Ocean Freight Supervisor Export

Move forward as Ocean Freight Supervisor Export at DSV in Rotterdam

Do you want to play a key role in the development of our export department? Now is the perfect time! As a supervisor you can lead, coach, and optimize processes with a fresh approach. You are the one who helps the team excel, both operationally and in leadership. Sounds like a plan? Start here, go anywhere DSV.

You get it done

As an ocean freight supervisor, you are both a leader and the driving force behind our export department. The team consists of 12 export enthusiasts. You guide operational freight forwarders, support day-to-day activities, and provide advice on complex matters. You are involved operationally for about 25% of your time, while also focusing on customer implementations, HR matters, planning, and achieving KPI targets. Your department? Efficient, well-structured, and results driven. Together they deliver top performance: You’re on it.

How you do this? We give you the trust and freedom to organize the work in your own way. Your focus is on results and building a stable, successful team. Optimize processes and help build a department that is ready for the future. You achieve this by:

• maintaining contact with international colleagues, road carriers, and shipping lines to ensure smooth processes;
• safeguarding a realistic and timely planning of all shipments;
• developing and supporting your team, including performance reviews, training, vacation planning, and absenteeism management;
• organizing team meetings and implementing improvements within the department;
• carrying out operational account management and maintaining relationships with key partners;
• monitoring SLAs and ensuring agreed service levels are achieved.

Your team stands out within DSV by its diverse mix of colleagues, junior, mid-level, and experienced professionals all working together. A positive work atmosphere and having fun are very important to your colleagues, and communication lines are short and direct. Most importantly, we want you to feel at home and find your place within our team. We will do everything we can to make that happen, a warm welcome is already waiting for you.

We are DSV, we grow

DSV is a global provider of transport and logistics services. With offices in more than 90 countries and a growing network of partners, there is no place in the world we cannot reach via transport by air, sea, rail, courier or road or where we can offer storage in warehouses.

At DSV, I can apply my expertise and inspire my colleagues. Together, we make sure our clients can always rely on us, and that makes every day worthwhile,

says Ruben Monteiro, Senior Team Lead, Export Ocean.

In the Netherlands, we operate from over 40 branches, with more than 5,000 colleagues. Together we rise to the challenge of a rapidly changing environment. We make quick decisions at every level and combine ambition and teamwork. This is how we move forward and make a difference together.

You bring

• an energetic work attitude, you are positive and confident;
• experience in leading a team and driving results, with a proven track record of success;
• at least 5 years of work experience in a similar role within import or export; this may also be in the form of a team lead, coordinator, or senior position;
• good command of Dutch (B1 level) and English, both spoken and written;
• experience with Cargowise is a plus.

It all counts for this vacancy of ocean freight supervisor export in Rotterdam. Furthermore, it is of course important that you feel at home with us. That will certainly be possible if you like to keep going, have guts and want to grow with DSV.

You get

Working at DSV means working at one of the top players in the logistics market. DSV is entrepreneurial and competitive, which is why we always want to grow as an organization. That is why we are looking for people who want to grow with us. Besides a challenging job in an international environment we also offer:

• salary dependent on knowledge and experience, plus 5% bonus and 8% holiday allowance;
• enjoy 28 days of annual leave (full time basis) to spend with friends and family;
• personal growth through our DSV Academy and external training in logistics or other relevant fields;
• an attractive pension scheme, partly employer-funded, with a 5% employee contribution;
• and last but not least additional perks such as our bike plan and the fiscfree program, providing net savings.

Move forward

Send your resume with motivation or leave your details and we will contact you. Any questions about this vacancy? Our corporate recruiter Cindy Visser will answer all your questions via +31 (0)6 8229 7557 or cindy.visser@dsv.com.

We will only contact you via our official company email addresses (e.g., @dsv.com or @nl.dsv.com) and never reach out to candidates through personal email providers such as Gmail or Hotmail.

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