Team Leader Logistics

Basic requirements

• You should speak the following languages: German, English

• You should have the following driving license: B

• You should show willingness to work shifts and weekends: No

• You should have work experience: Yes

Your tasks

• position

  Team Leader Dispatch – Italian Transport

  The goal of the position

  Responsibility for the operational and economic management of transport to Italy, as well as leading an existing dispatching team to ensure a smooth, on-time and cost-optimized transport process.

  Tasks and responsibilities

  • Professional and disciplinary management of the dispatch team in Italian transport
  • Planning, control and monitoring of international transports (FTL/LTL) to and from Italy
  • Maintenance and further development of existing customer relationships
  • Management and deployment of subcontractors and own vehicle fleet
  • Price negotiations with customers and freight carriers in coordination with management.
  • Ensuring compliance with legal regulations (driving and rest times, cabotage, documentation, etc.)
  • Quality and cost control as well as optimization of transport processes
  • Escalation management in case of disruptions (delays, damages, complaints)
  • Close collaboration with sales, billing and management
  • Employee onboarding, training and development

  Requirements / Qualifications

  • Several years of professional experience in international truck dispatching , ideally in traffic to Italy
  • Demonstrable leadership experience in logistics
  • Very good knowledge of the European transport market, especially Italy
  • Fluent German and Italian language skills required; English is an advantage.
  • Safe handling of TMS systems and MS Office
  • Entrepreneurial thinking, decisiveness and high resilience
  • Strong communication skills, assertiveness, and team orientation

  
  

  
  

Our offer

• We offer

  • Management position with creative freedom in a family-run logistics company
  • Existing, well-established team and established customer and subcontractor structure
  • Modern workplace and short decision-making processes
  • Performance-based pay plus success bonus
  • Additional success and bonus models
  • Company car (depending on agreement)
  • Long-term perspective in a growing company

  
  

  
  

Prerequisites

• Personal skills

  • Sense of responsibility and structured work style
  • High service and solution orientation
  • Motivation and leadership skills
  • Hands-on mentality

  
  

Contact for applicants

• Werner Sitzmann