Senior Transport Manager

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Why join GEA

Job information

Reference Number
JR-0032413

Job function
Supply Chain

Position type
Full time

Site
Gladsaxevej, 2860 Soeborg

Do you thrive in a fast-paced project environment, where your expertise in transport and logistics makes all the difference? Can you see yourself ensuring seamless global shipments, managing oversized transports, and handling complex contracts with precision? At GEA, you will play a key role in delivering world-class engineering solutions while optimising transport processes. As a Senior Transport Manager, you will be responsible for end-to-end project logistics, from planning and execution to troubleshooting and cost management. GEA Group – Engineering for a better world At GEA, we provide cutting-edge equipment and project solutions to the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and dairy industries. With 18,000+ employees across 62 countries, we specialise in sustainable, efficient solutions that optimise production and reduce environmental impact. At our office in Søborg, you will join our Supply Chain department, where we are 5 colleagues working together to ensure all logistics and shipping tasks are interconnected, from various numbers of global workshops, warehouses and sub-suppliers – and to the final delivery to the customer. Here you join our exciting project world, where we all have professional pride, and we strive for quality in all deliveries, meeting all deadlines and supplying a high level of service.

Your responsibilities and tasks:
As a Senior Transport Manager at GEA, you will be responsible for contributing your professional project expertise across all types of transport and logistics tasks. This includes providing input for sales offers and contracts, handling letters of credit and Incoterms, planning the supply chain, and executing project processes.

More specifically, you will:

• Ensure timely shipment of components, and manage transport arrangements efficiently, including procurement, shipping documentation, and coordination with suppliers and forwarding agents to optimize cost-effective transport solutions
• Monitor project logistics and provide reports
• Handle any transport-related issues, including damage claims and troubleshooting
• Conduct weekly reports to Project Manager with following up on all logistics costs (budget vs actual), on-track, delivery, troubleshooting, evaluation
• Be pro-active during project execution and participate in status meetings, kick-off meetings etc.

Your profile and qualifications:
You thrive in a dynamic environment and keep a cool head, even when the pace is high, and the tasks are plenty. With a structured approach and a natural sense of overview, you handle multiple tasks simultaneously without losing focus. At the same time, you are a bit of an IT wizard who prefers digital solutions and works efficiently with systems and processes. Additionally, you excel at working both independently and as part of a team.

We imagine that you bring:

• Proven knowledge and experience in project execution from the industrial business
• Expert in project transports (also oversized), Incoterms, letter of credit, rules of origin, VAT and duty etc.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytic and quantitative skills
• Fluency in Danish and English
• A proactive approach to project execution and continuous, constructive communication with stakeholders

Would you like to know more?

If you would like to find out more about this position before submitting your application, please do not hesitate to contact Director Supply Chain, Kirstine Elmer, phone no. +45 28 78 66 52.

Please apply via the indicated link. Please note that GEA exclusively uses electronic recruiting, and only applications received through our application system will be considered.