Logistics Team Leader - Shipping Support

The Opportunity:

Avantor is currently looking for a dedicated Team Leader Shipping Support to join our team in Mölndal. Are you interested in working in an international, dynamic environment and are you passionate about Logistics? Then this might be the opportunity you are looking for!

The Team Leader Shipping Support is responsible for the day-to-day operational management at the customer site. The Team Leader will manage associates working in the laboratory services, focusing on logistic responsibilities related to internal and external shipments of biological samples, dangerous goods and temperature controlled materials. This includes coaching and motivating team members, being the first point of contact, providing operational support when required and much more! Together with the team, you will work with a wide range of contacts including customers, suppliers, and colleagues both on-site and off-site.

This role will be a full-time position, based at our customer site, AstraZeneca, in Mölndal. If you are passionate about logistics and life-science, you have strong people management skills and really want to create an impact– Let’s talk!

The team

The Team Leader Shipping Support leads a team of 10 associates, focusing on Logistics tasks. Together with 3 other supervisor, you will report into the Supply Chain Manager. In this position you are part of our department called ‘Services’, which supports big pharmaceutical companies and laboratories all over the world, in Research and Development within the Life Sciences industry.

What we’re looking for

• Education: bachelor’s or master’s degree with a logistic focus or equivalent experience
• Experience:
• Proven experience in Logistics (import & export), preferable in the Pharma industry or similar
• Proven experience in People Management,
• Computer: Strong skills in MS Office, Excel in particular
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong communication skills in both English and Swedish
• Experience in Life Sciences, pharma or a similar environment is a great plus
• Knowledge of Lean Sigma is a plus

Who you are

• You’re structured, organized and you like a challenge
• You’re customer centric, have great communication skills and like to collaborate with other stakeholders
• Good problem-solving skills, confident in making clear decisions and analytical
• You’re not afraid of dealing with conflicts, are stress resistant, and flexible

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Lead and manage a team of Avantor Services on-site associates. Helping them perform at their best, through motivation and developing them to achieve high performance.
• Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, training, coaching and communicating job expectations. Planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions, and enforcing policies/procedures.
• Delivering ‘value’ for the client by constantly developing the performed services through innovation.
• Establishing and maintaining risk and quality, ensuring performance and compliance targets are met.
• Achieves operational objectives by supporting the Team. Preparing and completing action plans, implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards. Resolving problems, determining system improvements and implementing change.
• Actively partner with other outsourced FM service providers, ensuring a seamless customer experience.
• Ensure that all environmental, health and safety related aspects (and required trainings) are in line with both customer and Avantor expectations.
• Creation, maintenance and updating relevant documentation in support of service delivery, compliance and training.
• Participate in projects (minor and major) related to specific business area.
• Reports on the team’s performance, KPIs, relevant metrics, SLAs in line with contractual agreement.

Why Avantor?

• You’ll get the opportunity to work in a dynamic, innovative and international environment
• You’ll be able to work in a challenging position in which you can develop yourself and create a solid network within the industry by collaborating with many different stakeholders
• You’ll receive a full time, permanent contract
• You’ll get a competitive salary together with attractive benefits such as bonus plan, flexible working hours and pension scheme

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mum’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!