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Isabelle Fontaine
Senior Manager — Strategy & Operations
isabelle.fontaine@email.com +33 6 12 34 56 78 Paris, France (Open to London / Amsterdam) linkedin.com/in/isabellefontaine
Professional Summary

Senior Manager with 7 years at McKinsey & Company across retail, consumer goods, and financial services. Led 12 engagements generating €380m in identified client value. Expert in large-scale operating model redesign, cost transformation, and AI-enabled process automation. Speaks French, English, and German fluently.

Experience
Senior Manager Jan 2023 – Present
McKinsey & Company, Paris
  • Problem: Major European retailer losing margin to e-commerce shift; Intervention: Led 8-month operating model redesign across 3 countries; Result: €140m in cost savings, 18pp improvement in fulfilment speed.
  • Problem: European bank with 40% manual processing in loan origination; Intervention: Designed AI-enabled automation roadmap across 6 workflows; Result: 62% reduction in processing time, €28m annual cost saving.
  • Managed teams of 4–7 consultants across all engagements; 3 direct reports promoted to Manager during tenure.
Engagement Manager Apr 2021 – Dec 2022
McKinsey & Company, Paris
  • Problem: Consumer goods client with fragmented supply chain across 9 markets; Intervention: Designed unified procurement and logistics strategy; Result: €72m in savings, SKU rationalisation of 34%.
  • Led client capability building programme for 120 managers across procurement and operations; 85% reported measurable improvement at 90-day follow-up.
Consultant Sep 2018 – Mar 2021
McKinsey & Company, Berlin / Paris
  • Delivered 5 engagements across retail, travel, and financial services; received exceptional performance rating in 4 of 5 reviews.
  • Developed a zero-based budgeting framework adopted as a standard tool by the European Operations practice.
Sector & Capability Expertise
  • Operating model redesign
  • Cost transformation
  • AI / automation strategy
  • Zero-based budgeting
  • Procurement optimisation
  • Change management
  • Retail & consumer goods
  • Financial services
  • Advanced Excel & PowerPoint
Education
Grande École — Master in Management 2016 – 2018
HEC Paris — Top 5% of cohort; exchange semester at London School of Economics
BSc Economics 2013 – 2016
Sciences Po Paris — Magna Cum Laude