Carrier Manager

What are you looking for?

Great people grow XL

The Carrier Manager is responsible for developing, coordinating, and controlling the last mile of our European outbound flows and the first mile of our returns flows.

You are responsible for managing our suppliers' relationships, from evaluation, negotiation, selection, and implementation to performance monitoring. The Carrier Manager will be part of the Carrier team of 4 FTE and will report to the responsible manager.

You will:

• Design and implement process improvements throughout the European carrier networks to improve costs, service, and footprint;
• Manage distribution performance and on-time service delivery in full;
• Manage communication between suppliers and internal vidaXL departments, e.g. Warehouse, Transport, IT, Customer Service, Finance, and Sales;
• Participate in cross-functional business process improvement projects;
• Audit and check distribution-related invoices;
• Other duties as needed.

We offer:

• The chance to grow in a fast-growing company;
• Travel allowance of 0.23 cents per km;
• Non-contributory pension;
• 25 vacation days (on a full-time basis) with the possibility to buy 10 more;
• 8% holiday allowance;
• 20% discount on all vidaXL products.

You have:

• Bachelor/master’s degree in a related field such as Supply Chain Management, Transport, Econometrics, or Economics;
• Over 2-3 years of work experience, preferably with a retailer, carrier, and/or consulting firm;
• Track record in sourcing and contract negotiations with carriers and/or other logistics providers;
• You feel challenged by performing deep data analysis to investigate new possibilities;
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and German/French are a plus.

Why vidaXL

vidaXL is growing faster than the speed of light in the field of e-commerce. We've been doubling our figures every year since our foundation in 2013. All of this in our own bold and down-to-earth way. With 31 webshops, 6 international offices, and 120 million unique visitors a year that pretty much feels like the right way. To keep up with our own success we take on challenges, take chances, and try new things every day. We don't see road bumps as obstacles but as an opportunity to enjoy the sweet, sweet smell of victory. We owe our great success to our great people. That's why we love to invest in personal growth. By offering the freedom to seize all opportunities you see.

So you can thrive big time and grow XL!