Top Spain logistics startups catch investors eye  - Logistics startups in the spotlight of investors bet on creating jobs in the short term: these are the most demanded profiles.

To what extent is it important to attract and attract talent and strengthen teams in a growing startup? After obtaining financial support through investment rounds, many start-ups opt to expand their workforce to respond to their needs or face the new challenges generated by their own development and consolidation.

In addition, in the case of startups dedicated to logistics, their sector has been immersed since the middle of last year in a strong reactivation of job creation, given the growing needs generated by the take-off of electronic commerce during the pandemic and the change in consumer habits, which indicate that the online channel is here to stay and will need logistical support for the distribution of their orders.

Top Spain logistics startups catch investors eye

To check if this maximum is also met among the 7 startups in the logistics sector that funds, investors and business angels pointed out in March to this medium as the most outstanding for their potential this year, contacted the heads of each of them to know what their hiring forecasts are and what type of jobs they are looking for to strengthen their workforce.

In most cases, the logistics startups to follow in 2021 have highlighted their plans to increase their teams, especially commercial and technological profiles, linked to product design and development, operations, marketing, administration and also in distribution, although some are satisfied with their current templates and no new additions are proposed for the moment.

Top Spain logistics startups catch investors eye

These are the plans on possible hiring in logistics startups that investors consider to have more potential this year, as their top managers have explained.

Mox

The Sevillian group, which was chosen by the 3 funds consulted as the most outstanding logistics startup of 2021, announces hiring expectations that stand out both for the volume of jobs they plan to create and for the profiles they will try to cover with these new incorporations.

Thus, Mox plans to create in the short term 500 jobs in its subsidiary Vamox, which is focused on last-mile delivery and with which it seeks to position itself as a national and international reference in this segment with the help of large global e-commerce agents. In addition, the company notes that they are looking for a wide range of profiles, "from deliverers to operators, office staff and developers".

Trucksters

Gabor Balogh, co-founder of this startup dedicated to optimizing the transport of long-distance goods with its relay system, highlights that his company is "in full growth", as reflected by the latest additions since the beginning of the year. "We currently have more than 30 people, we have offices in Madrid and Valencia, and soon we will open one in Galicia, for which we look for different technological profiles," he says.

In addition, Trucksters is also looking for staff to strengthen its internationalization process, given that they plan to open soon another new international delegation in a European country, which will join its collaborators in Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium and Hungary and the reinforcement of its corridors. "We are now very focused on our international expansion and are mainly looking for different profiles for positions in operations, technology and sales," Balogh highlights.

The co-founder of Trucksters adds that the new additions" are being key and are helping us a lot " and highlights the flexible hybrid model between face-to-face and remote work of his company. "We believe that startups have to lead this transformation of the work system, which is more technological and efficient than ever. This model allows us to successfully incorporate collaborators in different parts of the world," highlights Gabor Balogh.

Top Spain logistics startups catch investors eye

Ontruck

The leading digital road freight transport platform in Europe is also planning to expand its workforce, as recognized by its CEO and co-founder, Íñigo Juantegui. "By the end of the year we expect to incorporate more than 30 people into our R & amp; D teams as well as in business development and operations," he says.

Among the specific profiles that are looking for Ontruck, Juantegui highlights of product managers, product designers, scientific data, and commercial managers, traffic and fleet, as well as to point out that his search was not limited only to Spain, but also to France and the Netherlands for posts in all of the countries in which they are currently operating.

Boxmotions

Among the most outstanding logistics startups of 2021 without immediate plans to expand staff we find Boxmotions, whose CEO and co-founder, Pol Karaso, highlights that for the moment it is not necessary to consider new incorporations in the short term, although he points out that they will continue investing to continue offering their products and services to new customers.

"Currently Boxmotions has met its hiring needs, with a team of more than 20 people between technology, marketing and sales, operations and finance teams," says Pol Karaso.

Top Spain logistics startups catch investors eye

SmartMonkey

This startup, focused on last mile route planning with artificial intelligence to generate savings of up to 30% to its customers, has planned to continue strengthening its staff in the short and medium term, with the intention of "accelerating the development of new functionalities of our roadmap, as well as boosting sales", according to its founder, Xavier Ruiz.

"We plan to expand the team into at least 5 new positions over the next 12 months," adds Ruiz, noting that his hiring priorities are focused on profiles that meet his specific needs. "We want to empower the technology, sales and marketing departments," says the founder of SmartMonkey.

Navlandis

This company, known for the development of ZBox, a new container format for maritime transport specially designed to be foldable, has anticipated others and its co-founder and CEO, Miguel Navalón, assures that they incorporated during the last year 5 new employees to cover jobs with which to complete their team.

In particular, Navalón explains that they have signed a marketing director, a commercial director, and several operational positions with which his team is closed, at least for the moment. "We think the equipment is well covered for the current state of the company. The next hires will surely be to strengthen the commercial team and the operational team", predicts the CEO of Navlandis.

Top Spain logistics startups catch investors eye

Kubo

In the same way, Víctor García Pujol, COO and co-founder of Kubbo, also practically closed his staff for the rest of 2021, although without closing the door to new hires. "The team for this year is practically configured, although we will surely incorporate a couple more profiles by area in product and sales," he says.

"We are looking for people with ambition, who like to move fast, create impactful solutions for our customers and who are eager to help us further develop our model to prepare it to make the leap internationally," explains the COO of Kubbo, a startup specializing in ultra-fast deliveries that has raised outstanding capital in its last 2 rounds of funding.