Marion Cathala
About Marion Cathala
Marion Cathala is a Production Manager at Groupe Rocher in La Gacilly, Brittany, France, with a background in product development and project management. She has held various roles in the food and cosmetics industries, including positions at Mars, CNRS, and Microphyt, and has a strong educational foundation in agro-food engineering and chemistry.
Current Role at Groupe Rocher
Marion Cathala currently serves as the Production Manager at Groupe Rocher, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing production processes and ensuring that operations align with the company's objectives. Her focus includes managing planning to meet Time-To-Market goals, which is critical in the fast-paced consumer goods industry.
Previous Experience at Groupe Rocher
Prior to her current role, Marion Cathala worked at Groupe Rocher as a Project Manager in New Products Development from 2017 to 2021. During her four years in this position, she contributed to the development and launch of new products, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful project execution.
Educational Background
Marion Cathala studied at AGROSUP Dijon, where she earned a Diplôme d'ingénieur agroalimentaire in Gestion de la recherche et du développement from 2013 to 2016. She also attended Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III), achieving a Licence in Chimie, physique, biologie et santé from 2010 to 2013. Her foundational education includes a Baccalauréat from Lycée Louis Barthou, Pau, France, in the scientific section européenne anglais.
Professional Experience in Product Development
Marion Cathala has extensive experience in product development and project management. She worked as a PPPI Technologist at Mars for nine months in 2017, focusing on product, process, and packaging implementation. Additionally, she was involved in the development of an anti-aging facecare product at Microphyt as a Team Project member from 2015 to 2016.
Career Ambitions
Marion Cathala aims to advance her career as a product development manager within an international company. She is focused on coordinating projects from marketing brief to industrialization, emphasizing cost, quality, and risk management in her approach to new product launches.