CASE STUDY
Overview of a Transition Management mission led by one of our Interim Managers:
Position: Interim Manager – Warehouse Manager – Food Industry Sector
Context and Mission: Interim management and flow optimization
Faced with a critical management gap during a peak seasonal period, a food production site brought in MANAGERIM to ensure operational continuity, reorganize the logistics teams, and boost overall warehouse performance.
Challenges & Actions:
- Took over daily operations management for a team of 8 permanent staff and temporary workers, leading team restructuring and upskilling based on workload dynamics
- Re-engaged the team around shared objectives through close supervision and structured performance management
- Maintained seamless warehouse operations including inbound, storage, picking, and shipping, while ensuring KPI tracking (service rate, inventory turnover, error rate, etc.)
- Led a strategic warehouse expansion project combining technical and organizational dimensions: assessed current setup, conducted feasibility studies, analyzed scenarios, and coordinated internal and external stakeholders
- Drove change management and fostered a continuous improvement mindset in a highly variable volume environment
Results:
- Successfully restructured a responsive and accountable middle management layer
- Clear improvements in warehouse performance: smoother flows, faster response times, and productivity gains
- Major progress in the warehouse extension project, with technical and financial scope validated by the executive committee
- Stronger team cohesion and notable skill development among key staff
Profile of our MANAGERIM Interim Manager:
- Proven track record managing logistics warehouses of various sizes, particularly in seasonal or food industry environments
- Skilled in hands-on team leadership, restructuring, and managing high-pressure operations
- Strong expertise in logistics project management and performance analysis (KPIs, dashboards, etc.)
- Field-oriented leadership with a collaborative and improvement-driven mindset
- Proficient in logistics systems (WMS, SAP) and Lean methodologies
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