Team Lead Production & Logistics (m/f/d)

As Team Lead Production & Logistics, you guide a ~20-person team to ensure high-quality seed preparation and equipment handling across crops. You’ll balance disciplinary leadership with hands-on support, securing resources and enabling continuous process improvements. You collaborate with R&D, the Business Unit, and the Elite Seed Warehouse leadership to optimize resource allocation and leverage synergies. This role combines technology, teamwork, and strategic oversight to shape efficient seed logistics. You’ll lead in a family‑run, growth‑oriented environment that values reliability and open communication.

• capital-forming benefits
• company pension plan
• Christmas and vacation bonus
• childcare allowance
• professional and personal development support
• ergonomic workstations and multiple monitors; fully subsidized canteen; ample parking

• Lead a team of ~20 to ensure high-quality equipment and sowing preparation across crop types
• Provide day-to-day leadership and hands-on support to the team
• Allocate resources (staff, machinery, materials)
• Drive continuous improvement of processes and tools with a focus on innovation
• Collaborate with R&D and Business Unit stakeholders
• Coordinate with Elite Seed Warehouse leadership to align resources and leverage synergies

• Vocational training with master craftsman qualification or a degree in business administration, agriculture, mechanical engineering, or comparable subject
• Several years of experience in an industrial company, ideally in logistics or a blue-collar environment
• Some leadership experience is a plus
• Good knowledge of business topics and MS Office proficiency
• Fluent in German and English; willingness to travel ~10%
• Strong decision-making, open and respectful communication, and ability to handle conflicts transparently

• leadership experience
• open and respectful communication
• conflict management
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• knowledge of production/logistics processes
• resource planning and allocation