Supplier Development Leader

Why work for Manitou Group?

Manitou is purposefully committed to you, its people. Based on a “One United Team” focus, we internationally cultivate our purpose-driven and agile work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we cultivate, build and elevate our more than 6000 employees and their diversity across more than 30 countries we operate in. There are 6 main plants with locations in France, the USA, India, Italy and more than 30 subsidiaries all around the world.

Job ID

46326

Date

8 October 2026

Job Family

• Supply Chain

Type of contract

• Fixed term

From 7 to 12 months

Key stakes of this position are to develop the Supplier Base on QCD performances based on a collaborative assessment, training and improvement of key suppliers capabilities and processes to ensure best performance in Quality, Cost and Delivery in order to enhance the company competitive advantage and supply chain resilience; provide support to operations in major supply chain crisis.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Improve overall QCD performances: develop the Supplier base of the group on QCD performances as per Manitou performance requirements system and jointly defined objectives maintaining a close connection with Manitou manufacturing facilities
• Quality (Q) improvement: Reduce defects, eliminate rework and improve process capability, leading to fewer issues in the company production lines
• Cost (C) Reduction: Reduce the total cost of ownership by eliminating waste and improving efficiency which can lead to sustainable cost reductions for both parties
• Delivery (D) Improvement: improve the supplier’s On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance, responsiveness and capacity to ensure a reliable and flexible supply chain
• Coordinate interventions with critical suppliers to identify bottlenecks and implement measures to secure capacities and sustainable performance
• Inventory and logistic optimization: work on supply chain inbound strategy (as JIT, VMI, logistic hubs) to streamline logistics flow and packaging, reduce lead times and total inventory levels
• Qualify new strategic suppliers from a supply chain perspective, in compliance with internal procedures (maturity of supply chain & manufacturing processes, industrial & volume capacity and securitization plans)
• Ensure strategic suppliers adhere to Manitou Standards and Specifications
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions: Use structured problem-solving tools to identify and eliminate the true root causes of recurring issues (supply)
• Challenge the Manitou manufacturing facilities on the follow-up of actions to be implemented to secure the supplier panel

Experience & Competencies

• Master degree in Supply chain, Engineering or equivalent
• 5-7 years of experience in Supplier Development functions in an industrial and international environment
• Proven experience in management of international supplier relations
• Ability to drive Industrial Capability and maturity assessments with the appropriate tools
• Analytical and problem solving mindset and tools knowledge
• Fluent in English and French, any other language is an advantage to manage international suppliers
• Strong ability to challenge & negotiate with suppliers
• Diplomacy, rigor and tenacity

Localisation And Travel Expected

• up to 20% travel

What does MANITOU Group offer?

Above local legal requirements, of course

Compensation Depending On Your Work Experience

Located in Ancenis (44) France

Short term contract from january to septembre 2027

Location(s)

• France - Ancenis