Dispatcher - Rail/ETT

A.P. Moller - Maersk; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk Inland Operations is seeking an Inland Operations Agent for the Rotterdam Port Area. You will plan and coordinate transports across transhipments, crossdock and coldstore activities, working with barge, truck and rail assets to optimize flow and minimize dwell times.

You will join regular calls to align with stakeholders, onboard new business, and react to day-to-day challenges while maintaining strong customer service and operational discipline.

Qualifications

• Pro-active team player with a customer mindset to plan and coordinate transports.
• Experience in planning across barge, truck and rail modalities is preferred.
• Understanding of customs processes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate container movements between Rotterdam deepsea terminals.
• Plan and execute offdocking to Inland Terminals to keep yard density under control.
• Collaborate with truck and rail planners and third-party barges to minimize dwell time.
• Join daily/weekly calls to align with stakeholders on execution.
• Oversee just-in-time truck deliveries to Rotterdam facilities in Crossdock/Coldstore.

Skills

Planning

Transport optimization

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

PowerBI

Macros (Excel)

Job description

Inland Operations Agent METT

Maersk ETT team is responsible for planning and coordinating transports within the Rotterdam Port Area related to Transhipments and Crossdock/Coldstore. In this role you will be able to make an impact in our new Gemini network, as well as contribute to our Integrator Strategy.

What you will be doing

On Transhipments, you will take care of connecting containers between Rotterdam deepsea terminals. Mainly on a Maersk chartered barge and 3rd party barges, but also you coordinate with truck and rail planners to use those assets as well. You will aim to minimize dwell time at terminals and prevent downfall to mainline vessel by good coordination with involved stakeholders. Also you will plan and execute on Offdocking from APMT Rotterdam to Inland Terminals in order to keep the yard density at APMT Rotterdam below critical levels.

On Crossdock/Coldstore, you will take care of just-in-time truck delivery of containers from all Rotterdam deepsea terminals to and from these new facilities. You will mainly be using 12hr truck shifts, and with good and efficient planning maximize transports executed in these shifts. Furthermore, shifts offer flexibility to make amendments during the day when you need to prioritize urgent containers that fell out of a happy flow.

You will join daily and/or weekly calls to align with stakeholders on execution. You will prepare on successfully onboarding new business and timely spot and anticipate on challenges.

Who are we looking for

A pro-active team player with a Customer mindset who enjoys being in control of planning

Knowledge of optimizing transports across modalities barge / truck / rail

A person thinking in options and opportunities rather than restrictions

Understanding of Customs processes, Macro’s and/or PowerBI is an advantage

What do we offer

Being part of a fun and engaged Team in a department with approx. 45 Inland colleagues

A spider-in-the-web function with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

Good work-life balance with the option to work maximum 3 days per week from home

Growth and development opportunities

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