Ward Eskens
Business unit manager FTL/LTL at Group-GTS- Claim this Profile
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Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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German Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Group-GTS
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Belgium
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Truck Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business unit manager FTL/LTL
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Jan 2021 - Present
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Transport Manager FTL/LTL TDS Logistics
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Dec 2016 - Jan 2021
Managing a team of dispatchers, order entry, customers service, warehouse staff and drivers. Making sure that operations meets its targets. Meetings/coaching staff, set targets based on weekly/yearly analyzes.Managing customer contracts, developing new and existing business, negotiate prices. Meetings with subcontractors.Performance meetings with CEO/COO.P&L responsibility.
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Teamleader Operations FTL/LTL Transport
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Oct 2015 - Dec 2016
Optimization planning FTL and LTL (reduce empty kilometers, analyze flows, increase margins..) .Develop LTL transport, daily cross-docking. Lead the operational team (planning, CS, order entry, drivers, warehouse staff).Working with suppliers and customers, planning routes and scheduling delivery times. Making sure that operations meets its targets. Managing customer contracts and developing new and existing business. Performance meetings with CEO/COO.
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Verbiest Logistics & Transport
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St-truiden/Milmort
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Operations Manager Transport/Transport planner
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Apr 2007 - Oct 2015
Planning and load scheduling FTL and LTL on the transport planning system. Develop LTL transport, daily cross-docking. Manage operational team (3 Belgians, 2 Lithuanians, garage and warehouse staff). Fleet management, planning maintenance, technical inspections. Communicating effectively with client and responding to their requirements. Business development. Negotiation and bargaining prices with existing and new clients. Booking sub-contractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms. Report to CEO.
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Transport Manager/Dispatcher
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Jun 1998 - Apr 2007
Responsible for the branch Winlux at Luxemburg (24 vehicles) part of the Citra company. Planning and load scheduling FTL and LTL on the transport planning system. Invoicing. HR. Report to CEO and COO in France. Responsible for the branch Winlux at Luxemburg (24 vehicles) part of the Citra company. Planning and load scheduling FTL and LTL on the transport planning system. Invoicing. HR. Report to CEO and COO in France.
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Education
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HIK
Transport & Logistics -
ITLB/SYNTRA
Getuigschrift vakbekwaamheid vervoer over de weg -
Language School
Marketing-Languages -
Syntra Antwerpen en Vlaams Brabant (Syntra AB)
Leadership a profession in itself