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Manager, Carrier Management Iberia

Hybrid in Madrid·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 8 Oct)

CHEP

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Overview

Work mode
Hybrid, Madrid
Contract
Full-time
Spanish
Fluent
English
Required
Experience
5+ years

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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience in transport, logistics or carrier management within complex, multi-site environments
  • Strong understanding of the Iberia carrier market and transport operations at scale
  • Track record of cost optimisation, supplier management and performance improvement
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Procurement, Operations and Commercial teams
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrix environment
  • Leadership Behaviours
  • Commercially astute, balancing cost, service and operational priorities
  • Confident communicator at senior stakeholder level
  • Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong people leader with the ability to develop and coach teams
  • Between 5 and 10 years of experience in the transportation and logistics sector.

Languages

  • Languages: English and Spanish.

The role

Are you a commercially minded transport or logistics leader with experience managing complex carrier networks at scale?

Do you thrive where cost optimisation, service delivery and stakeholder management collide, and where your decisions directly impact national supply chain performance?

CHEP is hiring a Manager, Carrier Management - Iberia, a critical role responsible for overseeing our carrier network across the region. You'll own relationships with 150+ carriers, ensure capacity across all lanes, and drive performance, cost and compliance across a considerable transport spend.

You'll sit at the heart of our network, partnering with Supply Chain, Procurement and Commercial teams, while leading a team of analysts and coordinators to deliver consistent, high-performing transport solutions.

This role blends operational delivery with commercial ownership, offering the opportunity to shape how our transport network performs today and evolves for the future.

If you're motivated by complexity, pace and impact, this is a standout opportunity to make your mark.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with carriers to develop and implement cost-effective transportation solutions that meet service level expectations.
  • Identify and drive transport collaboration opportunities within the CHEP network, working closely with commercial teams.
  • Build and maintain carrier relationships, negotiating rates, ensuring capacity, and upholding service commitments.
  • Stay updated on transportation industry trends by visiting key carrier and customer sites, attending industry events, and networking with industry representatives.
  • Proactively identify areas for improvement, ensuring continuous process enhancements and sustainable change.
  • Lead the implementation of best practices and ensure comprehensive training for team members to drive operational efficiency.
  • Monitor carrier performance and hold regular reviews to ensure consistent service and cost optimization.
  • Foster an inclusive, innovative team environment that encourages collaboration, accountability, and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure carrier capacity across all Iberia lanes (contracted and spot market)
  • Manage carrier performance (service, cost, compliance and systems)
  • Build and maintain relationships with carriers at owner and director level
  • Drive cost optimisation initiatives and transport efficiency improvements
  • Partner cross-functionally to deliver effective transport solutions
  • Lead and develop a team supporting carrier management activity
  • Align Iberia operations with European standards and frameworks

Remote Type Hybrid Remote Skills to succeed in the role

Remote TypeHybrid RemoteSkills to succeed in the roleChange Leadership, Coaching, Collaboration, Disruptive Thinking, Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Leading Customer Centric Teams, Mentorship, Motivating Teams, Prioritization, Self-Awareness

About CHEP

CHEP is a global leader in supply chain solutions, operating the world's largest pool of reusable pallets and containers used across fast-moving consumer goods, retail, and manufacturing sectors. As part of the Brambles group, the company manages a fleet of over 300 million pallets, crates, and containers, helping logistics networks reduce waste and improve efficiency. The company operates in more than 60 countries, with a strong presence across Europe and a significant operational footprint in Spain.

In Spain, CHEP has a sizable operations and customer service hub in Madrid, supporting both domestic and international retail and manufacturing clients. The company places a strong emphasis on circular economy principles and operational excellence, and it regularly hires logistics, engineering, and customer-service professionals. For international candidates, CHEP offers exposure to standardized global processes, a structured corporate culture within the Brambles group, and the opportunity to work with major retail and FMCG clients across Europe.

Industry
Supply Chain Solutions
Founded
1958
Employees
10,000–20,000
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
In Spain
Madrid
Website
chep.com

Good to know if you are moving

  • CHEP is part of the ASX-listed Brambles, which provides global career mobility across multiple countries.
  • The Madrid office handles both Spanish and international accounts, so English and Spanish are commonly used in daily operations.
  • Recruitment for the Spain office is often targeted at professionals with experience in consumer goods or SCM functions.
  • The company emphasizes sustainability and provides training in the CHEP Pooling Model and similar technologies.

In their own words

About the company & team

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world's biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You'll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You'll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You'll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Additional information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at recruitment@brambles.com.

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