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Logistician (m/f/d)

WHAT IS A LOGISTICIAN:
WORKING AS AN EXPERT FOR EFFICIENT GOODS FLOWS

As a logistician, you work in an industry that is essential for a functioning economy. You are responsible for coordinating the flow of goods and information, helping your company save resources and reduce costs. They ensure that the right goods are always available at the right time, in the right quantity, at the right place. Through logisticians, the flow of goods and materials always works smoothly, which makes them indispensable for companies.

Hays supports you in finding your new dream job in a manufacturing company or with a logistics service provider.

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Are you looking for a job as a logistician (m/f/d)?

Discover your dream job in logistics with us. Take on responsibility for a wide range of tasks in production, distribution and disposal. Play an active role in shaping the future of the industry. And the best thing? We also actively negotiate your salary for you.

Are you looking for an experienced logistician (m/f/d)?

Does your company have a gap in your logistics organisation? Close it now with qualified logistics specialists from Hays. Optimum planning, implementation and control of your goods, thanks to the best specialists.

Are you looking for a new project as a Logistician (m/f/d)?

Your knowledge in the field of logistics is outstanding and you would like to use your skills to help a company develop new, better logistics systems? Then bring your skills to bear in new projects.

WHAT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES DO LOGISTICIANS HAVE ON THE LABOUR MARKET?

As a logistics specialist, you can look forward to excellent job opportunities. Goods-producing companies are urgently looking for qualified specialists like you. In some fields and for applicants with a commercial background, there is talk of a shortage of skilled workers.
Logistics specialists who specialise in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), for which there are separate degree programmes, have excellent job prospects. These topics are currently driving the industry and will become increasingly important.

LOGISTICIAN ACTIVITIES:
THESE TASKS AWAIT YOU

Logisticians have various activities that are responsible and varied. Depending on the job profile, they are responsible for goods procurement, production logistics, sales or waste disposal. Supply chain managers, on the other hand, have a holistic view of a company's entire flow of goods and identify opportunities for optimisation. In addition, there are special fields such as transport or warehouse logistics, in which special activities such as the control of incoming goods await you in large companies.

 

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The most important tasks of logisticians include:

  • Coordination and planning of the production process
  • Personnel deployment planning
  • Checking incoming and outgoing goods
  • Ensuring traceability
  • Placing and processing orders
  • Preparation and receipt of quotations
  • Processing customer complaints
  • Supervising and selecting suppliers

LOGISTICIAN SALARY: THESE ARE THE EARNINGS PROSPECTS

In companies that are bound by collective agreements, you can expect an entry-level salary of about 30,000 to 40,000 euros gross per year as a logistics specialist, depending on your field of expertise. In companies that are not bound by collective agreements, salaries range on average between 28,000 and 34,000 euros gross per year.

With increasing professional experience and management tasks, earnings rise accordingly in both types of company. Studied logistics specialists can expect a higher starting salary at the beginning of their career, for example between 40,000 and 50,000 euros.

In addition to your qualifications, the industry, the federal state and the size of the company also play a decisive role in your salary.

WHAT SKILLS AND SOFT SKILLS SHOULD YOU HAVE FOR THE JOB OF A LOGISTICIAN?

The prerequisite for a job as a logistician is a corresponding education. For logisticians, there are not only further training courses for people with a commercial background, but also undergraduate training courses up to specialised bachelor's and master's degree courses. The prerequisites for a job in the logistics sector also include a technical understanding as well as good IT skills, since you control the flow of goods electronically.

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Key hard skills include:

  • Software skills (for example SAP)

  • Language skills (English, other foreign languages in international companies).

  • Logical and analytical thinking

  • Good Excel skills

The most important soft skills include: 

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Diligence
  • Creativity and initiative
  • Leadership qualities in management positions

Top job offers for logisticians

Reference number: 820239/1

Senior Finance Accountant (m/f/d)

Permanent employment with our customer
Denmark
Som Senior Finance Accountant i SDK Shipping’s Shared Service Center (SSC) i Taastrup bliver du en central del af et erfarent økonomiteam på 10 medarbejdere. Teamet understøtter i dag 11 selskaber i Danmark, Sverige og Norge med alt fra regnskab og bogholderi til rapportering.

I stillingen vil du bl.a. få ansvar for:

• Månedsluk og årsafslutning
• Håndtering af skatter og transfer pricing
• Anlægsaktiver og leasing (IFRS16)
• Likviditetsstyring og cash flow forecasting
• Budgetlægning og komplekse intercompany-transaktioner
• Beregning af management fees
• Dokumentation og optimering af processer
• Bidrag til og support i forbindelse med ERP-implementering

Du vil spille en central rolle i at sikre en effektiv finansiel drift og vil blive en del af et team, der er dedikeret til kontinuerlig forbedring af arbejdsgange og processer.

Stillingen refererer direkte til virksomhedens Head of Financial Accounting and Reporting. Arbejdsstedet er på kontoret i Taastrup, hvor der værdsættes fysisk tilstedeværelse for at styrke samarbejde og fællesskab – dog med fleksibilitet når det er nødvendigt.
Online since: Wed May 07 10:48:48 CEST 2025
Reference number: 820236/1

Team Lead - Payroll (m/f/d)

Permanent employment with our customer
Denmark
Som Team Lead i SDK Shipping’s Shared Service Center (SSC) i Taastrup bliver du en central del af et erfarent økonomiteam på 10 medarbejdere. Teamet understøtter i dag 11 selskaber i Danmark, Sverige og Norge med alt fra regnskab og bogholderi til rapportering.

