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The LYCRA Company has built a leading position in the Apparel industry over the years via a continuous stream of value-adding fiber, fabric or garment innovations enabled and supported by a network of strategic partners across the entire value chain. This contributed to make the LYCRA® brand a unique asset that still powers today one of the most iconic and valuable corporate franchises in the Apparel industry. It is all reflected in our corporate vision: “enhancing life through innovative garment solutions”.

On behalf of The LYCRA Company, we are currently recruiting a highly motivated and experienced Logistics Coordinator to join their European logistics organization. This role supports the distribution center in Kerkrade and plays a key part in ensuring customer needs are met efficiently and effectively.

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a professional logistics environment.
• Strong supervisory skills with the ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Proven project management experience.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates a practical, proactive, results-focused approach.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong business awareness with the ability to work in a complex, dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Behavior driven by integrity and humility
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in both Dutch and English is essential, as the role requires frequent communication with local and international stakeholders
• Strong systems skills including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). (SAP knowledge is desirable.)

In the role of Transportation Management Supervisor at The LYCRA Company, candidates are offered an exciting opportunity within a dynamic environment that is currently undergoing a phase of modernization, innovation, and professionalization. The successful candidate will actively contribute to this transformation process and will have room to bring in their own ideas and initiatives. This position offers a great opportunity to further develop professional skills and grow within the organization.

The LYCRA Company offers a direct employment contract, along with a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package. This includes 36,75 vacation and ADV days, a 13th-month bonus, collective health insurance, and travel expense reimbursement.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Transportation Management Supervisor to lead our Transport planning team. The Transportation Management Supervisor plays an important role in the European logistics organization, coordinating the Transport planning department (4FTE) in Kerkrade, to fulfill our customer needs.
Reporting to the European Logistics Manager, the Logistics Coordinator will focus on providing a profitable, reliable and timely service to our customers (internal and external). The ideal candidate will have project management experience, supervisory skills and a strong background in transportation. In
this role you will be involved in logistics engineering tasks, as well as supervision the Transport planning department. It requires a hands-on approach and will support the European Logistics Manager in optimizing our logistics processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Transportation Planning: Develop and implement transportation plans to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of goods.
• Project Management: Lead and participate to logistics projects, ensuring they are completed on time and successfully.
• Supervision: Oversee and coach a logistics team of four, providing guidance and support to ensure high performance.
• Data Analysis: Analyze logistics data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
• Process Improvement: Develop and implement process improvements to enhance logistics operations. Follow-up on quality notifications, conduct Root Cause Analysis, etc.
• Reporting: Monitoring performance and results, keep track of KPI’s. Prepare and present reports (metrics) on logistics performance to (senior) management.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments globally to coordinate logistics activities and resolve any issues.
• Compliance: Ensure all logistics activities comply with relevant regulations and company policies.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of a globally recognized brand within an innovative and forward-thinking logistics environment.