Logistics Manager

The day-to-day

• Planning, managing, and optimizing end-to-end shipping processes (inbound / outbound)
• Organizing and coordinating domestic and international transportation
• Managing and evaluating freight forwarders, carriers, and logistics service providers
• Preparing and verifying shipping and customs documentation
• Handling and monitoring dangerous goods shipments in compliance with regulatory standards (ADR, IATA, IMDG)
• Ensuring on-time delivery and tracking overall delivery performance (KPIs)
• Optimizing freight and shipping costs
• Managing cross-functional interfaces between production, export control, procurement, customs, and customers

You should apply if you

• Professional experience in shipping logistics, transport management, and/or freight forwarding
• A degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or comparable qualification (alternatively: completed commercial apprenticeship in freight forwarding/logistics with extensive professional experience)
• In-depth expertise in international shipping, transport operations, customs clearance, and foreign trade law
• Solid knowledge of dangerous goods regulations and classification for road transport (ADR)
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), Jira, and MS Office (especially Excel)
• A structured, reliable, and solution-oriented working style with a high sense of responsibility
• Business-fluent proficiency in both German and English (written and spoken)

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Nice to have

• Certified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor ( Gefahrgutbeauftragter , e.g., IHK)
• Additional qualifications in IATA (air freight) and/or IMDG (sea freight)
• Professional background in the defense or security sector (e.g., handling sensitive/security-critical goods, vetted supply chains, ITAR/EAR)
• Practical knowledge of export control regulations and security clearance procedures

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about

What we offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support : up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning : €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Health & wellness : gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Social : regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave : 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
• A hands-on onboarding program (affectionately labelled “Infraduction”), in which you will be building tooling and applications to be used across the company. This is your opportunity to learn our tech stack, explore the company, and learn how we get things done - all whilst working with other engineering teams from day one

These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.

Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here .

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Quelle: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Tabelle; dl-de/by-2-0; eigene Berechnung

Veröffentlicht am 01. Nov. 2026

Veröffentlicht am 01. Nov. 2026