Job Description
Dispatching & Groupage Specialist - Road Logistics

It's more than a job

When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

The Road Logistics Dispatching & Groupage Specialist is responsible for the efficient coordination and execution of dispatching and groupage activities within the European road transport network. This role focuses on optimizing import and export flows, managing daily operations, and ensuring a high level of customer service. Through strong operational control and smooth collaboration with planning teams, carriers and internal stakeholders, the specialist helps maintain the stability and competitiveness of our Road Logistics operations — making a tangible impact on Kuehne+Nagel’s overall success.

How you create impact

  • Coordinate and optimize daily dispatching and groupage operations across Europe while ensuring smooth cargo flow and timely execution for import and export shipments
  • Manage transport activities with a focus on cost‑efficiency, service quality and on‑time performance, proactively resolving operational issues and escalations
  • Support cross‑dock activities and monitor network flows to maintain transparency, accuracy and seamless handovers
  • Identify improvement opportunities and streamline internal processes to enhance efficiency, reduce lead times and support best‑practice implementation
  • Maintain strong communication with customers, carriers and internal stakeholders while ensuring proactive updates and solution‑driven handling of challenges
  • Ensure compliance with transport legislation, customs requirements and internal standards; and ensure accurate and timely documentation

What we would like you to bring

  • A logistics‑related degree or equivalent experience, paired with first experience in Groupage, Dispatching or Customer Service, ideally within Road Transport
  • Knowledge of European transport legislation and customs procedures, or the motivation to quickly learn these topics
  • Fluency in Dutch and English; French is an advantage
  • Strong coordination, communication and stakeholder‑management skills
  • An analytical, solution‑oriented mindset with a strong customer focus
  • Flexibility and adaptability — the logistics sector never stands still

What's in it for you

Kuehne+Nagel offers a wide range of attractive employee benefits designed to support your well‑being, development, and long-term career growth.

  • Competitive salary, commuting allowance, and holiday allowance 
  • 27 vacation days 
  • Meal vouchers 
  • Hospitalisation insurance 
  • Group insurance 
  • Development opportunities via our internal learning platform

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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