Site Manager

Werken bij KLG; Waalwijk; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KLG Europe is seeking a Site Manager for Waalwijk to lead a complex logistics operation where warehousing, value-added services, and transportation come together daily for a strategic customer. You will translate the customer’s objectives into an efficient, safe, and future-proof operation focused on long-term development and customer satisfaction.

You will develop managers and employees, foster ownership and collaboration, and maintain a strong presence on the work floor to ensure engagement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree level (HBO+/WO).
• At least 10 years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or contract logistics.
• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role with full operational responsibility.
• Experience in warehousing and logistics services.
• Experience with P&L responsibility.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities.
• Experience with organizational development and change management programs.
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Directly managing a multi-manager team on a site-level in a complex logistics operation.
• Translate strategic ambitions and customer objectives into an efficient, safe, and future-proof operation.
• Develop and mentor managers and employees, fostering ownership and collaboration.
• Be visibly present on the work floor, providing structure, clarity and engagement.
• Take ultimate responsibility for daily site operation and for KPIs in safety, quality, service and productivity.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and process optimization in partnership with IT, engineering, and QESH.

Skills

Leadership

P&L responsibility

Financial analysis

Change management

Organizational development

Bilingual Dutch/English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree (HBO+/WO)

Job description

KLG Europe is a global logistics service provider that successfully combines the strengths of a multinational company with the culture of a family-owned business. Our people are our most valuable asset and form the foundation of our company and success.KLG Europe stands for Borderless Logistics. We offer our employees not only limitless opportunities but also a stable home base. We invest in the growth and development of our people, helping them achieve their full potential.KLG Europe is a global logistics service provider that successfully combines the strengths of a multinational company with the culture of a family-owned business. Our people are our most valuable asset and form the foundation of our company and success.KLG Europe stands for Borderless Logistics. We offer our employees not only limitless opportunities but also a stable home base. We invest in the growth and development of our people, helping them achieve their full potential.

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for logistics, people, and customer relationships? Do you thrive on leading large operational teams, driving continuous improvement, and creating a customer-centric organizational culture?Help Build One of the Most Dynamic Logistics Sites in the Netherlands!

What are you going to do?

As Site Manager Waalwijk, you will lead a complex logistics operation where warehousing, value-added services, and transportation come together daily for a strategically important and demanding customer. The success of the site largely depends on the ability to serve this customer optimally and continuously respond to changing requirements, ambitions, and market developments.You will translate both KLG’s strategic ambitions and the customer’s objectives into an efficient, safe, and future-proof operation. You will look beyond the day-to-day activities and actively contribute to the long-term development of the Waalwijk site. Your focus will not only be on KPIs but, above all, on customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and sustainable growth.You will create an environment where people take ownership, departments collaborate effectively, and the customer remains at the center of everything we do.

Leadership & Organization

• Directly managing two Operations & VAS Managers, a Quality Manager, an Engineering Manager, a Management Assistant, a Facility Employee, and Finance & Administration Support.
• Developing managers and employees while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and results orientation.
• Being visibly present on the work floor and creating structure, clarity, and engagement throughout the organization.
• Taking ultimate responsibility for the daily operation of the site.

Customer Satisfaction & Relationship Management

• Ensuring that our strategic customer consistently receives the expected level of quality, flexibility, and service.
• Acting as the operational escalation point for our most important customer
• Understanding the customer’s business, objectives, and challenges and translating these into concrete operational improvements.
• Promoting a customer-centric culture where every department operates with the same customer focus.
• Building a sustainable partnership and contributing ideas for future logistics developments.

Operational Excellence

• Delivering agreed KPI targets in the areas of safety, quality, service, and productivity.
• Working closely with the Operational Account Manager Transport to align warehouse and transport activities and jointly deliver an excellent customer experience.
• Driving operational excellence, process optimization, and the efficient deployment of people and resources.

Financial Performance

• Being responsible for the site's operational results.
• Actively managing profitability, productivity, and cost control.
• Analyzing performance and translating improvement initiatives into measurable results.
• Monitoring operational margins together with Finance, Account Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Initiating and implementing improvement projects.
• Leveraging opportunities in automation, digitalization, and process optimization.
• Collaborating with Engineering, IT, QESH, and Supply Chain Management to develop the logistics solutions of tomorrow.

What should you expect from us?

• A position with significant responsibility and impact;
• The opportunity to actively shape the future development of the site;
• A professional management team and specialist support departments;
• The chance to work with leading international customers;
• An entrepreneurial organization where initiative is highly valued;
• Competitive employment conditions appropriate to the level of the role;
• Extensive opportunities for personal development and career growth.

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree level (HBO+/WO);
• At least 10 years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or contract logistics;
• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role with full operational responsibility;
• Experience in warehousing and logistics services;
• Experience with P&L responsibility;
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities;
• Experience with organizational development and change management programs;
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English.