Director Freight Forwarding

Ambition Ewals Cargo Care

At Ewals Cargo Care, we’re on an exciting journey of growth and transformation. With a robust foundation in the Automotive industry, we are now accelerating our ambitions to diversify our portfolio and expand across both asset-based and non-asset-based logistics solutions.

As a Director in Freight Forwarding, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our road freight forwarding division. You’ll lead strategic initiatives, drive commercial success, and help us unlock new opportunities in a dynamic and competitive market.

How will you make an impact?

The role of Director Freight Forwarding reports to our Executive Director Operations.

As Director Freight Forwarding at Ewals Cargo Care, you will be the catalyst for unifying our freight forwarding operations across Europe—driving strategic alignment and spearheading our ambitious growth agenda. With full P&L responsibility, you’ll shape the future of our freight forwarding business while ensuring operational excellence and financial performance. You’ll lead and inspire a diverse international team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Your strategic mindset, combined with a hands-on leadership style, will be key to translating vision into tangible results. As a core member of the Operations Management Team, you’ll influence group-wide decisions and spearhead growth initiatives across global trade lanes. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact in a dynamic, fast-evolving logistics environment.

What will you do?

As Director Freight Forwarding, you will:

Lead and inspire a team of multiple international branches;
Drive the strategic and operational harmonization of freight forwarding activities across the group;
Take full P&L ownership of a €125 million division;
Be a key member of the Operations Management Team, influencing group-wide decisions;
Spearhead year-over-year growth and business development initiatives;
Optimize carrier management and global trade lane performance;
Ensure financial excellence through budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.

Who are we looking for?

Strategic and hands-on leadership approach with a proven ability to translate vision into execution;
7-10 years of international experience in transport and logistics, with a strong focus on freight forwarding related to road transport;
Extensive people management experience;
Deep market knowledge across global logistics hubs and trade lanes, with a focus on operational efficiency and customer satisfaction;
Highly skilled in budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization, consistently achieving or exceeding financial targets;
Track record of identifying and developing new business opportunities, expanding service offerings, and enhancing customer value;
Willingness to travel. Travel is focused on EU.

We seek a proactive, entrepreneurial spirit, always ready to take initiative and get your hands dirty. You thrive on self-challenge, constantly seeking personal growth. You have a deep business insight, courage to challenge the status quo, excel in building customer relationships both internally and externally, drive operational excellence, and contribute to product development of freight forwarding.

Location:	Tegelen, Netherlands
Sector:	Operations & Customer Service, Management & Support
Date:	July 3, 2025

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What do we offer?

In this role we offer flexible working conditions. We can fill this role remotely, but regular travel to our HQ is required in that case. We offer a competitive salary, bonus, lease car or car allowance. We have a pension scheme that is paid almost entirely by Ewals Cargo Care. We offer 28 vacation days with the option to purchase an additional 10 days. We support you with travel in this role. Ewals Cargo Care considers your health very important gives you the opportunity to sign up for a preventive medical examination health checks, but you can use a bicycle scheme and fitness scheme with a tax benefit as well

We think it's important that you get the best out of yourself, but that we also get the best out of each other. Together with the Ewals Academy, we can offer you the opportunity to follow training courses financed by Ewals Cargo Care and you can grow in different layers of the organization. Your professional development is in your own hands at Ewals Cargo Care.

In addition, you will receive interesting additions to your terms of employment and our staff association regularly organizes fun outings for all colleagues.

About the organisation

Ewals Cargo Care now employs approximately 2,550 employees from 29 locations in 14 countries throughout Europe. The head office is located in Tegelen (near Venlo). You will be working in a solid family business that has been around for more than 100 years and where the lines of communication are short. Ewals has grown into a strong international player. Our customers are offered a broad spectrum of logistics products ranging from full loads, partial and project loads, Control Tower set-ups and Value Added Logistics to Global Forwarding. In particular, but by no means exclusively, for the transport of full loads, we are known for our European multimodal network, which includes around 4650 Mega Huckepack XL(S) trailers. In addition, we can rely on a solid network of partners. Ewals is also constantly working on improving work processes and we also invest in the development of our employees.

We believe in a better and meaningful supply chain for everyone and achieve this by building smart and sustainable communities together with our partners and suppliers. We provide reliable solutions to transport our customers' cargo. We care, connect, move.

Let’s connect?

Is this position a match for you? Then it's time we meet you! You can apply via the orange button: “Apply now”.

Do you have any additional questions about the position? Feel free to Simen Sturme our Talent Acquisition Manager. He can be reached on Tel: +31(0)6-51322357

Please note that we are not engaging in any acquisition activities at this time. Any CVs submitted unsolicited will be treated as direct applications, and we reserve the right to proceed with candidates without agency involvement.

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