Du får en central rolle i at forme fremtidens strukturer og systemer, i takt med at SDK Shipping professionaliserer og optimerer sine finans- og lønfunktioner.Stillingen refererer direkte til virksomhedens Finance Director/CFO. Arbejdsstedet er på kontoret i Taastrup, hvor der værdsættes fysisk tilstedeværelse for at styrke samarbejde og fællesskab – dog med fleksibilitet når det er nødvendigt.

I stillingen vil du bl.a. få ansvar for:
  • Ledelse af én medarbejder
  • Administrative opgaver relateret til løn og personaleadministration, herunder ansættelser, ændringer i arbejdstid og løn, fratrædelser, honorarudbetalinger, løbende lønkontrol, sager om forældreorlov m.m.
  • Rådgivning og vejledning af ledere og medarbejdere om arbejdstid, ferieregler, forældreorlov og relaterede emner
  • Sikring af korrekt lønbehandling sammen med en kollega (funktionærer og timelønnede – inkl. overenskomster)
  • Løbende optimering af vores lønprocesser, herunder udarbejde nye med implementering af nyt lønsystem
  • Månedsafslutning, herunder afstemninger
  • Implementering af nyt lønsystem
  • Opbygning af lønafdelingen med fokus på fremtidig struktur og processer
  • Ledelsesrapportering (definition og opsætning)
  • Ad hoc-opgaver relateret til løn
Online since: Wed May 07 12:40:23 CEST 2025
Reference number: 805079/1

Sales Manager - Logistik (m/w/d)

Festanstellung durch unseren Kunden
Deutschlandweit
  • Neukundenakquise und Bestandskundenpflege im Bereich Logistik
  • Deutschlandweite Verantwortung für den Vertrieb
  • Aufbau langfristiger Kundenbeziehungen
  • Entwicklung von Vertriebsstrategien
  • Enge Zusammenarbeit mit dem Team und anderen Abteilungen
  • Kundenbedürfnisse analysieren und maßgeschneiderte Lösungen anbieten
Online since: Mon Apr 07 14:44:34 CEST 2025
Reference number: 807124/1

Controller im Logistikbereich (m/w/d)

Festanstellung durch unseren Kunden
Bernburg
  • Sie führen Analysen im Rahmen des Monatsabschlusses durch und berichten an das lokale Management, den Business Controller Logistics EMEA sowie die EMEA-Konzernzentrale
  • Sie sind verantwortlich für die Erstellung und Weiterentwicklung des internen Management-Reportings, einschließlich Abweichungsanalysen zu Forecast und Budget
  • Sie entwickeln und implementieren eine Prozesskostenrechnung
  • Sie übernehmen die Verantwortung für die Budgeterstellung und arbeiten eng mit dem Logistikmanagement zusammen
  • Sie erstellen Prognosen zu Kosten, Ergebnissen, Investitionen und Cash-Flow
  • Sie bieten kaufmännische Unterstützung für Logistikprojekte und fungieren als Sparringspartner für die lokale Geschäftsleitung sowie den Business Controller Logistics EMEA in verschiedenen Themen, auch außerhalb des Controllings
Online since: Thu May 15 08:35:33 CEST 2025
Reference number: 813295/1

Leiter Logistik (m/w/d)

Festanstellung durch unseren Kunden
Öhringen
  • Fachliche und disziplinarische Führung von 38 Mitarbeitenden
  • Schnittstelle zwischen der Geschäftsführung und den operativen Logistikprozessen
  • Verantwortung für die Einhaltung von internen Standards hinsichtlich Betriebsanweisungen und Hygiene
  • Operative Mitarbeit, um die internen Logistikprozesse zu verstehen und zu optimieren
Online since: Wed Apr 02 13:28:02 CEST 2025
Reference number: 813528/1

Sachbearbeiter Logistik (m/w/d)

Festanstellung durch unseren Kunden
Bocholt
  • Koordinierung der gesamten Logistikkette von Auftrag bis zur Kundenlieferung
  • Abwicklung und Kontrolle von Im- und Exporten
  • Ein- und Ausfuhrdokumentation sowie statistische Meldungen
  • Schnittstellenfunktion zwischen Einkauf, Lager und Vertrieb
  • Vor- und Nachbereitung von Warenflüssen
  • Mitwirkung bei der Optimierung von Prozessabläufen in der Logistik und Verzollung
Online since: Mon Apr 07 14:32:56 CEST 2025
Reference number: 817288/1

Projektmanager Logistik (m/w/d)

Festanstellung durch unseren Kunden
Recklinghausen
  • Intensive Betreuung, Beratung und Entwicklung der Bestandskunden der Kontraktlogistik
  • Analyse und Optimierung der logistischen Abläufe in enger Abstimmung mit der operativen Logistik
  • Abstimmung und Kooperation mit den entsprechenden externen und internen Ansprechpartnern
  • Zusammenarbeit mit dem zentralen Vertrieb und dem zentralen Tender Management hinsichtlich des Ausbaus des Bestandskundengeschäftes sowie der Gewinnung neuer Kunden für den Standort
  • Mitwirkung an der Implementierung neuer Kunden und Übernahme ihrer Betreuung
  • Abstimmung mit der Betriebsleitung hinsichtlich größerer Entscheidungen sowie Personalfragen
Online since: Fri Apr 11 13:49:53 CEST 2025