Sales & Global Port Operations Coordinator

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Handling global inquiries and providing after sales assistance
  • Liaising and negotiating with both customers and suppliers on price, delivery and conditions
  • Coordinate delivery orders and support agents, distributors and satellite offices
  • Sharing stock information, local supply situations, customer needs etc. with the Sales & Port Coordination Team (Operations department)

Requirements:

  • Ability to handle daily stress situations and work accurately at the same time
  • Fluent in English, both verbal and writing
  • Not afraid to be pro-active and take tough decisions in order to make delivery within given lead time
  • Outgoing personality and positive attitude, easily adjusting to changing situations, supportive to colleagues, suppliers, other third-party persons calling the office on a daily basis
  • Able to understand nuances and cultural impacts on global trade.
  • Ideal position for a candidate who is ambitious and able to work in an independent environment
  • Willing to work 1 week per month in standby duty (after office hours + weekend)

Required education:

HBO/ Bachelor level

Required experience:

  • Knowledge of maritime industry and logistics with minimum 1-3 years experience
  • Experience with MS Office is mandatory, SAP software is an advantage
  • Creative, innovative & out of the box thinking
  • Mastering the Dutch and English language fluently
  • Shipping Mentality
  • Improvisation skills

Salary indication: € 30-40.000 / year at a full-time basis (incl 8% vacation and 13e month)

Job Type: Full-time (40 hours/week), contract (not via intermediate agency)