CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.
We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.
DARE TO GROW! Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination and continued learning and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you “Dare to Grow” with us?
Road Transport Dispatcher - Time Critical Transport
Determined period 1 year
Job location: Bucharest Dragomiresti
Purpose of the role:
• Manage and coordinate time-critical road transport operations across Europe, ensuring fast and reliable delivery for urgent shipments.
• Analyse customer transport requests and identify the most efficient operational solutions within strict time constraints.
• Plan, organize and dispatch vehicles while optimizing routes, transit times, and resource allocation.
• Calculate and provide accurate transport rates, transit times, and operational solutions for customer requests.
• Monitor shipments from collection to final delivery, ensuring deadlines and service commitments are met.
• Maintain proactive communication with customers and carriers, providing real-time shipment updates.
• Respond quickly to operational disruptions or urgent transport requests, implementing effective solutions to maintain service reliability.
• Negotiate and secure transport capacity with carriers and subcontractors, ensuring the best balance between cost, quality, and service performance.
• Manage daily communication and information flow between customers, carriers, and drivers to ensure smooth execution of transport operations.
• Accurately use the Transport Management Systems (TMS) and internal tracking tools.
• Maintain accurate operational records including transport orders, delivery confirmations and documentation.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with transport providers and suppliers
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure efficient operational workflow and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure all transport activities comply with company procedures and European road transport regulations
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role within a freight forwarding, transportation, or logistics company.
• Experience in road freight dispatching or transport coordination, preferably in time-critical / express transport.
• Experience on non-EU countries transportation and customs clearance procedures could be an advantage (RS, CH, MA, UK)
• Good knowledge of the European road transport market, networks, and regulations.
• Experience working with TMS, bidding platforms (easy4pro, Cargobase, etc.) and freight exchange platforms (e.g., Timocom, Trans.eu).
• Strong communication, negotiation, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to work under time pressure, to solve problems quickly and manage multiple shipments simultaneously.
• Ambitious, oriented towards profit, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages and knowledge of non-EU transport or customs procedures are an advantage.
As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.
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The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose, "We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion".
Present in 177 countries, it employs 160,000 people, of which nearly 6,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.
The world's 3rd largest shipping company, CMA CGM serves more than 420 ports across 5 continents with a fleet of over 650 vessels. In 2024, CMA CGM carried over 23 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers. Its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, one of the world's top five players, operates 1,000 warehouses and handled 15 million shipments in 2024. CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the Group's air freight division, will operate a fleet of 6 cargo aircraft by 2025.
CMA Media, France's 3rd largest private media group, includes RMC-BFM and several national and regional press titles (La Tribune Dimanche, La Tribune, La Provence and Corse Matin).
Committed to energy transition, the CMA CGM Group is aiming for Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
The CMA CGM Foundation provides humanitarian aid in crisis situations, and is committed to education for all and equal opportunities throughout the world. To date, the CMA CGM Foundation has transported 63,000 tons of humanitarian aid to 97 countries and supported over 550 educational projects.
