(Senior) Freight Forwarder

sennder is Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder. In a traditional industry we are moving fast to digitize and automate all road logistics processes. We are a growing team looking for a senior freight forwarder to help us on our journey to revolutionize road freight logistics. You would join our carrier coverage team in the Berlin office.

We value humility and we're as interested in your character as we are in your talent. Please apply, even if you feel you only meet part of our listed criteria. Diversity drives our innovation and we offer a collaborative, dynamic, and international work environment. Just be yourself. We are excited to meet you and for you to join us in shaping the future of the logistics industry in Europe.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Freight Forwarder, you’ll work on interesting responsibilities like building out the long-term strategy around capacity planning, organization, and handling of transport as well as negotiations with carriers and expanding our carrier network, in order to meet the needs of our customers and offer the best quality on the market. We hope you are excited to help create a product with lasting value, improve your sales abilities and learn about how we're changing the logistics industry.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL...
- Build strong relationships with trucking company key contacts (i.e., owner-operators, dispatchers, and drivers)
- Build long-term strategy & structural capacity plans with our carrier partners
- Develop new and grow existing carrier relationships (lead generation, cold calling, and referrals)
- Negotiate the best prices with our carrier partners
- Identify issues and work cross-functionally to determine and implement the best solution
- Provide exceptional service to our carriers and customers
- Ensure shipment details are accurately communicated and tracked in the system
- Take a data-driven approach solving difficult issues
- Help define processes to increase efficiency and profitability of our business

PREFERABLY YOU HAVE...
- At least 5 years of experience in freight forwarding operations with a focus on road freight
- At least 1 year of experience in any kind of logistics operation will allow us to consider your profile for more junior openings
- Know-how in convincingly addressing your audience and always hitting the right tone
- Top-notch strategic skills, as well as a self-starter mindset
- Excellent German and English skills, Polish or any other European language is a plus
- Ability to thrive under deadlines, drive results, multi-task and work with a sense of urgency

ABOUT sennder

sennder is moving trucks with the power of data to unlock endless and sustainable capacity at unparalleled quality. Through our proprietary transportation operating system, built by our in-house tech teams, we not only connect shippers to our fleet of thousands of trucks, but also improve how they move products in sustainable, cost-efficient, and transparent ways - making the logistics industry fit for the future. In a traditional industry, we’re growing and moving fast to digitally automate all road logistics processes.

We are building a curious team that is driven by an ambitious desire to solve the toughest logistics puzzles. What others may consider uncertainty, we see as an opportunity to learn and be proactive. We invite you to go on this journey with us and be part of one of Europe’s inspiring growth stories as we fast-forward road logistics into digitalization. Get to know us, our culture, green business, funding history, and more on our blog here.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

At sennder, we want to maximize the individual’s potential for all employees and reinforce an inclusive culture and environment of continuous learning that empowers people to succeed as a team. In addition to humility, we value commitment, team spirit, respect, and kindness to build trusted relationships across teams. Learn more on our career site.
- A fast-growing, start-up-oriented international team of 900+ people with 65+ nationalities spread across 7 country offices with English as our company language.
- A quarterly feedback and review process for personal development, professional growth, and career opportunities. We also use “Objectives and Key Results” for company goals.
- A structured promotion process, providing everyone with fair and transparent career growth.
- Learning and development opportunities on the job and through conversations with your manager.
- Various opportunities to connect with colleagues, formally and informally, digitally or in-person (when allowed), through regular team events, company get-togethers, and partnership events with other companies and local organizers.
- Office first work policy (three days a week), that complies with local COVID-19 restrictions and policies. We also provide flex/hybrid remote working options.
- When in the office: unlimited snacks, drinks, and fruits.
- All interviews are currently conducted on a remote basis.