Interim Site Director (m/f) – Contract logistics

A contract logistics business in the Hamburg and Bremen region needs temporary site leadership during an organisational transition. The priorities are dependable service, clear responsibilities and a shared understanding of customer requirements. You connect the realities of the site with wider business objectives, leading across functions and ensuring that resource, process and priority decisions rest on a transparent basis.

You take site leadership within the agreed scope and develop a clear operating agenda with local managers. You assess capacity, interfaces and escalation routes while strengthening coordination with central functions. Customer requirements become workable operational priorities without overlooking risk, quality expectations or the demands placed on the organisation.

You work within an explicitly agreed mandate. Leadership scope, budget responsibility and decision authority are defined in the briefing. The title alone does not grant unrestricted powers. What matters is taking ownership, making decisions transparent and involving the appropriate stakeholders promptly when priorities conflict.

The handover should leave clear leadership, transparent performance information and dependable accountability. Ongoing actions, customer discussions and significant risks are documented so that local management can sustain improvements and respond promptly when performance deviates from expectations.

Dümpelfeld Partners supports selection and the assignment through personal dialogue. The client remains anonymous in the public advert. Apply with your CV and, if you wish, add your availability and experience from comparable assignments. No cover letter or account is required. We share your full CV with the client only with your explicit consent for that disclosure. Joining the talent pool is optional and is not a condition of this application. Contact [email protected] with questions about the role.