Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Job Category

Manufacturing & Production

Division

Intralox

Job Description (General Summary)

The Operations Manager will oversee assembly operations, warehousing, quality, maintenance, outbound logistics and EMEA trade compliance. Responsible for managing and developing a team of 125+ people. Direct reports include supervisors, QA team and individual contributors.

This role combines operational excellent EMEA order fulfillment, delivery of Zero-Defect Execution, systems roadmap integrations, and strong people leadership in a complex, multicultural environment.

Over the next 12 months, the role will play a critical part in successful implementing system initiatives related to traceability, item revision and HCM; requiring significant operational change management and detailed cut-over planning across all functional areas, especially warehousing, and internal material flows - while ensuring safety, quality, and production continuity.

The successful candidate will embody an Intralox leadership style, characterized by humility, accountability, long-term thinking, and a hands-on approach, with a strong commitment to developing people, building trust, and driving high performance across diverse teams.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Management responsibility for all functional areas in assembly operations. Lead, manage, grow and develop team members, while continually developing a team of High-Performance teams. Build and strengthen the leadership team with Operations.
• Order Fulfillment; secure lead capacity to support ambitious EMEA revenue and growth targets by 2030. Build capacity with minimal head count growth.
• Quality; deliver Zero-Defect Execution. Embed quality into every process and system in belting assembly. Ensure reliability, traceability, and compliance at scale.
• Productivity: Accelerate Automation and Productivity Gains. Leverage automation and AI as design principles. Multiply productivity while integrating systems roadmap deliverables.
• Metrics: introduce new costing and productivity metrics. Measure cost of quality.
• New Product Integration: introduce new products seamlessly into assembly operations. Establish assembly readiness with clear functional ownership.
• Develop team members for the future. Develop and implement talent strategy. Upskill workforce for future systems.
• System Integration Optimization & Implementation. Ensure successful Change Management for key systems like WMS, MES and TMS/parcel software.
• Develop and maintain business plans with vital few initiatives, aligned with global manufacturing CSFs. Track, validate and ensure completion.
• Ensure compliance with EHS standards and promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

• Proven experience in manufacturing operations and supply chain management within internationally operating companies
• A track record in developing and growing leaders.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to manage cross-functional multi-cultural teams. Building effective relationships, team building, decision-making, communication, and people management.
• Continuous improvement skillset with thorough understanding of LEAN concepts, with problem solving and issue resolution skills.
• Experience with WMS, MES and TMS systems implementation.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management or Supply Chain.
• Lean Six Sigma, APICS, or Change Management certification is an advantage

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