LOGISTICS ENGINEER - FREIGHT ANALYTICS & OPTIMIZATION

Belden Inc.; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development

Global team exposure

Job summary

Belden Inc. in Venlo, the Netherlands, is seeking a Logistics Engineer - Freight Analytics & Optimization in a hybrid, full-time role. You will support a global freight team with data-driven insights to improve cost, transparency, and efficiency across APAC and EMEA.

You will build dashboards for ocean, air, road, and parcel freight, track KPIs, and back freight sourcing events with rigorous analysis. Fluency in English is required; Dutch is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in freight, logistics, or supply chain analytics.
• Proficient with Excel, BI tools and freight data across international modes.
• Knowledge of ocean surcharges, Incoterms, and cross-border freight basics.
• Fluent English; Dutch or another language is a plus.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or a TMS is a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining freight dashboards and spend analytics (ocean, air, road, parcel) across APAC and EMEA.
• Translating data into savings: lane consolidation, mode shifts, load factor improvements, accessorial reduction.
• Tracking carrier and forwarder performance through KPIs, scorecards, and quarterly reviews.
• Supporting freight sourcing events (RFQ/RFP) with solid analytical groundwork.
• Keeping our data clean and consistent across TMS, ERP (SAP), and BI tools.

Skills

Freight analytics

Excel

BI tools

Incoterms

English fluent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

TMS

Job description

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LOGISTICS ENGINEER - FREIGHT ANALYTICS & OPTIMIZATION

Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

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LOGISTICS ENGINEER - FREIGHT ANALYTICS & OPTIMIZATION

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• Place: Venlo, the Netherlands
• Type: Full-time, hybrid
• Level: Medior

You will make a difference in the following ways:

You'll be part of Belden's Global Freight & Logistics team, reporting directly to the Director of Global Freight & Logistics. It's a small, focused team with a clear mandate: make our freight smarter, cheaper, and more transparent, across APAC and EMEA.

Concretely, this means:

• Building and maintaining freight dashboards and spend analytics (ocean, air, road, parcel) across both regions
• Translating data into savings: lane consolidation, mode shifts, load factor improvements, accessorial reduction
• Tracking carrier and forwarder performance through KPIs, scorecards, and quarterly reviews
• Supporting freight sourcing events (RFQ/RFP) with solid analytical groundwork
• Keeping our data clean and consistent across TMS, ERP (SAP), and BI tools

This is primarily ananalytical and execution role. You'll be the person who spots the inefficiency in the data and drives it to resolution, not setting freight strategy, but owning the numbers that inform it.

What your bring:

• 3–5 years of experience in freight, logistics, or supply chain analytics
• Comfortable with Excel, BI tools, and freight data across international modes
• You know your way around ocean surcharges, Incoterms, and cross-border freight basics
• Fluent English; Dutch or another language is a plus
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or a TMS? Great, not a must-have

We're not looking for someone who ticks every box above. If freight analytics and optimization is your thing, we'd like to talk.

What Belden offers:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Good pension with employer addition of 20,5%
• Flexible working time
• A real scope: two regions, all modes, direct impact on freight cost

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.