Group Leader I

Join the World of Automation and Material Handling Solutions

Group leader R&D Product Development

Are you ready to join the world of automation and material handling solutions? And are you experienced in managing and developing a team of technical professionals in a dynamic, international and market-leading environment? If yes, we are looking forward to meet you and welcome you to be part of our vision to be the worldwide leader in sustainable automated logistic solutions!

Job Description

We are looking for a group leader who enjoys leading and building a high performing, innovative, multidisciplinary and agile team in order to deliver high quality mechatronic line sorter products!

Your Department

You will be part of our Technology department where no two days are the same. We maintain and improve our current products and develop new solutions by working closely with engineering, supply chain and service, all driven by our customer needs. Our activities are based all over the world and each project is different. These projects improve the business of our external customers within the Parcel, Distribution and Warehousing markets with our scalable products like line sorters, loop sorters, conveyors, work cells and/or storage solutions. Every one of our talented R&D engineers are committed to solving the next challenge, and enhancing Vanderlande’s competitive position.

Your Responsibilities

As group Leader you manage the innovative line sorter development team in Veghel with a multidisciplinary background, for example mechanical, electrical, PLC, system designers, integration etc. You will lead this group as line manager in which you facilitate their growth, agile way of working and product development related activities. In parallel, you will also steer towards and safeguard standardization, process adherence and process optimization. In this role, you will work closely together within an international management team to ensure the right people and competences are available for the right projects to be successful.

As an enthusiastic, result driven and natural team leader, you will:

• Be employee focused to nurture them so that they are equipped to be at their best and happiest,
• Play a vital role in maintaining our vibrant people culture based on customer centricity, trust, feed forward, continuous learning and fun,
• Act as people lead to create, facilitate, coach and motivate the people in their personal and job profession development opportunities,
• Manage 25+ employees supported by the Scrum Masters, including hiring and onboarding new team members, drive performance incl. appraisals and coordinate people operations,
• Work together with product owners, scrum masters and agile coaches in order to implement and improve the agile way of working within the department.

Your qualifications and skills

• Within our dynamic project environment, you feel energized by connecting and motivating people to bring out the best in them,
• Proven experience in hands on people operations and using excellent communication by leading (international) teams of technical specialists,
• You get shiny eyes as soon as you experience and talk about our products,
• You are a smart self-starter with a flexible mindset and pro-active spirit,
• You have a continuous improvement focus and attitude,
• You enjoy working in a R&D environment within a corporate company,
• Fluency in written and spoken Dutch and English,
• You have a Bachelor or Master Degree and a great affinity with technology and have acquired at least 5 years of relevant working experience

What we offer​

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 5.425,93 – € 7.396,22 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.