Arnaud Van Echelpoel

Motivated and ambitious person with about 9 years of experience in logistics and sales. With knowledge of different aspects like operations, digitalization, product and service selling I am able to provide an extensive service within the company.

Work Experience 

02/2021 – present Sales Executive Belgium Shypple BV, Antwerp/Rotterdam 

∙ Digital freight forwarding
 ∙ Set up Shypple branch in Belgium 
∙ Target prospects in the market (company volumes +150 shipments/year) 
∙ Customer visits 
∙ Show value of digital forwarding compared to traditional forwarding 
∙ Sell product value instead of price 

01/2020 – 02/2021 District Sales Manager Kuehne + Nagel, Antwerp 

∙ Target prospects in the market 
∙ Focus on LCL (less container load) 
∙ Cold calling ∙ Customer visits 
∙ Target pricing according to market situation 
∙ Customer retention 

02/2019 - 02/2021 Digital Business Development Kuehne + Nagel, Antwerp 

∙ Digital sales and marketing 
∙ Responsible for import & export LCL 
∙ Reporting to management 
∙ Introduction of the K+N platform during customer visits 

06/2015 – 12/2019 Import LCL operator Kuehne + Nagel, Antwerp 
∙ Placement and approval of bookings 
∙ Organizing transport from the terminal to the warehouse upon arrival 
∙ Organizing deliveries and providing customs instructions 
∙ Invoicing 
∙ Customer service 

11/2014 - 07/2015 Export LCL operator Kuehne + Nagel, Antwerp 

∙ Processing of bookings in CIEL 
∙ Organizing the pick-up of shipments 
∙ Issuing bill of ladings 
∙ Providing customs instructions 
∙ Invoicing 
∙ Customer service 

06/2014 - 10/2014 Road transport planner Challenge International NV, Antwerp 
∙ Specialized in export via haulage 
∙ Customs formalities 
∙ Invoicing 

01/2014 - 05/2014 Operational support Bocimar International NV, Antwerp 
∙ Administrative work 
∙ Updating of the data system ISMIS (bunkers, ETA/ETD, 
∙ registering the loading and unloading in ports, entering data reports,...) 

09/2013 - 12/2013 Manifest clerk/ Chartering/ Support of water clerks at Boeckmans NV Belgium, Antwerp

Education 

04/2022 - 09/2022 Sales training and coaching by Kenneth Smit 

03/2017 - 08/2017 Kuehne + Nagel - Forwarding Certificate Lobraco Akademie 

03/2015 - 03/2015 Documents in international commerce and transportation - Certificate Logos 

09/2011 - 06/2013 Logistics Management at Karel de Grote-Hogeschool 

09/2007 - 06/2011 A2 diploma Office Management-languages at Sint-Jozef institute Kontich