Job Title: Maritime Import Expeditor
Start Date: 20/04/2026 (Negotiable)
End Date: 31st December 2026 (Further extension possible)
Location: Hoboken, Belgium (Very occasional travel to Brussels or Olen may be requested)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Contract Type: Temporary assignment (initial contract until end of year) with a possibility for extension
Open for junior and medior profiles
Department Overview:
Join a forward-thinking maritime forwarding team that coordinates import and export shipments for various business units. The team is dedicated to ensuring safe, compliant, cost-efficient, and timely transport flows-including hazardous goods and waste shipments-while maintaining a high standard of service to both internal and external stakeholders.
Project Overview:
This position is part of an operational continuity plan within the forwarding department. With upcoming retirements in the team, your role will be crucial for knowledge retention and uninterrupted service. This is a temporary assignment during a strategic departmental review, with the ambition for potential long-term collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and follow up maritime import files from A to Z for multiple business units
- Collect and verify all transport documentation (BL, invoice, packing list, certificates of origin, etc.) for accuracy and completeness
- Request releases from shipping lines and monitor terminal statuses, free time, demurrage, and detention costs
- Proactively communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth operational flow
- Organize onward (post-carriage) transport and coordinate storage or transshipment activities when needed (bulk, containers, breakbulk)
- Ensure incoming goods arrive safely, compliantly, and cost-efficiently, in line with IMDG/ADR and waste regulations
- Prepare prepayments to shipping lines or forwarders as required and verify transport invoices
- Identify new transport opportunities and pursue continuous efficiency improvements within the import process
- Maintain an overview and remain solution-oriented while handling multiple import files simultaneously-a key requirement from management
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 (e.g., IDP10) is a plus but not required
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn Incoterms, transport & customs documentation, and regulations for hazardous goods and waste streams
- Affinity with inland navigation logistics or an eagerness to learn about this domain
- Prior experience as an import expediteur or junior logistics professional (junior or medior level; recent logistics graduates also considered)
Non-Technical Requirements:
- Strong problem-solving skills (explicit hiring priority)
- Flexible, customer-oriented, stress-resistant, and positive attitude
- Clear and professional communication skills across all levels of the organization, even under pressure or during unexpected changes
- Ability to maintain overview and structure while managing multiple simultaneous import cases
- Proactive mindset and eagerness to lead or support improvement initiatives
Language Requirements:
- Fluent in Dutch
- Fluent in English
Location Details:
- Based in Hoboken, Belgium
- Occasional presence in Brussels or Olen may be required
Apply now to join a dynamic team and contribute to the seamless and efficient operations of a global leader in materials technology and logistics!
Start Date: 20/04/2026 (Negotiable)
End Date: 31st December 2026 (Further extension possible)
Location: Hoboken, Belgium (Very occasional travel to Brussels or Olen may be requested)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Contract Type: Temporary assignment (initial contract until end of year) with a possibility for extension
Open for junior and medior profiles
Department Overview:
Join a forward-thinking maritime forwarding team that coordinates import and export shipments for various business units. The team is dedicated to ensuring safe, compliant, cost-efficient, and timely transport flows-including hazardous goods and waste shipments-while maintaining a high standard of service to both internal and external stakeholders.
Project Overview:
This position is part of an operational continuity plan within the forwarding department. With upcoming retirements in the team, your role will be crucial for knowledge retention and uninterrupted service. This is a temporary assignment during a strategic departmental review, with the ambition for potential long-term collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and follow up maritime import files from A to Z for multiple business units
- Collect and verify all transport documentation (BL, invoice, packing list, certificates of origin, etc.) for accuracy and completeness
- Request releases from shipping lines and monitor terminal statuses, free time, demurrage, and detention costs
- Proactively communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth operational flow
- Organize onward (post-carriage) transport and coordinate storage or transshipment activities when needed (bulk, containers, breakbulk)
- Ensure incoming goods arrive safely, compliantly, and cost-efficiently, in line with IMDG/ADR and waste regulations
- Prepare prepayments to shipping lines or forwarders as required and verify transport invoices
- Identify new transport opportunities and pursue continuous efficiency improvements within the import process
- Maintain an overview and remain solution-oriented while handling multiple import files simultaneously-a key requirement from management
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 (e.g., IDP10) is a plus but not required
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn Incoterms, transport & customs documentation, and regulations for hazardous goods and waste streams
- Affinity with inland navigation logistics or an eagerness to learn about this domain
- Prior experience as an import expediteur or junior logistics professional (junior or medior level; recent logistics graduates also considered)
Non-Technical Requirements:
- Strong problem-solving skills (explicit hiring priority)
- Flexible, customer-oriented, stress-resistant, and positive attitude
- Clear and professional communication skills across all levels of the organization, even under pressure or during unexpected changes
- Ability to maintain overview and structure while managing multiple simultaneous import cases
- Proactive mindset and eagerness to lead or support improvement initiatives
Language Requirements:
- Fluent in Dutch
- Fluent in English
Location Details:
- Based in Hoboken, Belgium
- Occasional presence in Brussels or Olen may be required
Apply now to join a dynamic team and contribute to the seamless and efficient operations of a global leader in materials technology and logistics!