Industrial Engineering Supervisor

United Parcel Service, Inc.; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

United Parcel Service, Inc. in the Netherlands is seeking an Industrial Engineering Supervisor to lead the IE team and align engineering solutions with operations goals. You will steer priorities with operations, collaborate across functions, and drive improvements in productivity and profitability.

You will oversee layout changes, r e–engineering projects, and automation initiatives with AutoCAD, AutoStore, and Locus, while ensuring projects deliver measurable impact and cost-efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in warehouse logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a similar operational environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, or coordinate others, with the ambition to further develop as a people manager.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills with a practical problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and balance operational needs with longer-term improvement initiatives.
• Proactive, organized, and accountable work approach with ownership.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD; Power BI and SketchUp are advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills with confidence to challenge and influence operational management.
• Excellent written and spoken English; another European language is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support IE Specialists across the Netherlands, helping them set priorities and develop capabilities.
• Coordinate the IE workload and project priorities to maximize impact.
• Oversee warehouse layout changes and designs using AutoCAD for customer implementations and reconfigurations.
• Drive process re-engineering and productivity initiatives with measurable results.
• Support development and optimization of warehouse automation solutions, including AutoStore and Locus.
• Review productivity and quality performance using automated reporting and trend analysis.
• Guide productivity, workflow, work measurement, and staffing analyses performed by the IE team.
• Ensure engineering solutions support operational plans, customer requirements, and service levels.
• Act as a key IE partner for operational management to translate needs into practical solutions.
• Collaborate with Netherlands facilities in Roermond and Venlo to deliver high-impact improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Power BI

SketchUp

Job description

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Industrial Engineering Supervisor

In this role, you will take your first step into Industrial Engineering leadership within a dynamic logistics environment. You will combine your engineering expertise with people leadership, prioritization, and stakeholder management, guiding the IE team to deliver improvements in operational performance, productivity, and profitability. Working closely with operations, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will help set priorities and ensure engineering solutions are practical, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach, and support IE Specialists across the Netherlands, helping them set priorities, improve operations, and develop their technical and professional capabilities in close collaboration with the IE Manager.
• Coordinate the IE workload and project priorities, ensuring resources are focused on the initiatives with the highest operational and business impact.
• Oversee warehouse layout changes and designs using AutoCAD, including customer implementations, retention projects, and operational reconfigurations.
• Drive and coordinate process re-engineering and productivity initiatives, ensuring improvements are translated into measurable operational results.
• Support the development and optimization of warehouse automation solutions, including AutoStore and Locus.
• Review productivity and quality performance, using automated reporting and trend analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and required actions with operational management.
• Guide productivity, workflow, work measurement, and staffing analyses performed by the IE team, ensuring recommendations are accurate, practical, and actionable.
• Ensure engineering solutions support operational plans, customer requirements, quality targets, service levels, inventory accuracy, and performance standards.
• Act as a key IE partner for operational management, challenging existing processes and translating operational needs into practical engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Netherlands facilities in Roermond and Venlo to deliver high-impact engineering improvements.

What you’ll need

• Essential: 5+ years of proven experience in warehouse logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a similar operational environment.
• Essential: A bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, or coordinate others, with the ambition to further develop as a people manager.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills, combined with a practical problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and balance operational needs with longer-term improvement initiatives.
• A proactive, organized, and accountable way of working, with a strong sense of ownership.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD; experience with Power BI and SketchUp is an advantage.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to challenge, influence, and work effectively with operational management.
• Excellent written and spoken English; another European language is an advantage.

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