Global Freight Manager

Job Description

The Center of Global Freight Procurement at Danfoss is seeking a global freight manager to impact the future of Ocean transportation. This role involves various transport logistics assignments, requiring the ability to embrace ambiguity and be agile.
The focus is on improving and optimizing agreements with Danfoss suppliers on transportation to ensure an optimized and high-performing supply chain. The role also involves setting direction and strategy, identifying tasks that need changes or optimization, and proactively seeking new assignments. 
Being comfortable in an international environment and working with different cultures is essential. 
 

The position offers a good work-life balance, with the main working base in Nordborg.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following. 

•    Implement and maintain agreements for the mode of transportation.
•    Participate in projects, including tenders, in a professional manner according to the agreed timeline.
•    Collaborate with the category team to ensure Danfoss has the right freight partners and maintains a strong relationship with them.
•    Drive optimization and cost reduction projects within Logistics in cooperation with the Freight Procurement Regions, stakeholders, and/or suppliers.
•    Develop the global strategy with the category team to ensure it aligns with stakeholders' expectations.
•    Ensure strong collaboration with stakeholders from Segments and Divisions as well as external service providers.
•    Build market intelligence within the mode to identify trends and share insights with the business.
•    Monitor performance and facilitate performance dialogues with strategic suppliers to foster a high-performing culture.
•    Play a key role in the tenders related to the cost mode.

Background & Skills

The ideal candidate for this position should have strong business acumen and an analytical/systematic approach. you should be able to identify individual tasks within the bigger picture and have a holistic view. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as stakeholder and change management abilities, are essential for building trust and relationships across the organization. 
 

Being self-aware, independent, and having at least 5 years of experience in freight management and projects, including analyzing transportation flows to optimize cost and lead-time, is advantageous. 
 

Navigating in a global environment and increasing customer satisfaction are key, as is being comfortable in a matrix organization and contributing to a high-performing and diverse team. You should be proactive, well-organized, and solution-oriented, with a high pace and a positive, energetic attitude. You should be able to work collaboratively, transparently, and with a sense of urgency when needed. 
 

Having a proactive, out-of-the-box thinking mindset, challenging the status quo, and being fluent in written and spoken English are also important.

Please apply at your earliest convenience. We do not have an application deadline but accept applications if the job is posted. The job ad will be closed once we have found the right candidate.

This position requires occasional travel to visit stakeholders and/or to conduct meetings with partners.

Employee Benefits

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

• Bonus system
• Paid vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility to work remotely
• Pension plan
• Personal insurance
• Communication package
• Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
• State of the art virtual work environment
• Employee Referral Program

This list does not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.