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# Operations Manager - Belgium at OVRSEA

- **Company:** OVRSEA
- **Location:** Belgium
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-02-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/foresea-technologies/0b933243-ee82-404c-8490-d0219ef4c258

## Job description

Our mission: to make international freight simpler and more sustainable through technology! Founded in 2017, OVRSEA is a next-generation freight forwarder that uses technology to simplify and optimize international transport for businesses. We support 700+ companies across 60 countries in their international freight shipments. In January 2026, OVRSEA merged with the Fatton Lyseo group. This large-scale operation comes amid profound geopolitical, commercial, and technological shifts. Our ambition is clear: to build, through organic and external growth, a unified, agile, and sustainable French leader in logistics, capable of addressing new challenges in logistics control, operational performance, and technological disruption. This merger brings together, under a single group, cutting-edge tech expertise, well-established historical know-how, and a dense network of locations across strategic geographies - with over 1,000 employees, 61 offices in 14 countries, and 120,000 m² of warehouse space - serving demanding clients in the luxury, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food industries. Joining our teams means taking part in building an independent, high-performing, and innovative group. Following this merger, we aim to open a new country: Belgium, in order to drive the group’s commercial and operational development in this market. 🚀 🇧🇪 What if you joined us to support the development of this new office? 🚀 🇧🇪

The Operations team The Ops Team is at the heart of the OVRSEA customer experience: reactivity, excellence, pedagogy and customer awareness are the leitmotiv ! The Ops team is the main contact for our customers and acts as a link between all our service providers, who have been selected on the basis of quality of service, responsiveness and reliability.

What does it mean to be an Operations Manager at OVRSEA ?

The Operations Manager responds quickly and accurately to customers’ quote requests and works to improve the efficiency of pricing and procurement processes by optimizing tools and workflows.

They communicate with customers in real time throughout the shipment, providing updates on key milestones, anticipating constraints or risks, and proactively suggesting solutions when needed.

They are also in daily contact with selected service providers (typically four to five per import) including a foreign agent, shipping line, customs broker, and carrier, acting as the central point of coordination between all parties involved.

Once the shipment is completed, the Operations Manager is responsible for invoicing and closing the file. For all these reasons, the Operations Manager plays a central role in OVRSEA’s activity and is a key pillar of the company’s success.

As part of this country launch, the first Operations Manager will play a key entrepreneurial role, leading the setup of our initial operations in Belgium, onboarding local partners, and building strong local operational expertise from the ground up.

## Your role in the team

👉 Transportation operations in large import or export (60%)

- Accompanying a portfolio of customers
- Carrying out air, sea, road and rail transport
- Pro-active customer advice and problem solving

👉 Operational planning and pricing of international transport (15%)

- Response to customer requests for quotations : complete planning of international transport by sea, air and rail
- Participation in the improvement loop between quotation, operations and invoicing : be able to step back and improve upstream to make operations run more smoothly and invoicing easier

👉 Manage customer invoicing (10%)

- Participation in the invoicing of transport files
- Manage the contact with customers to explain the differences that may appear between the quotation and the billing

👉 Development, structuring and strategy (15%)

- Build and negotiate partnerships with local partners in Belgium
- Strengthen the team’s local market knowledge through research and internal content creation
- Define and implement the operational strategy for this new market

🤝 We're meant to work together if

- You can speak and write Dutch fluently
- You have excellent interpersonal skills, enjoy human contact, and want to bring real added value to your clients.
- You know how to manage your stress : the days in Ops are exciting but intense. A lot of subjects are to be managed at the same time within defined deadlines
- You demonstrate organizational skills and rigor in monitoring your accounts
- You think solutions rather than problems, and you are able to take initiatives
- You are highly motivated to discover the world of transportation and the modalities of air, sea and rail freight, even if this sector is still unknown to you

## Why join OVRSEA? 💚

- The opportunity to join a fast growing company that has recently merged with two historic players in our - industry
- Strong responsibilities as the first Operations Manager joining our new Belgian office
- The chance to contribute to an ambitious build up project
- A talented team sharing a strong common identity built on analytical thinking, high standards of execution, and a continuous willingness to learn
- Regular team events including afterworks, team lunches, and culture sharing moments

Still not convinced ? 👀 Discover our story, our product, our teams, and our commitments by visiting this Notion page. It will give you insight into our culture and our core value, Pedagogy, also known as Learning Together, through a short video. You will see how we bring this value to life every day through webinars, team rituals, cultural presentations, a structured onboarding process, and our training program, the Transport Academy, designed to help you discover, or rediscover, the exciting world of international transportation.

