Manager, Inventory Performance

Metso; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Metso is seeking a Manager, Inventory Performance to enhance inventory management maturity and lead global performance across the CNS business area. You will develop policies, standards and analytics to translate data into actionable business actions.

You will be located in Tampere, Espoo, Sala, Oradea, Siauliai, Ankara or Centurion, with hybrid working options while valuing in-person collaboration and regular office presence.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering and Management.
• 5+ years of experience in inventory management (e.g. distribution centers, customer consignments, and own manufacturing).
• Strong mathematical, data analytics and AI aptitude.
• Proven ability to drive inventory-management initiatives and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of governance models, policies, and processes for inventory management.
• Identify and develop use of AI in inventory management.
• Plan and coordinate development initiatives (e.g., warehouse footprint changes).
• Drive and develop supply lane optimization.
• Maintain the Inventory Management roadmap.
• Participate in monthly SIOP governance.
• Execute inventory performance processes.
• Perform ad hoc data analyses and provide actionable business recommendations.

Skills

Inventory management

Data analytics

AI in inventory

Mathematical skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering and Management

Tools

MsExcel

Job description

Our world depends on rocks, minerals, metals and other raw materials – the building blocks of modern society. As an industry leader, Metso helps transform these essential materials to enable sustainable modern life.

Our solutions and services support everything from renewable energy and electrification to the infrastructure and digital economy shaping our future. Together, we help our customers meet growing demand while driving the industry toward a more sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources.

Join nearly 18,000 Metsonites worldwide, each bringing unique expertise and experience to positive change. At Metso, you’re supported by a growth culture built on safety, wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration.

This is your opportunity to make an impact and rise above the possible.

Job posting end date: September 25

Introduction

Global playground with hundreds of warehouse locations, several warehouse types, several material types – and one Business Area of Metso. Are you ready for an inventory challenge?

We are further strengthening our Inventory Management organization and are looking for a Manager, Inventory Performance to join us within the Consumables (CNS) Business Area. You will be responsible for raising our maturity in inventory management and running our inventory performance processes across all Business Lines in CNS globally. In this role you will develop our inventory management capabilities e.g. in inventory healthiness and related analytics.

You will develop our policies, standards, and our data analysis capability. An essential part of this role is to conduct various types of data analyses and translate insights into actions together with stakeholders.

The role can be located in Tampere, Espoo, Sala, Oradea, Siauliai, Ankara or Centurion.

While we support hybrid ways of working, we hihgly value in-person collaboration and relationship building. Therefore, regular presence at the local office is expected.

Team you belong to

You will join a team of professionals who are passionate about taking the Consumables business area to the next level and delivering the business results by working closely with colleagues around the world and ensuring state of world supply chain network. We are further developing our rather new organization and our ways of working and looking for the best candidate to join us on this journey.

We work closely with both the full Consumables business area and all the market areas. Our team culture is all about driving for results, creating value for Metso and our customers and succeeding together. You will report to the Director, Inventory Management.

What You’ll Do

• Drive development of governance models, policies, processes and ways-of-working of inventory management
• Identify and further develop use of AI in inventory management
• Plan and/or coordinate development initiatives e.g. warehouse footprint changes
• Drive and further develop supply lane optimization
• Facilitate the maintenance of Inventory Management roadmap
• Participate in monthly SIOP governance
• Execute inventory performance processes
• Execute adHoc data analysis and provide actionable business recommendations

Who You Are

• You are a team player and willingness to develop next level inventory management
• You have master’s, or bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering and Management
• You have 5+ years of experience of inventory management e.g. distribution centers, customer consignments and own manufacturing
• You have excellent mathematical skills
• You have solid skills in data analytics and AI (MsExcel is just your breakfast)
• You have a proven track record in driving operational initiatives related to inventory management development
• You have demonstrated success in collaborating with and influencing various stakeholders in a diverse organizational environment

What's In It For You

At Metso, you will combine meaningful work with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact in a supportive and inclusive environment. You’ll be part of a global team where collaboration, wellbeing, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.

We support your growth and wellbeing by offering

• Purpose-led work: Contribute to enabling sustainable modern life and transforming the industry
• Rewards: Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
• Flexibility: Hybrid working options to support balance and productivity
• Growth: Learning pathways, mentoring, internal mobility, and global collaboration opportunities
• Culture: A caring, collaborative, and inclusive workplace committed to helping you thrive

For additional information, please contact Jaakko Ristaniemi, Director, Inventory Management ([phone], only 8-9 am EET / jaakko.ristaniemi(at)metso.com).

We recognize that highly capable candidates may hesitate to apply unless they meet every listed requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply even if your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification. You may be exactly the right candidate for the role.

Metso is committed to pay equity and transparent reward practices globally. Compensation information is shared in line with local legislation and applicable recruitment practices.

Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.

Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close to 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about EUR 5.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

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