Consultant Logistics Strategy
€5,800 - €7,200 per month
Key Skills
Job Description
How do you make our customers happy? By future-proofing the logistics backbone of bol. With peaks of 20 orders per second, 13.5 million customers, and an evolving partner network, thinking ahead is crucial. To ensure we can keep fulfilling our logistics promises as our order volume continues to grow, we must continuously optimize and renew our logistics chain. In harmony with bol’s future overarching strategy, and developing customer needs and social priorities. What You Will Do As Consultant Logistics Strategy You’ll focus on hypothesis-driven working. Not as a solo effort, but in collaboration with colleague consultants and analysts. With ‘strong together’ as your motto, you’ll translate strategic topics into goal-oriented analyses. And you’ll develop concrete proposals that you – and your colleagues – can hand off to the organization for execution. As a valued member of the Logistics Strategy Team (10 professionals), you’ll work on large strategic projects, together with internal and external consultants and project managers. Projects with substantial impact, as they address how we can make our entire logistics chain more efficient, scalable, and (by extension) future-proof. Logistics propositions, warehouses, distribution, returns, and logistic network management are all in scope. A complex arena with ample opportunities to create synergy, particularly when you consider bol is a driven pioneer in logistics and that we meticulously embed technological innovations in our working processes. The Logistics Strategy Team takes a long-term perspective (10+ years), so this role will vigorously test your strategic prowess, analytical talent, and conceptual skills. Align project stakeholders Facilitate broadly supported decision making Scope and manage logistics issues in relation to corporate strategy Conduct analyses and present persuasive findings Translate results into recommendations and/or innovations Analyze topics autonomously yourself, the analysts on the team will gladly assist with model results Why you can make a difference Because you combine experience with tackling strategic issues with the drive to translate abstract ideas into concrete plans of action. You also initiate and accelerate these actions. You succeed by virtue of your sense of ownership, self-organizational skills, and talent to generate buy-in and get things done. You know how to achieve success and get others to see things your way. You are also an accomplished stakeholder manager who can broach any topic with anyone, ask the right questions behind the questions, and frame issues in the larger context. You take a hypothesis-driven approach and can clearly distinguish need-to-haves from nice-to-haves. You feel at ease in a rapidly evolving environment. Where you'll be working You’ll join a team of 10 driven professionals who shape the future of bol's logistics. We combine the determination of a scale-up with the impact of a market leader. The atmosphere is personable, characterized by trust and sincere involvement, which produces a congenial work dynamic. Our culture is open and informal, with minimal bureaucracy and maximum scope for innovation. We believe that everyone should exhibit leadership, and that we are all peers who can learn from each other and continuously improve. Working together always beats going solo! Our ambition? To make e-commerce logistics more sustainable with strategies that simulate efficiency and CO2 reduction. Interested? Reach out, we look forward to getting acquainted very soon. Something for you? Sterling strategist: You have at least 4 years of relevant strategy consultancy experience Logistics drive: You are convinced that the e-commerce organization with the best logistics operation can convert that edge into a decisive advantage To-the-point: You can think on your feet and have a knack for translating complex, abstract ideas into business cases and investment proposals Nothing for you? Stakeholder shy: You’re an old-school consultant: you don’t feel an urge to convince stakeholders and spell out opportunities Why make things easy: You have a hard time conveying strategic insights in ‘plain English’ One-way communication: You have a world-class ability to present information, but you struggle to receive and process input We take pride in our B Corp certification and strive for continuous improvement every day. Our annual bonus is tied to sustainability goals, and we are committed to equality and equal opportunities for all.Perks of having a blue heart 29 days: to recharge Travel costs: Public transport, car, parking & charging covered Pension plan: 75% premium covered Annual bonus: Based on sustainability goals
Core Responsibilities
Develop and analyze long-term logistics strategies, translating complex issues into evidence-based recommendations, business cases, and proposals for action. Collaborate with consultants, analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to support decisions and improve the efficiency, scalability, and sustainability of bol’s logistics chain.
Requirements
Requires at least four years of relevant strategy consulting experience, strong analytical and hypothesis-driven problem-solving skills, and the ability to turn abstract strategic ideas into concrete business cases and investment proposals. Candidates should be confident stakeholder managers who can build support, communicate clearly, take ownership, and work effectively in a rapidly changing environment.
Benefits
- 29 Days Of Leave
- Travel Costs Covered
- Pension Plan With 75% Of The Premium Covered
- Annual Bonus Based On Sustainability Goals
About bol
Industry: Retail
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Bol is the largest online retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 1999 we opened our virtual doors as first online bookstore in the Netherlands. Nowadays we’re working with 2.000 colleagues to deliver the best shopping platform ever. To be able to do this we have expanded our shopping platform in the 20 years of our existence. 2010 was the beginning of bol.com in Belgium. The first step towards our southern neighbors. And we opened our shopping platform to other retailers, for our customers to be able to find ‘everything’ on bol.com. Since 2016 it is possible for our partners to advertise via bol.com. And in 2017 Huub Vermeulen opened the doors of our bol fulfilment center. Shortly: together with 2.000 bol.commers we work to make the daily lives of our customer easier.