Do you see yourself working with us ? Don’t hesitate anymore and apply to join the crazy Ovrsea adventure ! ✈️

Our recruitment Process 💬

- Call with Dietrich (Branch Manager - Belgium) (30 min)
- Interview including a operation case with Hugo, Head of Operations (1h00)
- Interview with Brieuc, our Chief Operations Officer & Co-founder (45 min)
- Meeting with the team in our office (or online)
- The final proposal ! 🙌

At Ovrsea, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and to fostering diversity within our teams.

## About OVRSEA

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OVRSEA is a digital freight forwarder that combines technology with shipping expertise to make supply chains more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Bolloré Group in 2021; operates as a Bolloré Logistics subsidiary)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Antoine Sauvage, Arthur Barillas, Brieuc, Georges Semaan, and Mathieu

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain & Storage (freight forwarding)
- **Target customers**: B2B – small to large enterprises (700+ companies including Babymoov, Cowboy, Croda, Veja, LVMH brands)
- **Mission**: To deliver top-of-the-line freight forwarding services, making supply chains more efficient, resilient, and sustainable through a blend of digital technology and human expertise.

## Products & Services
- **Digital Freight Forwarding Platform**: A SaaS-like platform that provides real-time tracking, document management, and supply chain visibility from quote to final delivery.
- **Customs Clearance & Ad Valorem Insurance**: Specialized services to simplify cross-border trade and protect cargo.
- **Inventory Management** Tools to optimize stock levels and reduce logistics costs.
- **Dedicated Operations Team**: Human-led support for complex logistics, decarbonization advice, and customs strategy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Bolloré Group in 2021 for an undisclosed amount)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$3M (2024 estimate); Total Funding $2.2M (seed round, 2019)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Seed round investors (4 investors, names not publicly listed); Parent company: Bolloré Logistics; Clients include Babymoov, Cowboy, Croda, Grosfillex, Lincoln Electric, Maison Francis Kurkdjian (LVMH), Veja.
- **Growth Signals**: 150+ employees (up from 106 in prior year, +2.5% YoY headcount growth); 6 offices across Europe and the US; 700+ customers; active hiring (16 open positions as of Sep 2026); 73/100 2025 French Gender Equality Index.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Digital + Human Hybrid**: Combines proprietary technology (real-time tracking, document management) with deep freight forwarding expertise, differentiating from pure-play digital freight forwarders and traditional brokers.
- **Learning Culture**: Core values of kindness, excellence, reliability, and curiosity, underpinned by a teaching mindset that encourages continuous learning and internal mobility.
- **Bolloré Backing**: Access to the resources and network of a global logistics group (Bolloré Logistics) while maintaining startup agility.
- **Customer Trust**: Serves high-profile brands across luxury, automotive, and consumer goods sectors.

## Strategic Focus
- **Efficiency & Sustainability**: Helping clients reduce logistics costs and carbon footprint through data-driven decisions and decarbonization advisory.
- **Geographic Expansion**: Growing presence in the US (New York office) and strengthening European hubs (France, Spain, Italy).
- **Product Innovation**: Enhancing the digital platform to provide greater predictability and automation for supply chain managers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture of Learning**: Internal training, cross-team projects, external logistics talks, and time for personal development. The recruitment process is designed to assess curiosity and willingness to learn, not just industry experience.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: 45% female employees; strong gender equality index score (73/100). Teams span multiple countries and cultures.
- **Onboarding**: Structured 3-week onboarding program that includes meeting every team, daily workshops, and role-specific documentation.
- **Work Environment**: Offices in Paris, Lyon, Barcelona, Milan, New York, and Madrid. Hybrid-friendly (office-based in-person speed round at the end of hiring).
- **Career Growth**: Opportunities to move between roles (operations, sales, finance, product) as the company scales. 16 open roles as of Sep 2026, including internships, BDR, account executive, and operations manager positions.
- **Employee Ratings**: 4.3/5 on LinkedIn (based on 89 reviews) with strong scores for culture (4.3) and career development (4.1).

## Sources
1. [OVRSEA Careers Page](https://www.ovrsea.com/en/careers)
2. [OVRSEA Homepage](https://www.ovrsea.com/en)
3. [OVRSEA Lever Job Board](https://jobs.lever.co/foresea-technologies)
4. [OVRSEA LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/ovrsea)
5. [OVRSEA Legal Notice](https://www.ovrsea.com/en/mentions-legales)

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