DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR

Kenvue; Helsingborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenvue Helsingborg is seeking a Distribution Coordinator to schedule and route outbound shipments, analyze transportation opportunities to improve service, and ensure timely order release and delivery. You will coordinate with carriers control towers and internal teams to monitor shipments and maintain service levels.

In this onsite role at our Helsingborg site, you will collaborate across Quality, Planning, Warehouse, Production, and Customer teams, develop schedules, optimize lanes, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, or Logistics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Planning, Warehouse, Production, and Customer teams to secure effective distribution workflows and align shipment processes.
• Plan and schedule domestic and international outbound freight shipments to ensure timeliness and compliance with customer shipping standards.
• Expand monthly and weekly production requirements into daily schedules, allocating SKUs to shop floor work centers to optimize outbound flow and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain accurate production and transportation schedules, proactively communicating issues, delays, deviations, or capacity constraints to internal and external stakeholders.
• Allocate net production requirements to dedicated transport lanes while balancing customer demands and production needs.
• Ensure warehouse and forwarder capacity aligns with planned schedule timelines.
• Provide recommendations to Operations regarding resource adjustments, overtime, or subcontracting to balance overall capacity.
• Organize and coordinate with stakeholders to validate schedules and support service level objectives.
• Share timely updates with the MPS Planner regarding capacity and manpower-related constraints and resolutions.
• Define optimal scheduling sequences in alignment with Plant operations.
• Work with dedicated forwarders to develop and implement solutions that improve performance and service levels.
• Provide alternative scheduling scenarios to support Business Continuity Planning (BCP) decision-making.
• Analyze distribution, transportation, and inventory data to identify improvement opportunities and recommend actionable process enhancements.
• Resolve customer delivery-related complaints and maintain strong relationships with key customers and internal stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the supported processes.

Skills

Distribution coordination experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, or Logistics

Tools

MS Office

Data analytics tools

Job description

What We Do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

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DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR

What We Do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role Reports To

Warehouse Manager

Location

Europe/Middle East/Africa, Sweden, Skane, Helsingborg

Work Location

Fully Onsite

What You Will Do

The Distribution Coordinator is responsible for scheduling and routing outbound shipments, analyzing transportation opportunities to improve service, and ensuring timely order release and delivery. You will coordinate with carriers control towers and internal teams to monitor shipments.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Planning, Warehouse, Production, and Customer teams to secure effective distribution workflows and align shipment processes.


• Plan and schedule domestic and international outbound freight shipments to ensure timeliness and compliance with customer shipping standards.


• Expand monthly and weekly production requirements into daily schedules, allocating SKUs to shop floor work centers to optimize outbound flow and operational efficiency.


• Develop and maintain accurate production and transportation schedules, proactively communicating issues, delays, deviations, or capacity constraints to internal and external stakeholders.


• Allocate net production requirements to dedicated transport lanes while balancing customer demands and production needs.


• Ensure warehouse and forwarder capacity aligns with planned schedule timelines.


• Provide recommendations to Operations regarding resource adjustments, overtime, or subcontracting to balance overall capacity.


• Organize and coordinate with stakeholders to validate schedules and support service level objectives.


• Share timely updates with the MPS Planner regarding capacity and manpower-related constraints and resolutions.


• Define optimal scheduling sequences in alignment with Plant operations.


• Work with dedicated forwarders to develop and implement solutions that improve performance and service levels.


• Provide alternative scheduling scenarios to support Business Continuity Planning (BCP) decision-making.


• Analyze distribution, transportation, and inventory data to identify improvement opportunities and recommend actionable process enhancements.


• Resolve customer delivery-related complaints and maintain strong relationships with key customers and internal stakeholders.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the supported processes.

Required Qualifications

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Business, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, or Logistics.


• 1-3 years of related experience in transportation, logistics, distribution analysis, or logistics coordination.


• Fundamental functional skills in distribution analysis, logistics coordination.


• Basic proficiency in data analytics tools and computer skills including MS Office.


• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working within global or regional matrix organizations with cross-functional collaboration.


• Expertise in transportation and warehousing operations.


• Proficiency in optimization methodologies such as Lean.


• Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build partnerships internally and externally.


• Understanding end-to-end supply chain processes with a customer-centric approach.


• Creative mindset to develop solutions for distribution challenges.

Kenvue Helsingborg

The Kenvue site in Helsingborg, Sweden is the home of the strong and growing brand NICORETTE®, a global market leader in smoking cessation. In 2021 our production facility was recognized as a Lighthouse by World Economic Forum, marking us as a beacon in The Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Helsingborg site is one of the largest employers in the city of Helsingborg, and the business is divided in two separate departments: Operations, where we house our manufacturing activities and R & D, our global development center for excellence working in three therapeutic areas for selfcare treatments: Smoking Cessation, Digestive Health and Cough & Cold. For more information, click here

If you are an individual with a disability, please check our Disability Assistance page for information on how to request an accommodation.