Transportation Specialist

Posted:
7/13/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Sevenum, Limburg, Netherlands ⋅ Limburg, Netherlands

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

Position:

Transportation Specialist

Job Description:

General activities: 

  • Support internal business units in setting up transportation lanes 

  • Review, analyze, and optimize existing transportation lanes 

  • Customer transportation reporting 

  • Work exception reporting, research and resolve mis-matches to determine root cause/corrective action. 

  • Work cross-functionally to develop/implement shipping processes 

  • Monitor, record, analyze and report on activities, trends, results and recommendations related to cost and performance optimization. 

  • Participate in EMEA wide transportation projects and standard and capability definition. 

Business and relationship management: 

  • Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders. 

  • Support / lead on QBR’s with business segments. 

  • Review and act to ensure high transportation service levels. 

  • Review and align on transit days settings. 

  • Support on major business service disruptions and escalations. 

Capability building: 

  • Develop, maintain and improve training material for internal stakeholders. 

  • Develop, maintain and improve capability portfolio. 

  • Support on quotes and RFQ’s. 

  • Translate business needs into transportation requirements. 

Profile: 

  • Stress reliable 

  • Strong communication skills in English, German or other languages are a plus 

  • Customer and service oriented 

  • Experience of Oracle in regards to date management (RDD, SSD etc.) 

  • Understanding of parcel, air, road and ocean freight 

  • Solution-oriented 

  • Flexible attitude (no 9 - 5 mentality) 

  • 4 year degree and 5 years of experience in Transportation / Freight Forwarding 

Location:

NL-Sevenum, Netherlands (Maarten de Vriesstraat)

Time Type:

Full time

Job Category:

Supply Chain Services