Operations Manager

Stryker; Limburg; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a senior operations leader to run the Value-Added Services function onsite in the Netherlands. You will drive service quality, safety and productivity while managing budgets and forecasts, and ensuring compliance with medical device standards.

You will implement Lean continuous improvement, build and coach teams, and collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver scalable operations and meet annual financial objectives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, or distribution management.
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Experience applying Lean or other CI methodologies to operations.
• Experience with warehouse management systems and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operation of the Value-Added Services function, meeting service, safety, and productivity targets.
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasts, and cost controls to achieve annual financial objectives.
• Develop and maintain procedures and quality systems compliant with medical device standards.
• Drive Lean continuous improvement to raise efficiency, quality, and customer experience.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to resolve issues and strengthen relationships.

Skills

Lean methodologies

People management

Continuous improvement

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations, Warehousing, Logistics, or related field

Tools

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Capacity planning tools

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

What You Will Do

• Lead the daily operation of the Value-Added Services function, ensuring service, quality, safety, and productivity targets are consistently achieved.
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasts, and cost controls to deliver annual financial objectives.
• Develop, implement, and maintain operational procedures and quality systems that comply with medical device industry standards and environmental requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies to improve efficiency, quality, customer experience, and operational performance.
• Partner with internal and external customers to resolve operational issues, improve service levels, and support long-term business relationships.
• Build, coach, and develop operational teams to strengthen capability, engagement, retention, and succession planning.
• Lead infrastructure, equipment, process, and technology improvements to support operational scalability and future growth.
• Oversee emergency preparedness activities, including response planning, training, drills, incident reviews, and coordination with external emergency services.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, or distribution management.
• Minimum 2 years of people management experience.
• Experience applying Lean or other continuous improvement methodologies to operational improvement.
• Experience with warehouse management systems and capacity planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Warehousing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.

• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or a related continuous improvement discipline.
• Experience supporting operational integrations, centralisation projects, mergers, acquisitions, or large-scale business growth initiatives.
• Experience working within a medical device or regulated environment operating to ISO 13485 standards.

Additional Information

• Full-time leadership position within a regulated logistics and supply chain environment.
• Requires regular interaction with internal stakeholders, customers, regulatory bodies, emergency services, and external partners.
• Involves responsibility for operational safety, emergency response planning, compliance, quality management, and customer service performance.
• May require participation in training activities, audits, operational projects, and business growth initiatives as needed.

Netherlands Pay Ranges:

• Netherlands: €68.400 - €127.000 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

Travel Percentage: 10%