Director Managed Transportation Europe

Crane Worldwide Logistics is a global logistics and supplyâchain solutions provider operating across more than 30 countries and over 120 locations. The companys value proposition centres on technology service excellence and people. As Crane expands its Managed Transportation offering into Europe this new leadership role will be pivotal in driving growth and shaping service excellence for ground freight in the region.

The Role

As the Director of Managed Transportation for Europe you will lead Cranes groundâfreight business (full truckload and lessâthanâtruckload) in Western Europe. You will build and lead a highâperforming team responsible for procurement carrier management transport engineering pricing and operations. You will define and execute the strategy to scale the managed transportation product embed superior process service and cost performance and establish Crane as a leading provider for European groundâfreight managedâtransportation solutions.

You will be based in or near Amsterdam (preferred) to leverage the Netherlands as a logistics hub while working across Europe building local capability aligning regional operations with global standards and driving excellence in client service.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the strategic roadmap for Cranes Managed Transportation (ground freight) business in Europe (FTL LTL) including market entry growth and profitability objectives.
• Build structure and lead a crossâfunctional team covering procurement (carrier sourcing) carrier management/relationships transport engineering & network design pricing strategy operations & service delivery.
• Establish and scale operational infrastructures: carrier panels contractual frameworks KPIs/SLAs serviceâlevel measurement cost control and continuous improvement.
• Drive pricing governance and commercial models for managed transportation services aligning with client needs cost behaviours and margin targets.
• Lead procurement of carrier capacity (European road/ground network) optimize carrier mix negotiate agreements monitor performance mitigate risk drive cost efficiency and service reliability.
• Oversee network/route engineering and design: build optimal transport flows leverage volume routing efficiencies mode mix where applicable and embed visibility & data analytics into operations.
• Manage service operations for European ground freight: pickups deliveries drayage crossâborder transit customs/trade lanes as needed ensuring service excellence and cost discipline.
• Collaborate with global Managed Transportation leadership regional stakeholders (sales marketing customerâsolutions IT) and local country operations to integrate process systems and client offerings.
• Serve as a P&L owner for the region: prepare business cases forecasts budgets track performance drive profitability and escalate issues.
• Foster clientâfacing excellence: partner with sales and account management teams to develop the managedâtransportation proposition present to clients and prospects assist in RFPs and solution design.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and innovation: embed technology (visibility analytics automation) lean operations and best practices to build a competitive differentiated managed transportation capability.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10 years of progressive senior leadership experience in managed transportation transportation management services (TMS/3PL/4PL) procurement or carrier management with a strong focus on ground freight (road/FTL/LTL) in Europe.
• Proven track record building and scaling teams that span procurement carrier management engineering pricing and operations.
• Strong commercial mindset: experience owning P&L pricing models cost management and driving profitable growth in a logistics/transportation services business.
• Deep experience in European groundâtransportation markets (FTL/LTL road freight) including carrier procurement network design crossâborder operations cost/service tradeâoffs and regulatory/trade implications.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and operational execution: able to build structure where none exists lead through ambiguity and translate strategy into operational reality.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholderâmanagement skills: ability to recruit develop and inspire a highâperforming multiâdisciplinary team and to collaborate globally.
• Analytical and dataâdriven: comfortable with metrics KPIs dashboards transport analytics and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and commercial acumen: successful at working with sales/marketing teams presenting to clients shaping proposals and solutions.
• Fluent English required; proficiency in other European languages (Dutch German French) is a strong plus.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Amsterdam (or Netherlands) and travel regionally across Europe.

Why Join Crane Worldwide Logistics

• Lead a strategic growth initiative: build and scale Cranes managed transportation offering in Europe focusing on the ground freight segment.
• Build your own team and shape the culture processes and capabilities from the ground up.
• Work for a global logistics organization with the resources and network of a large provider but in a role with entrepreneurial autonomy and impact.
• Base yourself in the Netherlands one of Europes premier logistics hubs and operate across multiple European markets.
• Competitive seniorâexecutive compensation performance incentives and an opportunity to drive both personal and organizational growth.

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