Operations Manager, Benelux
About the team
We are the BYD Benelux team, a passionate team of young and seasoned professionals, driven by innovation and a comprehensive understanding of the automotive landscape in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. We embrace the diverse challenges of being a new entrant brand and are committed to our long-term success by delivering top-tier BEV/PHEV products, customer experience, and services to our local customers.
Our forward-thinking approach and unwavering dedication to collaboration with our valued partners form the foundation of our long-term success. We are agile, quick to respond to industry trends, and always strive to set new benchmarks in quality and innovation. United by a shared vision of excellence, the BYD Benelux team is focused on creating a sustainable and customer-centric future in the automotive world.
About the role
As the Operations Manager, Benelux, you will be responsible for establishing and leading the end-to-end supply chain, concerns planning, storage, logistics, registrations, delivery preparations and sales administrations for BYD’s passenger car business in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. You will ensure a smooth, efficient, and reliable vehicle flow from factory to dealer/customer, supporting the commercial and product teams with accurate planning and operational excellence.
Beyond day-to-day operations, you are expected to design operations SOPs and shape the internal operations management systems aligned with Benelux business demands, covering forecasting, inbound logistics, VPC/PDI processes, outbound transport, stock management, and delivery operations. This role requires both strategic capability and hands-on execution, balancing quantitative KPIs (e.g., delivery lead time, inventory turnover, cost efficiency, logistics performance) with qualitative outcomes (e.g., operational governance, system improvements, cross-functional alignment).
Together with the Benelux leadership team, you will shape a robust operational foundation that supports business growth, enhances customer experience, and secures long-term competitiveness for BYD in the Benelux market.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the operations team and owning the end-to-end supply chain operations, consolidating demand, coordinating factory orders, “3+3” planning production allocations, and ensuring timely vehicle availability across NL/BE/LU.
- Manage regional inventory at NSC/Importer and dealership level, including stock structure, turnover, aging control, and risk mitigation; lead S&OP cycles and ensure data-driven decision making for commercial and product teams.
- Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, including port operations, customs, VPC/PDI, warehousing, and dealer/fleet delivery; continuously optimize logistics partners, costs, and service performance.
- Build operations SOPs, and enhance the operations systems, working with local teams and HQ to implement order management, logistics tracking, delivery management, and dealer portal processes that enable scalable growth.
- Define and enforce operational standards, including compliance with EU and local regulations (e.g. in the NL: RDW, customs, VAT/BPM), process governance, KPI dashboards, and quality control mechanisms.
- Work cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Dealer Network, Finance and Europe/HQ teams, ensuring operational feasibility for commercial plans, product launches, and fleet projects, while driving continuous improvement across the organization.
- Oversee sales administration processes, including internal commercial approvals, invoicing, rebate management, and order-to-delivery documentation, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and seamless coordination between Operations, Sales, and Finance.
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- 8 years of professional experience in automotive supply chain, logistics, operations, or similar fields, ideally in OEM/importer environments and multi-country operations.
- Solid expertise in end-to-end automotive operations, including inbound logistics, VPC/PDI, warehousing, vehicle distribution, and inventory management.
- Proven ability to build systems and processes, with strong analytical capability, hands-on execution, and operational leadership.
- High resilience and adaptability, able to operate in a fast-growing, cross-border/cultural environment while managing multiple operational priorities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating across functions and external partners (ports, logistics providers, dealers).
- Experienced in sales administration workflows with strong accuracy awareness and a solid understanding of commercial-to-operational linkage.
- Fluency in English, with Chinese, Dutch or French skills as an advantage.
We offer
- An exciting opportunity to drive the transition of zero-emission transportation and economic decarbonization in a fast-growing company that represents leading technology in sustainability solutions.
- Performance and experience-based competitive remuneration package and a cool BYD company car for both work and family.
- 3. International learning opportunities, team building, and various exciting events for special days and milestones.
- 25 days of annual holiday allowance with the option of acquiring an additional 5 days.
About BYD Group
Established in November 1994, BYD Group is a leading multi-sector high-tech company focused on innovation and development in automobiles, rail transit, renewable energy, and electronics.
Committed to fulfilling a better life through technological innovations, BYD Group leverages a robust network of over 40 subsidiaries, with over 1,000,000 employees of nearly 110,000 engineers worldwide in over 400 cities of 79 countries, actively driving the implementation of comprehensive zero-emission and emission reduction solutions. In 2024, BYD Auto delivered 4.27 million NEV (BEV+PHEV) globally, maintaining its position as the world leader in NEV sales.
BYD Group upholds the values of innovation, pragmatism, passion, and competition, dedicating itself to technological empowerment throughout the entire process of renewable energy acquisition, storage, and application, contributing to the goal of sustainable future development for all humanity.
- Department
- Operations Support
- Locations
- Hoofddorp
Hoofddorp
About BYD Europe
As the first overseas subsidiary of BYD group, our main focus is to provide European customers with new energy vehicles, rechargeable batteries, solar panels, energy storage systems and other new energy products, as well as related after-sales services.