Distribution Centre Leader — Lean & People Development

Picnic; Nijmegen; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Car lease

Pension plan

Laptop and smartphone

Scale-up atmosphere

Job summary

Picnic is seeking a Distribution Centre Lead to build a high-performance, customer-first culture across our Dutch sites. You will own site performance, coach teams, and drive Lean and 6S initiatives to deliver safe, quality, and cost-efficient operations.

You will lead multi-shift teams, develop leaders, and act as the main HR liaison for complex cases, with a strong focus on KPI achievement and incident management. Location flexibility across NL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field.
• 6+ years operations experience, including large multi-shift teams.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.
• Experience driving Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, managing critical incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site: take responsibility for site performance on a weekly, period, and annual basis, meeting safety, quality, and KPIs.
• Build people culture: create a high-performance environment where teams are supported, motivated, and accountable.
• Develop leaders: guide and coach Operations Managers and Supervisors to strengthen leadership quality across the site.
• Drive key metrics: deliver results on retention, perfect deliveries, delivery capacity, UPH, cost, and operational standards.
• Manage incidents and planning: handle critical incidents, manage escalations, and ensure smooth operational planning and continuity.
• Lead HR and external affairs: primary contact for the DC People Partner with direct accountability for complex HR cases; work with external stakeholders and authorities as required.

Skills

Leadership

Lean & 6S

Team coaching

KPI management

Bilingual EN/NL

Operations leadership

Education

Bachelor/Master degree

Job description

Picnic is seeking a Distribution Centre Lead to build a high-performance, customer-first culture across our Dutch sites. You will own site performance, coach teams, and drive Lean and 6S initiatives to deliver safe, quality, and cost-efficient operations.

You will lead multi-shift teams, develop leaders, and act as the main HR liaison for complex cases, with a strong focus on KPI achievement and incident management. Location flexibility across NL.