Trainee Freight Forwarder – Career Changers Welcome

Jointhenation; Österreich; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Structured onboarding

Professional training

Job summary

Jointhe nation in Langkampfen, Austria invites you to become a Trainee Freight Forwarder. No logistics experience required; you will be onboarded with structured training and e-learning, supported by colleagues who show you how it’s done.

The role offers a secure job path in a highly digitalised workflow and potential profit sharing on top of your salary. Onboarder-focused program includes professional training and onboarding, with clear growth into independent transports once familiar with

Qualifications

• No industry experience required; training provided.
• German language skills required; English a plus.
• Willingness to learn, ask questions and stay calm under pressure.
• Ability to handle numbers, deadlines and documents accurately.

Responsibilities

• Enter transport orders in the system and verify details.
• Organise and follow up collections and deliveries.
• Prepare transport documents and calculate freight costs.
• Communicate with customers, carriers and drivers by phone and email.
• Assist in carrier selection and price negotiations.
• Support on damage cases and customer inquiries.
• Take on own transports after onboarding.

Skills

Communication

Ownership

Numerical confidence

German language

Education

Commercial qualification

Job description

# Trainee Freight Forwarder – Career Changers Welcome* Langkampfen* Full time* Collective agreement minimum from € 32,935 gross per year## No idea about logistics? Not yet.Not everyone here started out in freight forwarding. Some came from retail, hospitality or a completely different office job – and learned with us how to steer transports across Europe.That doesn't happen overnight. Freight forwarding is a craft: you get to know carriers, routes, prices and documents, and you learn to stay calm when a truck is stuck and the customer is on the phone. For that you get a structured onboarding, e-learning and colleagues who show you how it's done.What you need to bring isn't knowledge. It's attitude.## What you'll doYou learn the freight forwarding business from the ground up – and gradually take on your own transports.* Accept, check and enter transport orders in the system* Organise and follow up collections and deliveries* Prepare transport documents and calculate freight costs* Call and write to customers, carriers and drivers* Learn to find suitable carriers and negotiate prices* Help clarify the cause of damage and complaints* Take on your own customers and transports after onboardingIn short: first you learn. Then you dispatch.## What we're looking forYou don't need industry experience. But you should:* Enjoy communicating – by phone, by email, all day* Want to learn and ask questions instead of guessing* Stay calm when several things happen at once* Work carefully – numbers, deadlines and documents have to be right* Take ownership instead of waiting for someone else to solve the problem* Not be afraid of numbers* Speak and write German confidently* English is a plusA commercial qualification or experience in customer contact helps. What matters is that you stick with it.## What you'll getIf you're new to the industry, you won't be left on your own.* Structured onboarding into the freight forwarding business* Professional training and tailored e-learning* Colleagues who show you how it's done* A secure job in an industry that isn't going anywhere* Modern, highly digitalised workflows* Short decision-making processes* Profit sharing on top of your salary* A straightforward culture – we say what we meanWe don't promise that getting started will be easy.We do promise that you won't be doing it alone.Mindestgrundgehalt laut KV: EUR 2.352,50 brutto pro Monat, 14x jährlich. Überzahlung je nach Erfahrung und Qualifikation, zusätzlich Gewinnbeteiligung.Think you could fit in? Then don't spend an evening polishing your CV for us. You don't even need one.Send us your name and contact details. We'll get back to you within two working days.Sometimes finding out whether we fit together really can be that simple.## Apply nowNo CV required. We will call you within 2 working days.