Shipping Manager

Join Our Team at Vanderlande

We are seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Shipping Manager to join our team at Vanderlande. As a key member of our global supply chain organization, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of goods to our customers across the globe.

What will you be doing?

As a Shipping Manager within Vanderlande, you will be responsible for setting up global shipping plans using four different modalities (air, ocean, road, and rail). You guide global projects from the tender stage till the operational handover to the forwarding team.

In this role, you will work from Veghel but you are willing to travel when needed (max 5% of your time). You are part of the Contracts and Routing Team and report to the Manager Contract, Routing & Forwarding.

You will be working in a team of three colleagues with whom you prepare the shipping projects.

Responsibilities

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 strategies regarding duties & taxes related to global shipping;
• Determine and negotiate the transport and packaging costs for projects and the associated risk assessment;
• Monitor and analyze spend to optimize freight costs and ensure financial compliance.
• 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.

What do we ask from you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Operations
• A passion for logistics and shipping
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Planning and organization skills
• Being result-oriented
• Knowledge about global forwarding (trade lanes, export documentation required)
• An enthusiastic team player
• Negotiating skills
• Individual and team leadership and you enjoy coaching people
• Knowledge about incoterms and the impact on duties & taxes
• An excellent communicator in English (and preferably also in Dutch)
• Knowledge of intermodal transportation is a plus

About Vanderlande

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. 🚀

What we offer

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.
• Working from home allowance.
• 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.

"Working at Vanderlande has been a transformative experience. The culture of innovation and collaboration is truly inspiring." John Doe, Senior Manager

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.