Transport Officer

The role:
The Transport Officer supports the European Transport team by coordinating transport projects and daily transport tasks. The role is mainly project-focused, but must be able to support the full transport scope when needed, except direct people or team management.
This is a key coordination role between departments and external partners. The role requires a 360° view of transport needs, store activity, warehouse constraints, partner capacity, data, costs and material flows.
Responsibilities
Coordinate transport tasks linked to store openings, store closures, refits and other projects.
Work with Stationary, Unitary, Project Management, Construction, Warehouses, Forwarders, 3PL and Retail teams to keep actions clear and moving.
Support intercompany transport, store deliveries, spot transport, loading routes, delivery schedules and transit time updates.
Follow up daily transport topics, operational issues, end-of-day actions and communication with internal and external contacts.
Prepare simple trackers, reports and follow-up files for projects, routes, deliveries, costs, issues and actions.
Support UK-BE customs reporting and other transport reports when required.
Help create and roll out tools that make transport costs, data, material movements and priorities easier to manage.
Analyse transport information to identify risks, issues and improvement opportunities.
Travel to stores, warehouses or partner sites when needed to support openings, closures, refits or operational follow-up.
Act as backup for other Transport Officers when required.
Fluent English, minimum B2 level.
Good Microsoft Office skills, especially Outlook and Excel.
Strong organisation, follow-up and communication skills.
Able to manage several topics at the same time and keep stakeholders aligned.
Comfortable working with data, reports, trackers and basic analysis.
Able to work both in the office and in the field.
Practical, reliable and able to escalate issues clearly.
GOOD TO HAVE
Experience in transport, logistics, retail, warehouse work or project coordination.
Experience working with carriers, forwarders, 3PL partners or stores.
Experience creating Excel trackers, dashboards or simple working tools.
SUCCESS IN THE ROLE
Projects and transport actions are followed up on time.
Stakeholders receive clear and useful information.
Transport files, tools and reports are accurate and easy to use.
Issues are spotted early, escalated clearly and followed through.
The role supports both day-to-day transport and wider project needs.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No