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Management Trainee - Europe- Based Holland/Germany

Posted 25 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 2 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)

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Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

  • 17.000+ trained professionals
  • 322+ locations worldwide
  • Fortune 500
  • Globally unified systems

Job Description

The European Management Trainee Program is designed to give a view of the core products and services that Expeditors offers and to provide the Management Trainee with the experience needed to develop continuously his/her management/leader skills during and after the Management Trainee Program.

The program involves not only the operations of each department, but also the finance, sales, retention and managerial/leadership aspects of every product and service. A candidate for this program must be a young professional or newly graduated, self-motivated, hardworking, capable of working with limited supervision, pro active, already possessing some management and leadership skill to develop further and willing to travel during the program.

Other Locations: London, Paris, Stockholm, Milan, Madrid, Brussels

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following. Other duties maybe assigned.

  • Participate in Management Trainee orientation
  • Complete a monthly recap
  • Learn, understand and epitomize Expeditors culture
  • Set an example of excellence in every under taking
  • Fulfill full-time employee training requirements
  • Complete all relevant training as listed on each department’s development map in the PDC.
  • Complete management development training
  • Complete all required (and complementary) certifications
  • Understand and assist with the operations of each department
  • Understand the management processes used within in each department
  • Assist with the responsibilities and duties of the supervisor(s) of each department
  • Understand and work with the operational and financial reporting used by each department
  • Assist Department Managers in meeting productivity and expense-to-revenue goals within budgetary guidelines
  • Complete at least 2 projects during the Program
  • Attend all department, sales, branch, accounting and management meetings if needed
  • Attend at least 2 product specific sales or retention calls per department if applicable
  • Understand the sales and retention programs for each department
  • Learn how to supervise and mentor employees
  • Develop interpersonal communication and management skills

Qualifications

Program attributes were picked to identify individuals who demonstrate a high degree of selflessness and focus on team. At the same time, they were meant to identify individuals who are:

  • Focused on Succeeding
  • Competitive in Nature
  • Eager to Learn

In the end, attributes represent character traits that best demonstrate a natural tendency toward individuals who are competitive, comfortable working alone, and who at the same time are focused on the betterment of the organization. A complete list of program attributes was developed to support the application and selection process for MTs – see below:

Motivated Enthusiastic Self-motivated Confident

Respectful Passionate Interpersonal Skills Innovative

Mature Optimistic Persistent Assertiveness

Tenacious Inquisitive Genuine Team Player

Humble Determined Honest Customer Service

The Management Trainee Program is for 1 year and the start date for 2019 is 1st Sept 2019.

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

  • Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
  • Medical insurance
  • Unlimit job rotation, promotion
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Training and Education Program

As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and…


As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services.

We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers'​ supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors'​ comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility.

To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore.

At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."

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15,000 employees