabereo SaaS Project

Mazars

Intrapreneurship within Mazars Lab to launch Fabereo, an integrated management SaaS solution (ERP / Accounting / Legal) for small businesses. Product-to-Market mission: from design to industrialization. Project successfully integrated into the Group catalog under the name Mazars Eazy.

Objectives & Achievements
  • Product Management (Agile / Jira): writing user stories, backlog prioritization, debugging tests, focus on legal document automation and inventory management.
  • Go-to-Market: defining and executing the growth strategy (marketing & growth hacking) to acquire first users.
  • International deployment: training and evangelization tour of Mazars offices in France and internationally, L2 support, product iterations.
  • Result: −40% administrative processing time for pilot clients; massive adoption leading to integration as an official Group service line.
2014 — 2016 Montrouge

Digital Marketing Manager

Crédit Agricole SA

WineAlley.com B2B platform — international marketplace by Crédit Agricole dedicated to wine exports. Hired on a permanent contract immediately following my final-year internship to take responsibility for the platform's marketing and international development.

Achievements
  • Operational structuring: content strategy, user journey audit, first commercial tracking tools — successful launch and integration of first transactional flows.
  • International buyer development: targeted prospecting of major global importers, partnerships with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, digital networking sessions, international SEO.
  • Result: +120% qualified traffic and positioning of WineAlley as a major growth lever for the Group, managing a 3,000-client portfolio.
2007 Internship · 6 months

Overhaul Batteries & APU

Air France Industries

First contact with the aerospace industry — participation in industrial maintenance operations on aircraft batteries and Auxiliary Power Units. A seed that would germinate nearly twenty years later.

Six domains, one integrated craft.

From procurement strategy to change management, through international compliance and data.

i.

Strategic procurement & contract engineering

Defining procurement policies, leading tenders, drafting contract templates, supplier referencing, Make-or-Buy strategies, panel rationalization, alignment with ISO industrial standards, ESG integration.

RFQ / RFPMake or BuyFramework agreementsSupplier audits
ii.

International Supply Chain & customs

End-to-End flow management, mastery of Incoterms 2020, freight forwarder management Air / Sea, multi-country customs compliance. Expertise in ITAR / EAR, REACH, RoHS, EN 166, French Anti-Corruption Law, third-party data flow security.

ITAR / EARIncoterms 2020Asia & USAClass 1
iii.

Digital transformation & ERP

Leading ERP migrations (Magento → Odoo, SAP deployments), product catalog automation, creation of Power BI management dashboards, deployment of collaboration tools, mastery of the Procure-to-Pay cycle.

SAPOdooPower BIVBAP2P
iv.

Negotiation & complex contracts

Negotiation of high-stakes contracts — SINETIC program €89M, PSA contract €44M. International framework agreements, supplier governance, benchmarks and market intelligence, GDPR / DORA compliance.

DefenseMulti-countryC-LevelGovernance
v.

Data, performance & P&L management

Designing KPI dashboards (Quality, Cost, OTD), maturity diagnosis of complex procurement organizations, business continuity plans (BCP), management of budgets > €80M, working capital optimization, savings reporting.

WC / TCOP&LBudget €80M+BCP
vi.

Leadership & change management

Managing teams of up to 17 people across 3 continents. Full rebuild of procurement department, intrapreneurship leadership, ExCom / Strategy Committee / Steering Committee facilitation, training and mentoring, uniting teams around industrial standards.

17 people3 continentsExComMulticultural

The technology arsenal.

From industrial ERPs to e-sourcing platforms, through data visualization and automation.

ERP & Procurement

  • SAP
  • Odoo
  • Ariba
  • Ivalua
  • LegalSuite

Data & Performance

  • Power BI
  • Advanced Excel
  • VBA
  • Google Sheets

Project management

  • Jira (Agile / Scrum)
  • Trello
  • Asana
  • Notion

AI & Creative

  • RPA & AI watch for procurement
  • PowerPoint
  • Photoshop
  • G Suite / Apple Suite

A demanding academic path.

From a Swedish section at Lycée Marie Curie to blockchain research in my Master's — the common thread of an international curiosity.

2023

Communication & Leadership Training

Comundi · France

Communication, leadership and internal conflict management.

Executive
2014

Research Master — Management, Procurement & Digital Transformation

ESC Amiens · France

Procurement & Supply Chain major. Thesis — “Blockchain and Marketplaces: levers of transparency and efficiency in international supplier management”. Graduated 2nd / 120 · Merit scholarship.

Procurement
2012

Bachelor — International Affairs

ISAM · France & Shanghai Xingjian College, China

Thesis — “Wars and Coltan in Kivu: geopolitical and economic stakes of a strategic resource”. Six months in China.

International
2011

Private Pilot License (PPL) — Airplane

Aéroclub de Creil Senlis Chantilly · France

License issued by the French DGAC — full training in general aviation (navigation, meteorology, regulations, flight safety).

Aeronautical
2008

Engineering Preparatory Class

ESIEE Amiens · Computer Networks & Telecom Engineering

6-month internship at Air France Industries, Overhaul Batteries & APU department.

Scientific
2006

Scientific Baccalaureate — Engineering Sciences

Lycée Marie Curie · Mathematics specialization

High Honors · Swedish Section — 6-month exchange at Åkrahällskolan, Nybro, Sweden.

Science Bac

Five languages, three continents.

Two years in the United States, stays in Asia and Latin America, multicultural negotiations.

French
Native
Mother tongue.
English
C2 · Near-native
Eight years in the United States during childhood (ages 2-10) — full Pre-school and Elementary School. Asia / USA team management, multicultural negotiations.
Spanish
B2 · Advanced
Multiple stays in Spain and Latin America.
Swedish
A2 · Basics
6 months of studies in Nybro, Sweden.
Chinese
Beginner
Multiple business trips to China and Taiwan.

The author behind the executive.

Several years of research into the little-known origins of a martial art too often shrouded in myth.

Cover — The Secret History of Karate by Vincent Pavie
Author

The Secret History of Karate

From the White Crane temples of Fujian to the dojos of the world — a documented dive into the hidden origins of a martial art too often shrouded in myth.

Beyond dojos and belts, there exists a history few know: that of an art forged in secret, carried by discreet lineages and shaped by centuries of exchange between southern China, Okinawa and Japan. This book puts official narratives into perspective and restores their place to the forgotten figures who truly shaped modern karate. Available in English (original version) and French translation (L'Histoire Secrète du Karaté).

What fuels the rest.

From martial arts to blockchain — the disciplines that forge discipline.

i.

Aviation

Private Pilot License (PPL, airplane) since 2011 — aeronautical passion that became the driving force behind the Valira Aero project.

Karate & Kobudo

Diligent practice and historical research into the Okinawan origins of the martial art — the raw material of the book.

ii.

Sport shooting

Long-range & service rifle shooting — precision of motion, reading wind and distance.

iii.

Blockchain

Technology watch and supply chain applications — a direct extension of my Master's thesis.

iv.

Photography

Artistic and editorial practice — the eye that hunts for detail and composition.

Let's get in touch

An ambitious project?
Let's talk.

Procurement directorships, Supply Chain, industrial programs, transformation engagements, editorial opportunities — I personally answer every message.