Site Manager Warehouse

Maersk; Town of Belgium (WI); Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Site Manager in Belgium to lead warehousing and distribution operations with full P&L accountability. You will stabilize and renew the site, engage employees, and partner with customers and sales to identify growth opportunities.

A strong commercial mindset and leadership are essential for sustainable site profitability. You will work with international teams and drive Lean initiatives, safety, and regulatory compliance while developing the site leadership and capabilities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive sustainable changes.
• Proven experience as Site Manager/Operations Manager in warehousing, logistics, or fulfilment operations.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to act on performance data.

Responsibilities

• Take full P&L accountability for the site and monitor performance and costs.
• Lead the site through stabilisation and renewal, prioritising resources.
• Rebuild engagement and morale with clear, visible leadership.
• Develop relationships with customers and work with sales to identify growth opportunities.
• Lead warehouse and distribution operations ensuring health, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive Lean, optimise operations, and improve service and profitability.
• Coach and develop site teams, support capability building and succession planning.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Site/Operations management

Financial acumen

Leadership

Stakeholder negotiation

Business development

Job description

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been an industry pioneer for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organisation reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

As Site Manager, you will have full accountability for the operational and financial performance of our warehousing and distribution activities at site level.

This is a significant transformation and growth opportunity. Following changes to the site’s customer portfolio, the operation is entering an important period of stabilisation, engagement, and commercial development. We are looking for a resilient and people-focused leader who can provide clear direction, strengthen employee morale, optimise the operation for current activity levels, and build confidence in the site’s future.

In addition to leading the operational turnaround, you will bring a strong commercial mindset. Working with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders, you will help identify and develop new business opportunities, support customer implementations, and position the site for sustainable and profitable growth.

What We Offer

This is an exciting career opportunity to work in a multinational, Global 500 company that makes global trade happen. You will be interacting daily with colleagues internationally, giving you the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a global environment. We provide support for you to shape your own career by achieving expertise and learning on the job.

• Influence the recovery, development, and long-term direction of a warehousing and distribution site.
• Work with international colleagues, global customers, and cross-functional commercial and operational teams.
• Develop your leadership, operational, and commercial capabilities through on-the-job learning.
• Contribute to a culture centered on innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full profit and loss accountability for the site, monitoring productivity, utilisation, service performance, and cost efficiency.
• Lead the site through a period of operational stabilisation and renewal, setting clear priorities and aligning resources with customer activity.
• Rebuild engagement and strengthen morale by communicating openly, providing visible leadership, and creating a positive and supportive workplace.
• Develop strong relationships with existing and prospective customers, while partnering with sales teams to identify and convert growth opportunities.
• Lead warehouse and distribution operations, ensuring compliance with health, safety, security, environmental, regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
• Drive Lean initiatives, operational optimisation, quality improvements, and sustainable improvements to service and profitability.
• Lead, coach, and develop site employees and leadership teams, supporting capability building, retention, succession planning, and high performance.

What We Are Looking For

• Continuous improvement mindset: We are looking for someone who brings a thoughtful improvement mindset, curious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful, sustainable improvements over time.
• Proven experience as a Site Manager or Operations Manager within warehousing, logistics, distribution, or omnichannel fulfilment operations.
• Demonstrated profit and loss responsibility, with strong financial acumen and the ability to act on operational and financial performance data.
• Resilient and empathetic leadership, with the ability to lead through uncertainty, engage employees, restore confidence, and maintain a clear focus on delivery.
• Strong customer, stakeholder, negotiation, and influencing skills, ideally gained within a complex international matrix organisation.
• Commercial awareness and a business development mindset, with the ability to recognise customer needs, identify growth opportunities, and support tenders and customer implementations.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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