Director of Operations

Distribution centres ship to retailers and food service distributors daily.

Overview

The Director of Operations runs daily operations for a distribution and service business with about 120 employees across two shifts. On site, Toulouse.

In this role you will

• Coordinate with sales, customer service and finance on customer issues and forecasts
• Own the operating budget for labour, supplies and equipment
• Manage daily operations and staffing across first and second shift
• Handle escalated customer complaints and service failures
• Plan peak season staffing and temporary labour
• Build labour schedules that meet volume forecasts without excess overtime

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of operations management experience, including managing supervisors
• Clear communicator with hourly staff and executives alike
• Comfortable with P&L or budget responsibility
• Available for occasional weekend and off-shift coverage
• Track record of improving productivity and cost metrics
• Strong Excel skills; experience with an ERP or WMS

Preferred

• Distribution, logistics or field service background
• Power BI or Tableau reporting
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Salary range: €66,000 - €90,000/year

What you get

• Health insurance (mutuelle) covered at 60%
• Works council (CSE) benefits
• Meal vouchers

Please submit your CV in English.

Candidates must be eligible to work in France.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Patel's Provisions.