Intermodal Operations Manager, East

Your Role

As Intermodal Operations Manager East you will be responsible for managing all intermodal operations within region East, ensuring that trucks and containers are routed in the most cost-effective manner while meeting customer requirements. A key part of the role involves maintaining clear and timely communication between employees and suppliers to achieve optimal performance and maximize returns. (Mindset: Operational Excellence whilst exceeding customer expectations).

You will take ownership of haulage spend budgets and direct operational expenditure, as well as oversee terminal agreements and associated budgets for the region. Operational decision-making will require setting clear priorities, always aiming to drive revenue maximization and cost efficiency.

In addition, you will coach, motivate, and collaborate with the team involved in intermodal activities, while working closely with the Zeebrugge (Belgium) office to ensure end-to-end operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• To facilitate optimal cooperation/communication with other related planning departments with the aim of keeping a central overview on operations, and units’ utilisation/availability generally

• Ensure correct execution of all transport orders aligned with client demands, adhere to company policies, and promptly report deviations. Manage supplier tariffs and maintain high-quality data entry in the ERP system

• To ensure optimal planning decisions are made, taking into consideration, available capacity, quality of service, safety, and cost such as empty kilometres and optimal routing

• To identify continuous improvements within our intermodal operations generally, and to coordinate improvement projects within the operational departments

• To control supplier cost by mitigating risk of minimum payments daily (partially through the continental planning team), and additionally by means of creating/controlling weekly supplier RCN’s/self-bills

• To maintain good relationship with the Spanish trucking supplier pool with the aim to continue the long-term customer-supplier relationships at most competitive cost base, against service levels as required by the customer base.

Your Profile

• Educated to a minimum of MBO-level or equivalent (preferably in logistics)

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a supervisory/managerial role

• 5 years in a Transport Operations role in office environment

• Good command of Polish and English language

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages

• Leadership and coordinating skills

• Customer orientated and have good topographical knowledge of Eastern Europe

Who are we?

We are Multimodal Solutions (formerly P&O Ferrymasters), and we work with some of the largest companies in the world to make sure that their goods get to where they need to on time and efficiently. We have locations across Europe and the Northern Mediterranean and our routes cover road, rail, and sea.

We operate from over 20 locations in 13 countries and work with some of the best-known global household names. We are a part of DP World who are one of the largest global logistics companies in the world; at any one time 10% of all shipping containers in the world are being shipped by DP World. We are proud to lead the future of logistics to help enable global trade in the 21st century and beyond.

We offer

Multimodal Solutions offers a competitive package in line with the seniority of the position. Salary will be dependent on experience of the successful candidate.

Other benefits include Employee Assistance Scheme, backed by a wellbeing programme along with opportunities for personal and professional training and development. We also offer a benefits platform including a range of retail discounts.

Time to act!

Do you have what we’re looking for? And does this sound like the perfect opportunity for you? We hope so – in which case, now’s the time to let us know! Please apply with your CV and covering letter as soon as possible to recruitment@pofm.com. We look forward to hearing from you!