Team Leader – Transport Coordination

Sostmeier Group; Bieruń; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sostmeier Group invites an experienced Transport Coordinator to join our Poland branch. You will manage a team of about 10 employees, coordinate daily transport operations, and work hands-on to ensure high customer satisfaction and competitiveness. You will contribute to developing our transport organization in Europe.

We value leadership, practical logistics experience, and strong communication in English and IT affinity. Please state salary expectations in your application.

Qualifications

• Completed advanced vocational training in transportation.
• Several years of practical experience in transport coordination or management of trucks.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Knowledge of design and costing as well as onboarding of new customers.
• Empathetic and communicative personality.

Responsibilities

• Functional and disciplinary management of your team.
• Involved and collaborating in daily transport coordination; hands-on mentality.
• Key-figure-based management with a focus on process optimization.
• Support and development of existing customers and participation in acquiring new customers.
• Preparation of quotes for new business.
• Management of external service providers.
• Budgeting and reporting to management.

Skills

Leadership

English (Good)

IT affinity

Problem solving

Customer development

Education

Advanced vocational training in transportation

Tools

Costing knowledge

Logistics IT systems

Job description

The Sostmeier Logistics Group is a middle-sized and owner managed forwarding and logistics company. Founded 1927 in Germany over 900 employees in over 30 branches work successfully together.

We are looking for YOU to support us in the further development of our branch in:

Objective:

Responsible of our transport organisation in Poland. Coordinating and collaborate in a team of app. 10 employees (Transport Coordinator) to ensure a high customer satisfaction and competitiveness. Working fully operational, hands-on. Development of our transport organisation in Europe.

Your Responsibilities:

• Functional and disciplinary management of your team
• Involved and Collaborating of the daily transport coordination. Hands on mentality.
• Key-figure-based management with request to optimize processes
• Support and development of existing customers, as well as participation in acquiring potential new customers
• Preparation of quotes for new business
• Management of external service providers
• Budgeting and reporting to the management

Your Profile:

• A completed advanced vocational training program in transportation.
• Several years of practical experience in transport coordination or the management of trucks
• Strong leadership skills
• Knowledge of the design and costing as well as the onboarding of new customers
• Empathetic and communicative personality
• Ability to solve problems in high stress situations
• Good English skills and strong affinity for IT

Please state your salary expectations in your application.