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Fact Sheets on “Critical Roles” and Future Skills in Supply Chain Management

Twenty-two so-called “critical” professions were identified and classified into four clusters based on the nature of the skills required and how they are applied. Key hard and soft skills, obstacles, and levers for actionare then detailed in each of the fact sheets produced following two collaborative workshops facilitated by our partner Argon&Co during our RISC 2026 conference. The professionals in attendance helped review and validate:

  • a common framework for interpretation,
  • The list of critical roles[1] and associated skills.


    [1] A role in which a vacancy or a skills shortage jeopardizes the company’s operational performance, the continuity of its workflows, or its ability to adapt.

A Living Document

This document serves as an initial working document, enriched by the discussions held during the RISC workshops. It is intended to be expanded and updated as the Lab Richesses Humaines continues its work, in conjunction with France Supply Chain’s existing resources: job descriptions, training guides, and initiatives to attract talent and promote career paths.

Members who wish to contribute to its development are invited to contact the Lab team.

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EMPOWERING ORGANIZATIONS IN LOGISTICS: THE KEYS TO SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE

For the French version

This document is a case study based on a visit to a Michelin production facility. It compiles concrete, proven solutions for sustainably improving responsiveness, engagement, and collective performance. This methodology can be applied to other areas, such as the supply chain and the service sector.

As part of the work of our Logistics Lab and in partnership with EOL, we invite you to explore this practical guide, which is organized into four sections:

  • Observed Benefits
  • Key Success Factors
  • Rituals and Tools
  • Implementation

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GUIDE FOR WOMEN & THEIR ALLIES

For the english version

The Women in Supply Chain community invites you to discover this guide, which aims to help women in their careers.

“We manage risks, anticipate disruptions, and secure supply chains. It's time to secure our ambition too.”

We looked at what research says about gender stereotypes in the workplace. Then, you will discover 12 biases that hinder careers, mainly for women, and to overcome them, we have gathered advice from our members.

For each of the biases our contributors share:

  • Their advice and best practices basedon their own experience
  • How to assert yourself in the job market: recruitment, figures, and advice
  • Tools for raising awareness in a different way: interactive formats, fun approaches to be used as a team.

So yes, gentlemen, this guide is also for you, because biases are not a "women's issue" but rather collective mechanisms. We are therefore convinced that it could also be useful to you.

“This guide is not an end in itself. It is a starting point. A tool for raising awareness.”–Marie Laure Furgala, ISLI DIRECTOR – MS/MSc in Global Supply Chain – KEDGE BS – CPIM, Board Member at France Supply Chain

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TOOLBOOK FOR WOMEN & THEIR ALLIES

For the French version

The Women in Supply Chain community invites you to discover this guide, which aims to help women in their careers.

“We manage risks, anticipate disruptions, and secure supply chains. It’s time to secure our ambition too.”

We examined what research indicates about gender stereotypes in the workplace. You will then discover 12 biases that hinder careers, primarily for women, and to overcome them, we have gathered advice from our members.

For each bias, our contributors share:

  • Their advice and best practices based on their own experience
  • How to assert yourself in the job market: recruitment, figures, and advice
  • Tools to raise awareness in a different way: interactive formats and fun approaches to be used as a team.

So yes, gentlemen, this guide is also for you, because biases are not a "women's issue" but collective mechanisms. We are therefore convinced that it could also be useful to you.

This guide is not an end in itself. It is a starting point. A tool for raising awareness.’–Marie Laure Furgala, ISLI DIRECTOR – MS/MSc in Global Supply Chain – KEDGE BS – CPIM, Board Member at France Supply Chain

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Feedback on continuous improvement in the areas of safety, health, and well-being of the logistics teams

For the French version

This document is a feedback report following a visit to a pooling site. It compiles concrete and innovative solutions for transforming safety culture into a lever for sustainable performance.

As part of the work of our Logistics Lab and in partnership with EOL, we invite you to discover this practical guide, which is structured around three areas:

  • Training
  • Motivating and empowering
  • Equipping & innovating

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Compensation survey - Supply Chain professions - 2025 edition

France Supply Chain and Michael Page have once again combined their expertise to publish a comprehensive survey of remuneration levels for Supply Chain executive positions in France. The aim of the survey is to assist readers in their recruitment or job search, thanks to detailed responses from over 1,200 professionals.

