Solution-Oriented Logistics Planner at Holmen

Holmen Aktiebolag · Full-time

Norrköping, Sweden

A smart and meaningful choice Would you like to work with international logistics at a company where sustainability, responsibility, and business efficiency go hand in hand? Do you thrive in a role with many contact points and a fast pace, where you take your own responsibility and contribute to reliable deliveries around the world? Then you might be the Logistics Planner we're looking for at Holmen in Norrköping. Your new workplace Holmen is a Swedish forest company with over 3,000 employees. We develop sustainable products based on raw materials from our renewable Swedish forests and deliver to customers all over the world. One of Holmen's four business areas is Holmen Board and Paper, where more than 2,000 employees work together to create innovative and climate-smart solutions for the future. Our head office is centrally located in Norrköping, by Strömmen and just a few minutes' walk from the travel center. About 90 colleagues work here in areas such as sales, customer service, production and logistics planning. The culture at Holmen is characterized by courage, commitment and responsibility – and a strong desire to constantly develop. Your future challenge As a Logistics Planner with us, you will have an important role in our Supply Chain and be responsible for planning, booking, coordinating and following up transports to markets both within and outside Europe. With a focus on reliability, sustainability and cost-effectiveness, you ensure that our products reach customers at the right time and in the right way. The role involves close cooperation with many internal and external parties. You are a natural point of contact between our production units, production planning, Customer Service and sales organization – as well as with transport companies, freight forwarders, terminals and international partners. You also handle documentation related to transport bookings and actively contribute to developing and improving our logistics processes. You become part of an engaged team where we help each other, share knowledge and support one another. At the same time, you have great personal responsibility and the opportunity to influence how our transport flows function and develop. Our operations are characterized by a fast pace and rapid changes, which means that no day is quite like another. Your main responsibilities You will work with the following areas: Plan, book and coordinate international transports to the market within and outside Europe Follow up deliveries and contribute to developing transport flows with a focus on quality, cost and sustainability Handle documentation related to transport bookings Collaborate closely with internal functions and external partners Participate in continuous improvements of working methods and processes Approve invoices To succeed in the role To succeed as a Logistics Planner with us, we believe you thrive in a dynamic environment where the pace is fast and conditions can change quickly. You are service-oriented, collaboration-focused and find it easy to adjust your pace and build good relationships with the people around you. You are flexible and solution-oriented and adapt quickly to new situations. You take initiative when needed and drive work forward. At the same time, you have an analytical and structured way of working that helps you prioritize, manage multiple tasks in parallel and find efficient solutions. You stay calm and work professionally even when a lot is happening at once. We see that you have: Experience with administrative tasks through work, studies or other relevant experience Good experience working in MS Office Relevant post-secondary education Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written If you have experience in transport planning and an understanding of how logistics flows work in practice, that is a great advantage. Experience from the process industry or other industrial operations is also a merit. We would also like to see that you have experience working in Excel with simple calculations and formulas, as well as experience working in business systems. What we offer you At Holmen, you have the opportunity to work in a values-driven organization where courage, commitment and responsibility permeate our daily work. You get engaging work with personal responsibility and many contact points, while becoming part of a team where we help each other create good solutions. You will join an international operation where your decisions and priorities matter for our deliveries to customers around the world. Here you have the opportunity to develop within logistics and Supply Chain while contributing to a more sustainable future through our renewable products and efficient logistics flows. The position is a parental leave substitute placement in Norrköping. Working hours are regulated with standard working time and the possibility of flexible hours. Application We welcome your application today! We work with continuous selection, so don't wait until the last application day. It is sufficient to submit your CV and answer our selection questions. We look forward to hearing from you! 🌱 We make the forest grow and give Holmen's operations are based on the power that exists in the forest. The trees that grow, the water that rushes in the rivers and the wind that blows in the treetops. That is the core of Holmen, a business built on the forest's cycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Energy, Wood Products, Board and Paper. We are 3,500 employees who with courage, commitment and responsibility create a sustainable future. Premium board and innovative paper products made from fresh fiber Holmen develops premium board and innovative paper products for everything from cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food to books, magazines, advertising and transport packaging. Our products are appreciated by conscious customers thanks to their excellent product properties and low climate footprint. We use fresh fiber from sustainably managed forests. Our production and processing facilities are located in Braviken, Hallstavik, Iggesund and Strömsbruk, Sweden, and in Workington, United Kingdom.