Logistic Coordinator

Rhenus Logistics; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 vacation days

8% holiday allowance

Pension with Zwitserleven

Travel allowance

Job summary

Rhenus Logistics Rotterdam is seeking an experienced Logistics Coordinator for the Special Services team. You will coordinate and monitor end-to-end logistics activities, with a focus on air and ocean forwarding, ensuring shipments are handled accurately and efficiently.

You will liaise with customers, carriers and colleagues, respond swiftly to urgent requests, and use WMS systems to keep processes running smoothly in a dynamic, international environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant logistics/ forwarding experience.
• Broad logistics knowledge with focus on air and ocean forwarding.
• Able to respond quickly to urgent requests and maintain overview.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor logistics activities in Special Services.
• Work with air and ocean forwarding processes to ensure accurate handling.
• Communicate with customers, carriers and colleagues to resolve urgent issues.
• Utilize WMS systems to keep processes running smoothly.

Skills

Logistics knowledge

Dutch & English

Teamwork & independence

Education

MBO 4 or Bachelor degree

Tools

WMS systems

Job description

Are you an experienced logistics professional who enjoys working in a dynamic environment where no day is the same? For our Special Services team at Rhenus, we are looking for a Logistics Coordinator who knows how to keep an overview, responds quickly to urgent requests and enjoys coordinating logistics processes from A to Z. With your knowledge of forwarding and logistics, you will play an important role in ensuring that our customers receive the right service at the right time.

FUNCTION

As a Logistics Coordinator, you are responsible for coordinating and monitoring various logistics activities within the Special Services team. You will work with different logistics processes, with a focus on air and ocean forwarding, and ensure that shipments are handled accurately and efficiently. You will coordinate with customers, carriers, colleagues and other stakeholders and act quickly when urgent requests or unexpected situations arise. In addition, you will work with WMS systems and contribute to keeping our logistics processes running smoothly.

ABOUT YOU

You have 2-5 years of relevant work experience within logistics, forwarding or a related field and have an MBO 4 level or Bachelor degree. You have broad logistics knowledge, with a particular focus on air and ocean forwarding, and experience working with WMS systems. You are flexible, proactive and able to respond quickly to urgent requests while maintaining a clear overview and working accurately. You are comfortable working independently as well as in a team, communicate effectively in Dutch and English, and are keen to contribute to a dynamic and international working environment.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer an open company culture and an ambitious and transparent working environment within a rapidly growing organization, with a strong team spirit and plenty of room for your own ideas, initiative and growth. As a family-owned company, our goal is always to build sustainable working relationships in which personal and professional development are key. The Logistics Coordinator is a full-time position based on 40 hours per week. In addition to a challenging position in an international environment, we offer:

• A gross monthly salary in line with the position and your relevant work experience.
• A flexible budget that you build up monthly and have access to each month.
• Various options for your flexible budget, such as saving it, having it paid out, purchasing additional leave, or using it with tax benefits for education, a bicycle, fitness, laptop, iPad and more.
• 26 vacation days based on a full-time contract and 8% holiday allowance.
• Travel allowance from a distance of 5 km or more, with public transport costs fully reimbursed.
• A good pension scheme with Zwitserleven.
• A personal onboarding program with a dedicated buddy to support you during your first period.
• Participation in Rhenus Excellence.
• Access to the Rhenus Academy for both personal development and growth within your role.

A VOG screening and screening against the WLS are part of the recruitment procedure.