运力主管/Transportation Supervisor

J&T Express; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T Express is seeking a Supplier Sourcing and Development professional to drive supplier qualification, onboarding, and capacity management across Benelux transportation markets. You will lead negotiations, optimize costs, and ensure reliable carrier performance through KPI-driven management.

The role requires 2–3 years in logistics, strong negotiation and coordination skills, and fluency in English for daily business and supplier communications. Dutch/Benelux market experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English for daily business, supplier negotiations, and written communication.
• 2–3 years of experience in logistics, transportation, or related industries.
• Experience in supplier sourcing, development, and day-to-day supplier management within logistics.
• Strong commercial negotiation, coordination, and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive supplier development and capacity management.
• Experience in the Dutch or Benelux logistics and transportation market is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and supplier sourcing and development across the Benelux transportation market.
• Manage supplier qualification, on-site assessments, quotation evaluation, trial operations, and contract signing.
• Lead transportation price inquiries, benchmarking, and commercial negotiations; optimize transportation rates and cooperation models.
• Manage suppliers' daily service delivery, including vehicle and driver arrangements and capacity adjustments.
• Regularly evaluate suppliers based on KPIs and drive corrective actions, service improvements, and supplier optimization.
• Establish and maintain core and backup suppliers; develop capacity contingency plans for peak periods and unexpected situations.
• Review suppliers' transportation tasks, service fees, and deductions; coordinate with Finance for reconciliation and payments.
• Coordinate capacity and supplier preparation for the launch of new regions and routes, and support capacity allocation during peak periods.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

English communication

Logistics coordination

Capacity planning

Problem solving

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier Sourcing and Development：Conduct market research and supplier sourcing and development across the Benelux transportation market based on capacity planning and business requirements, including vehicle types, routes, and vehicle capacity needs, and continuously build and maintain a reliable capacity supplier pool.
• Supplier Onboarding and Qualification：Manage supplier qualification, on-site assessments, quotation evaluation, trial operations, and contract signing to ensure suppliers meet the required operational and compliance standards.
• Commercial Negotiation and Cost Management：Lead transportation price inquiries, benchmarking, and commercial negotiations; conduct transportation cost calculations and confirm contract terms; continuously optimize transportation rates and cooperation models to effectively control costs.
• Daily Supplier Management：Manage suppliers' daily service delivery and performance, including vehicle and driver arrangements, temporary capacity increases, and incident response. Coordinate and resolve operational issues to ensure stable transportation capacity during both regular and peak periods.
• Supplier Performance Management：Regularly evaluate suppliers based on task completion rate, on-time performance, exception rate, response time, service quality, and other relevant KPIs, and drive corrective actions, service improvements, and supplier optimization.
• Transportation Capacity Assurance：Establish and maintain a pool of core and backup suppliers. Develop capacity contingency plans for peak periods and unexpected situations based on business needs, reduce reliance on individual suppliers, and strengthen overall capacity resilience.
• Settlement Management：Review suppliers' transportation tasks, service fees, and exception-related deductions; coordinate with Finance to complete supplier reconciliation, settlement, and payment follow-up, ensuring accurate and timely payments.
• Project and Ad-hoc Support：Coordinate transportation capacity and supplier preparation for the launch of new regions and routes, and support capacity allocation and contingency arrangements during peak periods and unexpected situations.

Requirements

• Language: Fluent in English as a working language, with the ability to communicate effectively in daily business activities, supplier negotiations, and written communication.
• Work Experience: 2–3 years of experiencein logistics, transportation, or a related industry.
• Supplier Management Experience: Experience in supplier sourcing, development, business coordination, and day-to-day supplier management within the logistics industry; familiar with supplier qualification, quotation evaluation, commercial negotiation, and supplier performance management.
• Professional Skills: Strong commercial negotiation, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently drive supplier development and transportation capacity management.
• Local Market Experience: Experience in the Dutch or Benelux logistics and transportation market is a plus.