Pickup and Linehaul Lead

We are looking for a strategic and highly analytical Pickup and Linehaul Lead to join our fast-paced work environment at Instabee. Reporting to the local Head of Operations, you will take ownership of designing, optimizing, and continuously improving our pickup and linehaul operations. Working closely with local operations-, and terminal teams, couriers, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will leverage data and modern operational tools to drive efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness between merchant warehouses and Instabee terminals. Ultimately, you will play a key role in translating high-level strategy into practical, high-impact operational improvements within your market.

What you will do

● Analyze & optimize: Analyzing pickup and linehaul performance to identify improvement opportunities within your market. Designing and optimizing transport routes to improve cost efficiency, lead time, and capacity utilization.

● Collaborate closely: Collaborate closely with the commercial team to offer best possible lead time, while maintaining cost efficient pickups. Supporting implementation of cage and pallet handling improvements in collaboration with terminals and group operations.

● Ensure Quality: Ensuring high operational quality in pickup and linehaul execution.

● Monitor & forecast: Building, maintaining, and using dashboards to monitor performance and enable data driven decision making.

● Drive development: Driving best practice sharing within the market and contributing insights to broader operational development.

What we're looking for

● You would be a smart, strategic, logical and lateral thinker, who is able to evaluate complex inter-linked systems.

● You are highly analytical and data-driven with high attention to detail and a solid problem solver.

● You work in a structured way to drive improvements, ensuring you have the highest impact.

● You have solid collaborative skills and are good at building relationships and teamwork with internal- and external stakeholders.

● You have a positive mindset and loves a challenge

● Have previous experience from similar positions, such as middle mile lead, transport coordinator lead etc.

● Fluency in English and Finnish is required

What you’ll get

Jump on board and find out why we are at the forefront of changing the Finnish delivery culture. We can promise you that you will be challenged, develop your skills, and have the opportunity to work with truly amazing and competent colleagues. If you like change and want to set new processes and ways of working - this is the place for you!

Of course, we have all the necessary and standard benefits in place, but in addition to this, we can also offer:

Your primary work locations will be our modern Helsinki office (Kluuvi Shopping Centre) and our flagship logistics hub in Tammisto, with the flexibility to work remotely.

Comprehensive occupational health care via Aava Medical Center.

Edenred Virike benefits to support your personal well-being.

️ Free soft drinks, coffee and snacks at the office.

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us, and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We want to be a workplace where everyone’s perspectives and opinions are valued, and we are dedicated to creating opportunities for all employees to thrive and reach their full potential.