Wonder what it’s like to work at Langebæk?
An opportunity to do meaningful consultancy by securing our client’s logistical success, grow professionally and be part of a helpful, fun, and ambitious team, including:
- Participating and involvement in market-leading projects within SCM and logistics
- A consultant life with international travel activity in a good work/life balance with flexibility
- A career of professional and personal development
- A social workplace where development, learning, and teamwork is prioritized.
Meet some of your future colleagues from different positions and get their perspective on what it is like to work at Langebæk.
One Langebæk – your career opportunities
Jeppe Petersen, Senior Consultant, joined Langebæk in 2017.
While completing a B.Sc. in Manufacturing Engineering at DTU, Jeppe Petersen joined Langebæk in 2017 to do a five-month internship as part of the undergraduate program. In 2018, he was taken on full-time as a Consultant, and in 2021, Jeppe agreed to move to Norway in the search for new challenges and experiences.
When on your Langebæk career path did the opportunity for expatriation arise?
“I was happy to work at Langebæk and the challenges I was given. After about 3 years, I was ready to try something new, still within Langebæk. In connection with the opening of our Oslo office in the summer of 2021, I got the exciting opportunity. A great and interesting opening for both my workplace and me”, Jeppe explains.
How did you experience working with customer relations abroad?
“For a consultant, the key to a good project is to understand the client's needs and execute the task or the role the customer need”, Jeppe describes. “Norway is a huge country, including long distances, and the time in Norway gave me the opportunity to be physically more present with the customer. I have realized how important a good relationship is. It is not only about solving a professional challenge, but about familiarizing yourself well with the customer's business and challenges. And, by having a good customer relation, it will always be easier to solve any challenges that may arise in the project”.
Jeppe continues: “Being part of the Norwegian office has given me a unique opportunity to learn sales processes in a small branch in a start-up phase, including an understanding of the customer's needs, the initial sales phases and scoping”.
Heading home to Denmark, which learnings would you like to highlight?
Jeppe reflects: “Standing on your own two feet. It may sound basic, but there is a lot to think about when moving to another country, also other conditions than just as moving away from home. -Tax, social network, and culture are just some of the parts you need to deal with. And that can be a challenge, even in a neighboring country with almost the same language and culture”.
“Especially the time it takes to build up a social network can easily be underestimated”, Jeppe states and goes on:
“When I started standing on my own feet in Norway, I also experienced a different harmony in my work. This is also reflected in the relationship with the customer since it makes dialogue and decision-making simpler. At the same time, it removes the top of the pressure that may lie, which gives a better opportunity to keep an overview and deliver a good service”, Jeppe explains.
Any advice along the way to others who want to pursue a career across the boarders?
“I think it is important to have a plan for the process and align it with your manager. Besides being two years in another country, it should also lead to development. Being an expatriate has developed me in ways I didn’t imagine. I was aiming for becoming a better project manager, understanding and get to know the sales process better, and participating in building up and developing the company in Norway”, Jeppe concludes.
Working as a young employee at Langebæk:
Mikkel Bartholin, Consultant, joined Langebæk in 2019.
Mikkel Bartholin started at Langebæk as an intern during his education, then in a student job and since graduating as a B. Sc. in Management and Manufacturing in 2021, as a full-time Consultant.
What is everyday life like at Langebæk?
"Working as a consultant at Langebæk is a good combination of theory, hands-on and working with varying tasks. Being a part of Langebæk's data analysis team, I value the insight and involvement to the data work before visiting the customer on-site", Mikkel explains.
“As a consultant, you need to be prepared for changing work hours and at times, there’s high travel activity. My starting point for choosing a job as a consultant was to have variation in my work life and not a typical 9-5 job.”
Why did you choose a job at Langebæk?
“I have always had a great interest in streamlining and finding the best and most optimal way in many contexts. Therefore, it makes a lot of sense working within logistics”.
Mikkel continues: “Varied tasks were also important to me, which are fulfilled within different projects and the customers we meet at Langebæk”.
Mikkel also highlights Langebæk's expertise within warehousing, logistics and supply chain, which in turn provides good opportunities to build experience and specialize in several fields.
“At the same time, I wanted to work in a smaller company. Langebæk's size provides a good opportunity to know your colleagues well, which means a lot to me. It also strengthens our collaboration in project teams.”
What characterizes Langebæk as a workplace?
“At Langebæk, we help each other and work with exciting and educational projects. We have good further education opportunities with focus on improving our skills and keeping up with developments. Finally, we are able to have a good time while working together," Mikkel concludes.
Returning to Langebæk:
Morten Badsberg, Managing Consultant, joined Langebæk in 2019.
Do you also want to be a part of the team?
See our open positions below. You are also welcome to send us an unsolicited, motivated application to job@langebaek.com attached to your CV.
