Transport Manager (2-Year Contract)

About the role

Avery Dennison is looking for a Transport Manager for a 24-month contract in Rodange, Luxembourg. The role acts as the operational backbone and system Subject Matter Expert for outbound transportation across the EMENA network, reporting to the Head of Transportation. It covers direct customer deliveries and internal site movements, combining system ownership (TRAX TMS and QAD ERP), master data governance, order and lead-time investigations, carrier integration and operational standardisation across regional plants and distribution centres.

Key responsibilities

• Configure, validate and maintain transport lead-time matrices per site, destination country and ship-to customer, and set order cut-off times and daily departure schedules.
• Maintain and optimise TRAX routing rules, logic parameters and ship-via assignments, and manage system setup for new logistics partners after tender or carrier switch.
• Set up delivery instructions so that weight-lists print dynamically and EDI transmission to carriers works smoothly, including specialised invoicing setups.
• Update site and customer holiday closures to avoid tendering errors and inaccurate delivery commitments.
• Configure special shipping requirements in QAD, such as special pallet packlist rules per ship-to, and investigate lead-time performance and delays to find root causes.
• Oversee daily outbound freight flows, track OTIF, OTD and weight-list compliance, and act as the regional escalation contact for transport issues.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of operational transportation management or logistics systems experience in a complex, multi-site European/EMENA environment.
• Professional fluency in English; German, French, Dutch or Polish is an advantage.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with TRAX TMS and QAD ERP transport modules (or equivalent TMS/ERP combinations).
• Understanding of carrier EDI integrations and weight-list/invoicing documentation.
• Analytical skills for root-cause analysis of orders and lead-times, and a continuous improvement mindset.

What we offer

• Salary range of EUR 73,710 to EUR 117,936, with a labour agreement, seniority incentive, profit sharing and a 13th-month salary.
• Training, certification, mentorship and leadership development programmes.
• Flexible work arrangements, a subsidised canteen and an employee app for benefits and vouchers.