Transport Manager

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A great opportunity for an experienced Transport Manager

After more than 3 fruitful years our Transport Manager decided to take on a new opportunity outside of Kvadrat so..

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Transport Manager to take ownership of our shipping operations across two sites – Kladno (CZ) and Ebeltoft (DK).

Your primary focus will be outbound transportation of products, samples and finished goods, while also overseeing selected inbound flows of fabrics from our suppliers.

In addition to the daily operational responsibilities, the Transport Manager will also act as a global advisory expert, contributing to and participating in procurement and strategic sourcing activities across the Kvadrat organization worldwide. This ensures alignment in transport strategy, supplier performance, sustainability goals, and cost optimisation on a global scale.

Responsibilities & Daily Tasks

• Lead and support the Shipping teams in Kladno and Ebeltoft (group of 3-4 people).
• Maintain already implemented transport processes and continuously improve them.
• Develop and sustain strong transportation partnerships (service is delivered through external partners only)
• Communicate with suppliers; negotiate and contract transport service providers with a focus on quality, reliability, and cost.
• Ensure compliance with legal, environmental, health & safety, and security standards (company policies, local regulations, shipping legislation).
• Manage customs procedures and export documentation within the EU Customs Code and for third countries (ATR, Certificate of Origin, etc.).
• Drive sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing CO₂ footprint across transport operations.
• Collaborate closely with HQ, subs and regional entities, transport companies, procurement, customer service, and other stakeholders.
• Support digitalisation of transport processes and reduction of manual paperwork.

Your Mindset

• Proactive, independent, solution and process-oriented approach.
• Ability to operate under deadlines while maintaining the high level of quality and strong relationships with customers and carriers.
• Open-minded personality willing to travel occasionally (CZ–DK).
• Stress-resistant, structured, and able to formalise processes.
• Digital mindset with positive attitude towards digital tools and process automation.

Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in a similar transport/logistics role; freight forwarder background is an advantage.
• Understanding of the transportation industry, planning and management systems.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and negotiation skills; good numeracy and financial awareness.
• Fluent English and Czech
• Good command of MS Office; experience with ERP systems (D365 or similar) is a strong advantage.

Expected start date: Immediately or upon agreement