Freight Solutions Coordinator

Samskip; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th month salary

Travel allowance

Pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Samskip in Rotterdam is seeking a Freight Solutions Coordinator to optimize transport capacity within the Inland Transport Operations team. You will manage orders, plan bookings, and coordinate with cross-functional teams in a highly international setting.

You will develop a local customer portfolio, handle quotations, and balance volumes by outsourcing when needed. English skills are essential; Dutch is a plus.

Qualifications

• A completed MBO or HBO education.
• Experience in international transport is not required, but an advantage.
• Good command of English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate order entry, execution, planning and bookings within the Freight Solutions team.
• Align capacity requirements with Truck Planning and Intermodal teams on routes across Germany and the Benelux.
• Outsource transport orders when capacity is tight under the best commercial conditions.
• Develop your own customer portfolio independently of demand from regular customers and ensure profitability.
• Record revenues and costs for acquiring and outsourcing transport volumes.
• Handle administrative tasks, such as creating new customer accounts and freight orders, and managing delays.

Skills

Multitasker

Detail-oriented

Solution-focused

Independent

English proficiency

Dutch language (nice to have)

Education

MBO or HBO education

Job description

Samskip is a truly international company that innovates the most advanced sustainable and multimodal international transport solutions. With a turnover of more than 800 million euros, 1,450 employees and offices in 24 countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, we are one of the largest transport companies in Europe.
Within this structure, Samskip has shaped a comprehensive European network for short-sea, road, railrail, and inland waterway transport. This network provides pioneering sustainable, reliable and cost-effective options for the growing number of customers who demand more environmentally conscious logistics solutions.

As a Freight Solutions Coordinator, you will join the Freight Solutions team within the Inland Transport Operations department at our Rotterdam location. Optimizing transport capacity will be a key part of your role.

Job requirements

A Multitasker with a Can-Do Attitude

At our Rotterdam location, you will be part of a small, entrepreneurial team. It is therefore important that you can quickly work independently and manage several tasks simultaneously, including complex ones.

You are detail-oriented, solution-focused, and flexible. You are also comfortable taking responsibility and can remain calm in a dynamic working environment.

The specific requirements for this role include:

• A completed MBO (intermediate vocational) or HBO (higher professional) education.
• Relevant experience in international transport or freight forwarding is not required, but it is an advantage.
• Good command in English, speaking Dutch is a plus.

Job responsibilities

Purchasing and Outsourcing Transport Capacity

Order volumes from our regular customers for both Door-to-Door and Quay-to-Quay transport fluctuate, making it challenging to always use our transport capacity efficiently. Sometimes our regular customers have fewer orders, while at other times demand exceeds our available capacity.

We never simply say no to our customers. As a Freight Solutions Coordinator, you will always look for a solution.

When we have insufficient capacity, you will approach customers with irregular booking patterns and prepare quotations for new customers from your own network or through online platforms such as digital freight marketplaces (Timocom, Teleroute, U-Turn, etc.). When order volumes exceed our available capacity, you will outsource transport orders under the best possible commercial conditions.

You will also develop your own customer portfolio independently of demand from our regular customers, taking responsibility for its profitability.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Coordinating order entry, execution, planning, and bookings within the Freight Solutions team.
• Aligning capacity requirements with colleagues from the Truck Planning and Intermodal teams on key routes across Germany and the Benelux countries.
• Helping reduce empty truck kilometers by finding return loads, outsourcing transport orders, or developing new transport flows to balance volumes in specific regions.
• Recording agreed revenues and costs for acquiring and outsourcing transport volumes.
• Handling administrative tasks, such as creating new customer accounts and freight orders, and managing delays.

A job at Samskip is anything but ordinary. We give you plenty of opportunities to take initiative and significant responsibility within a varied role. In logistics, no two days are the same, so the work is always dynamic. You will also work in a highly international environment. At Samskip, you will have plenty of opportunities to develop your skills, including through our extensive e-learning platform.

We also offer:

• A competitive salary, including a 13th-month salary.
• 28 days of annual leave for a full-time position.
• A pension scheme.
• Travel allowance.
• Flexible working arrangements.