What You Can Expect
As Teamlead Direct Loads, you lead the team on a daily basis and are responsible for the operational result. You monitor planning, progress, quality and financial performance and intervene when necessary.
Your tasks include:
•Daily management, guidance and coaching of the planners within the team;
•Dividing tasks and setting operational priorities;
•Monitoring the progress of transports, delivery times and agreements made with customers;
•Supporting complex, deviating or urgent shipments;
•Ensuring efficient transport planning and an optimal combination of shipments;
•Monitoring costs, revenues and gross margins;
•Assessing and selecting carriers based on price, quality, reliability and availability;
•Negotiating rates and making operational agreements with carriers, customers and partners;
•Identifying and resolving irregularities during the transport process;
•Monitoring correct, complete and timely administrative and financial handling of transport files;
•Maintaining and further developing the network of carriers;
•Acting as a point of contact and sparring partner for customers, carriers and internal departments;
•Stimulating cooperation, ownership and continuous improvement within the team;
•Reporting on operational results, quality, productivity and margin.
The underlying job description emphasizes independent purchasing and planning of transport, finding solutions in the carrier market, and realizing the right service at an attractive margin.
What You Bring
For this position we are looking for someone who stands firm, keeps an overview and dares to make decisions. You are commercially sharp, but do not lose sight of the quality of service and the interest of the customer.
In addition, you have:
•A bachelor's (HBO) work and thinking level, preferably in logistics, transport or supply chain;
•Experience within transport planning, chartering or road transport;
•Experience managing, guiding or coaching colleagues;
•Good knowledge of the European transport market and the network of carriers;
•Insight into market prices, rate structure and transport margins;
•Knowledge of loading regulations, loading meters and preferably ADR;
•Good geographical knowledge of Europe;
•Experience with transport management systems and administrative applications;
•Good command of the Dutch and English languages;
•Command of German is a plus.
The required professional knowledge matches the job description, which mentions among other things knowledge of logistics processes, European line services, market prices, rate structure, loading regulations, ADR and the European transport market.
Who Are You?
You are a natural leader who keeps calm in a dynamic environment. You give clear direction, but also give employees room to take responsibility. When the situation calls for it, you step into the operation yourself and help the team find a suitable solution.
You recognize yourself in the following qualities:
•Coaching and decisive;
•Customer- and results-oriented;
•Commercial and cost-conscious;
•Strong communicator;
•Proactive and solution-oriented;
•Stress-resistant and flexible;
•Strong in planning, organizing and prioritizing;
•Good at building and maintaining relationships;
•Focused on cooperation and continuous improvement.
Customer orientation, communication skills, networking and results orientation are also included as core competencies in the job profile.
What Do We Offer?
You will find yourself in an international and dynamic logistics environment where no day is the same. You get a responsible role with a lot of room to influence the way of working, cooperation and results of the team.
We offer:
•A challenging leadership position within an international logistics organization;
•A lot of responsibility and room for personal initiative;
•The opportunity to actively shape processes and team development;
•A market-based salary, suited to your knowledge and experience;
•Good secondary employment conditions;
•Training and development opportunities;
•A professional working environment with short lines of communication and committed colleagues.
Interested?
Are you ready to take responsibility for our direct transports and, together with the team, achieve the best result for our customers? Then we would be happy to get to know you.
Apply for the position of Teamlead Direct Loads and help build an efficient, reliable and future-oriented transport organization.
