Team Assistant BU Rail

We are a transport and logistics company providing the safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods - more than 11,000 colleagues, all committed to transforming our business into a greener and more digitised operation. We are proud of our role as part of the critical infrastructure serving customers and communities across Europe and further afield.

Be part of DFDS and be part of the movement.

Role description

An exciting role within the BU Rail team has come available in Troisdorf, Germany. As Team Assistant you’ll support the BU Rail team in all operational and organizational tasks. 

Principle responsibilities

• To support the BU Rail team in all operational and organizational tasks
• To act as a competent contact person and take over the planning, organization and coordination of appointments
• To follow all daily, weekly and monthly business planning and to provide all kinds of coordination related to this
• To coordinate travel requests, organize travel plans proactively and with foresight, and take care of the associated travel expense accounting
• Managing phone, e-mail, document traffic
• Conducting internal and external correspondence related to BU Rail activities; and ensuring the communication
• Submitting report to the team by researching and examining the issues coming in line with the demand
• Ensuring the communication and coordination between Office Troisdorf and other units
• Supporting to take the necessary actions for improving and developing the processes of the Human Resources Directorate
• To welcome and host guests of BU Rail
• To ensure the internal and external communication and coordination on needs from BU Rail team

Skills, experience, education

• Independent way of working as well as team orientation
• Independent, structured way of working as well as a high degree of loyalty, discretion and confidentiality
• Strong coordination and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills at different hierarchical levels and ability to work in a team
• Successfully completed commercial or secretarial education preferably with 3-5 years relevant work experience in an international company
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills are required, with knowledge of French an added advantage
• good knowledge of MS Office

Benefits

• We offer a job in a stable, professional and world-leading ferry company
• Diversity & inclusion is on top of our minds everyday
• We care about sustainability and are volunteering
• We have additional benefits package for health, sports, studies, travel
• The day is never boring with DFDS, and always full of different challenges
• Together we learn, develop and celebrate

Interested? Apply now!   

If you’re looking for a varied role and have a desire to work in one of Europe’s leading shipping and logistics company, please send us across your CV in English providing an indication of your remuneration expectation.