Overview
We are currently recruiting an Export & Logistics Professional (m/f/d) on behalf of one of our clients for their office in Cologne . This role is ideal for someone with a background in export and logistics, for example as a Speditionskaufmann Exportsachbearbeiter Export-Sachbearbeiter or Logistics Coordinator with strong expertise in export documentation and VAT.
This is an opportunity to contribute your expertise, make a real impact and grow within an ambitious international business that is transforming its industry.
Tasks
You will manage the daily export workflow for vehicles sold via a B2B platform, ensuring all cross-border logistics are handled efficiently, compliantly, and with a strong focus on documentation quality.
This is not a traditional dispatch role . You will act as the export documentation and VAT expert , ensuring that every vehicle handover is supported by a complete, accurate and audit-ready evidence pack.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing export cases end-to-end across EU and non-EU markets
- Coordinating vehicle collections with compounds and freight forwarders
- Preparing and validating ownership transfer and deregistration documents according to country-specific requirements
- Compiling export evidence packs (CMR/PoD ICS MRN/IE599 invoices carrier and compound documentation)
- Producing VAT-compliant documentation for B2B net sales and supporting non-EU export declarations
- Performing final quality checks before closing cases in internal systems and ensuring full audit readiness
- Resolving missing or incorrect documentation with buyers, carriers, compounds and partners
- Identifying risks early, communicating clearly in German and English and supporting market rollout projects
Requirements
- C1/C2 or business-fluent German and English (written and spoken)
- Additional European languages are a plus (Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch)
- Hands-on experience with export documentation for EU and/or non-EU shipments (e.g. ownership transfer, export declarations, MRN, IE599, preference documents)
- Solid understanding of EU B2B VAT for cross-border transactions or strong motivation to develop expertise in this area
- Confident collaboration with freight forwarders, compounds and service providers
- Vocational training or degree in forwarding, logistics, export or supply chain
- Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment is an advantage
Benefits
- Hybrid & flexible working model
- 28 days of annual leave plus your birthday off
- Annual Well-Being Day and Paid Charity Day
- Modern office in Cologne (Mülheim area, excellent transport links)
- Full training and development opportunities in a dynamic scale-up environment
- Diverse supportive team culture
Ready to take the next step
If you are looking for a role where your export and VAT expertise truly matters and where you can grow within an international forward-thinking business we would be delighted to receive your application.
Please submit your CV in English for the position of Export & Logistics Professional (m/f/d) based in Cologne.
Key Skills
- Shipping & Receiving
- Inventory Control
- Data Entry
- AS400
- Transportation Management Systems
- EDI
- Microsoft Outlook
- Warehouse Experience
- Office Experience
- Dispatching
- Microsoft Excel
- Logistics
Employment Type : Employee
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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