Project Specialist at DB Schenker

Responsibilities

We are currently looking for a Project Specialist to Fairs, Events and Special Logistics, Cluster Nordics, for a permanent employment. You will be an important part of our Nordic Fairs & Exhibition team, with members in three different countries. The job location is in our Viinikkala, Vantaa office.

You will work closely together with your colleagues in the Nordics on both Nordic as well as international projects. 

As a Project Specialist, you will have a focus on project management and operational responsibility for National and International Fairs, Events and Special Logistics for the Cluster Nordics. You will be planning, handling and coordinating shipments from the customers in the Nordics for international shows and events including customs clearance and onsite services. 

• Operational planning, handling and coordination of international shipment within the Cluster if required onsite supervision
• Customer Relationship Management
• Cost acquisition, calculation and preparation of quotations for external customers and the internal network 
• Internal and external accounting of debtors and creditors
• Close cooperation with the relevant departments within DB Schenker and external vendors
• Business Development 
• Availability to travel if necessary for internationals shows and events

Qualifications

To be successful in the role, you need to have have following expertise.

• Most importanly you are able to work in high stress environment where every project is the most important one and the situations are changing rapidly.
• Flexible with the working hours when/if an emergency happens
• Experience in working with clients and suppliers
• You speak and write fluently Finnish and English. Other Nordic languages are considered a big plus
• Good IT-skills (You can use Excel. Oulook and you are familiar with TMS systems. If you have experience from AI tools (ChatGPT/Co-pilot) or PowerBi that is considered a plus 
• You are used to working independently but also in teams.
• Self-initiative, sociability and confident appearance
• You are flexible, solution-oriented and used to making decisions.
• Used to work in a dynamic and constantly changing environment.  
• Knowledge in logistics, Fairs and Events is considered as an advantage.

What we offer: 

• Supportive and competent work community and a comprehensive onboarding 
• Career opportunities and skill development in a global organization  
• Flexible working hours and modern office space in Vantaa, also the possibility to partly work remotely.  
• ePassi -benefit including sport, culture and wellbeing. 
• Comprehensive occupational health in Mehiläinen, which includes e.g., mental health support.

Information and application

The role is a full-time position with access according to agreement. 

For questions, please contact (office hours) Janne Matikka, Head of F&E Cluster Nordics via phone +358 50 363 6156 or Niko Toivanen, Head of operations FESL, Cluster Nordics via phone +358 50 479 8909 on week 15 forward.

Applications are handled continuously, and the application deadline is 25.04.2025. Please send your application as soon as possible. The recruitment process consists, among other things, of selection, interview and reference taking.

Welcome with your application!

For DB Schenker, the employee is the most important success factor. With us, you contribute, together with 76,000 colleagues worldwide, to a socially important function. DB Schenker Nordic offers everything from land transport, international ocean and air freight as well as consulting services to warehouse and logistics solutions. DB Schenker is an important cornerstone in society and ensures the availability of medicine, food and other goods.

We are approximately 7,000 employees at around 80 locations in the Nordics with the ambition to offer the best logistics and transport service on the market. Quality, efficiency, simplicity and environmental responsibility must permeate everything we do.

Play fair with people & planet is one of DB Schenker's fundamental values. As a company, this means that we take a social responsibility to improve our world for our people, our customers and future generations.

We promote a healthy workplace where you have development opportunities, get motivated by good leaders and good colleagues, and preserve the balance between work and private life. We look positively on diversity and have a strong team spirit and community.

If you want to be part of our continued work - you are most welcome to send in your application!