Control Tower Specialist

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics; Sevenum; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

5% bonus paid in November

24 vacation days

Access to DSV Academy

Modern facilities including a gym

Job summary

A global leader in transport and logistics is seeking a Control Tower Specialist in Sevenum, Netherlands. This role involves managing customer relationships, ensuring smooth logistics operations, and addressing any issues that arise. The ideal candidate should have a passion for logistics, relevant experience, and strong communication skills in Dutch and English. The company offers competitive compensation, a bonus, vacation days, and opportunities for professional growth through their academy. Join us and make a difference in the logistics field.

Qualifications

• Passion for transport and logistics.
• Experience in logistics or transport as customer service employee or transport planner.
• Service-oriented mindset with a hands-on approach.
• Strong social skills and humor.
• Excellent command of Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports and maintain logistics administration.
• Handle customer complaints and find solutions quickly.
• Identify and resolve process deviations.
• Develop customer relationships and seize business opportunities.
• Maintain contact with internal departments to ensure efficiency.

Skills

Logistics experience

Customer service skills

Problem-solving

Strong social skills

Fluent in Dutch and English

Job description

Overview

Job Req Number: 97279

Time Type: Full Time

Move forward as Control Tower Specialist at DSV in Venlo

Do you want to make an impact in international logistics and help customers move forward every day? This is your chance to improve processes, strengthen relationships, and make a difference together with your team. You get it done. Every day in this department is focused on smooth goods flows, customer agreements, and smart solutions: you’re on it.

How you do this? Our European Control Tower is divided into different specialisations. Depending on your knowledge, experience, and interests, you will take on a key role in one of these areas: technology, fashion, or chemicals. Together with your team, you ensure new customers are implemented smoothly and existing relationships are further developed. To prepare you well, you will start by gaining experience within our freight forwarding departments, where you will get to know the operations up close. With these insights, you understand how our processes work and can provide effective support to our customers from day one.

You are always ready to deliver the ultimate customer experience. You have daily contact with international customers and act as their go-to person, ensuring shipments arrive on time and without issues. You are the link between customers and colleagues, and you address delays or problems immediately by finding the best solutions together with your team and the customer. You monitor lead times, track shipments carefully, and ensure everyone in the process always has the right information.

Responsibilities

• Preparing reports and processing the associated logistics administration in our system, keeping all data complete and up to date
• Handling customer complaints and claims, finding and following up on solutions quickly and effectively
• Identifying deviations in processes, analysing the root cause, and resolving issues immediately
• Actively developing customer relationships and seizing opportunities to identify and realise business potential
• Maintaining close contact with internal departments, including colleagues from planning, sales, and cross-dock, ensuring everyone is aligned and processes run efficiently

Qualifications

• a genuine passion for transport and logistics, which you effortlessly convey to customers and colleagues
• experience in logistics or transport, for example as a customer service employee or transport planner, with a hands-on approach to solving customer challenges
• a service-oriented mindset; you think in solutions, enjoy collaborating, and only stop when everything is perfectly arranged
• strong social skills, a healthy sense of humour, and the confidence to pick up the phone and act immediately
• excellent command of Dutch and English, allowing you to communicate clearly and professionally with customers and colleagues worldwide

We offer

• a salary based on the knowledge and experience you bring
• a 5% bonus paid in November
• 24 vacation days, 4 ATV days, and 8% holiday allowance
• you will work at a new location equipped with the most modern facilities, such as a 150 m² gym
• access to knowledge and training through our DSV Academy. This allows you to grow and influence your career path

How to apply

Move forward. Send your resume with motivation or leave your details and we will contact you. Any questions about this vacancy? Our corporate recruiter Manouk Lips answers all your questions via [phone] or [e-mail].

DSV – Global transport and logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league. As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. With close to 160,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you. At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don’t just work – we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company – this is the place to be.

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