Site Manager
To continue to fuel Swappie’s strong growth path and enable further international expansion, we are now looking for a growth-minded leader who wants to make a difference for our environment and make buying refurbished mobile phones mainstream.
Are you ready to accelerate our international growth as a Site Manager for our new site in Leipzig, Germany?
This is an essential role in our new fulfillment center, reporting to our Vice President of Operations, and overseeing all of our operations in Germany. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to ramp up our site in Leipzig, and focus on team building, development & leadership.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Lead our production site and ramp-up according to the business plan
- Act as the local General Manager for the German fulfillment side, overseeing financial, regulatory and administrative matters (Tax / H&S / Budget ownership)
- Define our local site’s FTE needs according to our quarterly/annual plans
- Optimize our site for production needs
- Set up and drive local quality and productivity KPIs
- Coordinate with other Swappie production sites as well as HQ functions
We are excited to hear from you if you have:
- Proven track record of leadership experience (lead of leads), able to provide guidance, direction, and mentorship
- Process development and data-driven mindset (Lean Six Sigma / Excel / Google sheets)
- Hands-on and self-starter attitude
- Cross-cultural collaboration and communication skills
- Fluency in both German and English
- Previous manufacturing or warehouse managing experience is seen as a plus
- Previous experience in a fast-paced environment is a plus
- Previous industry knowledge (consumer electronics or refurbished electronics) is seen as a plus
Other information:
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Start date: According to the agreement
Job type: Full-time and on-site
We’re growing exponentially and welcome the best talent to join our green revolution! Does this sound like an exciting opportunity you don’t want to miss? If yes, we would love to hear from you! 🚀
If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment, we will be happy to reply to you at recruitment@swappie.com. Please note that we don’t accept job applications via email.
- Department
- Warehouse
- Locations
- Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
A few good reasons why you would like to join us
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Become a part of our global team
We are a diverse group of skilled, ambitious, fun, kind, laid-back, and professional people of 69 nationalities - our offices are located in Helsinki, Amsterdam, Tallinn, Leipzig and Brussels. And as you have probably guessed, our working language is English.
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Make a difference
By refurbishing smartphones to the highest standards, we reduce environmental waste, empower our customers to make more sustainable choices, and build a better tomorrow. Being part of the solution, not part of the pollution drives us every day.
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Be a part of our culture of trust
We have plenty of freedom and responsibility that we use in the best interest of Swappie. We share information, learnings, insights, plans and achievements as we know that we are all in this together.
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Learn and grow like never before
We offer a wide range of development and growth opportunities and encourage our people to seek new ways to improve constantly.
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Be yourself
Our Diversity & Inclusion Manifesto guides our daily working and collaboration with team members: we create a diverse and inclusive workplace where we have equal opportunities to grow and feel safe. We respect varied backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, religions, genders, gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
About Swappie
Swappie is the no. 1 online destination for buying and selling refurbished smartphones in Europe.
Since launching in 2016, we have grown to more than 1 300 talent and €100M annual revenue. And this is just the beginning! We empower our customers in 15 countries to choose environmentally friendly and affordable ways to upgrade their smartphones. Buy smart, not new; that's how we change consumer behavior in Europe and soon worldwide.
Our core values are endless optimism, the highest standards, customer focus, and connect. They guide us in the decisions and actions we take every day.
Our successful model and ambition in solving important sustainability challenges are being continuously recognized by international sustainability and start-up awards, including being listed by Financial Times as the fastest-growing company in Europe, the Finnish Innovation Fund’s award for contribution to the circular economy and appearing on Wired’s list of hottest startups in Helsinki.
About Swappie
Join our mission of making refurbished electronics mainstream! 🚀
Site Manager
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