Global Transport Manager

Mining and Rock Excavation Service is a division within Atlas Copco`s Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area. With 4 000 employees in more than 60 countries and distribution centers in China, Sweden and the United States, the division provides a complete range of services with the aim to maximize customers productivity. Right now we are looking for a Global Transport Manager to lead the Mining and Rock Excavation Service Division Global transport organization situated in Örebro Sweden, Allen Texas US and Nanjing China.

Job description
You are to:
Develop and facilitate all freight/transport solution contracts including customs handling for Global transport services. You will have the global responsibility for transport agreements, meaning that freight contracts for all distribution units and local Customer Centers are your responsibility direct and in matrix supported by the local/global purchasing organization.
Lead and develop the transformation from a local outlook on transport purchase and agreements to a global Supply chain services direction for logistics solutions.
To be a Mining & Rock Excavation Business Area representative in the Global Freight Team, constituted by Freight Purchasers from the entire Atlas Copco group.
Develop new ways of solutions for increased business results, driven by customer satisfaction and lowest total supplied cost.

Mission
To lead and build a global transport service organization that develops world class global and local integrated transport solutions and customs activities.

This means:
- Lead with expert knowledge within forwarding/transport and Customs procedure within production and distribution
- Evaluate and nominate forwarders and transport service providers to achieve the best balance between Service, performance, quality and price to lowest total Supply Chain cost
- Negotiations and contract work process and closure
- Supplier and transport performance and cost follow up
- Develop common global processes and follow up tools for transport and Customs
- Develop the competence of transport and Customs globally and locally in our organization and markets
- Develop a common demand profile of systems to support a global transport and Customs operations in the business area.
- Lead by example developing strong business leaders within Supply Chain for further growth to other functions and companies within Atlas Copco.

The job includes approximately 75 days of travel per year.
You will report to the Vice President Supply Chain Mining & Rock Excavation Services.
You will be located in Örebro.

Knowledge and experience
- International experience from the transport industry
- Recognized and proven strong international leadership experience
- Competence and experience from transport purchase, negotiation and contract rights
- Customs procedures (Swedish Customs authority a plus)
- Strong communication skills
- Fluent in English and Swedish. Any additional language constitutes a merit.

Education
University degree in Economics, Logistics, or equivalent experience.

Personality
To enjoy this job you need to have good power of initiative, be flexible and analytical. You like to work with and through people and have a drive for business and service. You have a structured way of working and can easily work both independently and in a team. You are a driven, social and verbal professional with an ability of communicating in an international environment.