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Sally EmaraSE

Sally Emara

Cost Strategy & Operational Excellence Manager

€800/day
Rueil-Malmaison, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Sally

Strategic Business Leader | 13+ Years Driving High-Margin Growth & Operational Excellence
I help organizations navigate complex growth challenges and optimize multi-million Euro operations. With a career built at Amazon, Danone, and Procter & Gamble, I specialize in bridging the gap between high-level corporate vision and ground-level execution.
What I bring to your project:
• 💰 P&L Management & Cost Strategy: Proven track record governing multi-hundred-million Euro portfolios with a focus on margin expansion (realized 15% annual growth in previous roles).
• ⚙️ Operational Excellence: Expert in identifying bottlenecks and implementing scalable product accountability ecosystems.
• 🌍 Market Expansion: Lead end-to-end strategic roadmaps for market entries and product launches (e.g., major e-commerce launches in EMEA/MENA).
• 📊 Financial Governance: Deep expertise in reconciling complex logistics/operational expenditures with strict budget targets.
How I work:
I don’t just deliver a slide deck; I deliver a roadmap. My approach is data-driven, leveraging Kaizen and Lean methodologies to ensure that every strategic move is backed by operational reality.
Key Expertise: * Strategic Planning & Roadmap Ownership
• Supply Chain & Distribution Architecture
• Stakeholder Management (C-Suite & Executive level)
• Product Lifecycle Management (E2E)
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Conversational

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Amazon
    Cost Strategy & Operational Excellence Manager
    E-COMMERCE
    March 2023 - April 2026 (3 years and 1 month)
    Clichy, France
    • • End-to-End Product Ownership: Directing the multi-year strategic roadmap, leading full product lifecycles for a cost efficiency multi-hundred-million Euro portfolio and defining the north star metrics; that realized 15% annual margin expansion.
    • • Strategic Orchestration: Align operations, HR, Finance, and IT to secure leadership buy-in for cross functional initiatives.
    • • Execution & Governance: Drive roadmap delivery through monthly reviews; resolve bottlenecks to ensure milestones are met on-time and within budget.
    • • Data-Driven Leadership: Mentor and manage high-performing teams, fostering a data-first culture aligned
    with regional commercial priorities.
    Excellence opérationnelle Controlling and Performance Management Systems IT Project Management Market-Entry Strategy Stratégie commerciale
  • Amazon (EU)
    3P Network Programs Manager
    E-COMMERCE
    December 2021 - March 2023 (1 year and 3 months)
    Clichy, France
    • Strategic Planning: Develop long-term business plans and product roadmaps for external partners,
    managing multi-million Euro budgets.
    • Operational Optimization: Championed the digital transformation of network cost-prediction, securing
    executive buy-in for automated governance models that eliminated manual friction across EU operations.
    Resulting in a 20% enhancement in network efficiency.
    • Performance Modeling: Served as the lead for contract renewals, synthesizing performance data into
    negotiation levers to set high-potential benchmarks.
    Controlling and Performance Management Systems Partenariats stratégiques Pilotage de la performance Cost Reduction Logistics Network Design & Optimisation
  • Amazon
    Country Manager (Delivery & Customer Experience)
    E-COMMERCE
    April 2020 - December 2021 (1 year and 8 months)
    • Strategic Market Launch: Spearheaded the end-to-end Amazon.eg launch by architecting the national
    address structure and localized delivery options while refining delivery promises through deep-dive
    behavior analysis, ensuring a seamless market entry and 100% navigation success for the active user base.
    • Delivery Infrastructure: Partnered with IT and Ops to sync technical infrastructure with workflows for high-
    volume transactions.
    • Strategic Global Scaling: Integrated feedback loops into product backlogs, driving a 90% success rate in
    customer address transitions.
    • Market-Driven Strategy: Refined product offerings via behavior analysis, aligning delivery promises with
    customer expectations
    Market-Entry Strategy E-commerce Gestion de projet Product Delivery Excellence opérationnelle

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Education

  • MBA
    ARAB ACADEMY FOR
    2020
    MBA
  • BSC IN
    GERMAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
    2010
    BSC IN

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