Transport Coordinator

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Established in 2023, but with a combined heritage of over 100 years, Envalior is entering the market as a leading global engineering materials powerhouse offering novel and innovative solutions to today’s world. Envalior brings together two highly complementary established players in DSM Engineering Materials and LANXESS High Performance Materials.

We offer a uniquely positioned portfolio of longstanding material, application, and design expertise, creating real and meaningful value for our customers and the greater global society. To grow this leading global engineering materials company, we hire new colleagues to strengthen the foundation for the new organization. This is the perfect time to influence change, challenge the status quo, be part of something new and exciting, craft, create and develop the best in ALL WORLDS and be part of something truly innovative, inspirational and transformational.

Do you want to be part of this exciting journey ahead? Do you love working in an international, highly energized, and collaborative team? Maybe it’s you we are looking for in our Global Supply Chain team, as our new Transport Coordinator (1 year Fixed Term Contract)

As transport coordinator you are responsible for organizing reliable and efficient transport to our customers. Assisted by digital tools you will execute transport planning for a region of customers and are taking responsibility until the shipment has been delivered. You will be working closely with your colleagues in customer service and supply planning to improve our delivery performance and work towards more efficient and sustainable transport solutions. Next  to these responsibilities you will be involved in improvement projects in line with your personal growth ambition.

Your key responsibilities

• Transport planning: Creation of deliveries that are forwarded to Envaliors contracted carriers in collaboration with our logistic service providers.
• Transport coordination: In case of transport related issues you need to step in and resolve the issue at hand in collaboration with our suppliers and your peers in customer service, supply planning and warehousing.
• Performance management: Report and manage the “On Time” performance for the carriers in your domain and collaborate with our logistics service providers and your peers to improve this performance in case this performance is under target.
• Improving transport: Analyse your portfolio, look for and act on improvement opportunities and report out to the logistics management team.
• Execute improvement projects in line with your personal growth ambition.
• Display and support positive behavior towards safety, health and environment and participate in events improving safety.

The challenge

• You will be working in an international environment, English is the standard language.
• You will be working closely together with your peers at supply planning, customer service and logistic service providers across our sites globally.
• You will be reporting on delivery reliability for your domain and have a direct responsibility for the targets of your region and by extension the global logistics organization.

We Bring

• A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to employees across the business.
• A caring and supportive environment where you are empowered to grow.
• A team of diverse employees who aren’t afraid to think outside the box.
• A role that is an excellent steppingstone for a career in supply chain management.

You Bring

• A BSc in supply chain management, economics, or a similar field or equal work experience in the field of transportation and logistics.
• Proven communication skills as you will be dealing with a large and global group of stakeholders and peers.
• A learning and pro-active mindset.
• A hands-on attitude and strong sense of ownership.
• A team player that will collaborate across the functions.

This role can be based in either Geleen (Netherlands) or Antwerp (Belgium) offices.