Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Transition Manager

Business Unit Management

Agri-food (Industry & Distribution)

Facing a managerial vacancy, a social crisis, or a decline in profitability, you need an operational leader from day 1 – not another audit.

With 20 years of field experience in the agri-food sector (half in industrial production, and the other half in site and multi-site regional management in distribution), I act as a transition manager on **five types of assignments**:

- Business Unit Management & Profit Center Turnaround

- Crisis Management, Social Dialogue & Change Management

- Operational Excellence & Supply Chain (IFS Food, BRC, ISO 22000 certifications)

- Sales Performance Management

- Transformation & Continuous Improvement for healthy structures looking to industrialize their practices

Last assignment:

- Regional Director South for a fresh meat products distribution group (5 sites, 220 employees, €94M turnover, +14.35% growth in 3 years).

- Site Director at Midi Volailles (+74% EBITDA in 4 years, complete logistics overhaul)

- Production Manager at Délifrance and Priméale Provence (IFS Food and BRC certifications obtained, -50% workplace accidents).

My method:

On-site diagnosis within 15 days, SMART roadmap approved by governance, factual weekly steering rituals, and systematic knowledge transfer to the existing teams so that the results are sustained after my departure.

Based in Châteaurenard (13), immediately available in the South-East, open to national assignments depending on the context.

Let's discuss your current challenges.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Avignon (up to 50km)

Groupe GP
Regional Director South
AGRICULTURE
January 2023 - January 2026 (3 years)
Nice, France
**5 sites**: Nice, Toulon, Marseille, Montpellier, Toulouse;

**220 employees**;

**€94M turnover**: +14.35% (2025 vs 2023).

- **Strategic and Financial Management**: Management Committee member; definition and development of annual budgets and analysis of monthly financial statements (Financial Reporting) to ensure multi-site profitability.
- **Business Development**: Definition, deployment, and management of site-specific strategies.
- **Close Support**: Training and coaching of site directors to meet Group standards.
- **Operational Excellence**: Optimization of flows, QHSE, crisis management.
- **Direct Site Management in the absence of the director**.

**Results**:

- Strong growth in HORECA: Recruitment of sales representatives and sales campaigns Turnover: +34% (€1.8M) and Number of clients: +19% (+165 new accounts).
Crisis Management & Field Adaptability Assertiveness Results-Oriented KPI Definition and Monitoring Rigor and Method
Midi Volailles (Groupe GP)
Site Director
AGRICULTURE
January 2020 - August 2023 (3 years and 7 months)
Rognac, France
**45 employees**;

**€20M turnover**: +28% (2023 vs 2019).

**Assignments**: Autonomous management of the profit center. (Assignments identical to the regional scope, applied at the site level).

**Results**:

- Continuous growth in commercial activity (recruitment of an HORECA sales representative) and site financial performance (**+74% EBITDA in 4 years**).
- Social Dialogue and Human Resources: Establishment of a Works Council and signing of company agreements, including working time management (productivity optimization and legal security through the implementation of an automated time management system).
Crisis Management & Field Adaptability Rigor and Method IFS Leadership Social Relations
Midi Volailles (Groupe GP)
Deputy Director
AGRICULTURE
September 2017 - December 2019 (2 years and 3 months)
Rognac, France
- Global restructuring of the logistics department:
Operational optimization: Complete overhaul of delivery schemes and implementation of new working methods (processes and schedules).
Management structuring: Recruitment and management of a dedicated team (Logistics Manager and day/night team leaders).
Quality Certification: Implementation of IFS Logistics, obtained in 2019 (Higher level).

- Management Transition:Handover with the outgoing management and progressive assumption of site responsibilities.
Social Dialogue Company Agreements QHSE Management Leadership and Team Management Recruitment