Junior Project Lead - Facility

As a Junior Project Lead - Facility in our International Facility Management team, you are the backbone of the building infrastructure that powers our supply chain. Bridging the gap between international strategy and local execution, you will lead projects that directly improve safety, quality, and efficiency across our fulfillment centers and hubs in the Netherlands, Germany, and France.

We are looking for an executional driver: You take ownership of operational challenges, spend time on-site to identify problems, and propose and implement practical, data-driven solutions. You will spend roughly 20% of your time on-site and ensure you are present exactly when and where the impact is highest. With the authority to make real decisions and manage budgets, you will use operational logic and sharp communication to turn "flagged issues" into "implemented solutions."

Tricks of the Trade

Project Management & Process Standardization

• Lead capability projects: Take ownership of improvement projects (e.g., 24/7 on-call support, emergency lists, site entry protocols, maintenance risk analysis).
• Structure & delivery: Turn problems and opportunities into solutions. You break down problems, propose solutions, create realistic timelines, and ensure delivery.
• Harmonize operations: Design and implement standardized FM procedures and policies that work internationally while accounting for necessary local exemptions.
• Procedure governance: Act as the guardian of the "Picnic Standard." When a local Facility Manager creates a working instruction, you critically review it for scalability.

Stakeholder Management & Support

• Cross-functional alignment: Work directly with Quality & Safety (QS), Budgeting, and Operations teams to ensure FM projects align with broader company goals.
• Chasing & unblocking: You proactively chase stakeholders for input and do not hesitate to escalate when projects are blocked.
• On-site engagement: Regular presence on-site (workshops, audits) to understand the physical reality of the processes you are designing.

About you…

• A Bachelor’s degree (HBO/WO) or equivalent experience.
• 0-3yrs of working experience in a similar or operational role.
• Bias for action: you proactively find bottlenecks and act on it.
• High-energy, hands-on, and a strong can-do mentality.
• Strong communicator: from warehouse floor to leadership.
• Fixer mindset: you own problems through to implementation.
• Fluent in English; Dutch, French, or German is a plus.
• Flexible to travel to different Picnic locations. Some weeks you’ll be 100% on-site, others you’ll be focused on strategy at the office.

Picnic Perks

• 🥗Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks: Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.
• 🚵🏼Health insurance discount & bike plan: We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate.
• ✍🏼Learning & development: You’ll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. We offer personal development through Lepaya courses, Academy training, and more. Interested in improving your mental wellbeing? Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses.
• All the rest: At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well.