Transport Operations Manager at DSV Umeå

About the Position This is a full-time consulting assignment lasting 6 months. You will be employed by Bravura and work as a consultant at DSV. There are excellent opportunities for extending the assignment. 🚀 About the Company DSV is one of the world's leading transport and logistics companies with operations in over 80 countries. In Sweden, DSV is an established player with strong flows and extensive experience in managing complex transport solutions. Recently, DSV has also merged with Schenker, further strengthening the company's market position. This means greater geographic coverage, more business, and an organization in development – where working methods, structures, and collaborations continue to evolve. At DSV, daily work is characterized by a fast pace where planning must quickly be translated into action. Operations are built on close collaboration between traffic management, customers, and carriers, where communication is direct and decision-making processes are short. As a company, DSV is in a state of change and growth, which creates opportunities for you to make an impact, develop in your role, and contribute to an organization where a lot is happening. 💼 Responsibilities As a Transport Operations Manager, you will work with both traffic management and booking handling for domestic transports. You are a central part of the team in Umeå and are responsible for ensuring that goods are transported efficiently and on time. Your work includes handling bookings, optimizing routes, and ensuring that all shipments are executed according to plan. You will be in daily contact with carriers, drivers, customers, and internal teams to coordinate transports and solve any problems that arise during the day. Your main responsibilities are: • Handle bookings, optimize routes, and ensure that all shipments are executed according to plan. • Responsibility for both traffic management and booking handling for domestic transports. • Daily contact with carriers, drivers, customers, and internal teams via phone, email, and chat 🔍 Education, Experience, and Personal Qualities • Completed secondary education • Good computer skills • Fluent Swedish and English, both spoken and written • Advantageous with experience/education in logistics To thrive in this role, we see that you are organized, thorough, and comfortable working at a fast pace. You have a solution-oriented approach and can quickly adapt when unforeseen situations arise. Since you will have frequent contact with both internal and external parties, your communication skills are crucial for handling and resolving various matters effectively. As a Transport Operations Manager, it is also important that you are service-minded and have a genuine interest in meeting customer needs. You are attentive and can quickly find practical solutions to everything from capacity challenges to other logistics adjustments. With a positive and helpful attitude, you create good relationships and contribute to strong collaboration, both within the team and with our external partners. Additional Information Start: Immediately Location: Umeå Salary: According to agreement We use a competency-based methodology in all recruitment processes to ensure unbiased selection. We also conduct continuous selection, which means we remove the job posting once a sufficient number of candidates have applied. If you become a candidate for the position, we will contact you for an initial phone interview. Regardless of whether you progress in the process or not, you will receive feedback on your application. Questions? Feel free to reach out! 📧 [email protected] 📞 010-171 47 10 We recommend that you submit your application immediately as we conduct continuous selection. Welcome with your application! #Nextgen

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