BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
Join us in shaping the future at our Cologne location as a
Head of Customer Operations/ Customer Service Europe - B2B (m/f/d)
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and strategical develop the Customer Operations Europe Unit
- Contribute to the EU long term vision by ensuring Operations setup and processes match the business growth strategy
- Manage Customer Service Managers & respective team across Europe 25+ colleagues
- Lead the Customer Operations function through a digital transformation
- Ensuring the day-to-day operational delivery of strategic and operational plans
- Develop and maintain sales/operations reportings, lead meetings to track monthly order KPIs, plus financial year budget on monthly/quarterly/yearly basis
- Lead and drive projects (e.g. EDI, 3PL)
- Close collaboration across departments (Finance, Demand Planning and Production) to ensure a transparent supply chain
YOUR PROFILE:
- Minimum of 7 years professional experience in Customer Service / Operations; experience in shoe or fashion / lifestyle industry is a plus
- Experience in leading, building and developing a team
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and drive projects from start to finish, ideally within digital transformation
- A collaborative mindset and a strong communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- Solution driven and a proactive can-do-attitude
- Exceptional attention to detail; ability to analyze data quickly and precisely and translate insights into business actions
- Proven track of negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, good knowledge of SAP Systems and report writing skills
- Very good English and German language skills and intercultural competence
- Willingness to travel across Europe
WE OFFER:
BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application.