Quality & Logistics Optimizer

Shell; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote/mobile working

Competitive starting salary

Job summary

Shell seeks a motivated Early Career professional to join our Quality & Logistics Optimizer (Blender) program in Europe. You will learn how blending, logistics and commercial decisions come together to create value across the supply chain, while gaining exposure to terminals, vessels, trucks, and STS operations.

You will collaborate with traders, operators and Shell assets to balance commercial opportunities with operational realities, driving safe, reliable, and optimized outcomes from day one.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of product quality specifications and blending principles.
• Ability to analyze data and evaluate options for decisions.
• Interest in trading, logistics, and commercial activities.

Responsibilities

• Support blending strategies and monitor product quality.
• Learn how blending, logistics and commercial decisions create value across the supply chain.
• Collaborate with traders, operators and external partners to optimize outcomes.

Skills

Quality principles

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

At Shell, Early Career talent plays an important role in powering the future of energy. Through internships, apprenticeships, graduate programmes, and opportunities for students and early professionals, we empower individuals to learn, grow, and make meaningful contributions from day one. We support talent at different stages of their career journey through mentorship and exposure to diverse areas of our business, helping them build skills and explore future career pathways at Shell.

In our values-led culture, you'll have the opportunity to power your progress while helping develop the energy solutions of today and tomorrow.

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 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.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

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.