Fulfilment Site Leader – Lean, People-First Ops

Picnic Technologies; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

25 vacation days per year

Doenpensioen via a.s.r.

Company laptop & smartphone

Location flexibility across NL sites

Job summary

Picnic Technologies is seeking an FC Lead to build a high-performance, customer-first culture and own site performance across safety, quality, and cost. You will lead multi-shift teams and coach managers to deliver sustainable results that exceed customer expectations.

Location-flexible across our Netherlands sites, with the opportunity to influence Lean initiatives, HR collaborations, and external stakeholder management while driving cost efficiency and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• 6+ years of operations experience, including large multi-shift teams.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and build high-performing teams.
• Experience driving Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to deliver results through KPIs and operational standards.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, including managing critical incidents.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.
• Location flexibility across the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site: responsibility for site performance on a weekly, period, and annual basis, meeting safety, quality, and operational 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 FC People Partner with direct accountability for complex HR cases; work with external stakeholders and authorities as required.

Skills

Leadership

Lean & CI

KPI management

People development

Incident management

Cross-functional collaboration

English & Dutch fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Picnic Technologies is seeking an FC Lead to build a high-performance, customer-first culture and own site performance across safety, quality, and cost. You will lead multi-shift teams and coach managers to deliver sustainable results that exceed customer expectations.

Location-flexible across our Netherlands sites, with the opportunity to influence Lean initiatives, HR collaborations, and external stakeholder management while driving cost efficiency and continuous improvement.