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Do you want to work for a logistics company that provides comprehensive solutions in temperature-controlled logistics for all businesses, large and small? Kyl- och Frysexpressen Nord has a special passion for Norrland and is looking for someone who wants to develop in the role of transport manager. Here you will be offered a varied and challenging position where you get the opportunity to deliver the perfect logistics solution for everyone - inside and outside of Norrland.

About the position

This position is a direct recruitment, which means that the recruitment process is conducted by Bravura and you will be employed directly by Kyl- och Frysexpressen Nord AB.

🚀 About the company

Kyl- och Frysexpressen Nord is the logistics company that provides comprehensive solutions in temperature-controlled logistics for all businesses, large and small. The company's heart beats especially for Norrland, KoF Nord ensures that there is fresh food in stores, the opportunity to eat well in restaurants, and access to medicines when needed. They also contribute to the growth of companies north of the Dalälven, helping them remain competitive and stay in the region. KoF Nord is the perfect partner for companies in southern Sweden that want to reach customers in central and northern Norrland, as well as northern Swedish companies that want to reach customers in the rest of Sweden. They find the perfect logistics solution for you – inside and outside of Norrland.

💼 Job responsibilities

In the role of transport manager, you will work with route planning, which means that you will load vehicles and plan the order in which temperature-controlled goods should be picked up or delivered to various customers to achieve maximum efficiency. As a transport manager, you will receive orders from customers, allocate driving orders to drivers, and be operationally responsible for planning and monitoring that the transports purchased by our customers flow as they should. In case of any disruptions in traffic, it is you as the transport manager who reroutes traffic, calls in replacement vehicles, etc. The role includes administrative work such as pricing, handling invoices, and other related administrative qualifications.

Currently, there are transport managers in Årsta, Sundsvall, Östersund, Umeå, and Luleå, where they have additional responsibility for all long-distance traffic in Sundsvall. This role will include long-distance transports. In Sundsvall, a total of 14 employees work in the office, of which 7 employees work with traffic planning and sit together in daily operations.

Working hours are from 07:00 to 16:00, and weekend work (Sundays) occurs every 4th week.

Your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Plan long-distance transports between customers' main terminals and stores

• Daily contact with carriers and customers

• Ensure deliveries of goods

• Price setting, handling invoices, and administration in various systems

🔍 Education, experience, and personal qualities

• Completed high school education

• Experience in the logistics industry is an advantage

• Basic leadership training or experience in work management is an advantage

• Fluent communication in Swedish, both spoken and written

• Good data and system skills

To work as a transport manager, it is important that you can remain calm even in stressful situations, have integrity, and an ethical approach. You will have daily contact with external stakeholders and are not afraid to take the first step towards a conversation. Additionally, you have good communication skills and are skilled in digital tools and systems.

You are a person who takes great ownership of your tasks, ensures that the execution is good, and takes a lot of personal responsibility while independently driving your work forward. Although you will work independently, you will have a close relationship with your colleagues. Therefore, it is important that you enjoy collaborating, you rarely feel competition but are rather the one who steps up and supports your colleagues when needed. At KoF Nord, you will have the opportunity to take a place in the starting eleven where the team comes before the individual!

Other information

Start: Immediately, considering notice periodLocation: SundsvallSalary: According to agreement

During the Christmas holiday, the application period will be extended and responses may take a little longer than usual. Thank you for your patience! We wish you a Merry Christmas!

We use a competency-based methodology in all recruitment processes to ensure unbiased selection. We also work with ongoing selection, which means that we will remove the advertisement when enough candidates have applied. If you are shortlisted for the position, we will contact you for an initial phone interview. Regardless of whether you proceed in the process or not, you will receive feedback on your application.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

📧 [email protected]

📞 010-171 47 10

We recommend that you submit your application promptly as we conduct ongoing selection.

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