About the Role
Join our Global Logistics team and play a key role in leading Value-Added Services (VAS) operations that support customers around the world. In this position, you will drive operational excellence, ensure compliance and safety standards are met, and lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, efficiency, and service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to influence warehouse performance, develop teams, and contribute to a fast-paced, growing operation.
What You Will Do
- Lead daily Value-Added Services operations, ensuring appropriate staffing, training, workflow coordination, and achievement of operational performance targets.
- Monitor and improve key performance indicators including productivity, quality, inventory accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery.
- Maintain compliance with health and safety, regulatory, quality, and hazardous materials requirements while promoting a safe and inclusive workplace.
- Coach and develop team members through training, performance support, and development planning to improve operational capability and engagement.
- Analyse operational data and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate audits, inspections, standard operating procedure reviews, and corrective action activities to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Collaborate with Quality, Planning, Engineering, Customer Service, and other business functions to support operational priorities, new products, and process improvements.
- Support resource planning, warehouse layout optimisation, equipment utilisation, and operational readiness for business growth and change initiatives.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- MBO or HBO in Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 4 years of warehousing or operations experience, or a minimum 3 years of experience in a team leadership or people management role.
- Experience working within a regulated environment, such as ISO 13485 or a comparable quality management system.
- Experience ensuring compliance with health and safety, regulatory, hazardous materials, and operational requirements.
- Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), preferably Oracle.
- Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken.
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional qualification or certification in Warehouse Management, Logistics, Lean, or Six Sigma.
- Experience within the medical device, healthcare, or similarly regulated industry.
- Dutch or German language proficiency.
Netherlands Pay Ranges:
- Netherlands: €38.100 - €70.700 EUR Annual
At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.
If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.
Travel Percentage: 0%
Skills Required
- MBO or HBO qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field
- Minimum 4 years of warehousing or operations experience, or minimum 3 years of team leadership or people management experience
- Experience working within a regulated environment, such as ISO 13485 or a comparable quality management system
- Experience ensuring compliance with health and safety, regulatory, hazardous materials, and operational requirements
- Experience with Warehouse Management Systems, preferably Oracle
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Additional qualification or certification in Warehouse Management, Logistics, Lean, or Six Sigma
- Experience in the medical device, healthcare, or similarly regulated industry
- Dutch or German language proficiency
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stryker and has not been reviewed or approved by Stryker.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options with HSA support and global mental‑health access indicate broad, accessible care. These features materially enhance the overall value of the total‑rewards package.
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Retirement Support — A meaningful 401(k) company match with potential additional company contribution, alongside an ESPP, supports long‑term savings and wealth building. Documented plan specifics help employees understand eligibility, timing, and vesting mechanics.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and practical supports like breast milk shipping reflect a comprehensive, family‑friendly approach. These offerings address varied family‑building paths and caregiving needs.
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What We Do
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
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