Logistics Coordinator

684 B.P.L. GmbH; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

B.P.L GmbH, based in Hamburg, seeks an experienced Logistics Coordinator to manage international shipments for life science clients. The role requires rigorous attention to regulatory requirements and seamless coordination with customers and partners.

You will handle documentation, invoicing, and warehouse tasks, ensuring on-time delivery and strict adherence to GDP/Dangerous Goods guidelines in a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable in logistics management or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in Transport and Logistics in lifescience.
• Experience shipping lifescience products (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, samples).
• Knowledge of GDP, Dangerous Goods is an advantage.
• Experience in GMP/GDP facility preferred.
• Languages: English required; Dutch/French/German advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• High degree of customer focus.
• Very accurate and detailed.
• Problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all international shipments and document workflows.
• Maintain contact with customers (phone/email) and inform on shipment status.
• Follow work procedures and delivery schedule; liaise with partner network.
• Handle invoicing, shipments, and shipping costs.
• Roll up sleeves in the warehouse to receive goods, inspect by batch/lot, manage temp, and prepare for shipment.

Skills

Logistics management

International shipments

GDP/Dangerous Goods

GMP/GDP familiarity

Customer focus

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics management

Job description

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B.P.L GmbH is looking for an experienced Logistics Coordinator for their location in Hamburg. Our customers are life science companies and airlines, and ultimately patients count on us! This is B.P.L! At Biotech & Pharma Logistics we are very customer oriented. We ensure that high-quality shipments arrive within set and tight(!) timelines, required specifications and according to the expectations of our customers. We ship all over the world.

Responsibilities

• You are an experienced Logistics Coordinator who makes every effort to ensure that the job gets done.
• You are passionate about sending life science products.
• You like to work under high time pressure, take high responsibility and have a great eye for detail.
• You hold yourself and others accountable and you are very customer focused.
• You manage and coordinate all international shipments and document workflows.
• You maintain contact with customers (phone/email); keep them fully informed of the status of their shipments.
• You strictly follow the work procedures.
• You follow the delivery schedule, and you maintain contact with the partner network.
• You take care of invoicing, shipments, shipping costs etc.
• You do not mind rolling up your sleeves in the warehouse, to receive goods, inspection based on batch/lot, temperature, place the boxes in storage and prepare it for shipment.

Education & Skills

• Bachelor's degree or comparable in logistics management or a related field is preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience in the Transport and Logistics sector in the lifescience industry.
• Experience in shipping lifescience products such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, samples.
• Knowledge or experience with GDP, Dangerous Goods, is an advantage.
• Experience in a GMP/GDP facility is a preference.
• Languages: English is required. Dutch, French or German is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• High degree of customer focus.
• Very accurate and detailed.
• Problem solver.

Why would you apply?

• Develop your career by gaining a wide range of experience and training.
• Competitive salary.
• A dynamic and international working environment.
• A great, fun team and informal culture.

Employee Type

Permanent

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