Senior Logistics Manager - location Örebro/Sweden or Vantaa/Finland

Neova Group is an international company, with a strategy of satisfying people’s essential needs for clean food, air and water. We promote professional growing and home gardening, the construction of attractive and pleasant living environments and the well-being of animals. We provide our customers local fuels and produce activated carbon for air and water purification.
Neova Group’s Supply Chain Management is responsible for the strategic development and operational management of end to end supply chain (incl. sourcing & procurement, logistics, peat production), development and management of operational excellence and sustainability (including quality and safety) within the Neova group in Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Estonia. SCM aims at creating best value through best-in class supply chain management capability and performance. Customer centricity throughout the SCM organization and effective collaboration with internal and external customers, with Divisions and other functions and with partners in logistics, procurement and production are key success factors.
Kekkilä-BVB is the European leader in horticulture and part of Neova Group. In Kekkilä-BVB we provide products and services for professional greenhouse growers, consumers and landscapers to over 100 countries worldwide. Together with our customers we grow for a better future.


We are now looking for a Senior Logistics Manager for Finland & Sweden into Neova Group’s Supply Chain Management to develop and manage logistics of Kekkilä-BVB companies in Nordics. Role reports to Neova Group’s Sourcing & Logistics Director and is a member of SCM Logistics Leadership Team. Senior Logistics Manager works in deep collaboration with Neova Group’s business divisions, especially with Grow&Care division in Nordics and also with other teams in SCM function. Your preferred location will be in Vantaa, Finland or Örebro, Sweden. Role requires ~20-30% traveling.


YOUR NEW JOB
Having the role as Senior Logistics Manager in Kekkilä-BVB Nordics you will have an exciting position working with the company's logistics work and processes, strategically and tactically. You will be involved in Neova Group's and Kekkilä-BVB´s logistic strategy and long-term goals. As Senior Logistics Manager you have a significant role in developing future logistics capabilities of Kekkilä-BVB to ensure business development.
You will be responsible for the strategic and tactical development of supply chain. This includes sourcing and development of logistics services in Finland and Sweden both for retail and professional markets. You strive to create great value through capacity and performance in the supply chain. You are also working actively to ensure close and effective cooperation with other departments and teams in Finland and Sweden. You will be integral part of business teams and ensure that logistics is a competitive advantage to the business. You support operative teams in their work and competence development. To your help you have competent colleagues within SCM, operations and sales.


WHO ARE YOU?
We see that you have an academic education, preferably in industrial economics, technology, supply chain management or logistics or that you have gained experience in some other way that can be considered equivalent. We are looking for someone who has great experience in Logistics and knows Logistics market in Nordics. You should also have a strategic and tactical approach.
It is a merit if you have experience as a project leader, as well as experience in change management in industrial environment. It´s also a merit if you have experience as a manager/team leader.
Your prestigeless and down-to-earth approach is characterized by clarity and trust. You have great experience in logistics, delivery flows and processes. You are inspirational and communicative. You have the ability to make people around you feel good and achieve good results together. With your analytical mindset you are driven and motivated to work towards set goals while working in a structured and methodical way. You have an interest in understanding and analyzing how the processes work and affects the whole company. You strive forward and work in a development oriented way.


To be successful in this challenging and exciting role person who we look for has achieved great success in following areas:
Has great co-operation skills – effective networking, collaboration and influencing in matrix organization
Have professional, representative and humble approach
Takes responsibility, both for the business and for own development
Is businesslike
Is analytical and solution oriented
Has project and people management skills
Has strong logistic sourcing knowledge
Quickly grasps new situations and sees change as an opportunity

It is also good to have strong logistic skills in:
Domestic transportation in Finland and Sweden, road and rail
Retail logistics and distribution
E-Commerce
International logistics
Warehouse management and 3-4/PL logistics
Logistics processes and digitalization



Since we are working internationally fluent English is mandatory in addition to fluent Finnish or Swedish. You should also see IT as a natural part of work. It´s a merit if you have experience in Business Central or D365 ERP systems.
For more information about the position, please contact Jani Mökkönen, Director, Group Sourcing & Logistics, +358 40 842 5742 or jani.mokkonen@neova-group.com on these times: 25.5. at 9-12, 30.5. at 9-12 or 1.6. at 9-11 (Finnish time).
Fill your application no later that 6th of June 2023.