Sawmill Growth & Portfolio Strategy Lead

01 Stora Enso Oyj; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stora Enso Oyj in Helsinki is seeking two commercially driven Business Development Managers to foster profitable growth of our sawmill portfolio. You will connect market opportunities, customer needs, and production capabilities to drive value creation across markets and applications.

The role centers on portfolio development, market expansion, and performance improvement, with collaboration across Sales, Supply Chain, Mill Management, and Production.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, product management, supply chain, or similar business-oriented role.
• Good understanding of the forest industry, wood products business, or other industrial B2B environments.
• Strong commercial mindset and understanding of value creation and profitability drivers across the value chain.
• Experience in analyzing business performance and identifying opportunities for growth and value optimization.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and influence stakeholders at different organizational levels.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic and tactical development of the sawmill product portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to optimize product mix, market allocation, and value realization.
• Evaluate and develop new market opportunities, customer segments, and business initiatives.
• Support the commercialization of new products and value-added solutions.
• Analyze market trends, customer requirements, competitor activities, and profitability drivers.
• Develop recommendations that improve commercial performance and business profitability.
• Collaborate closely with Sales teams to identify growth opportunities and strengthen market positioning.
• Work with mill organizations to align production capabilities with market opportunities.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional business development projects.
• Build business cases and support decision-making through data-driven analysis.

Skills

Business development

Sales alignment

Market analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Job description

Stora Enso Oyj in Helsinki is seeking two commercially driven Business Development Managers to foster profitable growth of our sawmill portfolio. You will connect market opportunities, customer needs, and production capabilities to drive value creation across markets and applications.

The role centers on portfolio development, market expansion, and performance improvement, with collaboration across Sales, Supply Chain, Mill Management, and Production.