Kuehne+Nagel | 18.12.2023 | Limburg

Operations Expert – Retail Warehouse

Job description

We are looking for an Operations Expert for our warehouse located in Tessenderlo. Are you the passionate professional we are looking for?

Your Role

We are looking for a dynamic Operations Expert to join our Contract Logistics Business Unit. You will be joining our team of experts and serve as the right hand for the operations manager in the deployment of a new project. As part of our operational team, you will be moving a project from conceptual to fully implemented. You will be responsible for delivering a fully operational process to the site ensuring that we can hit the ground running at go-live. For this role we are looking for someone with a first operational background who is looking to be developed towards an operational leadership role within 1-2 years.

Your Responsibilities

• Supporting our operational stream in the project. Coordinating critical actions, providing input in our processes and working closely with information systems and technical streams;
• Converting our design into practical elements in preparation of our training and go-live schedule. This can include a.o working instructions, process descriptions, reporting set-up and training schedules;
• Translating the theory to practice which entails the onboarding and training of the operational team (supervisors, foreman and warehouse workers);
• Ensuring proper hand over of all the knowledge of the project to our operations team and play a strong role in identifying potential bottlenecks and collaborating with other teams to solve them;
• Managing diverse projects within the large projects where you are the lead in planning, preparing and delivering the right progress;
• Brickwalling the execution and follow-up of our quality, health, safety, and security policy (QSHE) including safety meetings, safety walks, security audits, follow-up of data quality in different databases, and more.  

Your Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in economical, logistics or equal level by experience complemented with at least 2 years of successful management in a similar role; 
• Solid knowledge both of warehouse and logistic processes and the concepts of lean management and continuous improvement;
• First leadership experience or a strong background as an expert looking to gain that experience;
• Self-motivating and result-motivated personality; 
• Language skills: English, Dutch- fluent speaking and writing, French is an asset. 

Good Reasons to Join

We offer you a challenging position in a vibrant work environment where development and progress are a priority. Additional to opportunities for professional learning, you will learn to work with cutting-edge IT systems. You will join an ambitious and dynamic team, within a pleasant and casual working climate. You start with an open-ended contract at a competitive salary, complemented with meal vouchers, hospitalization and group insurance.

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