Renault invests in a new 135 million spare parts
Renault has invested 135 million in this new distribution center. The new facility is part of a major program to create new centers or to extend the existing centers throughout the world (Morocco, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, Algeria, Korea, etc.) in order to cope with the growth of Renault's parts and accessories business. These 27 central and local distribution centers throughout the world provide Renault with a world-standard logistics organization and significantly improve the parts service rate for our end customers. This 150,000 m² warehouse is capable of receiving all of the parts from numerous suppliers at a single Renault site that meets the company's logistics standards, thereby reducing geographical dispersion and improving logistics performance.
The Villeroy distribution center will eventually employ more than 300 people, most of whom will be new recruits, plus some staff who will be transferred from the Cergy and Flins sites. The first
116 new recruits joined the company in 2006. In 2007, an additional 124 new recruitments will be made.
The employment protocol signed in November 2005 forms the basis of an active partnership between Renault, the French State, the Burgundy Region and the Yonne department for the recruitment and the professional training of local manpower and the reception of Renault employees in the region. A two-level organization has been created with the Burgundy regional
authorities and the national employment agency in order to train the staff required to operate the site.
The selected applicants will follow general refresher training according to their initial qualifications and a preparatory course for the job interviews. More than 110 people have already completed these training courses. Successful applicants were then offered a training course in the shape of a fixed-term contract lasting up to nine months in the Renault warehouses in Cergy and Flins, at the end of which they receive a diploma in logistics.
Source: Renault
