About the Role
We’re looking for a motivated, service-minded and resilient Senior Manager, Customer Operations with a passion for people, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Director, Customer Operations EU, MENA & India, you will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day leadership, performance and delivery of our Netherlands-based Customer Operations team and work closely with other Customer Operations teams in other regions. One of the key regions you will oversee, will be the customer operations activity for Germany, making fluent German language skills, both written and verbal, an essential requirement for this role.
Working across a diverse international region, you and your team will support our Wholesale, Marketplace, Travel Retail, Distributor and Independent Retail business partners across Europe, the Middle East, North Asia and India.
About Movado B.V.
One of the world’s premier watchmakers, our client designs, sources and distributes multiple brands in the Watch and Jewellery segments worldwide.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, coach and develop the Netherlands-based Customer Operations team, driving engagement, accountability and high performance.
- Own day-to-day operational delivery, priorities, escalations and risk management across the team.
- Drive excellence across Order-to-Cash, order management, customer service and operational compliance.
- Build strong partnerships with Commercial, Finance, Operations, Logistics, IT and other key stakeholders.
- Monitor business performance and ensure the team responds quickly and effectively to changing priorities.
- Identify and lead process improvements, change initiatives and projects that simplify how we work and improve the customer experience.
- Create a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and “right first time” execution.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management and development across the team.
What You’ll Bring
You’re an experienced people leader who combines a strong customer-first mindset with commercial awareness and operational discipline.
You’ll be comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment, solving complex problems, making decisions and bringing people together to deliver results.
As this role will oversee Germany, fluency in German, both written and verbal, is essential.
You’ll be service-minded, resilient, collaborative and improvement-focused, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills and a genuine desire to develop both people and processes.
Experience in Customer Operations, Order Management / Order-to-Cash, SAP and process improvement within an international business environment would be highly valuable.
What we offer
If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead a talented Customer Operations team and help shape how we support our customers and commercial partners across a diverse international region, we’d love to hear from you.
We offer the following benefits:
- 8% holiday allowance on top of your base salary.
- 5% pension contribution (shared employer/employee).
- Hybrid working (3 days in office).
- 25 vacation days plus public holidays.
- Employee discount.
- Long term Service Awards.
Movado Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- Fluent German language skills, written and verbal
- Experience as a people leader
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Customer-first mindset, operational discipline, resilience, and collaborative working style
- Experience in Customer Operations
- Experience with Order Management or Order-to-Cash
- Experience with SAP
- Experience leading process improvement in an international business environment
Movado Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Movado Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Movado Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and short- and long‑term disability. Feedback suggests healthcare is considered decent, with premiums scaled by compensation bands.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and company‑paid holidays are included, alongside paid parental leave in multiple postings. This creates a conventional time‑off foundation for benefit‑eligible roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — The package includes an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, legal plan, pet and critical‑illness insurance, and notable brand discounts/perks. Employee discounts are consistently praised and stand out as a distinctive perk.
Movado Group Insights
What We Do
Movado Group, a global leader in the watch industry, champions precision, innovation, and artistry. With a celebrated portfolio including Movado, EBEL, Concord, Olivia Burton, MVMT, Coach Watches, HUGO BOSS Watches, Lacoste Watches, Tommy Hilfiger Watches, and Calvin Klein Watches, we craft not only timepieces but also a variety of jewelry and fashion accessories. Our vibrant culture offers expansive career opportunities within an environment where sustainable growth is intertwined with a passion for the arts. Employees across the globe contribute to and grow with a company that values hands-on experience and professional development. Strategically positioned with offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide, and over 70 retail locations, Movado Group embraces the future with a commitment to excellence. We believe every second is an opportunity to advance, innovate, and weave creativity into the fabric of our already rich legacy.
