Metsä Wood
Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest - Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. The products of Metsä Wood, Metsä Group’s wood products business, include Kerto® LVL, birch and spruce plywood and further processed sawn timber. Our products made of northern wood store carbon, and play an important role in combating climate change.
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 Logistics Manager to join our team in Boston, Lincolnshire.
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.
Own the warehouse capacity planning function to ensure space and density plans complement the inventory plans across the S&OP horizon.
Create, propose, and implement key capacity planning metrics to drive space optimisation. Develop short and long-term KPIs to track performance and continual improvements.
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 small 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.
Develop cross-functional relationships by working closely with site operations, customer service, and logistics service provider to deliver the most optimum customer service at the best possible cost.
Lead logistics transport provider performance reviews as well as oversee execution of day to day performance.
Drive cost to serve analysis relating to 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.
Respond to various logistics challenges to ensure excellent customer service; influence at all levels to ensure the right balance of service and cost is attained. Ensure safety first culture is led through example.
Develop a deep understanding of timber product profiles and dimensions to create the most optimised storage layout considering material flows and SKU variability.
Work closely with site operations leadership to deliver the most optimum storage layouts for inbound materials, WIP, and finished goods products.
Analyse S&OP inventory plans and targets to validate warehouse capacity capability. Identify and propose contingency measures to meet the required storage needs.
Lead improvement initiatives and develop programmes to transform the warehousing infrastructure to meet the future needs of the UK business plans.
What experience are we looking for?
Developed career to date with a range of supply chain, project, and people management experience. Strong analytical background with ability to think commercially and strategically while ensuring the day to day operation is executed well.
Experience in S&OP best practice with focus on capacity planning across the S&OP horizon.
Highly numerate and comfortable solving business problems through analysis and data interpretation. 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 or related data visualisation experience desirable.
Career in the new era at Metsä Group
An international growth business – build a successful career At Metsä Group. The forest industry is a prime example of the bioeconomy and circular economy, and shows the way to the future. Megatrends such as urbanisation and rising living standards are driving Metsä Group’s business and the shift to renewable fossil free raw materials. With us, you’ll get to develop future skills, business and products with a long-term perspective, together with our top professionals. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges.
Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.
Benefits
We offer our employees a wide range of fringe benefits, including comprehensive occupational health care, and extensive training and development opportunities. To support wellbeing at work, we encourage our employees to take advantage of culture, sports and bicycle benefits.
Other benefits include:
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
Enter a new era in your career, welcome to Metsä Group!
Anonymous recruitment - this is how it works
This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.
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Would you like to know more? Contact us!
Because the application process is anonymous, we don’t record any information about people who contact us. So don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process itself. For more information about the position, please contact Jessica Levitt, HR Operations Lead by email at jessica.levitt@metsagroup.com
How to apply?
Click on the link above to apply. Note that attachments won’t be visible in anonymous recruitment until the interview stage, so it’s important to fill in the application form carefully. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we’ll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your cv and salary request. You’ll receive a confirmation message the next morning after your application has been received.
We wish you the best of luck!