Director, Network Density

sennder is Europe's leading digital freight forwarder. In a traditional industry, we are moving fast to digitize and automate all road logistics processes. We are a growing team looking for a **Director **Network Density** to help us on our journey to revolutionize road freight logistics. You would join our** Sales Operations and Network Density** in the **Berlin, Paris or Amsterdam** office.

We value humility and we're as interested in your character as we are in your talent. Please apply, even if you feel you only meet part of our listed criteria. Diversity drives our innovation and we offer a collaborative, dynamic and international work environment. Just be yourself. We are excited to meet you and for you to join us in shaping the future of the logistics industry in Europe.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

Over the past 5 years sennder has built a robust marketplace of shippers and carriers across Europe reinforced by network effects where additional business drives benefits for carriers, shippers, and sennder. In order to support ambitious growth in the coming years we are hiring for a Director of Network Density to drive sennder's network strategy across Europe.

Scope: The Director of Network Density will report to the Director of Commercial Operations and work closely with the VP of Commercial and other senior leadership across the Business and Tech org. You will manage a team of program managers who cover the aspects of building up network density including pipeline management and spot strategy. This is a new role within sennder. This means that while the scope is defined, a key element of this role is the ability to identify and define priorities to plan for the long term, while still making an impact in the mid and short-term.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be part of a new team at sennder, helping to scale sennder's reach across the European market. Join us on the ground floor and help us build the future of freight

**IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL**
- Develop a network strategy in line with sennder's growth targets and work closely with the Executive Team to ensure alignment across sennder's business units
- You'll work directly with the Sales leads in each country to ensure their target shippers have freight that strengthens our network and work with the pricing and tender teams to ensure our bidding strategy is in line with building a marketplace with long-term resilience
- Partner with carrier, shipper, and operations leadership on the capacity strategy to ensure alignment on our network strategy across all of sennder
- As a tool for driving density, you'll be directly responsible and oversee the spot strategy of the brokerage business, setting the guidance centrally for our commercial spot teams
- Run experiments in markets to test and the network effects from business and or technical changes
- Lead cross-functional projects with stakeholders in operations, sales, marketing, and product to unblock challenges that regional and global commercial teams face

**PREFERABLY YOU HAVE**
- Minimum of 7 years of experience working in the road logistics industry
- Minimum of 5 years working in commercial roles
- Proven experience leading teams with strong project management
- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders such as shippers, carriers and internal teams within sennder
- Executive-level stakeholder management skills
- Experience in tech or a start-up environment a plus
- Joy in solving complex challenges under pressure
- Analytical and critical thinking ability
- Bachelor's degree, Master's degree a plus

**ABOUT sennder**

sennder is moving trucks with the power of data to unlock endless and sustainable capacity at unparalleled quality. Through our proprietary transportation operating system, built by our in-house tech teams, we not only connect shippers to our fleet of thousands of trucks, but also improve how they move products in sustainable, cost-efficient, and transparent ways - making the logistics industry fit for the future. In a traditional industry, we're growing and moving fast to digitally automate all road logistics processes.

**We are building a curious team that is driven by an ambitious desire to solve the toughest logistics puzzles. **What others may consider uncertainty, we see as an opportunity to learn and be proactive. We invite you to go on this journey with us and be part of one of Europe's inspiring growth stories as we fast-forward road logistics into digitalization. Get to know us, our culture, green business, funding history, and more on our blog here.

**WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT**

At sennder, we want to maximize the individual's potential for all employees and reinforce an inclusive culture and environment of continuous learning that empowers people to succeed as a team. In addition to humility, we value commitment, team spirit, respect, and kindness to build trusted relationships across teams. Learn more on our career site.
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