Manager, Logistic Services and Development

Are you passionate about developing smarter logistics solutions and turning supply chain data into practical improvements? Would you enjoy working across sawmills, sales, logistics, procurement, and S&OP to improve how our products reach customers around the world?

We are looking for a Manager, Logistics Service & Development to join the Wood Products North S&OP and Customer Service team in BA Wood and Energy. In this role, you will report to the Head of S&OP and Customer Service, WP North.

About the role

As Manager, Logistics Service & Development, you will develop and optimize our end-to-end logistics services and routing solutions. Working closely with sawmills, Sales, S&OP, Group Logistics, Procurement, and other key stakeholders, you will help ensure reliable and cost-competitive logistics solutions for our global Wood Products markets. Your work will cover road, rail, sea, and intermodal transportation.

This is a highly collaborative and hands-on development role. You will turn business and sales plans into logistics requirements, identify improvement opportunities, and coordinate practical actions across the logistics network. Your contribution will directly support improvements in transport costs, delivery performance, and lead times.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Develop logistics services and routing concepts from our sawmills to global markets across road, rail, sea, and intermodal transportation
• Drive cost efficiency through lane optimization, transport mode selection, improved load factors, and logistics network development
• Translate S&OP and Sales plans into logistics capacity requirements, identify potential risks, and develop mitigation actions together with Sales, sawmills, Procurement, and Group Logistics
• Support logistics sourcing and tender processes by providing information on volumes, transport lanes, service requirements, and operational constraints
• Improve delivery performance and lead times by monitoring OTIF, on-time delivery, lead-time development, and logistics variability, and by driving corrective actions with carriers and internal stakeholders
• Act as a logistics partner for our sawmills, helping resolve daily logistics challenges and recurring constraints related to routing, capacity, loading, dispatch, and carrier performance
• Perform root-cause analyses and lead improvements, turning operational issues into practical solutions and longer-term development actions
• Coordinate cross-functional development by facilitating lane reviews, improvement workshops, and cooperation between sawmills, Sales, S&OP, Group Logistics, and Procurement
• Analyze logistics costs and performance data, translate findings into actionable insights, and ensure agreed improvement actions are followed through

What we are looking for

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Relevant experience in logistics, transport planning, supply chain development, or a similar area
• A basic understanding of the WP North business environment
• Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to work with logistics costs, KPIs, transport lanes, and operational data
• Experience with, or an interest in using, tools such as Excel, Power BI, ERP systems, and AI to support analysis and decision-making
• Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, practical, and solution-oriented way of working
• The ability to connect operational details with the bigger supply chain picture and turn analysis into action

What makes this opportunity interesting?

This position offers you the opportunity to influence logistics solutions across the full supply chain, from our sawmills to customers in global markets. You will work at the center of a broad stakeholder network and have a visible impact on delivery reliability, lead times, and logistics costs.

You will also have the opportunity to build cross-functional experience, deepen your understanding of the WP North business, and contribute to the continuous development of our logistics capabilities.

If you are motivated by logistics development, cross-functional collaboration, and solving complex supply chain challenges, we would be happy to hear from you.

How can you apply for this role?

You can only submit your application by using our recruitment tool. As we are assessing our candidates on an ongoing basis, we hope to hear from you as soon as possible but at the latest by 4.10.2026.

For more information about the position, please contact Johannes Vesala, Head of S&OP and Customer Service, WP North, +358 405499618.

Depending on the role, we might invite you to a video interview and/or aptitude tests. Also, our recruitment process could include pre-employment actions such as background, reference and health checks as well as a drug test.

Welcome to work in the renewable materials company!

The forest is at the heart of Stora Enso and we believe that everything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. We are the leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden construction, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. We create better choices for society by accelerating the transition to a circular bioeconomy. We aim to contribute positively to nature, and have the most effective use of fiber-based renewable material.

We believe diversity strengthens our competitiveness and contributes to better decision-making. Diverse working teams help us to explore different perspectives and challenge our way of thinking. We work actively to increase diversity in the workplace and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Stora Enso is an equal opportunity employer and follows non-discriminatory practices.