Distribution Centre Leader: Drive Lean & Excellence

Picnic; Zwolle; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days per year

Car lease option

Healthy meals and snacks at sites

Doenpensioen pension plan

Picnic laptop and smartphone

Scale-up atmosphere with autonomy

International environment

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Picnic is seeking a Distribution Centre Lead to drive a high‑performance, customer‑first culture across the Netherlands. You own site safety, quality, and cost while coaching and developing your team to exceed KPIs.

You will lead multi‑shift operations, coach Operations Managers and Supervisors, and partner with HR and external stakeholders to ensure continuity, lean improvements, and exceptional delivery metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• 6+ years of operations experience with large multi-shift teams.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.
• Experience leading Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to deliver results through KPIs and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site: take responsibility for site performance on safety, quality, and cost with KPI-driven leadership.
• Build people culture: create a high-performance environment with coached, motivated, and accountable teams.
• Develop leaders: guide and coach Operations Managers and Supervisors to strengthen leadership quality.
• Drive key metrics: deliver results on retention, perfect deliveries, capacity, UPH, cost, and standards.
• Manage incidents and planning: handle critical incidents, escalations, and ensure continuity; HR liaison with external affairs.

Skills

Leadership

Lean & CI

People development

KPI management

Problem solving

Bilingual English & Dutch

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Picnic is seeking a Distribution Centre Lead to drive a high‑performance, customer‑first culture across the Netherlands. You own site safety, quality, and cost while coaching and developing your team to exceed KPIs.

You will lead multi‑shift operations, coach Operations Managers and Supervisors, and partner with HR and external stakeholders to ensure continuity, lean improvements, and exceptional delivery metrics.