MOL Logistics is part of the globally operating Japanese logistics group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL Group), one of the largest shipping companies in the world, managing a fleet of over 800 vessels.
As a Supply Chain Forwarder, MOL Logistics offers its customers comprehensive, global services for the entire supply chain. Our core business includes Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Road Transport, and Warehousing. MOL Logistics has a worldwide presence with 10,500 employees across 120 branches in 27 countries.
We connect the world with precision, reliability, and a customer-oriented philosophy. Our location at Stuttgart Airport continues to grow and is a central hub for the strong industrial sector of the region. We offer our customers customized transport solutions across all modes of transport. We value an intercultural, respectful work environment and offer you the chance to develop your career within an international team.
About the job
- Hours per week: 40
- Education: Successfully completed commercial vocational training (e.g., Shipping Agent / Speditionskaufmann/-frau, Office Administrator / Bürokaufmann/-frau, or comparable qualification).
Your role as Sales assistant & operations
As a Sales Assistant, you are the essential support pillar for our sales team in Stuttgart. Your role is extremely versatile: you not only provide administrative support to sales but are also actively involved in operational processes related to road transport. You act as the interface between Sales, customers, and our Operations team, ensuring smooth processes from quotation to order handling.
Your Main Responsibilities:
- Sales Support & Customer Service
- Quotation & Presentation Preparation: Supporting the sales team in creating, calculating, and following up on transport quotations for all three modes of transport (Road, Ocean, Air).
- Customer Communication: First point of contact for customer inquiries and coordination of appointments.
- CRM Maintenance: Active upkeep and management of customer and project data in our CRM system.
- Reporting: Preparing sales reports and analyses.
- Operations Support (Focus on Road Transport)
- Order Handling: Recording, monitoring, and documenting road transport orders (LTL/FTL).
- Coordination: Close cooperation with carriers and hauliers to ensure punctual pick-up and delivery.
- Document Management: Creation and control of all relevant transport documents (e.g., waybills, delivery notes).
- Troubleshooting: Processing irregularities and handling ad-hoc requests in the daily road transport operations.
Requirements
Your Profile:
- Education: Successfully completed commercial vocational training (e.g., Shipping Agent / Speditionskaufmann/-frau, Office Administrator / Bürokaufmann/-frau, or comparable qualification).
- Experience: Initial professional experience in an assistant or operational function within the logistics/forwarding sector is an advantage.
- Expertise: Basic knowledge of road transport is required; knowledge of ocean and air freight is a significant plus.
- Languages: Business-fluent German and very good written and spoken English skills (for international correspondence).
- Skills: Organizational talent, structured and conscientious working style, teamwork ability, and a strong service orientation.
- IT Skills: Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel, PowerPoint) and ideally experience with a CRM system.
Our offer
- Stability: The security and structure of a globally operating Japanese corporation.
- Versatility: A varied range of tasks with interfaces to all modes of transport and business areas, right at Stuttgart Airport.
- Development: Individual further training opportunities and career prospects within a global network.
- Compensation: An attractive, performance-based salary package, including 30 days of annual leave and a company pension scheme (BAV).
- Team Spirit: A collegial working atmosphere where teamwork and mutual respect are actively practiced.
Are you our new Logistics All-Rounder in Stuttgart?
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents (cover letter, CV, certificates), stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date.
MOL Logistics Deutschland GmbH
Wolfgang Schmidt / General Manager Administration
Wahlerstraße 22, D-40472 Düsseldorf
Steps towards your new job at MOL Logistics
We post all our current vacancies within MOL Logistics EMEA region on this website. If you would like more information about the vacancy, you can call the local HR department. (see contact details)
Once we receive your application, we will begin processing it. We aim to respond within two weeks. If we have become enthusiastic about your submitted application, we will invite you for an introductory interview. Of course, it is also possible that you will be rejected based on the assessment, in which case we will send you an email. Within the framework of the GDPR, we will then destroy the cover letter, CV and mail after completion of the application process.
The introductory interview normally takes place with the direct supervisor and an HR Specialist. During this orientation interview we try to get a good impression of you as a person and your capabilities and see if you could become the new colleague within MOL Logistics. Of course you also get the opportunity to ask questions about the vacancy and our company, please do! We find it important to give a clear and honest picture of our organization and the vacancy so you can make a good choice.
If the introductory interview is positive for both parties, we will ask you for a follow-up interview. This interview will basically take place with a (future) direct colleague and another HR Specialist. We will go deeper into the content of the position and your capabilities and motivation. An assessment or other test by a third party may be part of the procedure. Depending on the position, another interview may take place.
When we are convinced of your qualities, we will make you an offer to join us. This offer will detail the terms of employment.
After signing the necessary documents, we will then welcome you to MOL Logistics [display_country_or_holding]!
We will make further arrangements for your first working day and also make an induction plan so that you will quickly find your niche within our organization.
We will also schedule an introductory meeting so that you will be up to speed in no time.
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