Logistics, Transport Manager

Socomab; Bordeaux; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a logistics and transport coordinator to organize, optimize and monitor all deliveries, liaising with manufacturers in Poland, carriers, depots, sales teams, installers and customers to ensure reliable, on-time deliveries aligned with project constraints.

You will plan truckloads, coordinate release dates with production, and optimize loading, while verifying documents and keeping customers informed of progress. English skills are desired; Polish knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in logistics, transport, freight forwarding or coordination of professional deliveries.
• Experience in transporting large, heavy, fragile or technical goods preferred.
• Mastery of organizing national and international transport.
• Knowledge of carrier and freight forwarder operations.
• Ability to negotiate rates and transport conditions.
• Ability to handle multiple files simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Responsive to unexpected events.
• Ability to make fast decisions.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service orientation.
• Good command of IT tools, tracking sheets and management software.
• Professional working knowledge of English is desired.
• Knowledge of Polish would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Organize goods pickups from manufacturers, primarily in Poland, and plan full truckloads and partial shipments to France.
• Coordinate release dates with production sites and optimize truck fill rates.
• Verify transport documents and loading information, and anticipate delays or issues.
• Schedule deliveries from central stock, partner depots or factories and manage multi-address distribution.
• Inform customers about progress and ensure delivery dates and time slots are met.
• Coordinate carriers with installation teams, technicians and on-site personnel.
• Arrange unloading means (forklifts, tail lifts, cranes, pallet trucks) as needed.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Transport planning

Negotiation

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Polish language (advantage)

Tools

IT tools

Job description

Overview

Reporting directly to management, you will be responsible for organizing, coordinating and optimizing all of the company's logistics and transport operations. You are the primary point of contact between manufacturers, carriers, depots, sales teams, installers and customers. Your main objective is to ensure reliable, controlled deliveries that comply with the operational constraints of each project. Organize goods pickups from our manufacturers, primarily located in Poland. Plan full truckloads and partial shipments destined for France. Coordinate release dates with production sites. Optimize truck fill rates and order consolidation. Verify the accuracy of transport documents and loading information. Anticipate delays, blockages or difficulties related to pickups. Schedule deliveries from our central stock, partner depots or directly from factories. Organize the distribution of goods among multiple delivery addresses. Define appropriate transport methods according to the dimensions, weight and fragility of the equipment. Ensure that agreed delivery dates and time slots are respected with customers. Coordinate carriers with installation teams, refrigeration technicians, handlers and other on-site personnel. Arrange the necessary means for unloading: forklifts, tail lifts, cranes, pallet trucks or handling teams. Gather and verify the information required for each delivery. Confirm site accessibility and any traffic or parking constraints. Identify constraints related to opening hours, store closures or ongoing works. Inform customers of the progress of their delivery. Ensure smooth communication between sales teams, customers and service providers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in logistics, transport, freight forwarding or coordination of professional deliveries.
• Experience in transporting large, heavy, fragile or technical goods would be particularly appreciated.
• Mastery of organizing national and international transport.
• Good knowledge of carrier and freight forwarder operations.
• Ability to negotiate rates and transport conditions.
• Ability to handle multiple files simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Responsiveness to unexpected events.
• Ability to make quick decisions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation.
• Ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders.
• Good command of IT tools, tracking sheets and management software.
• Professional working knowledge of English is desired.
• Knowledge of Polish would be an advantage but is not essential.