According to data from French recruitment firm Fed Supply, which specialises in temporary and permanent recruitment of careers in Sales and Distribution, Purchasing, Logistics, Customer Relations and Import-export, the number of permanent placements contracts were up in 2016 for the logistics and purchasing sector, when compared to 2015.

The data showed that in 2016, CDI (permanent contracts) remained on top within privileged contracts by recruiters, accounting for under half of hires (46.75%), an increase of 1.5% compared to 2015. Furthermore, although down by more than 6%, temporary contracts constituted more than a third of recruitment in 2016 (32.75%).

In terms of hiring patterns, the trends are similar to those of the previous year. More than half of employees were hired to replace an employee, with an increase of 2% in 2016 (56.5% against 54.4% in 2015). However, there was a little less recruitment in order to deal with peak activity in 2016 (23% against 25.25% in 2015).  In order to replace an employee, employers use primarily CDI contracts (26.25%) followed by temporary contracts (17.75%).

"The second quarter 2016 was really intense in Fed Supply, many positions have been entrusted to us by our customers," Romain Devriese, director of Supply Fed, said. "The rise of the CDI over temporary contracts shows that companies are confident about their prospects, which is also promising for 2017.”