Vacant job

Do you want to work for a logistics company that provides comprehensive solutions in temperature-controlled logistics for businesses of all sizes? Kyl- och Frysexpressen Nord's heart beats extra strongly for Norrland, and we are looking for you to develop in the role of Transport Manager. Here, you are offered a varied and challenging position where you get the opportunity to deliver the perfect logistics solution for everyone – in and outside Norrland.

About the Position

This is a full-time consultancy assignment lasting 4 months. You will be employed by Bravura and work as a consultant for KOF Nord. There are opportunities to extend the assignment.

🚀 About the Company

Kyl- och Frysexpressen Nord is the logistics company providing comprehensive solutions in temperature-controlled logistics for businesses of all sizes. The company's heart beats extra strongly for Norrland. KoF Nord ensures there is fresh food in stores, the opportunity to eat well at restaurants, and access to medicines when needed. They also contribute to companies north of the Dalälven river growing, remaining competitive, and staying in the region. KoF Nord is the perfect partner for companies in southern Sweden wanting to reach customers in central and northern Norrland, and for Norrland companies wanting to reach customers in the rest of Sweden. They find the perfect logistics solution for you – in and outside Norrland.

💼 Responsibilities

In the role of Transport Manager, you work with route planning, which means you 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 receive orders from customers, distribute driving instructions to drivers, and are operationally responsible for planning and monitoring that the transports your customers have purchased run smoothly. In the event of traffic disruptions, you as the Transport Manager redirect traffic, call in replacement vehicles, etc. The role includes administrative work such as pricing, invoice handling, and other related administrative tasks.

Today, Transport Managers are located in Årsta, Sundsvall, Östersund, Umeå, and Luleå, where those in Sundsvall have extra responsibility for all long-distance traffic. In Sundsvall, a total of 14 office employees work at the office, of which 7 colleagues work with traffic planning and sit together in their daily work.

Working hours are 07:00–16:00, 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 hauliers and customers

• Ensure delivery of goods

• Pricing, invoice handling, and administration in various systems

🔍 Education, Experience, and Personal Qualities

• Completed upper secondary education

• Fluent communication in Swedish, both spoken and written

• Good computer and system skills

• Experience from the logistics industry is an asset

• Basic leadership training or experience in team leadership is an asset

To work as a Transport Manager, it is important that you can maintain your 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 in a conversation. Furthermore, you have good communication skills and are skilled with digital tools and systems.

You are a person who takes great ownership of your tasks, ensures the execution is good, takes a lot of personal responsibility, and independently drives your work forward. Although you will work independently, you 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 get the opportunity to take a place in the starting lineup where the team comes before the individual!

Additional Information

Start Date: Early May
Location: Sundsvall, Birsta
Salary: According to agreement

We use a competence-based methodology in all recruitment processes to ensure unbiased selection. We also work with continuous selection, which means we will remove the ad when enough candidates have applied. If you are suitable 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.

Do you have questions? Feel free to contact us!

📧 [email protected]
📞 010-171 47 10

We recommend that you submit your application immediately as we conduct continuous selection.

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