France-based Food Distribution Manager

TITLE : FRANCE-Based Supply Chain DISTRIBUTION Manager

Team: Food Supply Chain

Salary : Euros 78,560 per annum

Comprised of €64,000 plus car allowance of €8160 and bonus of 10%

Location: FRANCE

Sector: Non-profit

Languages required: Fluent English and French

The Company

Global contact service centre providing an international centralised food and drinks purchasing ” hub” for clients within hospitality and works on a non-profit basis using bulk buying to get the best prices on foods and other perishable goods to its clients and has suppliers across farms, food manufacturers, storage and refrigeration . The company is going through a massive digital transformation process at the moment and this will drive even more cost savings and efficiencies. The company has well over 50,000 clients globally and is expanding fast even in the current situation. You will manage complex logistics, visit and manage well established suppliers all based in France and be part of the continuing success and growth of the company .

The role

The working languages here will be English and French and you need to be based in France in order to be able to easily visit your distributor network

Distribution Logistics:

• Liaise with distributors to identify cost savings
• Understand that goods are perishable , and manage delivery -to -store on time and within SLA’s
• Constantly review service levels for distributors and identify opportunities for innovative delivery scheduling
• Set KPI’s for new distributors
• Visit suppliers around the UK and in Europe and review monthly service standards
• Checkout price-changes
• Track distributor performance
• Ensure that there is harmonization across all the distributors in terms of their delivery capabilities
• Identify weaknesses in the distribution network and undertake ” mock tests

Bid Management

• Source new distributors across territories
• Develop and manage Bids
• Negotiate contracts and routes

Research

• Keep up to date on food trends
• Constantly review the company’s competitive advantage,
• Identify potential threats, emerging technology, market opportunities

Requirements

• Fluent English or fluent French
• Supply chain experience (within the food sector ideally)
• Logistics and distribution experience
• Car driver

Please send the cv in a Word format and Nicole will get back to you as quickly as possible .

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