Operations Development Manager, KHOY Company, Helsinki

Academic Work Finland Oy; Uusimaa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Academic Work Finland Oy seeks an Operations Development Manager to transform finished designs into tangible products. You will own the commercialization process, coordinating with international suppliers and managing manufacturing to bring physical consumer products to global markets.

You will lead product documentation, testing, and market entry efforts while ensuring compliance with directives and reporting obligations.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of physical consumer product development and commercialization.
• Advanced organizational and project management skills with a hands-on execution focus.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Experience bringing physical products from development to market launch.

Responsibilities

• Manage product documentation and ensure product testing processes.
• Oversee manufacturing coordination and collaborate with international suppliers.
• Drive commercialization and launches of new physical consumer products to global markets.
• Lead market entry projects and establish relationships with international distributors.
• Implement continuous minor improvements to the existing product portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with reporting obligations and product directives.

Skills

Product commercialization

Project management

English proficiency

Job description

About the role

As the Operations Development Manager, you will be the driving force behind transforming finished designs into tangible realities. You will take full ownership of the commercialization process, from coordinating with international suppliers and managing manufacturing to ensuring our physical consumer products successfully reach global markets.

Work tasks

In this role, you will hold the operational reins, managing everything from product documentation and testing to supplier relations and international launches. Your work tasks include:

• Managing product documentation and ensuring product testing processes


• Overseeing manufacturing coordination and collaborating closely with international suppliers


• Driving the commercialization and launch of new physical consumer products to global markets


• Leading market entry projects, such as establishing relationships with new international distributors


• Implementing continuous minor improvements to the existing product portfolio


• Ensuring compliance with relevant reporting obligations and product directives

We are looking for

• Good knowledge of physical consumer product development and commercialization


• Advanced organizational and project management skills with a strong hands-on execution focus


• Professional working proficiency in English


• Have successfully brought physical products from development phase to market launch

It is meritorious if you have

• Basic knowledge of the furniture or design industry


• Experience within e-commerce, logistics, or warehouse operations


• Working knowledge of Finnish, German, or Hungarian


• Familiarity with environmental packaging directives or product compliance reporting


• Experience working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our clients wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: Hallinto- & toimistotehtävät