Senior Site Manager

Move forward as Senior Site Manager at DSV in Maastricht Airport

Are you a strategically strong leader with experience in complex logistics environments? Do you have vision, provide direction, and know how to get people moving? For our campus in Maastricht, we are looking for a senior site manager who looks beyond today and plays a key role in the further development of this high-tech location.

You get it done

Working at these locations means leading three dynamic logistics sites in the Netherlands, where technology, scale and customer focus come together. Together with your team, you will shape the future of logistics:: you’re on it. 

How you do this? As senior site manager, you combine operational leadership with strategic insight. You are responsible for the full operation of our warehouses and ensure that it seamlessly aligns with the growth ambitions of both our customers and DSV itself. With your vision and experience, you future-proof processes, leverage automation, and identify commercial opportunities. At the same time, you implement improvements that create value in both the short and long term.

ou are a visible presence on the shop floor, where you motivate, develop and empower employees. At the same time, you are a trusted discussion partner for international customers at tactical and strategic level. You translate customer expectations into concrete plans and ensure alignment between operations, IT, customer requirements and business objectives.

In addition, you are responsible for monitoring and achieving the financial results (full P&L responsibility for three sites). You manage KPIs, performance and workforce management, and use data and automation to enable continuous optimisation. You also actively contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture in which collaboration, quality and ownership are central.

A major automation implementation in an ADR environment is scheduled for 2026. Together with your team, you will lead this process. Your strong change and project management skills will be essential to ensure this implementation is both smooth and successful. You achieve this by:

• delivering an efficient operation where KPIs, quality and customer promise are central;
• translating customer growth and market dynamics into scalable, future-oriented solutions;
• building strong customer relationships and actively contributing to commercial and contractual development;
• developing an agile and resilient team that dares to take responsibility and show initiative.

Your team at DSV stands out for its strong combination of operational drive, expertise and ownership. It is a close-knit and motivated team that challenges each other, celebrates successes, and works together every day to optimise processes and exceed customer expectations.

We are DSV, we grow

DSV is a global provider of transport and logistics services. With offices in more than 90 countries and a growing network of partners, there is no place in the world we cannot reach via transport by air, sea, rail, courier or road or where we can offer storage in warehouses.

At DSV, we make unique work experiences possible! This is a fantastic opportunity to take responsibility for further expanding our warehouse. Will you become part of my team,

says Peter van der Meijden, Senior Director.

In the Netherlands, we operate from over 25 branches, with more than 3,000 colleagues. Together we rise to the challenge of a rapidly changing environment. We make quick decisions at every level and combine ambition and teamwork. This is how we move forward and make a difference together.

You bring

• proven experience in managing large-scale logistics operations within a 3PL environment, preferably in an automated warehouse;
• strategic, commercial and analytical skills with which you understand, improve and grow processes in line with customer needs;
• inspiring leadership: you know how to connect with people, develop them and bring out their strengths;
• excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English, enabling you to interact effectively at all levels inside and outside the organisation.

It all counts for this vacancy of senior site manager in Maastricht Airport. Furthermore, it is of course important that you feel at home with us. That will certainly be possible if you like to keep going, have guts and want to grow with DSV.

You get

Working at DSV means working at one of the top players in the logistics market. DSV is entrepreneurial and competitive, which is why we always want to grow as an organization. That is why we are looking for people who want to grow with us. Besides a challenging job in an international environment we also offer:

• a place on the regional management team;
• a salary based on your knowledge and experience, supplemented with a 5% bonus (paid in November);
• 24 vacation days, 4 additional days off (ADV), 8% holiday allowance and a company car;
• an attractive pension scheme, partly non-contributory with an employee contribution of 5%;
• access to knowledge and training via our DSV Academy and external courses, so you can grow and influence your own career path;
• the space and freedom to take initiative in an informal environment, where you will be part of a committed, sociable and above all fun team!

Move forward

Send your resume with motivation or leave your details and we will contact you. Any questions about this vacancy? Our corporate recruiter Manouk Lips will answer all your questions via +31 (0)6 5188 5961 or manouk.lips@dsv.com.

We will only contact you via our official company email addresses (e.g., @dsv.com or @nl.dsv.com) and never reach out to candidates through personal email providers such as Gmail or Hotmail.

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