Head of Freight Forwarding Sweden

ReQruiting ApS; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

High degree of responsibility and influence

Job summary

Link Log is seeking a Head of Freight Forwarding to oversee operations across Air, Ocean, and Road in Sweden. This key position offers the chance to shape operational strategies while ensuring customer satisfaction and profitability.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership capabilities, experience in freight forwarding, and drive operational excellence. The role is based in Gothenburg and offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong operational and commercial leadership skills.
• Experience in freight forwarding, transport, or logistics.
• Ability to drive KPI governance and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead freight forwarding operations across Air, Ocean, and Road.
• Ensure operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
• Manage the freight forwarding budget and cost structure.

Skills

Operational leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Fluent in Swedish

Fluent in English

Job description

Head of Freight Forwarding Sweden

Join an international logistics company and take ownership of freight forwarding operations across Sweden. Västra Götaland Created: 04/06/2026

Applications will be screened regularly.

At Link Logistics, we are looking for a commercially and operationally strong Head of Freight Forwarding Sweden who can lead and develop our freight forwarding setup across Air, Ocean, and Road.

The position offers a unique opportunity to shape the operational structure and leadership approach across Air, Ocean, and Road while ensuring alignment between operations, commercial priorities, customer expectations, and future business needs.

About Link Logistics

Link Logistics is an international logistics company, offering comprehensive transport solutions across borders. We have offices in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the US.

We employ more than 380 employees, growing through both organic growth and acquisitions.

Our goal is to be the preferred logistics partner by delivering flexible services and integrated solutions. Our success comes from a combination of high-quality personal service and dedicated employees who are solution-oriented and take pride in always finding a way forward.

We care deeply about our customers and the world around us, and we take good care of our employees by creating a positive and friendly work environment.

The Opportunity

As Head of Freight Forwarding Sweden, you will have the overall responsibility for freight forwarding across Air, Ocean, and Road in Sweden. This is a newly established role, created to strengthen and scale the Freight Forwarding business in Sweden and support the continued development of Link Logistics' global organization.

You will own and drive performance and development across the Swedish Freight Forwarding organization ensuring operational excellence, customer satisfaction, profitability, and continuous improvement.

For courier customers, you will be responsible for operational performance and service delivery, while Sales owns the commercial relationship and pricing. For Freight Forwarding customers, you will have responsibility for both commercial and operational performance, including profitability, customer retention, and business growth.

You will also ensure compliant, safe, and high-quality freight forwarding operations through strong governance, proactive risk management, operational discipline, and adherence to company standards.

You will have the ownership of the freight forwarding budget and cost structure in Sweden, ensuring strong financial performance through effective cost control and optimization initiatives.

The role requires both strategic perspective and hands‑on execution. You will lead and develop Freight Forwarding supervisors through clear direction, accountability, operational follow‑up, and continuous improvement, while strengthening collaboration across functions and commercial areas.

As a member of the Swedish leadership team in Link Logistics, you will contribute to the broader business agenda, organizational development, and strategic direction of the Swedish operation. You will also work with similar leadership roles across other countries to ensure alignment in ways of working, operational standards, and the optimal utilization of operational resources across the company.

You report to the Managing Director, Emerging Markets. The position is located in Gothenburg.

We imagine that you:

• are a strong operational and commercial leader with a clear and structured leadership style
• have experience within freight forwarding, transport, or logistics
• have experience driving KPI governance and operational performance
• have a commercial mindset and documented results
• understand the connection between operations, customer experience, and profitability
• are comfortable working in a dynamic and changing environmentthrive in balancing strategy and hands‑on execution
• are skilled in stakeholder management across different organizational levels
• are proactive, resilient, and strong on execution
• communicate fluently in Swedish and English

We offer

• a key leadership role in an ambitious international logistics company
• high degree of responsibility and influence
• opportunity to shape and develop freight forwarding operations across Sweden
• a dynamic environment with short decision‑making paths
• strong collaboration across countries and functions
• a competitive salary and benefits package