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He/she is in charge of managing a distribution center at operational, administrative, financial and social levels. He/she coordinates the activities of the various departments and manages their teams, with the constant aim of achieving customer satisfaction.
ThePlatform Manager is responsible for receiving goods from supplier sites or other intermediate platforms, storing them and forwarding them to warehouses or sales outlets.
He/she manages the interface between partners: internal and external customers and service providers.
Generally speaking, he/she seeks to increase productivity and reduce costs, while maintaining quality of service.
He/she therefore seeks to optimize stocks,work organization, the implementation of facilities and procedures, to improve stock-out rates and reduce processing time.
He conducts operational and functional audits, and organizes working groups to draw up specifications and define corrective action plans (choice and installation of logistics flow monitoring and analysis software, implementation of cross-docking or accelerated dock rotations, subcontracting of certain activities, etc.).
He is involved in platform projects to provide solutions to new problems, and ensures compliance with standards and safety.
Responsible for his budget and guaranteeing operating costs, he usually relies on a Management Controller based directly on the site.
The international extension of logistics chains may lead him to participate in international working groups.
Internally, he may contribute to the organization of new synergies between logistics activities within the Group.
He is also responsible for the platform's HR and training policy . Very often, he/she is also Chairman of the Works Council, Works Council and Hygiene, Safety and Working Conditions Committee.