Transportation Coordinator Job description

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the activities associated with the transportation of products from suppliers into the network.
  • Optimize transport planning in the most efficient way for customer and stakeholders
  • Maintain proper and accurate Pre-Shipment and Post-shipment Administration
    • Track and Trace
    • Proof of Delivery
    • Over, short, and damaged shipment issues
    • Evaluates, records, and responds to additional/special service requests (i.e. lift-gate, inside delivery, etc.)
    • Work with transportation providers and freight payment team to ensure proper accessorial cost and flows
    • Handle damage and loss claims
    • Assists in troubleshooting and resolving safety, service, and operational issues
  • Ensure correct estimates in transport planning system
  • Meet on time delivery (OTD) requirements and follow on discrepancies with suppliers and Customer Service
  • Stakeholder management; adequately and proactively inform Customer Service departments, Global Service Centers and suppliers

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in related field
  • Degree in transportation or a related field preferred.
  • Highly effective communication skills, both verbal and written. Fluent in English and Dutch. Other European languages is a big plus
  • Functional knowledge in Supply Chain
  • Preferably knowledge of import and export
  • Interpersonal skills and relationship building
  • Deadline-oriented
  • Problem solving
  • Continuous Improvement mindset.
  • Software skills such as Excel, Access, Visio, Powerpoint, and SAP highly preferred

Find Your Talents

For nearly 14 years Undutchables works with full satisfaction together with Together Abroad.
We started with just posting our jobs on their job board, and throughout the years our cooperation has grown into a valuable partnership.

Since last year Together Abroad present their workshop “How to find a job in The Netherlands” also at the 4 Undutchables offices to our candidates. We are happy to be able to provide such great and reliable service to our candidates.
And we look forward to continue our fruitful cooperation in the future.

Kirsten Jansen - van den Broek Undutchables

We have worked with Together Abroad as advertisers since their inception in 2009.

During this time, we have found them to be very responsive to our needs and very pleasant people to work with.


I would certainly recommend them as reliable and responsive business partners with an eye to the market and having their fingers on the pulse of the Dutch employment sector.

 

Ray Paker - Madison Parker International

I have known Linda since the inception of Together Abroad and have always been impressed by her passion for the world of internationals and the energy and drive they have invested in their business.

She have built an important portal for the international community in the Netherlands providing information, trainings and job opportunities to this group.

The job board is an important resource to Adams and gives us greater exposure to the jobs we advertise and an additional source of candidates.

 

Maureen Adam - Adam's Multilingual Recruitment