Group Transport Operations Manager

BORG Automotive Group; Silkeborg; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

BORG Automotive Group is seeking a Group Transport Operations Manager to drive group-wide transport planning and execution in Denmark. The role requires coordinating across countries, aligning resources with local managers, and upholding standardized processes in a collaborative, matrix organization.

The successful candidate will manage performance, lead cross-functional teams, and advance transport initiatives while maintaining ownership and acting without direct line management responsibility.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in transport management, freight, logistics or similar operational roles.
• Ability to monitor performance and translate insights into actions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management in an international context.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for group-wide transport planning and execution.
• Monitor and improve internal and external operational transport performance.
• Drive carrier performance management through service reviews and improvements.
• Act as the Group escalation point following local escalation processes.
• Provide matrix leadership to local transport managers and colleagues.
• Develop and improve group-wide transport processes.
• Identify opportunities to enhance quality, efficiency, and reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and partners for effective transport solutions.
• Support and execute strategic transport initiatives, including tenders.

Skills

Transport management

Freight logistics

Stakeholder management

Matrix organization

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.

BORG Automotive is a leading European supplier of automotive spare parts, offering both remanufactured and new products across a broad and competitive product portfolio.

We serve the automotive aftermarket through two dedicated sales channels: Independent Aftermarket (IAM) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This enables us to bring our expertise, products, and capabilities to customers across different parts of the automotive industry.

Remanufacturing has been at the heart of BORG Automotive for nearly 50 years and remains an important part of who we are. Across our European production facilities, we give automotive parts a new life through an industrial remanufacturing process, helping to reduce resource consumption and support a more circular automotive industry.

At the same time, our new product range strengthens and expands our overall offering, giving customers access to an even broader portfolio. In several product categories, we offer both new and remanufactured alternatives, providing greater choice and flexibility to meet different customer and market needs.

Today, BORG Automotive Group has more than 2,000 employees across our European production facilities, warehouses, and offices, with our headquarters in Silkeborg, Denmark.

Our journey over more than five decades has been marked by significant growth, and our ambitions remain high. As an employee at BORG Automotive, you become part of an international company in continuous development – a company where people are trusted to take responsibility, contribute ideas, and make an impact.

Our culture is built around five core values: Competence, Responsibility, Transparency, Interdependency, and Continuous Improvement. These values guide how we work together and reflect what our slogan stands for:

The most important part is you.