Distribution Center Manager

Suresnes, France

Category

Supply Chain Management

Posted Date

05/02/2025

Job Id

357277

**About Signify**

Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world. You light the way.

**More about the role**

This is an exciting job opportunity for you to light the way as a **Distribution Center Manager - South Europe: France, Italy and Iberia** in **Paris (Le Plessis-Paté, 91 Essone)** with **Signify**.

As Distribution Center Manager, your focus will be on managing the warehouse operations, ensuring efficiency, and implementing cost improvement measures. This includes overseeing the logistics operations and working closely with the supplier and logistics.
- This role is responsible for creating and managing sustainable processes to manage the procedures, services, and costs related to outsourced warehousing.
- Ensure logistics fulfillment.
- Manages 3PL / warehouse operations to meet customer's order & requirements.
- Manages inbound flow, put away strategy.
- Implements tools to optimize space utilization.
- Ensures pick/pack efficiency & productivity.
- Play with Transport Management System (TMS) Optilo to optimize load and route planning.
- Manages returns & reverse logistics.
- Ensure strict compliance with company safety policies and manage necessary documentation.
- Ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness of operations.
- Realizes productivity targets.
- Deliver best-in-class Customer Service & Service as a differentiator.
- Increases customer satisfaction by improving quality and delivery.
- Enables Customer Collaboration/Visibility.
- Manages performance of the function and builds capabilities KPI’s.
- Integral Cycle Time (Time to Market).
- Inventory Accuracy.
- Zero Accidents.
- Cost / Volume productivity gain %.
- Integration of Warehouse and Distribution Total Costs (IWD cost %).
- Cost of Org.
- Delivery Measurement Reliability KPIs (DRM ER -Distribution-).

**More about you**

While we value and appreciate all applicants, we believe that the following experience and skills will be needed to shine brightly in this job opening:

- At least 5 to 10 years of working experience as a Warehouse Manager in a logistics environment.
- Excellent coordination and supervisory skills in a Warehouse environment.
- Proficient using Excel as well as Warehouse Management Systems and Transport Management Systems (WMS, TMS).
- Strong communication skills in French and English are required for this role.
- High levels of customer service, able to deal with logistics providers and suppliers.
- KPI driven with a strong focus on data analysis and performance metrics.
- Previous experience working on cost improvement/reductions/control would be appreciated.
- Experience with continuing the improvement process (Lean) would be ideal.
- Speed and execution focused.
- Able to be based in the Signify office in the Warehouse for at least 3 days a week to oversee the warehouse operations. This location is close to Paris at Le Plessis-Paté (91 Essone).

**Everything we’ll do for you**

You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 30,000+ people.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce representing 99 nationalities, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.

Come join us, and together we can light the way.