Transportation Specialist (m/f/d) - Fixed-term, 2 years

Are you up for a change?

Then change your perspective internally and take on the challenge of a new task! We are looking forward to receiving your application.

This is a 2-year fixed-term position!

Planning, controlling, and monitoring UIL inbound transports across all modes of transport, including complaints management
Controlling goods receipt in coordination with the operational areas
Coordinating import customs clearance with all relevant interfaces such as purchasing, goods receipt, customs service providers, and suppliers, as well as ensuring the necessary master data, documentation, and archiving processes
Analyzing transport flows based on relevant KPIs and implementing appropriate optimization measures
Tendering, negotiating, and managing transport service providers domestically and abroad, including contract and price design
Preparing KPI-based reports and management evaluations for performance and cost control
Ensuring compliance with transport compliance requirements and documenting relevant transport processes
Standardizing, digitizing, and automating transport processes as well as continuously developing the transport organization
Further developing transport management systems, interfaces, and KPI-based control instruments
Serving as a contact person for transport logistics issues and as the central interface between purchasing, goods receipt, suppliers, and logistics service providers
Reviewing and approving transport, customs, and clearance invoices
Participating in and leading projects related to transport logistics
Representing the Transportation Specialist for Air, Sea, and Express

Bachelor’s degree in Transport and Logistics or completed training as a Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services Clerk with professional experience
Solid knowledge and experience in transport KPIs, transport logistics, transport law, as well as tendering and negotiation processes
Expertise in route and network planning
Knowledge of automation of (transport-)processes
Confident user of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, as well as basic knowledge of SAP
Ability to coordinate across interfaces and work independently
Good English and very good German language skills

Variety of tasks and responsibilities & plenty of scope for ideas
Value-based family business
Global player with flat hierarchies
Flexible working hours models & home office
Work life balance due to the possibility to swap shifts
Social benefits and discounts such as job train ticket & private parcel acceptance
Personnel development, onboarding & individual support
Annual international soccer- & volleyball tournament
Public transport connection directly at station „Lapp Kabel“
Sports- & health activities and healthy canteen
Consulting in social and care services

U.I. Lapp GmbH · Schulze-Delitzsch-Street 25 · 70565 Stuttgart

We prefer internal applications via the job portal or alternatively by e-mail to the mentioned contact person.

We are happy to answer any questions you may have in advance