Dealer Service Team Lead EMEA (f/m/d)

Patagonia is an outdoor apparel company founded in 1973. At a time when all life on earth is under threat of extinction, we aim to use the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imagination—to influence changes needed to protect our planet. A registered B Corporation and founding member of 1% for the Planet, Patagonia is recognised internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism, contributing over $145 million in grants and in-kind donations to thousands of grassroots environmental groups around the world.

Your role:

We are in business to save our home planet. You’ll be helping us achieve this by driving operational excellence across Patagonia’s wholesale service delivery in the region. Acting as the functional lead for all Dealer Service across EMEA, it brings together the work of the local Dealer Services teams, coordinating seasonal execution, and shaping service standards, the role ensures our dealers receive consistent, proactive, and high-quality support. The Dealer Service Team Lead EMEA contributes to Patagonia’s commercial success and customer satisfaction by aligning regional service execution with the broader Marketplace strategy and global tools.

Main tasks:

• Functional team leadership. Provide functional leadership to the local Dealer Service teams across multiple EMEA offices. Set KPIs, facilitate onboarding and training, and coach performance to ensure consistent and excellent service delivery and team engagement in collaboration with direct managers.  Contribute to capacity planning and resource allocation.

• Orderbook oversight & seasonal execution. Manage the execution of seasonal orderbook delivery activities, such as delivery coordination, and clean-up processes. Collaborate with Logistics and Sales to meet financial targets and ensure customer-specific requirements are fulfilled. Monitor and report on orderbook health and proactively address issues to maintain operational continuity.

• Service excellence and roadmap contribution. Shape the 1–3 year Dealer Service roadmap in collaboration with the Wholesale Operations & Service manager and cross-functional teams. Define dealer satisfaction metrics, lead the Voice of the Dealer survey, and drive continuous improvement initiatives based on feedback and performance trends. Track and analyze key service metrics such as clean book rate, lead times, and escalation resolution.

• Dealer communication and stakeholder engagement. Serve as the key point of contact for internal stakeholders and external dealer partners on service and operational topics. Coordinate communication on deliveries, quality issues, and seasonal readiness, and lead operational reviews with Key Accounts to elevate service standards. Support team with operational issues and serves as an escalation point.

• Process harmonization and ownership. Champion consistency in how Dealer Service processes are documented and executed across the region. Identify local adaptations where needed and ensure alignment with global tools and standards. Lead initiatives to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency.

  
  

What we’re looking for:

• An inclusive mindset

• Experience in matrix organization managing multicultural team 

• Experience in people management ideally in Service/Operations team

• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus

• A love of the outdoors

• An interest in saving our home planet and making a positive impact through your work

• Full understanding of dealer service operations. Applied to navigate complex wholesale processes across order management, delivery coordination, returns, and repairs, ensuring consistency and quality across multiple countries.

• Full understanding of functional team leadership. Used to lead through indirect reports, set performance expectations, coach team members, and foster a unified and engaged culture across regional offices.

• Full understanding of analytical thinking.  Applied to interpret service KPIs, report on orderbook performance, guide team priorities through data.

• Full understanding of service design and continuous improvement. Applied to define service excellence metrics, interpret dealer feedback, and lead initiatives that improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Full understanding of stakeholder engagement and communication. Used to manage escalations, lead dealer-facing communications, and influence cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Logistics, and Credit teams.

Other important details:

• This is a Full-time position based in Amsterdam

• We have a hybrid work model, working from home for maximum 3 days per week

• We strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role at Patagonia. Our interviews include standardised questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role. For some roles there will also be a practical assignment, where you can showcase your skills

• We strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role at Patagonia. Our interviews include standardized questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role.

• To find out more about what we offer our employees click here: https://eu.patagonia.com/nl/en/what-we-offer/

  
  

  At Patagonia, we commit to becoming an anti-racist company that leads by example. This means doing the work to be inclusive and equitable, across all aspects of our business.

  
  

  Every person who applies to join Patagonia receives equal employment opportunities, and we value a welcoming environment where each member of our EMEA team feels included, respected and empowered, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, civil status, national origin, disability or age.

  
  

  At Patagonia, we strive to have inclusive representation within our organisation and embrace a diverse mix of talent to contribute to our culture. We actively seek applications from Black and People of Colour (BPOC) and other underrepresented groups.

  
  

  As we are in business to save our home planet, we can only do this together.

  
  

  Please make sure that your CV and cover letter are in English.

  
  

  Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

  Thanks for your interest in supporting us for this role, but we don’t accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies