Team Lead Operations - Bleiswijk

CEVA Logistics; Bleiswijk; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday pay

Shift allowances (evening/night)

Travel allowance

Pension plan

CEVA Academy

CEVAfit program

200 vacation hours per year

Permanent contract after 1 year

Job summary

CEVA Logistics in Bleiswijk is seeking a Team Lead Operations to manage a sub-process (unloading/receiving, stowing/picking or packing/expedition). You lead a team of 20–75 operators and 2–4 coordinators, drive daily operations, and partner with the Control Room to monitor numbers and planning.

You will coach, develop people, deliver KPI achievement, optimize efficiency, and implement process improvements in a highly automated distribution centre serving Zalando, on a 24/6 shift pattern with

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a dynamic logistics environment.
• Able to work in a 3-shift operation and handle stress.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 20–75 operators and 2–4 coordinators.
• Ensure daily operations meet KPIs and plans.
• Make decisions for an optimal overall process in collaboration with the Control Room.
• Optimize the efficiency of people, resources, and machines.
• Propose improvements to the logistics process.
• Conduct measurements, reports and analyses.
• Perform performance and absenteeism interviews.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.

Skills

People management

Leadership

English proficiency

3-shift availability

Job description

Team Lead Operations - Bleiswijk

Req ID: 586772 Posting Start Date: 27/10/2026 Bleiswijk - Klappolder 130, NLD CEVA Logistics Contract Logistics Permanent contract Full Time

CEVA Logistics is a leading international logistics service provider. In the Benelux region, we operate over 50 locations spread across 30 sites, where more than 11,000 colleagues contribute daily to our success.

Your Role

In the role Team Lead Operations, you will successfully lead a sub-process on unloading/receiving, stowing/picking or packing/expedition. Your team consists of approximately 20 to 75 operators, depending on the sub-process, and 2 to 4 Team Coordinators who are specialized in the process. You motivate and inspire your team to achieve goals and work constructively on the development of your people. You scan the process, but also the people in the process, with a focus on individual and team development. This is possible because you have daily contact with your colleagues in the Control Room. This is the Control Tower of our warehouse, which advises you on numbers, ratios, and planning. In the role of Team Lead Operations, you report to the Operations Manager.

What are you going to do?

• Managing, coaching, developing and evaluating employees in your team;
• Leading the daily operation and responsible for achieving KPI's and plans;
• Making the right decisions for an optimal overall process in collaboration with your colleagues and the Control Room;
• Optimizing the efficiency of people, resources, and machines;
• Making improvement proposals with regards to the logistics process;
• Conducting measurements, making reports and analyses;
• Conducting performance and appraisal interviews, absenteeism guidance;
• Ensuring a clean and safe working environment.

Where are you going to work?

As a Team Lead Operations you will be working for CEVA Logistics in a highly mechanised fulfillment centre for Europe's leading fashion platform, Zalando. Together with your team, you determine the success of one of the largest and most automated distribution centres in the Netherlands. Our 24/6 operation runs in 3 shifts, in the morning, afternoon and during the nights, we are closed on Saturday. You work the morning and the afternoon shifts every other week. Approximately you work on Sundays once every 3 weeks and the night shift once every 5 weeks.

What are we looking for?

• By nature, you are a people manager and you have previously managed a team in a similar work environment;
• You are ambitious, a go-getter, and able to handle stress;
• You have gained at least 3 years of work experience in a leading position in a dynamic work environment;
• You are inventive in your solutions and have a proactive work attitude;
• Full-time available and flexible in 3 shifts;
• Proficient in English, in writing and speaking.

What do we offer you?

• A gross monthly salary between € 2.946 and € 4.187 plus 8% holiday pay (classification depending on, among other things, your work experience and level of education);
• A one-year contract with the prospect of permanent employment;
• Allowances for evening and night shifts;
• 200 vacation hours per year and the option to purchase or sell additional leave;
• Travel allowance from a 10 km home-work distance;
• A good pension plan;
• Access to our CEVAfit program;
• Opportunity to develop yourself using a variety of tools in our CEVA Academy.

Contact: Ian van der Enden, Corporate Recruiter a.i., for more information. You can call or WhatsApp via 06 11 640 464 or email [e-mail].

Want to learn more about CEVA Logistics?
Click this link: https://www.cevalogistics.com/en/who-we-are/about-ceva-logistics