Quality & Logistics Optimizer

Oman Shell; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote/mobile working

Parental leave

Training programs

Diversity & inclusion

Competitive pay & benefits

Job summary

Shell in the Netherlands is seeking a Quality & Logistics Optimizer (Blender) to help blend strategies, monitor product quality, and optimize operations across terminals, vessels, barges, trucks, and STS in Europe. You will work with traders, operators, and experts to balance quality with commercial goals and supply reliability.

This role offers exposure to trading, logistics, and commercial activities within an international business environment, with on-the-job learning and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of product quality specifications, blending principles, and optimization concepts.
• Foundational knowledge of terminal operations, storage, logistics, and supply chain processes.
• Interest in commercial and trading activities, with eagerness to learn about trading operations, agreements, and contracts.
• Awareness of customs and regulatory requirements and their impact on supply chain decisions.
• Commercial mindset with focus on value creation and cost optimization.
• Ability to analyze data and evaluate options to support decision-making.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to draw insights from data.

Responsibilities

• Make sound decisions and prioritize effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Communicate clearly and build relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver high-quality results.
• Demonstrate ownership and a proactive approach to optimization in blending and logistics.
• Learn how trading, operations, and commercial activities connect across Europe.

Skills

Decision making

Communication

Teamwork

Ownership

Independent working

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Trading & logistics understanding

Problem solving

Job description

What’s the role

As a Quality & Logistics Optimizer (Blender), you will play a key role in ensuring that products are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with quality requirements. Working at the intersection of Trading and Operations, you will learn how blending, logistics, and commercial decisions come together to create value across the supply chain. You will support the development of blending strategies, monitor product quality, and help optimize operations to meet customer and business requirements. In this role, you will gain exposure to a wide range of logistics activities across terminals, vessels, barges, trucks, and ship-to-ship (STS) operations throughout Europe. You will work closely with experienced traders, operators, and industry experts to understand how operational decisions impact commercial performance, product quality, and supply reliability. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a strong foundation in Trading & Supply while working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with colleagues across Trading, Operations, and external partners, as well as stakeholders at Shell‑owned assets and Joint Venture (JV) refineries. Through on‑the‑job learning, you will learn how to balance commercial opportunities with operational realities, helping to deliver safe, reliable, and optimized outcomes for the business. This role offers a unique opportunity to build both technical and commercial skills while contributing to real business challenges from day one.

What you’ll be doing

• Ability to make sound decisions and prioritize effectively in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, with the confidence to engage with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a proactive approach to delivering high‑quality results.
• Self‑motivated learner with curiosity, adaptability, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to seek guidance and support.
• Resilient and flexible, with a hands‑on attitude and a willingness to step outside of their comfort zone to learn and contribute.
• Enthusiasm for developing a broad understanding of trading, operations, logistics, and commercial activities within an international business environment.

What you bring

• Basic understanding of product quality specifications, blending principles, and optimization concepts, with a strong willingness to develop technical expertise.
• Foundational knowledge of terminal operations, storage, logistics, and supply chain processes through studies, internships, or relevant projects.
• Interest in commercial and trading activities, with an eagerness to learn about trading operations, commercial agreements, and contract structures.
• Awareness of customs and regulatory requirements, including excise status and CN codes, and an interest in understanding their impact on supply chain and commercial decisions.
• Commercial mindset with an interest in value creation, cost optimization, and business performance.
• Ability to analyze data and evaluate options to support operational and commercial decision‑making.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, with the ability to draw insights from complex information and propose practical solutions.
• Ability to make sound decisions and prioritize effectively in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, with the confidence to engage with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a proactive approach to delivering high‑quality results.
• Self‑motivated learner with curiosity, adaptability, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to seek guidance and support.
• Resilient and flexible, with a hands‑on attitude and a willingness to step outside of their comfort zone to learn and contribute.
• Enthusiasm for developing a broad understanding of trading, operations, logistics, and commercial activities within an international business environment.

What we offer

• You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet.
• You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.
• You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values‑led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non‑birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive in the world.
• We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Shell in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is one of the two founding countries of the company. Here 9,380 employees (March 2024) of more than 100 nationalities jointly work to provide the country with energy for today, for tomorrow and for you.

Energy for today The refinery at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam (Pernis) – Europe’s largest – is facing a cleaner future with less carbon emissions. Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to a circular future. Shell operates multiple wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. Both onshore and offshore, Shell is exploring for and producing oil and gas via the Nederlandsche Aardolie Maatschappij, NAM (50% Shell, 50% ExxonMobil). Shell is the market leader in transport fuels. Dutch motorists take 3 billion litres of fuel from 570 Shell retail stations (May 2024) annually, while thousands of Shell’s own fast EV charge points and Shell Ubitricity normal charge points are being installed as we speak.

Energy for tomorrow At the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), research is conducted into low CO2 energy technologies and sustainable solutions for energy and chemicals. Near Rotterdam Shell builds Europe’s biggest green hydrogen plant of the continent. From Amsterdam and The Hague, Shell Nederland leads the transition of the corporation to a more sustainable future, with 6.5 billion euros invested in solar panels, wind farms, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, EV charging and other groundbreaking solutions for the future.

Energy for you Even after the company HQ moved to London in January 2022, Shell’s commitment to the Netherlands remains very strong. The Hague still housing the headquarters of three of Shell’s business divisions, and Rotterdam stays a key trading, marketing and sales hub for Shell products. Combined Shell in the Netherlands works to bring its wide range of energy products as close as possible to you as an energy consumer. This includes a Shell Impact Fund to make the energy transition closer to people with financial challenges, this includes EV chargers on the corner of your street via our daughter company Ubitricity and this includes keeping the country warm in winter with Liquid Natural Gas.

Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 96,000 people across more than 70 countries. Whether they work on our platforms and pipelines, or in our offices and research labs, people are key to our success. They collectively determine our culture and we expect them to behave according to our values: honesty, integrity, and respect for people.

We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

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