Operations Manager with strong leadership in the transport sector
Do you want to lead a successful operation in positive development?
We are now seeking an Operations Manager for Örebro with confident leadership who wants to take full responsibility for our depot and become a key person in our continued growth.
About the role
As Operations Manager, you have overall responsibility for our depot and its operations in Örebro. You lead daily operations, optimize bus and staff scheduling, and ensure the business runs efficiently, always with a focus on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
The role involves both operational and strategic responsibility with a strong focus on leadership. You lead staff toward common goals and develop routines and processes that strengthen the entire business area. You hold personnel responsibility for all operations and work in close collaboration with coordinators and traffic controllers.
You report to the Operations Director.
Your responsibilities include:
Operations Management: Ensure efficient and well-planned daily operations of the depots.
Personnel Responsibility: Recruit, onboard, and develop employees to create an engaged, well-functioning, and high-performing team.
Finance: Budget and profit responsibility for the depot's costs and revenues.
Quality and Safety: Follow up on and develop routines for the highest possible operational safety and delivery quality.
Relations and Collaboration: Build strong relationships with clients and partners; you are an important representative for our company.
Work Environment: Actively work toward a safe, secure, and inclusive workplace.
Governance & Monitoring: Ensure clear and consistent management of compliance with laws, policies, and routines, and promote transparency regarding key metrics, results, and organizational development.
Your results are measured through customer satisfaction, operational safety, and staff development. You are the one who ensures we deliver both in the short and long term.
Your profile:
· Several years of experience in similar roles, preferably in buses. Otherwise, personnel-intensive areas such as logistics, production, or similar.
· Documented leadership experience with confident and modern leadership
· Master digital tools and systems for operations and planning
· Good financial understanding and ability to drive operations toward set goals – analyzing key metrics is your thing
· Knowledge of road traffic laws, working time regulations for professional drivers, safety standards, and industry best practices is a merit
As a person, you are a natural leader with the ability to see the bigger picture of both personnel and operations. You are analytical, action-oriented, and structured, but also flexible and solution-focused in daily work. You have strong communication skills, build trust, and motivate others through clarity, commitment, and present leadership. You speak and write fluent Swedish and English.
You also have a class B driver's license; a class D driver's license is a merit.
Why choose Axelssons?
With us, you become an important player in an operation that serves an important societal function.
You gain significant responsibility in our continued growth journey, where you have full ownership of your areas of responsibility.
With us, you become part of an engaged team that together ensures our passengers get a safe and reliable journey, every day.
Application
Does this sound like your next challenge?
Welcome to submit your application by June 30. Selection is ongoing, so don't wait to apply! The position may be filled before the final application deadline.
Questions about the position are answered by responsible recruiter Linus Elghorn, [email protected], 0767-624686.
Axelssons Turisttrafik and Ellénius Buss merged in 2020 into a joint company to create a stronger and more competitive player in the bus and transport services market. We are expanding rapidly and continue to grow through acquisitions and takeovers of traffic operations. As a group, we have a vehicle fleet of approximately 130 modern vehicles and over 300 employees, and together we can offer contracted and school transportation services throughout much of Sweden.Operations Manager with strong leadership in the transport sector
Do you want to lead a successful operation in positive development?
We are now seeking an Operations Manager for Örebro with confident leadership who wants to take full responsibility for our depot and become a key person in our continued growth.
About the role
As Operations Manager, you have overall responsibility for our depot and its operations in Örebro. You lead daily operations, optimize bus and staff scheduling, and ensure the business runs efficiently, always with a focus on safety, quality, and customer…