OPERATIONS MANAGER - BELGIUM

Station F; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OVRSEA Antwerp is seeking an Operations Manager to lead our initial Belgian launch. You will coordinate transportation operations for import and export, manage real‑time updates with customers, and act as the central link between shippers, agents, customs brokers and carriers.

In this pivotal role you will build local partnerships, shape the operational strategy for Belgium, onboard partners, and drive performance while delivering high‑quality service to luxury, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and

Qualifications

• Fluent Dutch is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with clients.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with defined deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and rigor in monitoring accounts.
• Proactive; able to take initiative and solve problems.
• Genuine interest in transportation and different freight modes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation operations across air, sea, road and rail for imports/exports.
• Plan and price international transport; improve quotation-to-invoice workflow.
• Manage customer invoicing and explain differences between quotes and billing.
• Develop, structure, and execute partnerships with local Belgian partners; build market knowledge and operational strategy for the new market.

Job description

About

Our mission: to make international freight simpler and more sustainable through technology!

Founded in 2017, OVRSEA is a next-generation freight forwarder that uses technology to simplify and optimize international transport for businesses. We support 700+ companies across 60 countries in their international freight shipments.

In January 2026, OVRSEA merged with the Fatton Lyseo group. This large-scale operation comes amid profound geopolitical, commercial, and technological shifts. Our ambition is clear: to build, through organic and external growth, a unified, agile, and sustainable French leader in logistics, capable of addressing new challenges in logistics control, operational performance, and technological disruption.

This merger brings together, under a single group, cutting-edge tech expertise, well-established historical know-how, and a dense network of locations across strategic geographies - with over 1,000 employees, 61 offices in 14 countries, and 120,000 m2 of warehouse space - serving demanding clients in the luxury, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food industries. Joining our teams means taking part in building an independent, high-performing, and innovative group.

Following this merger, we aim to open a new country: Belgium, in order to drive the group’s commercial and operational development in this market.

The Operations team

The Ops Team is at the heart of the OVRSEA customer experience: reactivity, excellence, pedagogy and customer awareness are the leitmotiv! The Ops team is the main contact for our customers and acts as a link between all our service providers, who have been selected on the basis of quality of service, responsiveness and reliability.

What does it mean to be an Operations Manager at OVRSEA?

The Operations Manager responds quickly and accurately to customers’ quote requests and works to improve the efficiency of pricing and procurement processes by optimizing tools and workflows.

They communicate with customers in real time throughout the shipment, providing updates on key milestones, anticipating constraints or risks, and proactively suggesting solutions when needed.

They are also in daily contact with selected service providers (typically four to five per import) including a foreign agent, shipping line, customs broker, and carrier, acting as the central point of coordination between all parties involved.

Once the shipment is completed, the Operations Manager is responsible for invoicing and closing the file.

For all these reasons, the Operations Manager plays a central role in OVRSEA’s activity and is a key pillar of the company’s success.

As part of this country launch, the first Operations Manager will play a key entrepreneurial role, leading the setup of our initial operations in Belgium, onboarding local partners, and building strong local operational expertise from the ground up.

Your role in the team

• Transportation operations in large import or export (60%) – Accompanying a portfolio of customers, Carrying out air, sea, road and rail transport, Pro‑active customer advice and problem solving
• Operational planning and pricing of international transport (15%) – Response to customer requests for quotations: complete planning of international transport by sea, air and rail, Participation in the improvement loop between quotation, operations and invoicing: be able to step back and improve upstream to make operations run more smoothly and invoicing easier
• Manage customer invoicing (10%) – Participation in the invoicing of transport files, Manage the contact with customers to explain the differences that may appear between the quotation and the billing
• Development, structuring and strategy (15%) – Build and negotiate partnerships with local partners in Belgium, Strengthen the team’s local market knowledge through research and internal content creation, Define and implement the operational strategy for this new market

We're meant to work together if

• You can speak and write Dutch fluently
• You have excellent interpersonal skills, enjoy human contact, and want to bring real added value to your clients.
• You know how to manage your stress: the days in Ops are exciting but intense. A lot of subjects are to be managed at the same time within defined deadlines
• You demonstrate organizational skills and rigor in monitoring your accounts
• You think solutions rather than problems, and you are able to take initiatives
• You are highly motivated to discover the world of transportation and the modalities of air, sea and rail freight, even if this sector is still unknown to you

Why join OVRSEA?

• The opportunity to join a fast growing company that has recently merged with two historic players in our industry
• Strong responsibilities as the first Operations Manager joining our new Belgian office
• The chance to contribute to an ambitious build up project
• A talented team sharing a strong common identity built on analytical thinking, high standards of execution, and a continuous willingness to learn
• Regular team events including afterworks, team lunches, and culture sharing moments

Still not convinced

Discover our story, our product, our teams, and our commitments by visiting this Notion page. It will give you insight into our culture and our core value, Pedagogy, also known as Learning Together, through a short video. You will see how we bring this value to life every day through webinars, team rituals, cultural presentations, a structured onboarding process, and our training program, the Transport Academy, designed to help you discover, or rediscover, the exciting world of international transportation.

Our recruitment Process

• Call with Dietrich (Branch Manager - Belgium) (30 min)
• Interview including a operation case with Hugo, Head of Operations (1h00)
• Interview with Brieuc, our Chief Operations Officer & Co‑founder (45 min)
• Meeting with the team in our office (or online)
• The final proposal!

At Ovrsea, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and to fostering diversity within our teams.

Additional Information

• Contract Type: Full-Time
• Location: Antwerp
• Possible partial remote