Top Companies Hiring for Operations Jobs in Amsterdam (Oct 2026)

You want an operations job in Amsterdam and you need to know who is actually hiring this month, not who was hiring two years ago. Here is the dated picture: 12 open listings for Operations jobs in Amsterdam, counted on 14 October 2026 from the JobRise live jobs feed.

That is a small market. 8 of those 12 listings went up in the last 30 days, and 4 in the last 7 days, so the feed moves but the total stays thin. All 12 are full-time. None show a salary, and 0 of 12 carry entry-level titles like intern, junior, graduate or trainee.

Who is hiring, ranked by open listings#

The ranking below counts open listings on 14 October 2026. Names are exactly as they appear on the listings, and some of these are recruiters or staffing firms, not end employers.

• Next Job Abroad (3)
• Bunq (2)
• Stranger Soccer (1)
• Allucent (1)
• Red Bull (1)
• Asahi Intecc Europe B.V. (1)
• Controlant (1)
• Pearl Abyss Europe (1)
• Charlotte Tilbury (1)

Two employers account for 5 of the 12 listings. That concentration matters: if you ignore Next Job Abroad and Bunq, you are ignoring over 40 percent of this slice. Look at the actual titles before you decide who to chase.

Next Job Abroad's visible role is "️️Japanese-Speaking Customer Support Specialist-Relocate to Sunny Greece🇬🇷", which is a relocation role, not an Amsterdam-desk job. Bunq lists "Cards Experience Guide" and "Chargebacks Expert". Stranger Soccer has "License Owner & Operator, Amsterdam", which reads more like a franchise-style operator role than a salaried ops position.

How the city compares with the country#

Amsterdam holds 12 of the 71 Operations listings in all of Netherlands, and the same 12 of the 72 open Amsterdam listings across every category on this feed. In plain terms: almost everything Amsterdam has open right now is operations work, and about one in six Dutch operations listings sits in this city.

That is a thin slice, not a boom. It also means your search should not stop at the city line, since the country total is nearly six times the Amsterdam count. When you cite these figures in a message or an interview, say they are a JobRise snapshot dated 14 October 2026, not a market survey.

Targeting each type of employer#

Recruiters and staffing firms move fastest. Next Job Abroad has the most listings here, so treat it as a volume channel: one application per fitting role, a short note referencing the exact title, and no repeat follow-ups within a week.

Corporate employers want proof you understand their function. For Red Bull's "Demand & Supply Planning Manager", talk forecast accuracy and supplier coordination. For Allucent's "Sr. Clinical Project Manager (Europe)", talk timelines, vendors and trial milestones. Vague "process improvement" talk dies at these desks.

Small and specialised firms want ownership. Stranger Soccer's "License Owner & Operator, Amsterdam" and Controlant's "Service Center Technician" both signal someone who runs a thing, not someone who attends meetings about the thing. Show the thing you ran and the number that moved.

Bunq's roles, "Cards Experience Guide" and "Chargebacks Expert", are customer-operations jobs inside a fintech. Expect a test of how you handle volume and edge cases, so bring a story about a queue you cleared or a rule you tightened.

Referral and outreach scripts#

Ask for a referral before you ask for a job. Here is a message that works on LinkedIn when you share a connection with someone at Bunq:

"Hi Marta, I'm applying for the Chargebacks Expert role at Bunq and noticed you work there. I've spent two years on payment disputes at a PSP, closing around 40 cases a day. Would you be comfortable passing my CV to the hiring manager? Either way, thanks."

Cold outreach to a hiring manager needs a hook in the first line. Use the exact title so it lands in a search later:

"Hi Joris, saw the Demand & Supply Planning Manager opening at Red Bull. I currently run S&OP for a 200-SKU portfolio and cut stockouts by a third last year by tightening our forecast handover with sales. Happy to send two lines on how I'd approach your planning cycle if useful."

For a recruiter like Next Job Abroad, keep it transactional. They are matching titles to CVs, so give them the facts they need and nothing else:

"Hi, I'm an EU passport holder with 3 years in customer operations, native Japanese and fluent English, open to relocation. Interested in the Japanese-Speaking Customer Support Specialist role. CV attached, available to start within a month."

The 7-step plan#

1. Pull the 12 listings and save the exact titles. Titles are the raw material for every message you send.
2. Split them into three buckets: volume channels (Next Job Abroad), function-specific corporate roles (Red Bull, Allucent, Asahi Intecc Europe B.V.), and owner-type roles (Stranger Soccer, Controlant).
3. Rewrite your CV for one bucket at a time. One CV per bucket beats one CV for all 12.
4. Check each employer's recent activity before you write, using the free company insights tool, so you can reference something real instead of guessing.
5. Find two people at your top three targets and send the referral script first. Wait four working days before any follow-up.
6. Send the cold outreach script to the hiring manager for roles where you have no connection. Track sent dates in a spreadsheet so you never double-message.
7. Apply formally last, then repeat the cycle weekly while the counts change, because 4 of these 12 listings are under a week old.

A CV bullet that survives the 6-second skim#

The recruiter skims for 6 seconds. Numbers and verbs win, adjectives lose.

Before: "Responsible for supply planning and working with suppliers to improve processes."

After: "Ran weekly demand and supply planning for 200 SKUs, cut stockouts by 33% in 12 months by rebuilding the forecast handover with sales and two key suppliers."

Same job, different proof. Do this for every role on your list.

FAQ#

How current are these numbers?

They are a snapshot of the JobRise live jobs feed taken on 14 October 2026, counting open listings rather than surveying employers. Listings open and close daily, so re-check the feed before you act on any figure.

Why do some companies look like recruiters?

Because some are. Next Job Abroad and similar names on job boards are often staffing or placement firms advertising on behalf of a client, so the employer you end up at may not be the name on the listing.

None of these listings show a salary. What should I expect?

Operations salaries in Amsterdam vary widely by seniority and function, and this slice shows no salary data at all. Ask the recruiter or hiring manager for the range early, and verify current figures against official Dutch sources before you negotiate.

Should I apply to the relocation role in Greece?

Only if you actually want to relocate. The Next Job Abroad listing is for a Japanese-speaking role based in Greece, so treating it as an Amsterdam job wastes everyone's time.

Is Amsterdam a good market for entry-level operations right now?

On this snapshot, no: 0 of 12 listings carry entry-level titles. Widen to the rest of the Netherlands or adjacent categories, and keep the search running because the numbers shift week to week.