Group Transport Operations Manager

Borg-Automotive; Funder Kirkeby; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time role

Group-wide scope

Cross-location collaboration

Flat organization

Growth opportunities

Job summary

BORG Automotive is seeking a Group Transport Operations Manager to lead transport planning and execution within our Denmark-based Group Logistics organization. You will coordinate activities across countries and functions, align resources, and ensure processes are understood and followed in a matrix environment.

The role requires strong stakeholder-management skills, ownership, and the ability to drive improvements without direct managerial responsibility, with experience advantageous in matrix

Qualifications

• Experience in transport management or freight/logistics operations.
• Ability to monitor performance and translate insights into actions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management in international settings.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for group-wide transport planning and execution.
• Monitor and improve internal and external transport performance.
• Drive carrier performance through regular service reviews and improvement initiatives.
• Act as the Group escalation point following local processes.
• Provide matrix leadership to local transport managers and colleagues.
• Develop and continuously improve group-wide transport processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and logistics partners for effective transport solutions.
• Support strategic transport initiatives and tender participation.

Skills

Transport management

Freight & logistics

Stakeholder management

Matrix organization experience

Education

Degree in supply chain/logistics/transportation

Job description

As our new Group Transport Operations Manager, you will join our Group Logistics organization in Denmark in a full-time position, reporting to Group Transport Manager.

You will join a flat and collaborative organization where responsibility, transparency, professional competence, interdependency, and continuous improvement are central to how we work.

This role operates in an international matrix organization and requires strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. You will coordinate transport activities across countries and functions, align resources and priorities with local managers, and ensure that processes and standards are consistently understood and followed. The successful candidate is self-driven, takes ownership, and can create alignment around common goals without having direct managerial responsibility. Experience from a matrix organization is a clear advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for group-wide transport planning and execution
• Monitor and improve internal and external operational transport performance
• Drive carrier performance management through regular service reviews, collaboration assessments, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Act as the Group escalation point following local escalation processes
• Provide matrix leadership to local transport managers and transport-responsible colleagues
• Develop, document, implement, and continuously improve group-wide transport processes
• Challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and operational reliability
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and logistics partners to support effective transport solutions
• Contribute to the continued development of the Group’s carrier and forwarder network
• Support and execute strategic transport initiatives, including the evaluation and implementation of alternative transport solutions and participation in transport tenders.

What We’re Looking For

• Relevant experience within transport management, freight, logistics, supply chain management, or a comparable operational environment
• Strong practical experience with transport operations and the management of internal transport processes
• Experience gained in an internal logistics, supply chain, or transport function is particularly relevant
• The ability to monitor performance, identify improvement opportunities, and translate them into concrete actions
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills in an international environment
• A proactive and solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to take ownership and work independently
• Relevant education within supply chain management, logistics, transportation, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

What We Offer

• A full-time position within our Group Logistics organization in Denmark
• A group-wide role with the opportunity to influence transport operations across multiple locations
• Responsibility for both operational performance and the continued development of transport processes
• Close collaboration with colleagues, local transport functions, and logistics partners across our European organization
• A flat and open organizational structure where initiative and responsibility are encouraged
• A culture that embraces team-work and supports personal and professional growth

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are motivated by combining hands-on transport operations with group-wide coordination, functional leadership, and continuous process improvement, we would love to hear from you.

Join BORG Automotive, where the most important part is you is not just our motto, but how we work.