Shipping Manager - Vanderlande Industries B.V.
Shipping Manager - Vanderlande Industries B.V.
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As a Shipping Manager within Vanderlande, you will be responsible for setting up global shipping plans using three main modalities (ocean 80%, air 15% and road 5%)
If you’re an enthusiastic, and versatile Shipping Manager, you will excel at:
- Determine the best shipping plan in consultation with project management, supply chain, and procurement;
- Able to advise on shipping strategies
- Determine and negotiate the transport and packaging costs for projects and the associated risk assessment;
- Ensure trade compliance with (country-specific) transportation requirements;
- Support procurement- and manufacturing teams on inbound flow from external suppliers;
- Steer on continuous improvement and KPI’s and improve sustainability within the department;
- Closely monitoring projects, measure (internal) performances and adjust accordingly;
- Contribute to the transportation strategy by focusing on efficiency, reliability and innovation;
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers;
- Leading, mentoring and motivating a team;
- Overseeing operations and make suggestions regarding process optimalization.
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market. Furthermore, we are also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses, which seamlessly integrate innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services.
At Vanderlande, you can develop your career, satisfy your ambitions, aspire to new heights, while enjoying personal growth and thriving on achievement.
This position offers a competitive salary range of €4.050 to €5.400 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.
Furthermore, we offer:
- The opportunity to make a real contribution in a growing global business
- An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail.
- An informal, international, and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development.
- A healthy work-life balance through great secondary benefits:
- 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
- Flexible working hours.
- A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
- A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
- Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
- Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
- On-site company health centers with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
- Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
- A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
- And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Operations
- A passion for logistics and shipping
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Planning and organization skills
- Problem-solving and descision-making capabilities
- Global forwarding knowledge (incoterms, export documentation, impact on duties & taxes)
- An enthusiastic team player
- Monitoring and analyzing (freight) costs to ensure financial quality;
- Negotiating skills
- An excellent communicator in English (and preferably also in Dutch)
- Knowledge of intermodal transportation is a plus
Denny is happy to help you.
The steps to a successful match
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Analysis
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Initial interview
If the fit is right on both sides, there will be a first-round interview with your potential new employer in the next two weeks.
Follow-up interview(s)
Depending on the process, the consultant will invite you to the next round(s) of interviews and possibly an assessment center.
Offer
If you are selected for the position, you will receive an attractive job offer. We will be happy to advise you on realistic terms of employment.
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