Sébastien Calais
Sébastien is a Partner at Roland Berger’s Paris office, specializing in Operations with a focus on the consumer goods, retail, and pharmaceutical sectors. He brings deep expertise in supply chain, manufacturing, and technology-related topics.
Sébastien joined Roland Berger in 2025 and has over 15 years of experience in Operations. His background spans supply chain planning in the FMCG sector, strategic transformation consulting, and advising on end-to-end operations orchestration technologies. He has built a strong track record across multiple industries, including Food & Beverage, Beauty & Luxury, Consumer Durables, Home Appliances, Grocery, Specialty Retail, Pharmaceutical laboratories and Medtech.
He is a recognized expert in planning and S&OP, footprint optimization, plant performance improvement, and store operations. Together with his team, Sébastien has led numerous complex projects—from diagnostics to design and implementation—addressing both targeted functional improvements and broader operating model transformations on a global scale.
He advises a diverse client base, ranging from mid-sized companies to global corporate leaders, with project experience spanning Europe and the Americas.
Sébastien holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arts & Métiers ParisTech and a Master of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Operations now play a key role at the board level, as companies face growing pressure to be responsive and resilient. This shift goes beyond reconfiguring value chains — it requires new ways of working, thinking, and leading, which can be the hardest change of all.