Co-Packing Operations Lead

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES; Rijswijk; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES is seeking an experienced Co-Packing Operations Lead to oversee co-packing activities across the Benelux region. You will stabilize daily operations, manage risks, and drive a comprehensive review to optimize processes, capacity, and resource allocation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure seamless governance, accurate records, and continuous improvement with a focus on sustainability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, logistics, co-packing, or operational project management.
• Ability to quickly understand complex processes and constraints.
• Strong analytical and capacity assessment capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with continuous improvement and organizational assessments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth daily co-packing activities across the Benelux region as main operational contact.
• Collaborate with Logistics, Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, Procurement, Quality, and external partners.
• Maintain transparency on requests, priorities, owners, deadlines, dependencies and status updates.
• Organize and lead governance meetings to facilitate communication and issue resolution.
• Maintain accurate records including instruction cards, specifications, price lists, supplier info, and logs.
• Coordinate master data, material administration, purchase orders, system updates, and escalation procedures.
• Conduct a comprehensive inventory of current co-packing activities to determine capacity needs.
• Identify quick wins and strategic opportunities to improve processes and reduce costs.
• Document improvements and create a roadmap for ongoing enhancements and handover.

Skills

Supply chain management

Co-packing experience

Operations project management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Microsoft 365

Job description

Company Overview

Our client is a dynamic organization operating within the manufacturing and logistics industry in the Netherlands. They are dedicated to delivering high-quality products through efficient supply chain management and innovative operational practices.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Co-Packing Operations Lead to support and oversee ongoing co-packing activities across the Benelux region. This pivotal role involves stabilizing daily operations, managing risks, and ensuring continuity while conducting a comprehensive review of the co-packing scope to optimize processes, capacity, and resource allocation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth execution of daily co-packing activities across the Benelux region, acting as the main operational contact and addressing urgent issues promptly.
• Collaborate with Logistics, Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, Procurement, Quality teams, and external partners to support operational needs and governance.
• Maintain transparency on requests, priorities, owners, deadlines, dependencies, and status updates.
• Organize and lead governance meetings and decision-making forums to facilitate effective communication and issue resolution.
• Manage accurate administrative records, including instruction cards, specifications, price lists, supplier info, and decision logs.
• Coordinate master data, material administration, purchase orders, system updates, and escalation procedures, ensuring system transmission and operational priorities are aligned.
• Conduct a comprehensive inventory of current co-packing activities, measuring effort, frequency, seasonality, and complexities to determine current and future capacity needs.
• Identify quick wins and strategic opportunities to improve process reliability, reduce costs, and enhance sustainability.
• Document and implement feasible improvements, creating a roadmap for ongoing enhancements and a smooth handover.

Requirements

• Strong background in supply chain, logistics, co-packing, or operational project management.
• Ability to quickly understand complex processes and operational constraints.
• Excellent analytical skills, including process mapping and capacity assessment.
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives and organizational assessments.
• Knowledge of SAP, co-packing operations, or excise processes is a plus.
• Skilled in using SAP and Microsoft 365 for purchase orders, master data management, reporting, and documentation.

Other Information

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