Logistics Specialist EMEA- 1 year contract
On-site · Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Job Summary
Logistics Specialist EMEA at Brooks responsible for day-to-day operations and related transportation activities to support EMEA logistics and distribution for Brooks products. You will manage activities including Distributor Purchase Order vendor exception management, EMEA shipment and document processing, export shipment processing, Distributor delivery coordination, Distributor footwear & apparel sample programs, processing and shipping documentation, and you will collaborate with US Logistics, US Trade Compliance, EMEA Distribution, Finance, Footwear & Apparel operations and Brooks Subsidiary teams to support EMEA supply chain execution. Responsibilities include organizing international transportation to the EMEA/UK distribution center and other domestic locations, daily shipment operations with EMEA 3PL, coordinating international shipments from Asia to EMEA Distributors and Key-Account customers, reviewing and approving Factory invoices for Distributor Purchase orders, managing global footwear and apparel sample programs, processing export shipments for third countries with documentation and bonded warehouse follow-up, serving as point of contact for Ocean-Air freight providers, auditing carrier freight invoices, representing the Logistics team on EMEA/global projects, analyzing KPI reports, compiling benchmarking data, updating ERP/carrier systems, and maintaining SOPs and vendor guides.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in supply chain, international studies or business), or equivalent experience in related fields (Speditions- Industrie- or Groß-und Außenhandels Kaufmann).
- 1+ years of work experience or equivalent background in international trade, logistics and transportation.
- Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, etc.), required.
- Proficiency with Infor M3 / IDM and GT Nexus are a plus but not mandatory.
- Fluency in German and English (absolute must), other European language skills are a great plus.
- Understanding and experience operating as an EMEA bonded warehouse, a plus.
- Working knowledge of incoterms 2020, harmonized tariff code and international trade rules.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
- Ability to work independently and make effective decisions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effective listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication, required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company, required.
- Keen attention to detail in planning, organization and execution of tasks, while still seeing the big picture and understanding how all the pieces fit together and affect one another, required.
- Ability to anticipate how a decision made can affect our customers, our partners, our products or other departments’ operations and/or morale; “connecting the dots,” required.
- Demonstration of innovation and initiative – always looking at improving our products and processes while also displaying a willingness to dive into the details and help out wherever necessary, required.
- Embraces and lives the Brooks values!
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