Team Lead Planning & Purchese - #50253

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (HBO level) in a relevant field
• Proven experience in a production or technical environment
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Strong planning, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Experience with production planning and operational purchasing
• Ability to drive process improvements and manage change
• Strong command of English and Dutch
  
  

Soft Skills

• Hands-on and pragmatic mindset
• Strong people leadership and coaching abilities
• Clear communicator and connector across teams
• Results-driven with a structured approach
• Proactive problem solver
• Able to create ownership and accountability within a team
• Resilient and able to perform in a dynamic environment
  
  

Job Description

Are you a team leader who thrives on bringing structure, developing people, and improving processes? Do you feel most at home in the heart of operations? Then this role might be the perfect next step.

We are looking for a strong and engaged Team Lead Planning & Purchasing to support a growing team within planning and operational procurement. Someone who identifies opportunities for improvement — and takes immediate action.

You will lead a team of approximately 7 colleagues, ensuring clear priorities, realistic planning, and full control over workload and capacity. Your biggest impact will be in building a strong team and establishing effective ways of working.

Your Responsibilities Include

• Leading and coaching the planning and purchasing team
• Creating insight into workload and capacity, translating this into achievable plans
• Optimizing production planning and operational procurement processes
• Safeguarding delivery reliability, quality, and cost efficiency
• Identifying and resolving process bottlenecks
• Collaborating closely with production, logistics, engineering, and sales
• Driving continuous improvement within the team and processes
  
  

Your focus is clear: strengthening the team and improving performance.

You bring structure, set clear goals, and create an environment where people take ownership and support each other.

This is not a remote management role — you are visible on the shop floor and actively involved in daily operations.

Your team

You will be part of a growing and dynamic team within planning and operational purchasing. The team consists of approximately 7 professionals, working closely together to ensure smooth operations and reliable delivery performance.

You will collaborate intensively with cross-functional teams such as production, logistics, engineering, and sales, in an international and informal environment with short communication lines.

Your benefits

Working at HQ Pack means being part of a strongly growing worldwide operating organization called HQ Group. Despite its strong international character and over 800 colleagues in the Netherlands, the organization is characterized by its informal character and short communication lines. Within our organization, you will get the opportunity to further develop yourself both personally and professionally. We attach great value to a collegial and pleasant working atmosphere. Naturally, we will provide you with the resources you need to perform this job well. We have our own employment conditions package and offer, collective pension, Bicycle plan, travel allowance and the possibility for 5 extra days off.

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