Transport & Logistics
The Transport and Logistics sector is a dynamic and constantly evolving ecosystem, encompassing areas ranging from freight transportation to logistics management, including tracking technology and supply chain optimization.
They are essential to the smooth functioning of goods and services exchange, both at the national and international levels.
Key Industry Challenges
Key Industry Challenges
Over the past decades, with the acceleration of global trade and online shopping, transcontinental, cross-border, and domestic freight traffic has exploded. The pandemic notably revealed our interdependence. As health restrictions lifted and global economic activity resumed, we likely witnessed the peak of international traffic, with tensions across all markets, shortages at every level, and an exponential increase in transportation costs.
To support these developments, at least in their structural growth, massive investments will be necessary in transportation means, equipment, infrastructure, as well as innovative and predictive tools to enhance agility and operational excellence. Moreover, as transportation is a fuel-intensive sector, managing energy costs and achieving decarbonization represent immense challenges.
In Europe, thousands of professionals work daily to ensure the efficient flow of goods and services, while hundreds of companies—from large international corporations to innovative SMEs—play an essential role in shaping this crucial sector.
Impacts on organisations
Impacts on organisations
The changes within organizations in this sector are numerous and multifaceted, but underlying these shifts is a need for rationalization to optimize costs and to offset the declining interest in certain professions. Computerization and digitalization have been ongoing for many years, alongside the adoption of industrial optimization methods.
Moreover, logistics—especially last-mile delivery—has disrupted the labor market in this ecosystem, leading to the ‘Uberization’ of entire segments of the economy. Entrepreneurship and self-employment have grown at a dizzying pace. The relationship with hierarchy and management has shifted towards commercial and operational interactions between suppliers and clients.
Major Recruitment Challenges
The Transport and Logistics sector faces major recruitment challenges, with qualified profiles often scarce. The competition to attract and retain highly specialized talent continues to intensify.
Professions related to Transport and Logistics are rapidly evolving under the influence of digitization, technological advances, and environmental imperatives. From logistics and supply chain experts to specialists in data management and predictive analytics, the skills sought are constantly evolving to meet the challenges of this changing sector.
Our Expertise & Approach
Our Expertise & Approach
Over the past thirty years, we have been a key player in the massive influx of technologies as well as the emergence of new consumption patterns and uses, causing irreversible disruptions in the transport and logistics sector. The global market is consolidating with the rise of global giants. To survive, mid-sized private or family-owned companies have opted for partnerships and resource sharing. We thus support all stakeholders in building their executive committees, recruiting their entity or department leaders, and/or experts.
Business cases
Chief People Officer (M/F)
Transport • Mid Size Company • France
Our client, a major player in passenger transportation, approached us to recruit their HR Director as part of a merger project between two entities forming the future group. The mission was to harmonize the HR processes of these two distinct entities, each with a strong family background, within a dynamic social environment. Our deep sector knowledge enabled us to quickly identify candidates perfectly aligned with the requirements, ultimately recruiting a candidate from the Facility Management sector.
Area Director (M/F)
Logistics • Ports Activities • France
Our client, a major player in port handling and logistics, sought a Regional Director to oversee multiple sites. In a tense and heavily unionized environment, it was essential to find a candidate with solid experience in logistics. The mission was to turn around operations, define a new organization and priorities, and secure team buy-in for change despite frequent opposition. The candidate was successfully recruited and managed to rally employees around the new strategy and its implementation.
Area Director (M/F)
Services • Mod Size Company • France
Our client, a leading player in urban advertising, recently underwent a change in ownership and implemented a new nationwide organizational structure. In this context of transformation, our mission was to recruit a Regional Director responsible for structuring the region at operational, commercial, and financial levels.
Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of this industry, we were able to identify and present candidates from related sectors, offering a fresh and innovative approach, perfectly aligned with the challenges of reorganization and growth.
Security & Safety Director (M/F)
Transport • Mid Size Company • France
Our client is the domestic leader in the transportation and delivery of sensitive goods across the entire French territory. Given the specific nature of the goods and the associated challenges, our client asked us to identify a candidate with a dual expertise: strong operational know-how and an established professional network.
We selected several candidates operating in sectors dealing with sensitive products. Ultimately, a profile working in Consulting was the preferred candidate. After six months as a freelancer, he joined the company on a permanent basis.