To continue to fuel Swappie’s profitable growth and our mission in making refurbished electronics mainstream, we are seeking for two exceptional team players to join us as

TEAM LEADS (m/w/d) in Leipzig Operations.

If you're ready to take ownership, lead with impact, and contribute to our commitment to environmental sustainability — this is your chance to leave your fingerprint on Swappie while helping us create a more sustainable footprint in the world. 🌏 💚

In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team of employees, who are handling light goods in a modern warehouse environment at Swappie’s Operations site in the Wahren area of Leipzig, Germany.

You will be doing work which is essentially important for the company and our European customers, great for the environment and surrounded by a supportive and positive team.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

• Conducting monthly performance evaluations and providing feedback to team members.

• Setting and monitoring shift and team targets, prioritising tasks, and allocating employees efficiently to avoid bottlenecks.

• Ensuring proper adherence to working and break times.

• Addressing team members' feedback, resolving issues, and managing conflicts effectively.

• Collaborating with the planning team to execute and oversee planning tasks.

• Ensuring continuous workflow by addressing bottlenecks and optimising processes.

• Leading onboarding and ongoing development of new joiners.

• Reporting operational outcomes and key results to management.

• Identifying training needs and delivering coaching or relevant training.

• Participating in continuous improvement projects.

• Supporting preparation for peak season and compliance audits (e.g. 6S).

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU

• Showcase previous experience in leading people.

  • Work experience in a warehouse environment is seen as a plus.

  • Project management or CIP experience is seen as an advantage.

  • A bachelor's degree is preferred, but not required.

• Have very good verbal and written communications skills in English.

  • German skills are seen as an advantage.

• Demonstrate good skills working with IT-application (Google-Set-up/ Microsoft).

• Are flexible, organised and communicate effectively.

• Have highly developed ability to solve problems.

• Pay strong attention to details, accuracy and safety.

• Have the ability to see a bigger picture & motivate team members to reach targets and take ownership.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Extensive training on the job.

• Defined areas of responsibility.

• Full-time and permanent contract.

• Supportive and low-hierarchy team.

• Mon-Fri shifts, weekends for yourself!

• 20€/hourly rate salary + nice perks, e.g. Swappie voucher (50€ monthly).
  
  
  

Visa requirements: Eligibility for this role requires a valid, long-term German work visa for full-time employment, which will be verified during the hiring process.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now! 🚀 Please submit your application by July 27, 2025. We'll begin contacting applicants from July 28th onward!

If you have any questions about this role, recruitment@swappie.com will happily reply. Kindly note that we don’t accept job applications via email.