Assistant Supervisor

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Ambition meets execution at Arvato Echt, NL 6101AB, as an Assistant Supervisor helping implement a new Consumer Product customer from day one. You’ll ensure daily logistics run smoothly, run stand-ups, plan work with available staff and materials, write daily performance reports, and balance all parts as the site goes live. The ideal candidate has vocational level (MBO), leadership experience or internships, solid WMS/ERP experience (SAP and Excel), and fluent English, plus a hands-on, helicopter-view mindset and teamwork. On how to apply: tailor your resume to show go-live coordination, measurable outcomes, and comfort with a fast moving, international team; highlight initiative, reliability, and readiness to grow with a cutting-edge logistics center.

Are you eager to take part in the implementation of a new Consumer Product customer at one of Arvato’s newest logistics locations? 

As a Assistant Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in setting up smooth operations at our cutting-edge warehouse in Echt, which is currently under construction. This position offers a rare opportunity to be involved from day one, supporting an early-phase implementation at a strategically important Arvato site for our growing network. You will join a small, dedicated team focused on ensuring a smooth go-live, with plenty of room to learn, contribute, and grow within a dynamic international logistics organization that’s expanding rapidly. 
 
We’re on it! Are you on it?

 Our belief is that our company mindset should align with your personal mindset. Let’s see if we are a match. Do you dare to take the initiative, and do you always look for opportunities? Are you willing to commit & deliver to take responsibility for your job? Do you have the constant ambition to go that extra mile for your customers and colleagues? And are you a true team player, as we act as one team, one company? Four times ‘yes’? Then we are the right company for you!  

YOUR TASKS

•    You make sure that the day-to-day logistic processes run smoothly, obstacles are anticipated on, and problems are solved efficiently;
•    Stay up-to-date on the processes by communicating regularly with your colleagues, especially your Supervisor and the Line Leads;
•    You make sure that the Line Leads fully understand the supply chain process of Arvato, In an daily stand-up you answer their questions and provide support if difficulties and challenges occur;
•    Have a daily stand-up with the team where you divide the work for the day and evaluate the day before;
•    Make a daily plan by taking into account: the available colleagues, the expected in- and outbound and the availability of materials in the warehouse, you set the right priorities;
•    You write daily reports about the processed products, the amount of incoming and outgoing trucks and draw conclusions about the logistic results, which you share with the Supervisor;
•    In the end of the day are you responsible for finding the balance between all the logistic components.

 
YOUR PROFILE

•    Vocational (MBO) level;
•    Some years of experience in coaching/leadership role, or a relevant educational background complemented with internships;
•    Experience with WMS/ERP (preferably SAP and Excel);
•    Fluent in English;
•    Coordinative professional with a good helicopter view.

WE OFFER

•    Salary between €2,447 and €3,220, and we top it off with 8% holiday allowance, a fully paid retirement plan and discounted gym memberships;
•    Time for time;
•    25 paid vacation days, possibility to extend these to 28 vacation days;
•    Versatile working environment with creative freedom, flat hierarchies and an open corporate culture;
•    Opportunity to accompany the development of one of the most modern logistics centers in Europe from the very beginning and to quickly take on responsibility;
•    Very good development opportunities at a growing logistics location.