DC Manager Santa Maria da Feira

DC (Warehouse) Manager

We’re offering an exciting chance to become the DC Manager of our new Distribution Center in Santa Maria da Feira. You’ll jump in during the final build phase, drive the setup, and lead the recruitment and training of your team getting everything ready to supply over 100 Action stores. This site will quickly grow into an operation with around 200 colleagues. Like this? Keep reading!

Your job

Working at Action is not like working anywhere else. With over 3,000 stores across Europe, 16 distribution centers, hubs, and cross docks—and an ambitious growth plan—our supply chain never stands still.

Your first focus will be to get up to speed quickly by supporting our international colleagues involved in the build phase and selecting your local team. You do this with one goal in mind: delivering the best possible service to our stores. While we currently operate an outsourced DC near Madrid, DC Santa Maria will be fully managed by us. You’ll report to the Regional Supply Chain Manager and be part of the Regional Management Team for Spain, Portugal, Italy and Slovakia.

To stay connected, you’ll visit our other DCs—including our very first DC in the Netherlands, where our International Head Office is located. This is your chance to learn how we run our operations, how Action works and thinks, and build strong relationships, so we only need to invent the wheel once.

Once the DC is operational, you’ll lead your teams and oversee daily deliveries. You’ll turn start-up decisions into long-term success. As the site stabilizes and store numbers grow, you’ll lead the site through shift model development, scaling from initial operations to a full 3-shift setup as volumes grow. This is a team effort—with you at the helm. Together with your team you’ll build a safe, secure, and high-performing operation aligned with the Action standards. Action’s Supply Chain operates in a matrix structure, meaning you’ll work closely with our European teams in Process, Transport, Human Resources and Facilities to actively secure the right support for your site.

Responsibilities

Operational Management

• Lead all DC operations and teams to ensure high-quality, safe, and cost-efficient operations;

• Drive, jointly with central in the lead, process improvements and implement logistics procedures to boost performance and consistency;

• Take ownership of key financial results.

People Management

• Recruit, onboard, and develop your team in close cooperation with the HR Business Partner;ta;

• Foster a culture of continuous development, ownership, and performance improvement;

• Collaborate with the Works Council and Unions to maintain a positive and productive work environment.