Turning around a struggling logistics platform
- Back to a positive operating result after years of losses
- Calmer labor relations, dialogue restored with employee representatives
- Client portfolio secured, then expanded
Interim logistics management · Supply chain Logistics and supply chain: get flows back in order.
Saturated warehouse, falling service levels, site director gone, WMS project going off track: an interim logistics manager takes the role, stabilizes operations and prepares what comes next.
For shippers, logistics service providers (3PL), carriers and manufacturers.
Let's talk about your situation
First conversation free and confidential
When to call us
Situations where logistics can't wait.
In a warehouse, every week of drift costs delays, errors and unhappy clients.
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Site director vacancy
A site, operations or supply chain director to replace, often overnight.
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A disorganized warehouse
Delays, picking errors, wrong inventory, falling productivity.
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Site start-up or transfer
Opening, moving or consolidating a warehouse without breaking service.
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A WMS or ERP project going off track
A system that must finally serve operations rather than the other way around.
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Transport to bring back under control
Drifting costs, unmanaged chartering, piling-up disputes.
The roles we take on
Site, supply chain, transport director: a hands-on manager.
Practitioners who ran platforms and operations teams before working as interim managers.
- Logistics site director
- Warehouse operations manager
- Supply chain director
- Transport director
- Operations director (3PL)
- WMS project manager
Our method
Stabilize first, optimize next.
A warehouse recovers first through safety, service and teams, then through flows and systems.
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Audit
3 days on site or remotely, with a debrief.
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Stabilize
Safety, service levels, staffing, management routines.
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Optimize
Layout, flows, inventory, WMS, indicators.
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Hand over
Standards, a self-sufficient team, a prepared handover.
Our team's experience
Platforms we know from the inside.
Our assignments are confidential: we never name our clients or their figures. Here are the kinds of situations our team has seen through.
Taking back control of transport procurement
- Transport and freight chartering brought back in-house
- Significant margin freed up from the first year
- Contracts renegotiated, supplier disputes under control
Assignments presented anonymously, out of respect for our clients' confidentiality.
Practical details
Timing, duration, rates: what you need to know.
Every assignment is scoped in a first conversation, free and confidential. Here are the benchmarks we are asked about most often.
StartWithin 2 weeks
after the first conversation, depending on the assignment.
Duration3 days to 6 months and more
from an audit with debrief to a long interim role.
LocationOn site or remote
secure data exchange, remote audits possible.
Indicative rate€900 to €1,500 excl. VAT per day
depending on the role and duration, refined in a quote.
Sectors
E-commerce, 3PL, transport, industry: where we feel at home.
- E-commerce and retail logistics
- Contract logistics (3PL)
- Transport and freight
- Industry
- B2B services
Frequently asked questions
Interim logistics management: your questions.
The questions we are asked most often about logistics and supply chain assignments.
When should you bring in an interim logistics manager?
When a site or supply chain director leaves without a successor, when service levels deteriorate, when a warehouse opens or moves, or when a WMS project goes off track. The manager takes the role, stabilizes operations and prepares what comes next. If the whole company is in difficulty, see our approach to business turnaround.
Can a warehouse be audited remotely?
Largely, yes. Through secure data exchange (WMS or ERP extracts, indicators, layouts), we analyze flows, inventory and productivity remotely, then add an on-site visit if needed.
Can you take over a WMS project in progress?
Yes. We review the scope, the schedule and the gaps with the software vendor and integrator, then we run the project through to go-live, with the operations teams. For custom development, our sister brand Otaké Software takes over.
How much does an interim logistics manager cost?
Usually between €900 and €1,500 excl. VAT per day depending on the role and duration, refined in a quote after a free first conversation.
How long does an assignment last?
From 3 days for an audit with debrief, to 6 months or more for a site or supply chain management role. We can start within 2 weeks.
Contact
Let's talk about your warehouse.
A first conversation, free and confidential, to understand the situation and what can be done quickly. We can start within 2 weeks.
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