Warehouse Manager, Veghel, NL

Job Purpose:

Bergen Logistics, a 3PL focused on fashion and lifestyle brands, is growing! We are looking for a Warehouse Manager to facilitate this growth.

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for the daily operations in the warehouse and for planning activities that ensure an effective and profitable business. This position requires a hands-on leadership style with an innovative and critical mindset aimed at improving efficiency and productivity. The Warehouse Manager will play an important role in improving and restructuring the existing and rapidly growing business and operations.

The Warehouse Manager is Responsible to:

• Oversee daily warehouse operations and ensure efficient workflows that meet service and performance targets.
• Drive financial performance and achieve budget goals.
• Lead and develop the warehouse team, directly managing four supervisors and indirectly overseeing about 50 employees.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee development.
• Manage relationships with staffing agencies and coordinate temporary workforce needs.
• Foster a strong customer-focused culture across all operations.
• Identify and resolve operational issues while driving process and efficiency improvements.
• Ensure proper maintenance and availability of warehouse equipment and run shopfloor management and continuous improvement (CIP).

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (HBO level) with at least one year of leadership experience in logistics, ideally within supply chain or fashion environments.
• Strong and inspiring leadership abilities, with a proven track record in motivating teams, developing talent, and achieving KPIs.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, including peak seasonal periods.
• Proactive, solution-driven mindset with the ability to navigate and resolve conflicts effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, with fluency in spoken and written English.
• Aligned with Bergen’s How We Work Together Principles including: Investing in People Development, Creating a Safe Environment, Treating others with Respect, Being able to work as part of a Team, Having Trust in others, Having Passion for our work and clients, Having good Communication skills, Having high Accountability for oneself and others.