Job Title: Maritime Import Expeditor
Start Date: 20/04/2026 (Negotiable)
End Date: 31st December 2026 (Further extension possible)
Location: Hoboken, Belgium (Very occasional presence in Brussels or Olen may be requested)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Client: Leading Multinational Materials Technology Company
Position Overview:
Join a dynamic Maritime Forwarding team responsible for coordinating import and export shipments across multiple business units. The team ensures safe, compliant, cost-efficient, and timely transport flows-including hazardous goods and waste-while delivering exceptional service to both internal and external stakeholders.
This assignment supports an operational continuity plan as the team transitions through retirements and a strategic review, with the potential for long-term collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee maritime import files from start to finish for various business units
- Collect and verify all transport documentation (BL, invoice, packing list, certificates of origin, etc.) for completeness and accuracy
- Request releases from shipping lines and monitor terminal statuses, along with free time, demurrage, and detention costs
- Communicate proactively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational flow
- Organize onward (post carriage) transport and align storage or transshipment activities where needed (bulk, containers, breakbulk)
- Ensure incoming goods arrive safely, compliantly, and cost efficiently, in line with IMDG/ADR and waste regulations
- Prepare pre-payments to shipping lines or forwarders as required and verify transport invoices
- Identify new transport opportunities and continuously seek efficiency improvements within the import process
- Maintain an overview and stay solution-oriented while handling multiple import files simultaneously
Technical Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Teams, Word, SharePoint)
- Experience with transport software such as IDP10 is a plus, not a requirement
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn Incoterms, transport & customs documentation, and regulations regarding hazardous goods and waste streams
- Affinity with inland navigation logistics or willingness to grow expertise in this area
- Prior experience as an import expediteur or junior logistics professional (junior or mid-level; open to recent graduates in logistics)
Non-Technical Requirements:
- Strong problem-solving skills (top priority)
- Flexible, customer-oriented, stress-resistant, and a positive attitude
- Excellent communication skills at all organizational levels, even under pressure or during unexpected changes
- Ability to maintain structure and overview while managing multiple import cases
- Proactive mindset and eagerness to support or lead improvement initiatives
Location:
- Based in Hoboken
- Very occasional travel to Brussels or Olen may be requested
Language Skills:
- Fluent in Dutch
- Fluent in English
Contract:
- Temporary assignment (initial contract until end of year)
- Possibility of extension
- Start date: April or May
- Open to junior and mid-level profiles
Take this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team in a leading international environment with growth and learning possibilities. Apply now to make an impact in global logistics!
Start Date: 20/04/2026 (Negotiable)
End Date: 31st December 2026 (Further extension possible)
Location: Hoboken, Belgium (Very occasional presence in Brussels or Olen may be requested)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Client: Leading Multinational Materials Technology Company
Position Overview:
Join a dynamic Maritime Forwarding team responsible for coordinating import and export shipments across multiple business units. The team ensures safe, compliant, cost-efficient, and timely transport flows-including hazardous goods and waste-while delivering exceptional service to both internal and external stakeholders.
This assignment supports an operational continuity plan as the team transitions through retirements and a strategic review, with the potential for long-term collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee maritime import files from start to finish for various business units
- Collect and verify all transport documentation (BL, invoice, packing list, certificates of origin, etc.) for completeness and accuracy
- Request releases from shipping lines and monitor terminal statuses, along with free time, demurrage, and detention costs
- Communicate proactively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational flow
- Organize onward (post carriage) transport and align storage or transshipment activities where needed (bulk, containers, breakbulk)
- Ensure incoming goods arrive safely, compliantly, and cost efficiently, in line with IMDG/ADR and waste regulations
- Prepare pre-payments to shipping lines or forwarders as required and verify transport invoices
- Identify new transport opportunities and continuously seek efficiency improvements within the import process
- Maintain an overview and stay solution-oriented while handling multiple import files simultaneously
Technical Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Teams, Word, SharePoint)
- Experience with transport software such as IDP10 is a plus, not a requirement
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn Incoterms, transport & customs documentation, and regulations regarding hazardous goods and waste streams
- Affinity with inland navigation logistics or willingness to grow expertise in this area
- Prior experience as an import expediteur or junior logistics professional (junior or mid-level; open to recent graduates in logistics)
Non-Technical Requirements:
- Strong problem-solving skills (top priority)
- Flexible, customer-oriented, stress-resistant, and a positive attitude
- Excellent communication skills at all organizational levels, even under pressure or during unexpected changes
- Ability to maintain structure and overview while managing multiple import cases
- Proactive mindset and eagerness to support or lead improvement initiatives
Location:
- Based in Hoboken
- Very occasional travel to Brussels or Olen may be requested
Language Skills:
- Fluent in Dutch
- Fluent in English
Contract:
- Temporary assignment (initial contract until end of year)
- Possibility of extension
- Start date: April or May
- Open to junior and mid-level profiles
Take this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team in a leading international environment with growth and learning possibilities. Apply now to make an impact in global logistics!