Global Operations Finance & Business Excellence Lead

Hiab; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiab seeks a global Business Excellence lead to enhance operational performance across the equipment supply chain. The role designs, leads and implements group-wide process development initiatives within operations controlling, partnering with global process owners to track KPIs and quantify the tangible efficiency gains of initiatives.

Based mainly in Helsinki, Finland, we welcome applications from candidates near our European manufacturing sites and value collaboration, strong presentation

Qualifications

• Master’s level degree in Business, Economics or other relevant field of study.
• 10+ years of professional experience operating within a global environment, with a proven track record of developing manufacturing/operations business control processes.
• Proficient with IT enterprise tools (Google Workspace, MS Office, SAP, and EPM applications); experience with OneStream is a plus.
• Fluent English skills (written and spoken).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Define, harmonise, and develop global management accounting, related data and reporting processes for equipment supply chain and manufacturing operations.
• Act as a finance business partner for EVP Business Excellence.
• Establish and maintain a unified set of operational and financial KPIs across all units.
• Deliver clear, consolidated operational financial insights to group management and business areas.
• Coach and support operational and factory management teams to ensure financial metrics and their operational levers are deeply understood across the organization.
• Drive harmonisation of operations and equipment supply chain finance processes among Hiab manufacturing locations.
• Ensure all operational, business excellence and development projects have robust financial follow-up mechanisms, proper tracking metrics, and post-investment reviews in place.
• Represent finance expertise in various ad-hock initiatives, like manufacturing location assessments, manufacturing operations benchmarking, major assembly operation capex initiatives, and other business excellence initiatives.

Skills

Fluent English

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Education

Master's degree in Business/Economics

Tools

Google Workspace

MS Office

SAP

EPM applications

OneStream

Job description

Hiab seeks a global Business Excellence lead to enhance operational performance across the equipment supply chain. The role designs, leads and implements group-wide process development initiatives within operations controlling, partnering with global process owners to track KPIs and quantify the tangible efficiency gains of initiatives.

Based mainly in Helsinki, Finland, we welcome applications from candidates near our European manufacturing sites and value collaboration, strong presentation