Teamleader Orderpick

We are De Eekhoorn Dutch Furniture.
The concept of De Eekhoorn Dutch Furniture is clear and simple: designing robust, attractive furniture. With our brands WOOOD and vtwonen, we sell our products in more than 50 countries through 1500 points of sale. With a team of 200 dedicated 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 44 years. More than 30% of our collection is manufactured in our own factory in Zwaagdijk-Oost, and our head office, including distribution centre and showroom, is conveniently located along 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 Teamleader Orderpick!
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 an Teamleader Orderpick!

As Order Pick Team Leader, you will be the operational manager of the order pickers 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 will report to the production manager.

What will you do?

• You will manage the Orderpick team (approx. 12 FTE + on-call) in both a people- and task-oriented way at operational and tactical level;
• You manage by results and proactively suggest improvements.
• 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 HR-related conversations so that you keep a good feeling with the team.
• In the absence of fellow shift leaders, you can also keep those departments running.

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 we offer you:

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

Application procedure