Our professions

Structured in project platforms dedicated to our principal markets, our Development teams are multidisciplinary and multi-skilled. Each platform brings together technicians and engineers in the following divisions:
 

• Product design
• Electronic design
• Industrialisation

Supporting development platforms are the crossfunctional divisions: Industrial property, Motor Expertise, CAD, Calculations, Quality and Product Design.

Purchasing: directly associated with the various phases of product development, our buyers are responsible for the panel of suppliers from sourcing to the final negotiation. The purchasing division manages various portfolios (plastics, electronics, electromechanics …).
 
Methods: our Methods Technicians and Engineers take over for Development designers after the qualification of the processes and products defined beforehand. They then lead all upgrades guaranteeing optimization.
 
Maintenance: our Maintenance Technicians guarantee the permanent availability of our equipment. Their action is essentially centered on prevention. Their competence in mechanics, pneumatics and automatic functioning allows them to actively participate in the development of projects or modification of methods.
 
Production: production is organized into 4 Production Units and subdivided into blocks of approximately 30 operators each. This structure is led by the Production Unit leaders and the Production Block leaders. Each unit has dedicated teams of Quality Production Technicians and Line Technicians assuring equipment maintenance for the Unit and organization agents.
 
Logistics: logistics interfaces between Production, distribution subsidiaries and our clients. This division receives, packages and ships our products in the entire world. Product Labeling Agents, Shipping Agents, Suppliers, Logistics Assistants, Logistics Managers …they all work together for our platform’s performance.
 
Industrial Coordination: we are constantly improving the efficiency of our industrial sites and maximizing synergies. For this, we have put an internal industrial performance reference, the SPS (Somfy Production System), led by a multidisciplinary and multicultural team of technicians and engineers.

We guarantee a competitive advantage on our market with a strong international dimension from the initialization of the need to the final user.
 

Marketing Development: our Product Masterplan Managers design a line of products adapted to market demands by anticipating/creating new needs and buying behavior.
 
Operational Marketing: our Market and Product Leaders guarantee marketing of our product line in France and abroad. They are supported by Technical Support and Market Analyses functions.
 
Product Communications: our Communication Leaders and our Computer Graphic Artists define and implement the communication strategy associated with the product launch, coordinating communication with subsidiaries and assuring its consistency.
 
Commercial Functions: on the French market, our sales force is spread out over 4 networks:
 

• Installer Network: managed by our Sales Engineers
• Industrial Manufacturers Network: managed by our large account engineers
• Specification Network, responsible for developing our product line with architects, promoters and construction design offices
• Do-it-yourself Network, which assures the wide spread distribution of the gates, garage doors and alarm series
   

Several divisions are involved in supporting these functions:
 

• Customer Service
• Technical Assistance
• Product Training

Crossfunctional to all entities and brands of the Group, the support divisions are at the service of our organization.

They contribute to Somfy performance and development and cover various areas:
 

• HR (Recruitment, Training, Personnel Administration, HRM)
• Finances / Accounting / Treasury / Management Control / Auditing
• Legal
• IT (systems, networks, projects, internet/intranet)
• Quality (system animation, product qualification, measurements, product testing)
• Internal and external corporate communication