Senior Global Logistics Leader

Nearfield Instruments; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 holidays per calendar year (40h)

8% holiday allowance

Commuting allowance

Discount on health insurance

TEAM culture: Together Everyone Achie…

Challenging role with growth potential

Job summary

Nearfield Instruments is seeking an experienced Senior Logistics Manager to shape and lead our global logistics operations. You will define strategy, own end-to-end shipments, and mentor a growing team across international transport to ensure on-time delivery amidst a fast-paced scale-up environment.

You will coordinate with Sales, Finance, Production and R&D to align logistics with business needs while ensuring regulatory compliance and cost-effective service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of experience in international logistics or supply chain roles, including team leadership and strategic responsibility.
• Proven experience managing complex global shipments in a high-tech, capital-equipment, or regulated environment including hands-on ownership of logistics execution.
• Strong knowledge of international transport, customs, Incoterms, export control, and trade compliance.
• Experience working with ERP systems and strong Excel skills for analysis and reporting.
• Excellent organizational, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, scaling organization with changing priorities.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.
• Proactive, results-driven leader with a hands-on and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to balance between developing a global logistics strategy and ability to step in on operational execution when needed.
• Adaptability to a rapidly scaling high-tech company where responsibility comes with delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global logistics strategy, aligned with business growth, customer deployments, and operational priorities.
• Own end-to-end logistics operations, including customer shipments, regional transfers, spare parts, and supplier returns.
• Lead and develop the logistics team, providing direction, coaching, and clear accountability across roles and responsibilities.
• Oversee complex international transport, covering road, sea, and air freight, including high-value and high-risk shipments.
• Act as the central logistics escalation point, proactively resolving disruptions, delays, and cross-departmental issues.
• Safeguard delivery performance, ensuring on-time-in-full delivery while meeting technical, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Support cross-functional projects delivering logistics excellence.
• Manage relationships with freight forwarders and logistics service providers, optimizing routes, costs, and service levels.
• Ensure compliance with international trade regulations, customs requirements, export control, and dangerous goods rules, in close cooperation with Logistics & Trade Compliance Coordinators and the Export Control Officer.
• Drive process improvements and standardization, including KPI definition, ERP implementation and usage, and continuous optimization of lead times and logistics efficiency.
• Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders (Sales including Spare Parts Service Team, Finance, Production, R&D, Decommissioning and Installment) to align logistics execution with business needs.

Skills

Global logistics strategy

Team leadership

International shipments

ERP systems

Excel

Stakeholder management

English (fluent)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Nearfield Instruments is seeking an experienced Senior Logistics Manager to shape and lead our global logistics operations. You will define strategy, own end-to-end shipments, and mentor a growing team across international transport to ensure on-time delivery amidst a fast-paced scale-up environment.

You will coordinate with Sales, Finance, Production and R&D to align logistics with business needs while ensuring regulatory compliance and cost-effective service levels.