Transcon Manager (Freight Forwarder)

Expeditors; Upplands Väsby kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training & Personnel Development

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Expeditors is seeking a Transcon Manager (Freight Forwarder) for our Upplands Väsby site in Stockholm. You will oversee the Transcon department, lead its people, and drive profitability while maintaining strong client and vendor relationships.

You will report to the District Manager for Sweden and work on-site to ensure efficient freight forwarding operations, process optimization, and growth within the department.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience or qualifications.
• Ability to define, develop and document business processes and procedures.
• Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to relate to customers and employees at all levels.
• Good computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Fluent in English and Swedish.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of the Transcon department.
• Actively develop business for department through active involvement in sales and retention process.
• Manage implementation and ensure compliance to “Standard Operating Procedures” for the client.
• Build and maintaining strong relationships with service providers and customers.
• Ensure that productivity and profitability goals for the Transcon department are met.
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the department’s profit and loss.
• Develop department personnel.

Skills

3+ years experience

Process documentation

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

English & Swedish

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

This on-site role is based at our Upplands Väsby office in Stockholm. As Transcon Manager (Freight Forwarder), you will report to the District Manager for Sweden.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of the Transcon department
• Actively develop business for department through active involvement in sales and retention process
• Manage implementation and ensure compliance to “Standard Operating Procedures” for the client
• Build and maintaining strong relationships with service providers and customers
• Ensure that productivity and profitability goals for the Transcon department are met
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the department’s profit and loss
• Develop department personnel

Qualifications

Skills:

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience or qualifications
• Ability to define, develop and document business processes and procedures
• Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to relate to customers and employees at all levels.
• Good computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Fluent in English and Swedish

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Pension and insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!