Regional Special Logistics Leader

Metso; Tampere; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Occupational healthcare and wellbeing

Epassi benefit

On-site gym

Competitive compensation and incentive

Learning pathways and internalMobility

Job summary

Metso is seeking a Senior Manager, Special Logistics to lead the Central region within Services Supply Chain. You will oversee a six-person team and partner with Procurement, Delivery Management, and Customer Service to ensure reliable deliveries and continuous improvement across the region.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, a data-driven approach, and experience leading transformations in an international logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
• Several years of leadership experience within logistics, supply chain, transportation, or delivery operations in an international environment.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using operational and performance data to drive business decisions, process improvements and operational excellence.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams across multiple locations and cultures.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective collaboration across functions and organizational levels.
• Experience managing complex logistics operations, critical deliveries, and high-impact operational escalations.
• Demonstrated experience leading transformation, change management, and operational excellence initiatives, with the ability to influence mindsets, drive organizational adoption, and translate strategic objectives into sustainable business improvements.
• Nice to have: Experience with digitalization, analytics, automation, SAP, Power BI, or other supply chain technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a regional team of Special Logistics professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive reliable and compliant execution of specialized logistics processes that require close coordination across suppliers, customers, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery challenges, ensuring timely resolution and minimizing business and customer impact.
• Proactively collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to identify opportunities, remove barriers, and improve logistics performance and customer experience.
• Analyse operational performance, delivery trends, and key metrics to identify risks and opportunities, translating insights into actionable improvement initiatives.
• Drive fact-based decision making and operational excellence through performance management, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Lead transformation and change management initiatives, driving adoption of new ways of working, digital solutions, and a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Lead and implement regional improvement and transformation initiatives that strengthen business performance, customer satisfaction, and long-term organizational capability.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Operational excellence

Change management

Team development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Metso is seeking a Senior Manager, Special Logistics to lead the Central region within Services Supply Chain. You will oversee a six-person team and partner with Procurement, Delivery Management, and Customer Service to ensure reliable deliveries and continuous improvement across the region.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, a data-driven approach, and experience leading transformations in an international logistics environment.