Senior Logistics Engineer: Lean Projects & Investigations

Aurora Engineering AB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Engineering AB is seeking an experienced Senior Logistics Engineer – Projects & Investigations to support design and optimization of material flows in a large-scale manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes Lean principles, process improvement, and collaboration with production, logistics, and engineering teams. You will lead investigations, feasibility studies, and cost analyses while coordinating with international teams to develop scalable logistics solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience within logistics, manufacturing, or industrial operations.
• Strong experience in material supply, material handling, and logistics flows.
• Proven project management experience, including project structures and budgeting.
• Good understanding of Lean manufacturing, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Experience or strong interest in logistics automation.
• Ability to lead improvement initiatives and drive organizational change.
• Experience working with relevant IS/IT tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a holistic approach.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong communication, leadership, and influencing capabilities.
• Proficiency in Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve internal and external logistics and material-flow processes using Lean manufacturing principles.
• Develop strategies to reduce waste, optimize processes, solve operational challenges, and lower logistics costs.
• Develop and implement future material-handling and logistics-flow solutions.
• Conduct investigations, feasibility studies, and impact assessments supporting plant development and master planning.
• Evaluate impacts related to cost, investment, staffing, layout, and material flow.
• Provide logistics input and documentation for project gates and project decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across logistics operations.
• Support logistics automation and digitalization initiatives.
• Collaborate with production, logistics, engineering, project management, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with international teams to develop common and scalable logistics solutions.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Logistics automation

IS/IT tools

Swedish language

English language

Education

University degree in Logistics Engineering

Tools

IS/IT tools

Job description

Aurora Engineering AB is seeking an experienced Senior Logistics Engineer – Projects & Investigations to support design and optimization of material flows in a large-scale manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes Lean principles, process improvement, and collaboration with production, logistics, and engineering teams. You will lead investigations, feasibility studies, and cost analyses while coordinating with international teams to develop scalable logistics solutions.