European Ops & Supply Chain Leader — Transformation Executor

YER; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company car

Job summary

YER is recruiting an experienced Director Operations & Supply Chain Europe to lead Ops &SC across multiple European markets. You will shape execution in a complex matrix and mobilize leaders to deliver tangible improvements in service, cost and working capital.

You will drive forecasting, inventory, logistics, and customer service improvements, building a high-performing European leadership team and standardized processes to support growth. English fluency mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of senior leadership experience within Operations and/or Supply Chain.
• Significant multi-country or regional leadership responsibility.
• Proven success within complex matrix organizations.
• Experience leading operational transformations and multi-country integration programs.
• Strong expertise across supply chain, logistics, customer service, planning and operations.
• Experience with S&OP, forecasting, inventory optimization and operational performance management.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in productivity, cost-to-serve and working capital improvement.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Operations, Supply Chain, planning & inventory management, warehousing & logistics, and customer service.
• Strengthen governance and performance management across Europe.
• Optimize forecasting, planning and S&OP processes.
• Improve inventory management, working capital and asset utilization.
• Drive logistics network optimization and capacity improvement initiatives.
• Develop a high-performing European Operations & Supply Chain leadership team.
• Implement standardized processes, KPIs and operating procedures.
• Ensure operational scalability to support future growth.
• Travel across Europe ~50% especially in early transformation phase.

Skills

Leadership

Regional leadership

S&OP

Forecasting

Inventory optimization

Cost-to-serve

Working capital improvement

Financial acumen

English fluency

Change management

Analytical

Data-driven

Hands-on

Decision making

Education

Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related discipline

Job description

YER is recruiting an experienced Director Operations & Supply Chain Europe to lead Ops &SC across multiple European markets. You will shape execution in a complex matrix and mobilize leaders to deliver tangible improvements in service, cost and working capital.

You will drive forecasting, inventory, logistics, and customer service improvements, building a high-performing European leadership team and standardized processes to support growth. English fluency mandatory.