Your responsibilities

• Communicating with transport service providers to place transport orders, receiving confirmations, providing custom instructions and monitoring important milestones
• Creating customs instructions as well as communication with local authorities
• Ensuring that carriers are monitored, and that customer service is provided to meet the needs of all dedicated businesses and specific local delivery needs
• Calculating total transportation lead times and transport costs including justifying cost overruns when they occur
• Understanding different planning techniques, including the functionality of transport management systems
• Collecting local transport and customs knowledge as well as knowledge on relevant restrictions and regulations
• Freight settlement and creating transport related documentation
• Generating and providing cost and performance-related reports

Our requirements

• B.Sc. degree and a background from a relevant field (commercial or technical). Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position
• Knowledge of trade and logistics rules and regulations.
• Experience in working with advanced TMS (Transport Management System) platforms is seen as an advantage
• Experience in transport management or freight forwarding is seen as an advantage
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English
• Capability to manage and prioritize multiple time-sensitive. Good planning, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Advanced IT skills including with MS Office tools
• Good team working skills and customer-oriented approach to work