Fulfilment Site Lead (Automated Site)

Location: Ridderkerk, Netherlands; onsite leadership of an automated fulfilment warehouse

Company

hirify.global operates a technology-enabled grocery delivery service across Europe, combining automated fulfilment, data-driven operations, and sustainable delivery.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, operations managers, value stream leads, and support functions across a team of 500–1000 colleagues.
• Set the direction for daily operations in a high-throughput fulfilment center processing approximately 100,000 weekly deliveries.
• Own site performance, safety, quality, business continuity, and crisis management.
• Build a culture of execution, ownership, accountability, and operational maturity.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles, data, KPIs, and team insights.
• Collaborate with last-mile teams, central operations, analysts, and sites in Germany and France.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in logistics, engineering, business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of operations experience, including 3–5 years leading large, multi-shift teams of 300+ FTEs.
• Hands-on leadership experience in high-volume, automated or semi-automated fulfilment or production environments with high SKU complexity.
• Proven success in Lean operations, continuous improvement, and building structure and stability in fast-paced environments.
• Strong data-driven decision-making skills and confidence using KPIs and operational insights.
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English are required.

Culture & Benefits

• Owner’s mindset with end-to-end responsibility for outcomes.
• Fast-paced environment focused on turning insights into action.
• Commitment to operational quality, long-term impact, and continuous improvement.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunities and a safe working environment.