Within the Vilmorin Mikado Business Unit, made up of 2 sites: one near Angers (France) and one near Tokyo (Japan), you will develop your vision for the Supply Chain in its entirety: seed production, seed processing and technology, quality control, planning and demand management, as well as manufacturing. You will champion transformation projects and business continuity, supporting this and Vilmorin Mikado's business objectives. You will play a key role in the development of high performance teams and employees.

Surrounded by 8 direct collaborators, your missions will revolve around :

Strategy:

- You make a strong contribution to Vilmorin Mikado's strategic decisions.

- You will define the strategic ambitions of Vilmorin Mikado's Supply Chain and translate these ambitions into a multi-year roadmap,

- You execute the strategy by defining the structuring principles for the evolution of the organization and by sharing clear processes and KPIs.

- You develop your network with your Business Line counterparts and with external partners, with the aim of sharing innovations and best practices.

Supply chain management:

You will lead S&OP arbitrations at global level.

You will plan, develop and manage the CAPEX required for Supply Chain activities, on production farms, industrial facilities, Quality Control...

You make every effort to :

- guarantee overall satisfaction of customer needs.

- optimize overall inventory levels

- optimize costs.

- improve the maturity of the Supply Chain organization in line with the Business Unit's strategy.

You are the leader of major Supply Chain projects.

You are attentive to compliance with all national and international seed laws and regulations, as well as to the safety of people and property at production, quality and industrial sites.

Human development:

You are responsible for developing the potential of each individual, while ensuring smooth collaboration between each team. To this end, you are responsible for

- recruitment

- employee performance

You foster smooth, efficient collaboration between teams.

You lead and promote the development of a safety culture.

You have a Master's degree in Agronomy, Business or Engineering.

You have significant experience in management positions in matrix structures. You have worked in the seeds sector or in a similar sector related to living organisms.

You have worked with multicultural teams and are fluent in English and French.

A true inspirational leader, you have already led significant structural changes.

What will make the difference? Your diplomacy, your ability to unite, to influence, to instill confidence, to listen, to learn and to provide solutions.

You are willing to travel around 20% of the time.

- You will have a very broad scope: from production in the field to deliveries to customers, with strong collaboration with other Limagrain Vegetable Seeds entities (HMC & Hazera).

- You will have the opportunity to play a crucial role in the development of Vilmorin Mikado. These changes will affect both business and people.

- You will see the direct impact of your decisions on your Business Unit: Vilmorin Mikado.

- You will have strong, strategy-oriented support and collaboration with your peers in the Business Line.

- Groupe Limagrain does everything in its power to promote the development of its employees.

- Attractive remuneration package: health insurance, supplementary pension, company shares, employee savings scheme, profit-sharing, company car, teleworking, inter-company committee.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation of receipt.

We will review your profile in relation to the needs of the position and the company.

If your application is successful, the following steps are part of our process:

after a pre-qualification interview, we will ask you to complete personality inventories and reasoning tests, which will serve as the basis for an interview with the Group Talent Department. 

You will then meet Stéphanie, your manager, and the Business Unit HR Director.

Groupe Limagrain is an employer that respects diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.