Are you stress-resistant, an excellent communicator, and energized by a fast-paced logistics environment where no two days are the same? As a Transcon Agent at Expeditors, you will be the central point of contact for our European road freight operation (Transcon).
The RoleIn this role, you are fully responsible for the operational execution of your assigned customer account. Throughout the day, you will actively communicate via phone and email with customers, international branches, drivers, and external carriers. Beyond driving smooth communication, you ensure every shipment is registered and tracked into our systems with high attention to detail. We are looking for a proactive, energetic team player who thrives under tight deadlines and maintains full control in a dynamic setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Customer & Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary contact for your dedicated customer account, proactively providing updates, handling inquiries, and resolving operational issues.
- Active Driver & Carrier Communication: Maintain frequent daily phone contact with drivers and transport partners to coordinate loading/unloading times, track shipments, and mitigate potential delays.
- Accurate System Processing: Transfer incoming shipment requests into internal operational platforms with zero-defect accuracy.
- Email & Shipment Monitoring: Continuously monitor incoming emails to handle urgent requests, ad-hoc changes, and shipment status updates instantly.
- Dossier & Financial Control: Oversee shipment progress from origin to destination and assist with accurate administrative and financial closing (job costing).
This is what you will bring to the roleYou are highly organized, detail-oriented, and effortlessly maintain an overview, even under pressure. You communicate with ease across customers, carriers, and colleagues, quickly switching between different tasks. Thanks to your proactive mindset, you think in solutions and ensure shipments run smoothly and efficiently. That is how you make a difference every day as a Transcon Agent.
What you bring to the role:
- Relevant Experience: At least 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in logistics, supply chain, customer service, or logistics administration (experience in road freight or freight forwarding is a strong advantage).
- Language Skills: Fluent in English (oral and written) is mandatory. You are comfortable picking up the phone and managing high-volume communication with international stakeholders daily.
- Attention to Detail: Exceptional accuracy in data entry and system processing.
- Mindset: High energy, proactive, and accountable. You stay composed, structured, and sharp in a fast-moving, high-volume environment.
- Work Authorization: Must hold a valid work permit for the Netherlands and be eligible to obtain a VOG (Certificate of Conduct).
As a Transcon Agent you can count onAs a Transcon Agent, you will have the opportunity to grow and develop within an international, dynamic environment. You will be in daily contact with customers, carriers, and colleagues across the globe, playing a key role in ensuring international shipments run seamlessly. We offer not only excellent employment terms, but also plenty of room to grow, take on responsibility, and build your career within Expeditors.
In addition, we offer:
- A gross monthly salary of up to €3,500, depending on your relevant work experience.
- A 7-month contract with a clear prospect of permanent employment.
- An excellent pension scheme and a personal training budget. We invest in your development, with a company standard of 52 training hours per employee per year.
- Opportunity to participate in our international Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- The chance to work within a global organization with plenty of opportunities for career growth, both nationally and internationally.
Expeditors as An EmployerAs a supply chain partner to top corporations around the world, Expeditors ensures that our clients can conduct limitless business. Services include consolidation and forwarding of air or sea freight, customs operations, cargo insurance, order management, warehousing, distribution and customized logistics solutions. By taking a fresh look at logistics and using the latest innovations, we strive to challenge and inspire colleagues, customers and partners every day.
Working at Expeditors means working in a modern and professional company that moves fully with the times. Expeditors employs the best Supply Chain professionals, spread over more than 300 locations. Active at all major (air) ports of the world, in 103 countries and on 6 continents. An international environment with challenging career prospects. Nearly 30% of the employee base progresses to senior positions and employees stay on average longer than 10 years.
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