Manager, Material Supply & Logistics, Material Management

Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality. Our ultimate aim is to provide increased value to both our customers and society. New, game-changing ideas and continuous improvement have been part of our DNA since 1834. Together, we can create new business opportunities and more sustainable future that we can all be proud of. 

We want to transition the world towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. We are always on the lookout for future-oriented talent – want to join the ride?

Wärtsilä Marine Power Solutions, Delivery Centre (DC) Sustainable Technology Hub (STH) is looking for a Manager, Material Supply & Logistics to join the Material Management team. DC STH Material Management plans, organizes and controls the material flow from suppliers to production, including, transportation, in-house logistics, warehousing and supplier quality assurance. As a Manager, Material Supply & Logistics, you will be responsible for leading and developing STH In-house logistics and logistics centre operations. 

Position information:

This permanent position is located in Vaasa, Finland. 

Responsibilities for this role:

• Lead a team of Wärtsilä Logistics experts
• Lead our logistics operator partners in the Logistics centre and In-house logistics operations
• Ensure agreement compliance with our partners
• Participate in process and material availability development for Delivery Centre STH
• Process and system development related to optimized end-to-end material flow
• Cooperation with other Wärtsilä departments to meet material availability requirements
• Support and develop KPI measurements to ensure your teams are achieving their targets

To be able to succeed in this role, we hope you have:

• Master of Science or equivalent (in engineering, economics, IT, business administration, or similar)
• Skills to motivate and coach people to reach desired results
• Collaboration skills with your own team, colleagues and other departments in Wärtsilä
• Systematic way of working and excellent problem-solving skills
• Solution orientation with a strong focus on ensuring optimal efficiency, cost and quality. 
• Experience in the development of management systems
• Good presentation skills
• Fluent in spoken and written Finnish or Swedish and English

In addition, we wish that you have previous experience or knowledge of:

• Knowledge of LEAN principles is seen as an advantage (e.g., value stream mapping, kaizen, root cause analysis, and problem-solving)
• Strong IT skills (e.g., SAP knowledge)
• Experience in Logistics operations
• Experience in Supply Management is seen as an advantage
• Experience in process development and project management is seen as an advantage

Why you and us:

We are passionate about the work we do and hope to find a colleague with a shared passion and motivation. We offer interesting and challenging work tasks, as well as personal and professional development in a great team. 
In your position, you have an excellent opportunity to participate in creating a Material Management organization that is committed to ensuring that STH is capable of producing world-leading quality products for our customers.

Contact & next steps:

If you feel excited about being a part of this working environment and think your personal skills and qualities match the job requirements, we look forward to receiving your job application through our careers portal. Please submit your application by 29.11.2024 through our Careers portal. Our recruiting tool recognizes the time zone where the job ad has been published and closes the application period according to the same time zone.

In case you have questions concerning the requirements, application etc, please feel free to contact:
Ari Mäkelä,
General Manager, Material Management
Ari.makela@wartsila.com
 

Last application date: 29/11/2024 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health checks, including drug tests/screenings. When a person is located outside of Finland, the country's legislation is followed.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.