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Freight Category Specialist - Road

Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Logistics Management · Procurement

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In short

Atlas Copco Group is seeking a Global Freight Category Specialist – Road for the EMEA region to manage road freight tenders and supplier performance. This hybrid role involves analyzing freight data, optimizing transport processes, and collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders to enhance cost transparency and service quality.

Responsibilities

  • Execute global road freight tenders, ensuring cost efficiency and service competitiveness across VTBA countries.
  • Analyse tender outcomes and transport performance across regions, entities, and service types, including LTL and FTL transport.
  • Support transport process optimisation by developing and maintaining standard operating procedures and service level frameworks.
  • Maintain road freight contract frameworks and monitor supplier performance related to cost, delivery, and service levels.
  • Use reporting, benchmarking, and market intelligence to improve competitiveness, transparency, and operational performance.
  • Support SAP route determination and lead-time reliability across regional transport networks.
  • Collaborate with Product Companies, Customer Centres, Distribution Centres, freight suppliers, and procurement teams, including support of freight escalations when required.
  • Cooperate with other Atlas Copco business areas on road transport management initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • At least 3 years of experience in logistics, supply chain, procurement, or a related field.
  • Knowledge of transport and freight operations and the ability to learn cargo specifications across transport modes and regions.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on process optimisation and continuous improvement.
  • Professional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • A proactive, detail-oriented, results-driven, and self-motivated approach.
  • Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, or similar analytical and automation tools is strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • A healthy work-life balance with a 37.5-hour working week, 5 weeks of vacation plus 3 additional days off.
  • A range of wellbeing benefits including seminars, workshops, a Multisport card or wellness vouchers.
  • A hybrid working model combining home office with work from our modern offices near the city centre.
  • A supportive and collaborative team environment.
  • Excellent opportunities for professional growth, clear career paths, supportive leadership, and individual development plans.
  • Continuous learning through LinkedIn Learning, language courses, soft skills training, and other development opportunities.
  • Annual salary review, pension contribution, and childcare contribution for children up to the age of three.
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Company

Atlas Copco

Job Posted

3 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Associate

Locations

Brno, Czech Republic

Qualification

Bachelor

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