Trade and Logistics Specialist

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This position reports to

Trade and Logistics Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a Trade and Logistics Specialist to join ABB Center of Expertise Logistics (CoE-L) in Vaasa. In this role you will be responsible for managing and streamlining transportation and trade flows by implementing optimization strategies that align with specific requirements. The position is perfect for you, if you have a customer-oriented mindset and skills to efficiently collaborate with various stakeholders. You will be working in close cooperation with various ABB Business Units, in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing demands and will need to pay attention to customer requirements while balancing transport requests with available transport options and communicating about service issues with shippers and receivers. You will be mainly accountable for: • Communicating with transport service providers to place transport orders, receiving confirmations, providing custom instructions and monitoring important milestones • Ensuring that carriers are monitored, and that customer service is provided to meet the needs of all dedicated businesses and specific local delivery needs • Calculating total transportation lead times and transport costs including justifying cost overruns when they occur • Understanding different planning techniques, including the functionality of transport management systems • Collecting local transport and customs knowledge as well as knowledge on relevant restrictions and regulations • Generating and providing cost and performance-related reports • Creating transport related documentation The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid

Qualifications for the role

• A B.Sc. or M.Sc. level degree and a background from a relevant field (commercial or technical)
• Capability to manage and prioritize multiple time-sensitive tasks
• Good planning, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Previous knowledge and skills from relevant programs, such as MS Office tools, SAP, Sales Force and/or PowerBI
• Good team working skills and customer-oriented approach to work
• Strong English and Finnish, both written and spoken
• Knowledge of trade and logistics rules and regulations.
• Experience in working with advanced TMS (Transport Management System) platforms is seen as an advantage Experience in transport management or freight forwarding is seen as an advantage

More about us

ABB Motion provides pioneering technology, products, solutions and related services to industrial customers to increase energy efficiency, improve safety and reliability, and maintain precise control over processes. The portfolio includes motors, generators and drives for a wide range of applications in all industrial sectors. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, bicycle and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model. For more information, contact CoE-L Manager Eveliina Halmeenpaa, tel. +358 50 334 8903. Please apply for the position by December 15, 2024. We look forward to receiving your application.