Freight Operator – Sweden
Location: Gothenburg or Sweden
Contract: Permanent
The Ocean & Air Freight Forwarder will manage and execute both air and ocean freight shipments, ensuring reliable, efficient, and customer-focused service delivery across multiple transport modes. This is a hands-on operational role, ideal for a motivated freight professional with strong local market knowledge and end-to-end forwarding experience.
In addition to managing day-to-day forwarding operations, this role will play a key part in supporting the introduction and development of DP World's Control Tower service in Sweden. The successful candidate will help drive enhanced supply chain visibility, customer reporting, exception management, and operational coordination across customer networks. Experience working within a freight forwarding Control Tower environment would be highly advantageous.
How You Will Contribute
- Coordinate import, export, and cross-trade shipments across air freight and ocean freight (FCL & LCL)
- Negotiate rates and capacity with airlines, carriers, NVOCCs, agents, and trucking providers
- Prepare, validate, and manage transport, customs, and shipping documentation
- Monitor shipment progress and provide proactive updates to customers and stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with international regulations, safety standards, and DP World procedures
- Generate competitive quotes and secure space reservations across air and ocean modes
- Manage special cargo, including hazardous, restricted, and time-critical shipments
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners
- Contribute to process improvement, system optimisation, and operational excellence
- Support sales teams with market insights, pricing support, and upselling opportunities
- Support the introduction, implementation, and ongoing development of DP World's Control Tower service, ensuring operational readiness and delivering enhanced visibility and customer service across the supply chain
What You Will Bring
Qualifications & Experience
- 3-5 years' experience in freight forwarding, covering air and ocean freight
- Strong hands-on operational background, ideally within a mid-sized or multinational forwarder
- Experience working with TMS systems, KPIs, and process improvement
- Demonstrated knowledge of multimodal logistics and end-to-end forwarding
- Previous experience working within a Freight Forwarding Control Tower environment is highly desirable
- Understanding of supply chain visibility, exception management, customer reporting, and Control Tower operations would be advantageous
- Fluent in Swedish and English
Skills & Competencies
- Solid understanding of air freight and ocean freight operations
- Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and organisational skills
- Customer-focused mindset with excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple shipments and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative and proactive approach to working cross-functionally
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organisation. We strive to hire and develop the right people, supporting personal growth and self-development within an open and informal working culture. A market-competitive compensation package is offered.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving quality of life around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities across 77 countries, DP World is transforming and integrating its businesses across Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics, and Technology to deliver seamless, end-to-end supply chain solutions.
We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and empowerment, where diverse perspectives drive innovation and growth.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE