Transportation manager

Limagrain; Chappes; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An attractive salary and bonus

Competitive health insurance

Retirement plan

Employee benefits and perks

On-site restaurant

Job summary

Limagrain is seeking a Transport Manager to oversee seed and research material shipments within France and internationally. You will lead a 3-person team, coordinate delivery schedules with internal and external partners, and ensure compliance with transport and regulatory requirements.

You will drive process improvements, manage service providers, and monitor KPIs to enhance reliability and efficiency across an international scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3–5 years of experience in a similar environment.
• Hands-on manager who balances performance, team development and wellbeing.
• Proficient in English and MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 3 in daily transport activities.
• Coordinate flow of seeds and research materials within France and internationally.
• Ensure compliance with phytosanitary, customs and transport regulations.
• Monitor transport operations, KPIs and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of transport processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Logistics coordination

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Transport

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As the world’s fourth-largest seed company, Limagrain is an international cooperative group founded and managed by French farmers. Specializing in the development and production of plant varieties, Limagrain markets field seeds, vegetable seeds, and cereal-based products.

Join Limagrain Field Seeds Research and contribute to the success of our breeding programs by ensuring the smooth flow of essential resources that drive innovation in plant breeding.

As a Transport Manager (M/F), you will oversee the organization and coordination of seed and research material shipments, both within France and internationally. You will ensure that every shipment reaches the right destination, at the right time, while meeting quality, traceability, and regulatory compliance requirements.

Beyond day-to-day operational management, you will play an active role in continuously improving our processes and helping our organization evolve to achieve greater efficiency and reliability.

Main Goal

As Transport Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Lead and manage a team of 3 employees on a day-to-day basis. You will provide clear direction, set objectives, foster team spirit, and support the professional development of your team members. You will ensure workplace safety and play a key role in strengthening collaboration with the wider Breeding Support teams. You will also coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders involved in transport activities, understanding their needs and priorities and making decisions when necessary.
• Manage and coordinate the flow of seeds and research materials across France and internationally. You will organize shipments according to the needs of the teams, manage urgent deliveries during critical periods, and ensure the reliability, compliance, and traceability of all shipments. You will regularly monitor transport operations and take appropriate action when unexpected issues arise to ensure secure and timely deliveries.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and quality requirements related to research activities, particularly international transportation, customs procedures, phytosanitary regulations, and traceability.
• Manage approved transport service providers, ensuring service quality, operational reliability, and compliance with contractual commitments. Working closely with Group teams, you will contribute to monitoring service performance and continuously improving transport operations. You will investigate and manage transport incidents, define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and implement appropriate corrective actions. In an international environment characterized by tight deadlines and fluctuating transport requirements, you will identify and develop the most suitable transport solutions, balancing service quality, cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and shipment security.
• Drive continuous improvement and digitalization initiatives within transport operations. You will lead projects aimed at improving overall process performance, reducing lead times, costs, and handling operations, while enhancing operational reliability. You will identify risks associated with your activities and develop appropriate action plans.
• Work closely with international R&D teams to develop integrated solutions that contribute to the overall efficiency of research operations.
• Oversee budget monitoring within your scope of responsibility, including invoice verification, expenditure tracking, and transport cost analysis.
• Provide hands‑on operational support when required, acting as a back‑up for import‑export operations as well as certain goods receiving and shipping activities.

What we expect of you

You hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in International Transport, Logistics, or a related field, and have 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar environment.

As a hands‑on manager, you know how to balance operational performance, team development, and quality of life at work. You are committed to supporting your team with a positive and supportive approach while continuously striving for efficiency.

Then this opportunity could be just right for you!

You have a professional working proficiency in English.

You are proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

And above all, if:

You demonstrate strong listening skills, adaptability, responsiveness, and the ability to coach and guide others.

You have strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and enjoy actively contributing to improvements and changes within your working environment.

You are detail‑oriented, well‑organized, autonomous, and proactive in proposing solutions.

You know how to bring teams together and support organizational change.

You enjoy being hands‑on and involved in day‑to‑day operations.

You thrive in a collaborative, international team environment.

You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Then you could be exactly the person we are looking for!

Your benefits and working environment

Joining Limagrain Europe means benefiting from opportunities for professional growth and development in a dynamic and collaborative work environment. It means having the opportunity to contribute to cutting‑edge research that helps shape the future of agriculture. It also means working in a diverse and inclusive environment where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are encouraged and valued.

Joining Limagrain also means enjoying a range of benefits:

• An attractive salary and performance‑based bonus
• Competitive family health insurance
• Supplementary retirement plan
• Employee benefits and perks
• On‑site company restaurant

Limagrain Europe is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion, recognizing them as key drivers of progress and valuable assets to the company.

Recruitment process

An initial review of your application will be carried out by the Recruitment Team. A telephone screening may be conducted at this stage.

Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to an HR interview, followed by an interview with the hiring manager.

Personalized feedback will be provided to all candidates who have participated in a telephone screening or interview.

Candidates who are not contacted will receive an automated email.

For internal development opportunities involving a transition to a new role, the recruitment process will also include:

A joint meeting involving HR, the current manager, and the hiring manager to assess the alignment between the employee’s career aspirations and profile, and to jointly develop a skills development plan.

The formalization of a tailored training and onboarding plan specific to the position.

Limagrain Field Seeds, with its international multi‑crop LG brand is the global Feld Seeds division of Group Limagrain. Limagrain Field Seeds covers all continents with subsidiaries in over 40 countries and sales in 77 countries. Limagrain Field Seeds supplies LG branded seeds of Maize, Wheat, Sunflower, Winter Rape and other regional crops to all farmers large or small. A strong commitment to progress through technology ensures that plant variety improvements arrive continually from 84 research sites and are adapted for maximum local performance.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne‑Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri‑food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023‑2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.