Ocean Import Supervisor (Logistics)

Location: Antwerp, Belgium; onsite full-time role.

Company

Global logistics company providing supply chain management, international trade, and integrated logistics information systems.

What you will do

• Supervise ocean import operations, allocate workloads, and maintain smooth service during peak activity and staff absence.
• Mentor team members, support appraisals and development plans, and ensure mandatory training requirements are completed.
• Monitor compliance with internal operating standards, government regulations, customer procedures, and trade compliance requirements.
• Use operational reports and workflow systems to manage exceptions, monitor cycle times, and identify process improvements.
• Support vendor relationships, evaluations, pricing alternatives, routing solutions, quotations, and customer business transitions.
• Support financial controls, including vendor accounts payable, credit procedures, payment targets, and intercompany discrepancies.

Requirements

• Two years of industry-specific qualification or experience; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Fluent English and Dutch, with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of logistics operations, company procedures, services, systems, and market products.
• Leadership attitude, emotional resilience, initiative, autonomy, integrity, and openness to feedback.
• Strong organization, problem-solving, needs-analysis, interpersonal, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Medical health plan.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Training and personnel development programs.
• Opportunities for internal growth and promotion.