Interim manager and agri-food consulting
The country’s leading industrial sector in terms of jobs and turnover, the agri-food industry generated more than €198 billion in turnover in 2021, according to the ANIA- (National Association of Food Industries).
Given the competitiveness of this market and the related social and environmental issues, players in the agri-food industry must now redouble their efforts to preserve their competitive advantage and meet the increasingly high expectations of consumers.
Leading a digital transformation, managing a health or financial crisis, boosting industrial performance… Whatever your objective, your business and the size of your organisation, we can appoint an interim manager who is an expert in the agri-food sector at WAYDEN. We identify, from our vast network, a highly qualified professional, able to intervene at short notice within your
agri-food company.
Financial crisis, health crisis, recovery, relocation, closure of industrial sites, unexpected peak in activity, disengagement of employees… Crises are inevitable in the life of any company and can greatly threaten the survival of the business if they are not well managed. To guarantee the sustainability of your company during this delicate period, it will be particularly beneficial to call on an interim manager. Experienced in managing crises of all kinds, he or she will be able to minimize the impact, rectify the situation quickly and help you deploy preventive actions to control future risks.
Digital transformation is now an essential step for all industry players. New technologies allow agri-food companies to optimize processes, strengthen operational performance and gain in agility, responsiveness and competitiveness. To steer this complex transformation project, the intervention of an interim manager who is an expert in digital technology will be extremely beneficial. This high-ranking leader will be able to implement a relevant action plan to automate processes and identify the right digital solutions to support your industrial performance (production management software, CRM, WMS, artificial intelligence, big data, etc.).
In 2021, the agri-food sector was responsible for 21% of greenhouse gas emissions in France. Faced with the climate emergency and consumer demands for sustainable development and traceability, players in this industry must start their ecological transition without delay. At WAYDEN, we can assign a CSR interim manager, specialized in the agri-food industry. The latter will be able to identify the sources of loss, the corrective areas as well as the sustainable practices to be put in place to limit the environmental impact of the activity in a concrete way (energy audit, waste reduction, responsible management of water and energy resources, local production, eco-design, use of renewable energies, improvement of the energy performance of premises and production sites, etc.). This experienced professional will also be able to mobilize all your employees around these major environmental issues.
Do you want to improve the industrial performance of your agri-food business? Steering a restructuring, a merger-acquisition, a CSR transition or a digital transformation? Developing new products? Over the course of their long careers, our interim managers specialising in the agri-food sector have led numerous transformation projects of different kinds, in a wide variety of contexts. Whatever the complexity of your change management, we will be able to identify an interim manager with the necessary know-how and interpersonal skills to successfully manage this project.
Do you have to replace, at short notice, a strategic executive who has left his position? General Manager, Production Manager, Quality Manager, Top Manager, Supply Chain Manager… Whatever the targeted position, we identify an interim manager with the necessary skills to replace, in an emergency, the absent employee. This seasoned professional will be able to guarantee the operational performance of your teams, optimize processes and manage complex projects with operational excellence until the arrival of the new employee.
After an initial exchange aimed at refining your needs and problems, we identify an interim manager specialising in the agri-food sector, whose profile is tailored to your expectations. Thanks to his in-depth knowledge of your business and your challenges, he will be able to help you meet all your current challenges and obtain concrete, fast and sustainable results, within the given deadlines.
From the first contact, at WAYDEN, you benefit from support from a single point of contact, Rémi Dessertine, who listens to you at every stage. After a long career in the automotive industry, Rémi joined our EMT almost 10 years ago as Associate Director. Excellence, pugnacity and responsiveness are all qualities that he deploys on a daily basis to ensure the success of the transition mission.
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Experts with solid experience and operational excellence, a true guarantee of the company’s good industrial and financial health.
Here’s what sets our interim managers apart:
Natural leaders who have managed, with the greatest operational excellence, multiple large-scale projects with many players in the agri-food industry.
Experts who stand out for their prestigious careers, their solid expertise and their long career of 15 to 25 years with major industrial groups in France and abroad.
Our managers know how to integrate quickly into any type of organization, understand the specific issues, adjust their approach and build trust in the field.
They get teams on board without imposing, mobilize around a clear direction, and know how to move projects forward in contexts that are sometimes sensitive or tense.
Each intervention is focused on impact. Our managers are committed to producing measurable results, quickly visible, and always aligned with the objectives of the mission.
Boldness, pragmatism and agility: our managers share the values that make up WAYDEN’s DNA. This coherence creates a framework of trust and efficiency, which is essential to the success of missions.
Our interim managers have already experienced similar situations to yours. They will be able to quickly identify the levers to be implemented and act with your teams for measurable results. Discover the functions on which we work.
Replacing a manager, structuring a function, operational crisis, accelerating a strategic project… We intervene at key moments, when your teams need to go faster, further or simply regain control. Find out how we provide concrete solutions to each of these challenges.
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