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Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Teamlead Workforce Management Onboarding & Planning

HR Operations & CoordinationPosted on Nov 12
Full-timePuttershoek, Netherlands

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Proven experience leading and developing a team, preferably in a logistics or operational environment.
  • Strong understanding of logistics processes and workforce-planning challenges in a dynamic environment.
  • Experience working with temporary employment agencies and understanding of staffing-industry dynamics.
  • Knowledge of relevant labor legislation and working-time regulations.
  • Ability to build relationships and bring stakeholders together.
  • Excellent communication skills and comfort interacting with operational teams and management.
  • Ability to anticipate challenges, take initiative, and approach problems proactively and with a solution-oriented mindset.
  • Ability to set priorities, maintain an overview, and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Good written and spoken Dutch and English.
  • Full-time availability.
  • Legal right to work in the Netherlands when applying.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of workforce planners and onboarding specialists.
  • Coordinate and optimize workforce planning and onboarding processes to support daily operational needs.
  • Act as the key link between operational management, HR, and external staffing agencies.
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
  • Identify workforce challenges and translate them into practical solutions.
  • Ensure workforce planning and onboarding activities comply with relevant labor laws and working-time regulations.
  • Set clear priorities, monitor team performance, and drive continuous improvement within the department.
  • Stay connected to the warehouse floor, understand operational challenges, and ensure staffing and onboarding support an effective logistics operation.

About the Company

Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education group made up of eight autonomous divisions, including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, and Arvato. It operates across B2B and B2C markets, with activities in broadcasting, book publishing, music rights management, and business process outsourcing. Its products range from streaming subscriptions and printed books to logistics, CRM services, and AI-powered content and rights-management tools. The company differentiates itself through a decentralized, entrepreneur-led structure that reinvests profits into content and digital infrastructure via its Boost program, backed by private foundations and the Mohn family. It aims to grow organically and through selective acquisitions while leveraging large-scale data and cross-divisional synergies to deliver personalized content and service experiences at a global scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.4B
Headquarters
Gütersloh, Germany
Founded
1835

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