Operations Analyst

Stadler Service Norway As; Oslo; On-site; NOK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Stadler Service Norway AS is seeking an Operations Analyst to drive cost and profitability improvements across high‑volume maintenance contracts in Norway. You will bridge operations and finance, translating planning into financial forecasts and actionable insights.

The role requires Norwegian and English fluency, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and experience turning imperfect data into decisions. You will collaborate across departments to deliver measurable results with autonomy.

Qualifications

• Degree required in business, finance, engineering, or similar.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; data visualization experience a plus.
• Familiar with P&L mechanics and cost/revenue concepts.

Responsibilities

• Bridge operations and finance to manage cost and revenue across maintenance contracts.
• Translate planning status into financial planning, forecasting, and decisions.
• Lead cost and profitability improvement projects across contracts.
• Maintain transparency of cost and revenue data for decision-making.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Planning, Finance, and Sales.
• Identify data gaps and implement corrective actions including training.
• Provide financial insights (cost types, revenue, EBIT) to management.
• Drive process improvements and data integrity for future initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Operations Analyst - Stadler Service Norway AS

About the Role

This is not a typical analyst role. While data matters, your mission is to drive cost and profitability improvements across high-volume maintenance contracts and Stadler Service growing business in Norway. You’ll lead cross-functional initiatives, ensure transparency of contract cost and revenue, and turn insights into action.

If you thrive on ownership, stakeholder management, and making a real impact, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

Short intro to WLC and the importance of the job for us

Bridge operations and finance to drive strategic cost and revenue management across railway service contracts.

Partner closely with key Operations Managers to translate operational planning and execution status into accurate financial planning, forecasting, and decision-making.

Drive projects to improve whole-life cost and profitability across multiple contracts.

Maintain and enhance transparency of cost and revenue data for decision-making.

Collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Planning, Finance, and Sales to deliver results.

Identify root causes of data gaps (e.g., ERP issues) and implement corrective actions, including training plans.

Provide clear financial insights (cost types, revenue, EBIT) into management that are driven by operational developments.

Drive process improvements and ensure data integrity for future initiatives.

What You’ll Bring

Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or similar

Ability to quickly grasp and work with technical concepts related to trains and maintenance operation.

Fluent in P&L mechanics (cost types, revenue, margin, EBIT).

Proven record of cross‑functional delivery and stakeholder management across multiple departments/countries.

Comfortable with imperfect/unstructured data; can turn it into decisions and actions.

Strong communication; driver mindset with can‑do attitude and high autonomy.

Structured, proactive, accountable; operates effectively from shopfloor to C‑suite.

1-3 years in finance/operations program or project management

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI is an advantage.

Fluency in Norwegian and English language is a must.

Nice to have: Experience in maintenance or lifecycle cost management.

Why Join Us?

High-impact role with visibility at senior levels.

Opportunity to shape processes and deliver measurable results.

Work across countries and departments in a dynamic environment.

Flexible work arrangements within company guidelines.

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point 2011
• Norsk