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Christelle Clabaut, Supply Chain Manager at TRB Refractories

Christelle was hired in 2000 as a sales assistant, then successively held the positions of Sales Manager, BU Manager and, in 2018, Supply Chain Manager.

2000

Sales assistant

Scope: mainly Northern Europe.
English & German spoken

2009

Sales technician

Scope: Scandinavia, then Central Europe.
High-volume customers from Scandinavia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bosnia, Poland, etc.

2012

BU Manager

Scope: Scandinavia and Central Europe
Management of steelmaker customer portfolio. Management of 2 remote staff: one Slovak and one Romanian.

2018

Supply Chain Manager

Creation of a Supply Chain department.
Management of a team of 6 Supply Chain assistants.

I'm delighted to have had these opportunities! The most striking thing for me has been to launch myself into sales, and what's more, abroad.
My desire as a tourism student to discover the world has been fulfilled in a sector I could never have imagined.

What have been the conditions for your success?
Relying on the TRB team has been a real strength.
Learning about the technical aspects of products to be able to respond to customer needs.
Reacting to the unexpected without stress: asserting yourself, pushing yourself, leaving no room for doubt.
Being autonomous to cross new frontiers.
Knowing how to adapt to each culture: you don't work the same way with a Scandinavian as with a Czech.

How do you see the future?
I love new challenges, and I think I'm going to have a great time with my team! We've got a whole process to improve, and the ideas are flowing!