A detailed benchmark of the remuneration offered on the market: salary, variable, increase, etc. 

In addition to the fixed salary, we wanted to take a closer look at the variable compensation and benefits offered to Supply Chain executives. In 2024, 1 out of 2 Supply Chain professionals received an average salary increase of 4.2%, although there are a number of variations depending on the job, sector and company size.
SMEs are more reactive when it comes to fixed salaries, while large groups focus on attractive packages (variable, employee savings, PERCO).

Business focus, expert opinions, rankings, etc.

In addition to a snapshot of senior Supply Chain functions in France and in 2025, you'll be able to observe a number of trends: a gradual feminization of professions, an increased search for specific skills, and persistent challenges in terms of the inclusion of seniors and people with disabilities.

Among the study's key findings

  • The job market remains very dynamic, with over 27,000 vacancies published between January and September 2025.
  • Significant feminization of the sector: 38% of managers are women, compared with 31% in 2022.
  • Profiles in short supply, in particular Logistics Operations Managers, Procurement Managers and Supply Chain Managers.
  • Pay rises for 50% of those surveyed (+4.2% in 2024) , with persistent differences depending on company size.
  • Two major challenges remain: keeping older people in work and including people with disabilities.

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The Supply Chain in bubbles - 12 EDUCATIONAL BOARDS FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND SHARING OF OUR PROFESSIONS

A comic strip to popularize Supply Chain issues in a fun, accessible and educational way, but also to arouse curiosity, particularly among the younger generation.

Imagined and co-constructed by committed members of Lab Jeunes 2023-2024, this comic strip presents the daily challenges of Supply through inspiring characters and real-life situations.

Feel free to use them to inspire, educate and raise awareness around you.

This comic book is the fruit of the collective energy of :

  • Khalil GHAZOUANI
  • Cecile CARNIATO
  • Imane BOUKBAL
  • Nathan GUILBERT
  • Solena DUGUEY
  • Rodrigue BRANCHET-FAUVET
  • Baptiste COCCIA

With the invaluable participation of :

  • Fatoumata N'Djim
  • Irène Chiquet
  • Marie-Laure Furgala

White paper on Supply Chain Resilience

For the French version

An in-depth study that identifies the key determinants of resilience, particularly in operations and the Supply Chain.

To carry out this study, France Supply Chain by Aslog teamed up with Sopra Steria Next, a Sopra Steria consulting firm. The aim is to help companies understand how to prepare structurally for future shocks.

Key findings include:

  • A lack of resilience in the face of crises - Overall corporate maturity index: 2.59 out of 4.
  • Lack of supply chain visibility
  • Ecological transition still too timid
  • Investments in resilience still too reactive
  • The supply chain, a strategic lever still under-exploited
  • In a world faced with ever-increasing crises, business resilience has become a real strategic challenge.

Find out more with three interviews and expert feedback, as well as a list of outstanding studies on resilience.

  • Mr Walid Klibi, Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management, KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL & MIT Fellow
  • Mr. Pierre-Yves Escarpit, Managing Director itm logistique alimentaire international
  • Mr. Éric Laval, General in charge of the Joint Munitions Service (SIMU)
  • Vincent Barale, Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics, Louis Vuitton

Overview of supply chain and logistics players

Update June 2025

The latest version of our popularization of the Supply Chain concept. This presentation aims to attract talent and raise awareness of the sector's vital role. Through diagrams and infographics, you'll find answers to the questions many people ask: what activities, areas and responsibilities does it cover? Who are the players ?

For a long time, the general public has been unaware of the activities of freight transport and logistics, and even more so of the supply chain, considering them to be primarily stewardship, handling and road haulage activities.

Discover the wide range of activities covered by the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain: a vision that cannot remain limited to the tip of the iceberg (illustration from LAB Jeunes)

This panorama is the fruit of consultation between a number of associations and organizations in the sector.