Interim Purchasing DirectorIn the Hauts-de-France
Context and Challenges of the Assignment
Under logistical pressure and increasing demands for economic, social, and environmental performance, an industrial company is strengthening its Purchasing function. Faced with these challenges, the Executive Management decided to call upon an Interim Purchasing Director. The objectives are to ensure a rapid upskilling of the function, redefine the transport strategy, and secure operations during a period of transformation.Key Objectives of the Assignment
This transition mission had several objectives for the company.
- Management of transport procurement in a structured and strategic way, aligned with the needs of industrial and logistics sites
- Definition of a Transport Purchasing policy aligned with CSR objectives and performance standards
- Structuring and securing relationships with service providers, focusing on performance, regulatory compliance, and resilience
- Strengthening collaboration with other supply chain functions to streamline operations and optimize costs
His Roles and Key Responsibilities
The Interim Purchasing Manager is responsible for defining strategy, optimizing costs, and managing processes to strengthen performance, CSR, and logistics digitalization.- Diagnosis and Audit of the Transport Purchasing FunctionAnalysis of existing practices, evaluation of purchasing maturity
- Definition of a Multichannel Transport Purchasing StrategyIntegration of road, rail, inland waterway, and port modes according to flows, regulatory constraints, and CSR objectives
- Implementation of Cost Optimization LeversRenegotiation of contracts, pooling of flows, rationalization of the supplier panel
- Management of Continuous Improvement ProjectsDigitalization of transport purchasing, automation of reporting, integration of CSR criteria into supplier selection tools
- Supervision of Transport Planning TeamsManagerial support, sharing of best practices, and change management
Conclusion of the Assignment
The mission of the Interim Purchasing Director is crucial in supporting the company during a phase of structural logistics transformation.
Thanks to his deep expertise in the transport sector, his ability to structure a high-performing and responsible purchasing function, and his operational leadership, he secures flows, optimizes costs, and injects a new dynamic within the teams.
This high-strategic-impact intervention sustainably prepares the organization for a more integrated, responsible, and resilient transport purchasing management.
* Pour des raisons de confidentialité, l’identité du Manager de Transition et celle du client ne peuvent être divulguées.