Transport Manager

With our passion for innovation, we create new solutions to enhance urban and green spaces used and loved by many. Transforming the way the world care for outdoor environments. For more than three centuries we have kept innovating and re-inventing our business. Today we’re the world’s leading producer of outdoor power products for forest, park and garden care, watering products and power tools for construction.

Husqvarna’s global transport team is currently hiring a Transport Manager to help oversee and optimize our transport operations globally. Here, you’ll join a collaborative environment and work alongside a team delivering cost-effective and reliable logistics solutions across all transport modes.

About the team

Based in Huskvarna, our Transport team manages all global overseas transportation for the Husqvarna Group, as well as road transport across Europe and distribution in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Our mission is to deliver efficient logistics solutions that align with our commercial goals while continuously working towards improving our customer service.

The global transport network currently consists of Transport Managers and Specialists distributed around the world in a matrix organization. In our daily work, we lead strategic initiatives, oversee procurement processes, and ensure service needs are met both regionally and globally. Continuous collaboration with purchasing, sales, R&D, and manufacturing teams is key to our success.

What you’ll do

As a Transport Manager, you will be responsible for transport management and logistics for the Husqvarna Group globally. Together with others in the team, you’ll ensure the development of transport modes (road, sea, and air) and processes to have the right costs and use our logistics network as optimally as possible.

In short, you will:

• Lead transport procurement for the Husqvarna Group on a global scale.
• Manage the entire procurement process, from data collection to implementation.
• Hold commercial responsibility and serve as the escalation point for agreements.
• Collaborate with your team to develop transport modes (road, sea, air) and optimize our logistics network for cost efficiency.

Who are we looking for?

To succeed in this role, we believe you are proactive and business-oriented, with the ability to listen, understand, and build trust with stakeholders on all levels. Your experience within the TM and logistics domain has made you a skilled collaborator and negotiator with external carriers. Your work is characterized by accuracy and objectivity, and you have the ability to translate strategic goals into actionable plans.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• A degree in business, logistics or similar.
• At least 5 years of experience in transport management (road, sea, air) and/or logistics.
• A proactive, commercially focused attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and verbal

Location

This position is based in Huskvarna. We offer a hybrid working model with an opportunity to work 50% from home. Some travel within the position may be required.

Why Husqvarna?

At Husqvarna, we are a global team of pioneers, shaping great experiences through cutting-edge technologies and innovative products and services. Being a large global group, we are a dynamic mix of people with different backgrounds, skills and experiences. Working here, you will be part of a creative hub for innovative and passionate minds, with great future development opportunities.

What happens next? 

In this process we apply ongoing selection, meaning we’ll continuously review applications and if we see you as a potential candidate we will contact you for an initial interview, and inform you about additional steps in the process - such as additional interviews, assessments, reference checks, and introduction. If you do not progress in the process, you will be informed of this no later than when the position has been filled.

For questions about the recruitment process, contact Talent Acquisition Partner – Johan Odelfelt at johan.odelfelt@husqvarnagroup.com.

For questions about the position, contact Hiring Manager – Erik Gederberg at erik.gederberg@husqvarnagroup.com.

Thanks for reading, we look forward to receiving your application and are excited about the possibility of you joining our team!