Team Lead Warehouse - Umeå

Do you have experience in people management and are looking for a new and exciting opportunity protecting the environment? Are you a team-oriented person with great interpersonal and customer service skills? We are looking for you to join our Service Team at Vestas.

Region NCE > SBU NCE Service > North & West Warehouse & Logistics

We are a Warehouse Team of 3 employees located in Umeå. We function as the primary and key interface for Service technicians. In this team our priority is to support our internal customers and make things happen. We value being accessible for our internal customers with scope for delivering on time and with high quality. Vestas in an ongoing and everchanging organization and so are we, thus it is important to be service-minded and open to changes and the challenges that follows.

In our team we value being a great colleague, and it is important that we meet each other with a smile and an open mind. We are a solid and diverse team with focus on inclusiveness and an open dialog. We collaborate with other warehouses across Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and the UK, with whom we share knowledge.

Responsibilities
As a Team Leader for our warehouse, you can expect to hold the following main responsibilities:

• Supervising the team and ensuring a safe warehouse and work environment for all employees
• Maintain a high delivery performance by ensuring that best methods and practices are followed
• Ensure a lean, effective, and productive warehouse that operates according to established processes in order to ensure a high quality
• Be an involved part of the team and at times participate in operational tasks and improvement projects

Qualifications
We hope that you can identify with the following professional criteria to sufficiently undertake abovementioned responsibilities:

• Previous Team Leader experience
• A good understanding of Supply Chain and Logistics from a warehouse perspective
• SAP knowledge, expertise in Microsoft Office, and hands-on experience with warehousing is highly desired
• Solid spoken and written communication skills in Swedish and English
• Working with and setting KPI's for the warehouse and team

Competencies
On a more personal note, we hope that you can identify yourself with the following soft skills:

• High degree of Safety Awareness
• Focused, good work ethic. Good organizational, coordinating, planning, and time management skills
• Understanding of cultural differences, collaborative, and solution oriented
• Capable of developing, guiding, and directing a diverse team
• Methodical and structured approach to working practices and procedures
• Proficient with priorities and handling your own and your team's workload in an efficient manner with eye for high quality to meet operational deadlines
• Be interested in continuous improvement and effectively handle changes

What We Offer
We offer an exciting job with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring environment with the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. You will become part of a highly professional environment with a high technical commitment. By working in Vestas, you will be part of an organization where we value Passion, Accountability, Simplicity, and Collaboration. This you will witness at first hand in different ways.

Additional information 
Location: You will be based in our warehouse in Umeå, Sweden.  
If all the above matches your interest and qualifications, please apply no later than 19.5.2024.

Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

For further questions about the opportunity, please contact the hiring manager FIE@vestas.com 

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.