Team Leader International Transport (m/f/d)

About the job

In this demanding and central role, you take on the overall responsibility for international scheduling as well as the further development of export logistics at the Thommen Group. You manage complex goods flows between Europe and the Far East, ensuring a smooth, efficient process. At the same time, you strategically develop the organisation and actively shape the establishment of a powerful, future-oriented Export Competence Centre.

• Overall responsibility for the international scheduling of the Thommen Group (road, rail, sea freight)
• Leadership and further development of a team of around 10 forwarding specialists
• Further development and implementation of the export strategy
• Establishment and further development of a future-proof Export Competence Centre
• Analysis and optimisation of goods and information flows
• Introduction and management of a KPI and cockpit system
• Planning and scheduling of transport modes (truck, rail, ship)
• Coordination of all transport processes from order to billing
• Conducting negotiations with international forwarding partners
• Continuous optimisation of costs, capacities and service quality
• Close cooperation with internal departments as well as external partners
• Contact person for customers, suppliers, authorities and customs offices

• Completed training in forwarding or logistics as well as several years of experience in international forwarding or export logistics
• Leadership experience and a strong enthusiasm for team development
• Very good knowledge of customs, EU VAT and export processing
• Solution-oriented, flexible personality with strong teamwork skills who keeps an overview even in hectic situations
• Quick comprehension, high resilience as well as precise and structured working methods
• IT affinity with confident handling of MS Office
• Very good German skills in spoken and written form; Italian and/or French is a plus

• With your job, you make an active contribution to environmental protection and resource conservation
• Lots of freedom, independence and responsibility in your tasks
• Stability and a secure workplace
• Flat hierarchies and straightforward decision-making processes
• Family-oriented corporate culture: With us, you are not just a number at least 25 days holiday / 30 days from the 11th year of service or from the age of 50
• Thommen Academy (internal training and development opportunities for our employees)
• Good social benefits (above-average continued payment of wages in case of accident and illness, pension fund without loss risk)

The Thommen Group is one of the leading European recycling companies with roots in Switzerland. With our three strong brands Thommen, Metallum and Immark, we offer complete recycling solutions for industry, trade and municipalities. With over 30 locations in five countries, the Thommen Group is globally networked and an important link in the economic cycle. As a producer of high-quality recycled raw materials, we create and conserve resources.

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