In your function of Business Consultant Customs, you will be responsible for the analysis, design and configuration of our Customs product suite, for shippers, and logistic service providers. You will work as part of international project teams and be part of the EMEA Professional Services organisation of Descartes.
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Job Title
Business Consultant Customs -Benelux
Post Date
Tirsdag, februar 26, 2019
Job type
Full Time
Category
Professional Services
Job Location
Lier - Belgium
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyse the logistic operation of our clients to determine the optimal fit for our Customs solutions in the Benelux.
- Define solution scope, design and configure Customs solutions based on customer requirements and the Descartes’ product suite.
- Define, document, run and support User Acceptance tests, based on previously set solution design.
- Support our sales and pre sales teams in setting-up customer specific demonstrations and run data modelling exercises to demonstrate the value that the Descartes products deliver.
- Support our product management teams on setting new product requirements and ensure that customer specific product enhancements are on the product enhancement roadmap.
QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY ATTRIBUTES
- Excellent communication and consultancy skills both verbal and in writing in English and preferably also in Dutch and French.
- Experience with international logistic operations and in-depth knowledge of logistics processes, related to Customs management.
- Experience in IT as a business specialist and product configuration expert.
- Literate with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging and able to design detailed interface solutions based on EDI messaging scenario’s.
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of Logistics and Customs.
- Experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Preference will be given to candidates that have operational experience working with or at shippers and/or logistic service providers.
- Service oriented, and solution driven.
- Process driven and project focused.
- Must be able to work independently without direct supervision.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Responsible, transparent and accountable.
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects independently.
LANGUAGES
Excellent knowledge of English is required
LOCATION
You will be based at our Descartes offices in Lier, Belgium and/or Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are a unique fit for this position to Ilse De Wachter, HR Generalist (idewachter@descartes.com) citing «Business Consultant Customs-Benelux» in the subject of your message. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in Descartes; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Agency calls will not be accepted.