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Salary Metsä Wood
www.metsagroup.com/metsawood
Metsä Wood is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of engineered wood products. We refine renewable Nordic wood into sustainable and high quality wood products. Our main products are Kerto® LVL, birch and spruce plywood and further processed sawn timber. Material-efficient wood products store carbon and play an important role in combatting climate change.
In 2022, our sales totalled approximately EUR 0.7 billion, and we have around 1 550 employees. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.
In 2022, our sales totalled approximately EUR 0.7 billion, and we have around 1 550 employees. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.
We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics – Metsä is for all. Read more:
metsagroup.com/metsaforall
. This recruitment is carried out anonymously.
We are looking for a Transport Operations Manager to join our team in Boston.
Overview:
With focus on increasing customer satisfaction and optimising its resources, Metsä Wood UK has embarked on a wide range of initiatives and investments which include transforming its ERP & supply chain planning tools, standardising ways of working across its business areas and deeper collaboration with its stakeholders to increase product visibility and service.
As part of this initiative an opportunity has arisen for a senior supply chain role to lead UK Transport Operations and develop Metsa’s service and sustainability agendas in the logistics space.
Key deliverables:
- Lead the Transport Operations function across the geographic region for MWUK. Provide leadership and coordination for a team of transport planners.
- Ensure the best possible value is extracted from service providers and suppliers; lead the transport 3PL relationships and partner with Sales & Commercial teams to maintain excellent relationships with our customers.
- Respond to various logistics challenges to ensure excellent customer service while focusing on cost to serve and continual improvement initiatives. Influence at all levels to ensure the right balance of service and cost are attained. Ensure safety first culture is led through example.
- Together with the Finance business partner manage costs and related variance analysis feeding into the business reports.
- As a member of the MWUK supply chain management team develop the leadership culture within Metsä and demonstrate behaviours to positively drive value to customers and across the business.
What do you get to do?
- Lead a team of transport planners coordinating the day to day outbound delivery & routing profiles as well as last mile inbound replenishment plans to UK manufacturing sites. Be responsible for the team’s performance and related development plans.
- Work closely with site operations, customer service, and logistics service provider to deliver the most optimum customer service at the best possible cost.
- Lead the performance reviews with logistics transport provider and internal stakeholders.
- Control and analyse transport spend, report on key metrics and root cause analysis in monthly review cycles. Lead the budgetary build and forecast events related to your team’s functional responsibility.
- Provide logistics expertise and stakeholder engagement internally and externally to create customer value.
What experience are we looking for?
- Developed career to date with a range of supply chain, project, and people management experience.
- Practical experience in S&OP best practice preferred.
- Highly numerate and comfortable solving business problems.
- Hybrid ability to analyse and influence.
- Six-sigma, CILT, CIPS, APICS accreditations desirable.
- Strong preference for experience with SAP ERP and related transport management software. Power BI experience desirable.
Why work for us?
- A compelling brand and company with true sustainability platform
- An attractive benefits package, including competitive salary, annual bonus, attractive pension scheme, and comprehensive death in service benefit
- Hybrid working, with 3 days in the office
- A company that understands the importance of a work-life balance. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with various service-related increments
- You can count on our commitment to your growth and development. Training, mentoring and coaching tailored to each individual’s development needs
- Membership of the Me @ Metsa reward platform providing access to discounts and offers from 100’s of popular retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme, providing free and confidential support 24/7 including financial, legal and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free On-site parking
Anonymous recruitment - how it works
This recruitment is carried out anonymously. Therefore, the following information will be hidden from the recruiters until the interview stage: name, date of birth, contact details, gender, mother tongue, dates of study and name of the educational institution. Attachments (CVs) are also hidden. HR recruiters have access to the applicants' contact details at the stage when they start inviting applicants for interviews.
Our recruiting system will guide you through the application process. You will be asked for personal data, but all the above mentioned information is hidden from the recruiters until the interview stage.
The application form includes questions to help you to present your skills and experience anonymously. Please reply to all questions to make your competences and skills visible. You can attach a CV to your application, but it is hidden at the initial stage of the recruitment process. If you are invited for an interview, recruiters will have access to your CV to support the interview.
Read more about our anonymous recruitment at
https://www.metsagroup.com/careers/work-with-us/anonymous-recruitment/
Can you imagine yourself having a career at Metsä? Find out!
Submit your application using the link "Apply". Do it as soon as possible, as we will start processing the applications already during the application period. Include your CV (and also tell us your salary expectations). We wish you luck!
