Logistics Manager M/W/D

Symrise AG; Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 72 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Meal vouchers

RTT

Profit-sharing

Résumé du poste

Symrise AG in France is seeking an experienced Logistics Leader to oversee and optimize all logistics activities. You will manage a ~30-person team, ensure operational excellence, and coordinate stock management, inbound/outbound flows, and production material requests.

You will drive continuous improvement with a forward-looking logistics strategy, lead transformation, and liaise with transport partners to ensure compliant shipping and optimized performance.

Qualifications

• Holder of a higher education degree in transport/logistics or business administration.
• 4–5 years of proven experience leading logistics teams.
• Experience in SME and international groups, with transformation exposure.

Responsabilités

• Lead and coordinate all logistics activities across the organization.
• Manage a team of ~30 employees with 6 direct reports, ensuring engagement and development.
• Coordinate stock management, inbound/outbound flows, invoicing, and production material requests.
• Define and execute operational objectives; monitor dashboards and KPIs for logistics efficiency.
• Plan logistics with a strategic, forward-looking view and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate transport partners, manage contracts, and ensure Incoterms in shipment planning.

Connaissances

Strategic leadership

People management

Process optimization

KPI monitoring

Stakeholder engagement

Formation

Higher education degree in transport/logistics or business administration

Outils

ERP systems

Transportation management systems

Description du poste

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, the pharmaceutical industry, as well as producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of approximately €5.0 billion in fiscal year 2025, the company is among the world's leading players in the sector. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group operates more than 100 sites across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

In close collaboration with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for essential everyday products. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inseparable.

A subsidiary of the Group and a major player in fine chemicals covering flavors and fragrances, SFA NEROLI has for decades been a center of creative and technical excellence, bringing together passionate talents in the fragrance composition field. With operations in France, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, SFA NEROLI supports fragrance industry players in perfumery, cosmetics, home care and detergency by combining innovation, authenticity and creativity.

Your role

Reporting to the Logistics function, you are responsible for leading and coordinating all logistics activities, ensuring performance objectives in terms of quality, cost and delivery are met. You operate across operational organization, team management, performance monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

You manage a team of approximately 30 employees, including 6 direct reports, ensuring team engagement, work organization, skills development and business continuity, including in degraded operating conditions.

You coordinate the logistics routine, covering internal and external stock management, inbound and outbound flows, invoicing, as well as raw material requests for production and automated systems.

You define operational objectives, validate action plans and ensure their effective execution. You prepare, monitor and analyze dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess and improve logistics efficiency.

You plan all logistics operations with a strategic, forward-looking vision, anticipating future needs and business evolution. In this context, you lead continuous improvement initiatives and propose projects aimed at enhancing process efficiency and reliability.

You coordinate transport partners, oversee transport contracts and ensure Incoterms are properly integrated into shipment planning and execution.

Finally, you organize the resources required to support daily operations and coordinate the annual physical inventory process.

You hold a higher education degree in transport/logistics or business administration and have at least 4 to 5 years of proven experience managing logistics teams. Your career path includes experience in both SME environments and structured international groups, with strong exposure to transformation and performance-driven contexts.

A recognized leader, you demonstrate a strong and exemplary managerial posture. You are able to unite, engage and develop your teams in demanding environments, setting a clear and motivating framework focused on accountability and results. As a hands-on manager, you combine strong field presence with solid administrative, organizational and analytical capabilities.

Proactive and solution-oriented, you have a strong ability to optimize organizations, challenge existing practices and drive change within a continuous improvement culture. You can translate operational challenges into concrete, engaging action plans while maintaining a strategic perspective.

You have solid technical expertise in industrial logistics, including customs regulations, international flows and transport environments. You are comfortable operating in complex settings, able to manage pressure and make sound, structured decisions.

Your energy, dynamism and positive mindset enable you to create sustainable team momentum. With excellent interpersonal skills, you interact effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and act as a strong ambassador for the logistics function.

Experience in integrating or structuring a subsidiary within a larger group is a strong advantage, demonstrating your ability to support organizational change.

Finally, you are comfortable working in an international environment and have a fluent command of English, both spoken and written.

Joining this role means becoming part of a stimulating environment where you continuously learn and grow. You will operate in a transformation-driven context with strong momentum, involving significant challenges related to structuring, optimization and logistics maturity development.

You will join a major international group offering a solid framework, high standards and a long-term vision, while maintaining strong operational proximity. Significant investments have already been made, with further ones planned, providing you with concrete means to act, innovate and evolve practices.

This position gives you a key role in designing and structuring logistics processes. You will have the opportunity to build, harmonize and sustain efficient ways of working, leaving a tangible impact on the organization.

You will also be part of a strong human adventure, with responsibility for structuring, engaging and developing a team, supporting its skills development through leadership, proximity and positive high standards.

Finally, this role offers high visibility and direct impact in an environment that values initiative, accountability and engagement. An ideal opportunity for a leader seeking to combine strategy, operational involvement, transformation and people development.

• Permanent contract - Full time
• Executive position
• Based in Saint Cézaire-sur-Siagne
• €70,000 to €72,000 gross annual salary depending on experience + meal vouchers + RTT + profit-sharing