Veterinary supply distributor with multi-channel logistics and digital tooling
ALCYON France is a wholesale distributor for veterinary clinics operating four logistics hubs across France and a multi-channel platform (e-commerce, practice management software, professional services). The tech stack signals a mid-scale B2B operation: Symfony/PHP backend, PostgreSQL/MySQL data, Elasticsearch for search, plus modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Next.js). Pain points around backend-frontend-database bottlenecks and rising sales-team workload suggest they're scaling distribution volume faster than internal systems can handle, while hiring is distributed across finance, sales, and engineering—typical of a service-heavy distribution business managing both operational complexity and customer growth.
ALCYON France has operated as a veterinary purchasing cooperative since 1973, serving private practitioners, clinic groups, and veterinary consortiums (GIE) across France. The company distributes medicines, equipment, consumables, and pet food through four regional logistics centers (Arras, Landerneau, Lyon, Pau) and operates a suite of digital properties: an e-commerce ordering platform (alcyon.com), practice management software, client onboarding/partnership services (jdlia.com), and a veterinary discovery platform (chezmonveto.com). Organizational focus spans supply-chain reliability, environmental responsibility, and embedded services for clinic development. Current hiring velocity is accelerating across finance, sales, engineering, and logistics roles.
Symfony, PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps (backend/infra); React, Next.js, Angular, React Native for frontend and mobile; Power BI for analytics.
Lyon, France. The company operates four logistics centers: Arras, Landerneau, Lyon, and Pau.
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