Transport Specialist

With 34,000 employees worldwide, Medline is one of the leading companies in the healthcare sector. Our customers include not only leading hospitals, but also many medical supply stores, pharmacies and distributors. We offer a comprehensive range of products: from gloves to essentials for the operating theatre, as well as services to sustainably improve patient care and enhance the quality of people’s lives. Would you like to join us on this journey?

For our location in Kleve we are looking for you as

**Transport Specialist (m/w/d)**

**How can you help us?**
- Oversee & coordinate the overall relationship with a group of carriers in terms of sea/air/rail.
- Oversee & coordinate contract negotiation and general rates´ inquiries & RFQs, partnering with Line Management & internal stakeholders.
- Responsible for accuracy and availability of rates to relevant internal and external stake holders
- Opt for continuous improvement initiatives with carriers & internal stakeholders, to improve costs and/or processes.
- Executes performance management metrics reviews (cost, transit time) for Inbound transportation and derive improvement plans from it.
- Liaise & communicate with internal stakeholders and external parties.
- Escalation whenever necessary to Line Management.

**Are you our match?**
- Minimum 3-5 years Transportation and/or Shipping and Logistics experience, within a preferably high-volume logistics environment.
- Existing relations with Carriers/forwarders (sea,air,rail,trucking).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences.
- Capability of handling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strategic thinker and team player.
- Proficient in MS Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint).
- Proficient level of English language skills. Additional languages is a plus.

**We have everything covered**:

- A comprehensive onboarding program with experienced colleagues
- Individualiced solutions for flexible working to increase your productivity and find the right work/life balance
- 30 days of vacation.
- A community of enthusiastic Medline colleagues to work and grow with
- Modern workplace located in Kleve - the building was designed inspired by employee requests.
- Fresh fruit, coffee flat rate, discounted lunch, so that your physical well-being is taken care of

**Ready to join forces with a game-changing employer? We would love to hear from you**
- Medline is committed to reducing our carbon footprint, developing responsible products, supporting our employees and local communities, and promoting high ethical standards internally and among our supplier partners. Click_ _here_ _to discover what Medline is doing to make healthcare more sustainable for people and the planet._