Internal Transport Supervisor

Who we are:
The concept of De Eekhoorn Dutch Furniture is clear and simple: designing tough, contemporary, easy-to-assemble and attractive furniture. With our brands WOOOD, BePureHome, vtwonen and Exotan, we sell our items in more than 50 countries and 1,500 outlets around the world. With over 200 employees, De Eekhoorn Dutch Furniture has been a specialist in developing, producing and distributing interior products for DIY stores, department stores, furniture specialty shops and online retailers in Europe for over 40 years. The culture within the organisation fits that of a real family business: no-nonsense, dynamic and with a flat organisational structure. More than 30% of our collection is produced in our own factory in Zwaagdijk-Oost and to realise further growth, we have built a new head office with distribution centre and showroom on the motorway in Hoorn.

Working at De Eekhoorn means being challenged, getting the best out of yourself every day. It is important to us that you enjoy going to work. De Eekhoorn is an international and growing company with an open culture. You will work together with enthusiastic colleagues who, like you, like to go the extra mile.

We are looking for a Internal Transport Supervisor!
We are very proud to produce our tough, contemporary, attractive and easy-to-assemble furniture ourselves in the Netherlands. With beautiful, durable and modern materials, we want to offer customers a nice, warm and modern interior. We are looking to the future and we want to be able to move with the changes around us. That is why we are looking for reinforcement! Are you a natural leader with a passion for logistics and team development? Then we are looking for you as Internal Transport Supervisor.

As Internal Transport Supervisor, you will be the operational manager of the reach truckers and horizontal transporters who mainly work in two shifts. We are looking for someone who knows how to strike a good balance between people-oriented and task-oriented management. You ensure that the planning is achieved and you implement the policy. You are the link with the other departments within logistics to ensure that the delivery arrives at the customer on time! Besides managing, you are involved in ensuring optimal workflow and personnel planning, and you think proactively about the improvements we can make to become even better together. In this position, you report to the Team Leader Logistics.

What will you do?

• You manage the Internal Transport team in both a people- and task-oriented manner at operational and tactical level;
• You manage by results and proactively bring forward improvement proposals;
• Thanks to your good planning and coordination with the other team leaders, our beautiful furniture reaches the customer on time;
• Within your duties, you set an example in the field of safety and create a safe environment for your colleagues;
• You are the first point of contact for your team and you keep your colleagues motivated;
• You pick up the HR-related calls so that you keep a good feeling with the team.

And do you have?

• Enthusiasm and energy! You can motivate your colleagues;
• 2 to 5 years work experience in a similar position;
• Experience with WMS systems and affinity with logistics;
• Preferably you have knowledge of/experience with LEAN;
• Communication skills in Dutch and English;
• Ability to work well with different teams;
• Stress resistance and the ability to make quick decisions;
• A customer-oriented and quality-conscious mindset.

This is what we offer you:

• A good salary;
• Travel allowance and a pension scheme;
• Discounts on all our products;
• Nice colleagues;
• Opportunities to keep developing yourself via our Online Academy.

Application procedure