Software developer

Software Developer

Turn logistics challenges into smart software solutions.

In this role, you’ll develop and maintain applications that power tool and material availability in a demanding, high-tech logistics environment. From optimizing existing systems to supporting a major platform transition, your work will have direct operational impact. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that values ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Introduction to the Role

The Logistics Operations Business Support team provides professional tooling and system support to enable operational excellence within a high-tech logistics and manufacturing environment. The team supports daily operations by developing and maintaining software solutions that ensure tools and materials are available at the right time and place, in compliance with strict safety and quality standards.

The department continuously improves its services through structured and safe process optimization. Following LEAN principles, processes are simplified and standardized to increase quality while reducing operational costs.

Tool-related master data is maintained in an ERP system. In addition, a custom-built PHP-based application interfaces with this ERP system to measure, monitor, and optimize logistics processes and services. The Software Developer within the Business Support team is responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and extending this application.

Currently, the organization is transitioning away from the custom application and migrating its functionality to a standard ERP warehouse management solution. In this role, you will support this transition by quickly gaining a deep understanding of the existing application and contributing to its gradual decommissioning during the phase-out process.

Role and Responsibilities

• Maintain, optimize, and improve a PHP-based logistics support application
• Translate process improvement initiatives and user requirements into technical solutions
• Develop, document, and maintain technical documentation
• Collaborate closely with engineers and process specialists within the Tool Center team
• Act as a key user for systems supporting logistics processes (ERP, Excel, custom applications)
• Provide first- and second-line application support and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Safeguard application knowledge and provide backup support within the team

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or a related field
• Strong experience with PHP frameworks (Laravel required)
• Experience with MySQL databases
• Solid knowledge of HTML and CSS
• JavaScript and jQuery experience
• Frontend and backend software design experience
• Experience working in or contributing to projects
• Familiarity with SharePoint, Excel, ERP systems, and reporting tools (or willingness to learn)
• Linux and WebSocket knowledge is a plus
• Understanding of logistics and/or warehouse processes is a plus
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience

Skills and Competencies

Working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment means continuously facing new challenges. Collaboration is key: you will work closely with colleagues in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to a culture that values creativity, ownership, and diverse perspectives.

To succeed in this role, you bring:

• The ability to challenge user requirements and translate them into robust technical designs
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with a strong willingness to learn
• The ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
• A customer-focused, analytical, and results-driven approach
• Strong communication and presentation skills, from operational to management level
• Professional fluency in English (spoken and written); Dutch is a plus