Co-Packing Operations Coordinator

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES; Rijswijk; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES in the Netherlands seeks a Co-Packing Operations Coordinator to support and stabilise ongoing co-packing activities across the Benelux region. You will serve as the primary operational contact for day-to-day issues, coordinating with internal groups and external partners to ensure timely resolution.

You will review existing processes, identify improvements, and develop a roadmap to raise efficiency, capacity, service levels and sustainability while maintaining accurate SAP

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supply chain, logistics, co-packing, or operational project management.
• Strong analytical and process-mapping skills to assess workload and capacity.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives and process optimisation.
• Knowledge of co-packing operations or excise processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain smooth daily co-packing operations across the Benelux region and act as the primary operational contact for urgent issues.
• Coordinate with Logistics, Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, Procurement, Quality, and external co-packing partners to ensure effective communication and issue resolution.
• Manage and close open operational topics with co-packing partners, ensuring requests, priorities, deadlines, and dependencies are properly tracked.
• Prepare and facilitate governance meetings, providing clear visibility of operational requests, actions, timelines, and progress.
• Maintain co-packing documentation and system records, including instruction cards, specifications, sign-offs, price lists, and supplier information.
• Manage SAP master data, including BOMs, purchase orders, and sourcing information, and escalate issues where required.
• Create a detailed overview of current co-packing activities, assessing effort, timing, complexity, workload, and capacity.
• Identify quick wins and structural improvement opportunities to accelerate processes, reduce costs, improve service levels, and support sustainability objectives.
• Document improvement initiatives and develop a roadmap for future enhancements and the transfer of administrative responsibilities.

Skills

Supply chain

Logistics coordination

Co-packing operations

Project management

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Data analysis

MS 365

Tools

SAP

MS 365

Job description

The company

Our client is a global food and beverage company committed to bringing health through food to as many people as possible. With leading brands across Dairy, Plant-Based, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition, the company combines innovation, sustainability, and science to create healthier products for consumers worldwide.

Role Description

As a Co-Packing Operations Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting and stabilising ongoing co-packing activities across the Benelux region. You will act as the primary operational contact for day-to-day activities, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure operational issues are effectively resolved. You will also review existing co-packing processes, identify improvement opportunities, and support initiatives to enhance efficiency, capacity, service levels, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain smooth daily co-packing operations across the Benelux region and act as the primary operational contact for urgent issues.
• Coordinate with Logistics, Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, Procurement, Quality, and external co-packing partners to ensure effective communication and issue resolution.
• Manage and close open operational topics with co-packing partners, ensuring requests, priorities, deadlines, and dependencies are properly tracked.
• Prepare and facilitate governance meetings, providing clear visibility of operational requests, actions, timelines, and progress.
• Maintain co-packing documentation and system records, including instruction cards, specifications, sign-offs, price lists, and supplier information.
• Manage SAP master data, including BOMs, purchase orders, and sourcing information, and escalates issues where required.
• Create a detailed overview of current co-packing activities, assessing effort, timing, complexity, workload, and capacity.
• Identify quick wins and structural improvement opportunities to accelerate processes, reduce costs, improve service levels, and support sustainability objectives.
• Document improvement initiatives and develop a roadmap for future enhancements and the transfer of administrative responsibilities.

Requirement

• Proven experience in supply chain, logistics, co-packing, or operational project management.
• Strong analytical and process-mapping skills, with the ability to assess workload, capacity, timing, and operational complexity.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and coordination skills across internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to challenge existing processes and translate analysis into practical recommendations and improvements.
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives, process optimisation, or organisational assessments.
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft 365, including purchase orders, master data, reporting, and documentation.
• Knowledge of co-packing operations or excise processes is advantageous.