Site Manager - Contract Logistics

GEODIS; Almere; Sur place; EUR 73 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary €6,500-€8,500 gross monthly

Company car lease (electric)

Sports allowance

Lease-a-bike

Extra vacation days

Résumé du poste

GEODIS in Almere, Netherlands, is seeking a Site Manager to lead the daily operations of a highly automated logistics site for a major fashion client. You will manage shifts and up to 250 FTE at peak, directing MSP partners to ensure safe, profitable operations with a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement.

The role requires HBO+ education, extensive experience in automated logistics, and a proven KPI-driven leadership record.

Qualifications

• Experience as a manager in a highly automated logistics environment.
• Proven ability to lead large teams and complex processes.
• Experience with shift work, MSP, and steering based on real-time data.

Responsabilités

• Establish and execute operational policy aligned with client and GEODIS objectives.
• P&L responsibility: budget, turnover, margin, EBIT.
• Lead and develop the team with focus on motivation, growth and staffing.
• Plan a largely automated warehouse.
• Report on financial and operational performance and identify risks.

Connaissances

People management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Lean / continuous improvement

Data-driven decisions

Project management

Formation

Higher professional education (HBO+) in logistics/engineering/business administration

Outils

Warehouse management systems

Transport management systems

Description du poste

Are you a leader with a passion for logistics, automation, and people management? Do you want to build a future-proof site for a leading fashion client at a European market leader? At GEODIS in Almere, you get the chance to make a real difference!

About GEODIS

GEODIS is a European leader in logistics services and strives for the total satisfaction of all its stakeholders: Stakeholders Total Satisfaction (STS). Our mission? To help customers succeed by optimizing their logistics processes. We are passionate experts, driven by innovation, reliability, and collaboration.

Your impact

As Site Manager, you are ultimately responsible for the daily operations, policies, and results of our site in Almere. You manage multiple shifts with up to 250 FTE in peak-periods, with 2-15 direct reports (Operations Managers/Supervisors). Together with the client and external parties (MPS), you ensure the operation runs smoothly. You provide a profitable, flexible, safe, and customer-oriented environment where automation and continuous improvement are a central part.

What will you do?

• Establish and execute operational policy in line with the client’s wishes and GEODIS’s objectives.
• P&L responsibility: preparing, monitoring, and achieving the annual budget, managing turnover, margin, and EBIT.
• Maintain close relationships with clients, local authorities, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Optimize and monitor services according to SLAs, quality requirements, and KPIs.
• Lead, coach, and develop your team with a focus on motivation, growth, and optimal staffing.
• Collaborate with an MSP.
• Plan a largely automated warehouse.
• Steer on quality, safety, and environmental standards (ISO 9001/14001/45001/22000, 5S, HACCP).
• Report on financial and operational performance, identifying opportunities and risks.
• Initiate and guide improvement projects, implementations, and process innovations, with a strong focus on automation.

What do we offer?

• A key role within an international, fast-growing organization in the fashion industry.
• Attractive terms of employment according to the CAO Beroepsgoederenvervoer.
• Salary between €6,500 and €8,500 gross (based on full-time, 40 hours), depending on knowledge and experience.
• (Electric) lease car.
• An ambitious and professional organization where innovation is paramount.
• Space for entrepreneurship, development, and real impact.
• A modern, automated working environment in Almere.
• Sports allowance of €50 per year.
• Lease-a-bike, also for private use (only).
• Extra vacation days based on age/years of service.

What do you bring?

• Higher professional education (HBO+) level of working and thinking, preferably in logistics, engineering, or business administration.
• Extensive experience as a manager in a (highly) automated logistics environment with large teams and complex processes.
• Experience with shift work, MSP, and steering based on real-time data.
• Knowledge of warehouse and transport management systems, automation, financial management, and LEAN/improvement projects.
• Strong people manager and coach, accustomed to managing based on KPIs and results.
• Experience in maintaining customer relationships and negotiating contracts.
• Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is an advantage).
• Strong analytical skills, persuasive, charismatic, and decisive.
• In possession of a certificate of good conduct (VOG) or willing to apply for one.