Process Development Manager, Master Data

Kalmar • Full-time • Helsinki, FI • 1d ago

Join us and take your career to the next level

We are looking for a Process Development Manager to lead and improve how we handle Master Data globally. In this role, you will work closely with the Kalmar Process Owner to make sure our data stays organized, accurate, and aligned across all our international locations.

You will be the bridge between our business goals and our technical systems. We need someone who can lead big projects, spot ways to make our work more efficient, and ensure everyone is following the same high standards. If you enjoy solving complex problems and helping teams work better together, this is the perfect role for you.

The position can be based in any of our European Kalmar locations.

What are your key responsibilities:

Global Process Development & Execution: Execute and drive global Master Data process development and continual improvement under the Kalmar Process Owner's mandate to ensure operational alignment and data integrity.
Strategy & Synergy Identification: Identify development needs and synergy opportunities within Master Data processes, ensuring all improvements align with global business requirements and organizational strategy.
Governance & Portfolio Management: Support global development coordination and governance decision-making while maintaining the process architecture and development portfolio to ensure a structured, future-proof approach.
Implementation & Project Leadership: Drive the implementation of processes and key development projects, serving as a project manager or steering group member within project organizations.
Global Harmonization & Innovation: Identify harmonization opportunities across divisions and functions globally, ensuring processes evolve and drive innovation to meet changing business needs.
Metrics, Performance & IM Alignment: Define process metrics and IM solution needs, tracking progress against KPIs and aligning requirements with the IM and Data development portfolio.
Compliance, Documentation & Training: Manage compliance, risk, and documentation of workflows while identifying and facilitating necessary training and stakeholder influencing across the organization.

What we offer you:

Rewards that truly count: Enjoy meaningful rewards that support your everyday life and well-being, including a company mobile phone, a flexible Edenred benefit for lunch, commuting, or wellness services, and comprehensive healthcare through Mehiläinen, enhanced by our health insurance fund for additional coverage and peace of mind.
Safety that moves us forward: Build your career with a company rooted in safety since the 1940s, ensuring stability and an environment that empowers you to speak and be heard.
Work-life balance: We prioritise work-life balance, providing flexible working hours and a hybrid work model tailored to meet both your needs and those of your team.
Purpose that drives change: You'll contribute to solutions that transform global trade, creating environmental and operational innovations. You'll be in the driver's seat of ideas, developing digital technologies that set industry standards and position us as the forerunner.
People who move together: You'll collaborate with people who build lasting relationships through global expertise, connections, and a commitment to sustainability.

Become part of our global network of 5,200 professionals across 120+ countries, where your work drives innovation, sustainability, and meaningful impact around the world.

What you bring to the role:

Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Alignment: You possess strong leadership skills to engage, influence, and align stakeholders across various functions and levels to drive collective goals.
Matrix Organization Steering: You have the ability to steer and coach process development initiatives within a matrix environment, ensuring a fit-for-purpose development scope.
Change Management & Process Adoption: You bring expertise in training, communication, and change management to drive global process adoption and continuous improvement.
Industry Best Practice & Vision: You have a deep knowledge of industry best practices, allowing you to define and guide the long-term vision for process development.
Continual Improvement Mindset: You possess a drive to implement leading practices, optimize processes, and enhance IM systems to ensure operational excellence.
Business Alignment & Harmonization: You are skilled at aligning process development with business needs, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and harmonization across divisions and functions globally.
Implementation & Performance Oversight: You have experience overseeing process implementation and performance tracking, identifying risks and opportunities while ensuring adherence to corporate policies.