Caring for our Furry Friends and their friends!

Best Friend Group, a part of Nordic Pet Care Group A/S, is Scandinavia's market leader in the pet product industry with over 50 years of experience. Our core competence is to know what people's best friends need in all stages of their lives, and to offer them even better, safer and higher quality products. The wide product selection of Best Friend Group includes pet food and accessories. We export our products globally. All product development and testing takes place at our locations in Kuopio and Denmark, but we also have a subsidiary in Sweden and Hong Kong. Our main brands are e.g. Best Friend®, Hurtta® and Racinel®, and we also represent top international brands such as Flexi and our products are widely distributed globally.

We are now looking for a Supply Chain Manager to lead Nordic Pet Care Group cross-cultural Supply Chain organization in Kuopio and in Hasselager (Denmark)

In this key leadership role, you will take responsibility for our global end-to-end supply chain operations, leading an international team of 28 professionals including warehouse operations and supply chain specialists (7 direct fte's). You will play a critical role in ensuring product availability, optimizing inventory levels, and driving efficiency throughout our supply chain.

You will report directly to the COO/CFO and work closely with category and purchasing managers, quality and logistics stakeholders, as well as key commercial leaders. You will also be the owner of our S&OP process and ensure we meet ambitious OTIF (on-time in full) and inventory targets. In this role, you’ll need to balance hands-on analytics with leadership, strategic thinking, development of our supply chain models and demonstrate an always-improving mindset.

If you enjoy leading cross-cultural team, working with real responsibility and autonomy, and want to be part of a growth-oriented international company that values agility and ownership, this could be your next step!

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of our end-to-end global supply chain operations
• Lead and develop a team of 7 direct reports in Kuopio and Hasselager (Supply Chain and Warehouse Managers) 
• Manage and develop a global supply chain with complex and long lead times
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and high OTIF through proactive planning and risk management
• Lead and continuously develop our S&OP process and related data models
• Monitor and improve key supply chain KPIs, including forecast accuracy, out-of-stock rates and inventory turnover
• Support inbound and outbound logistics, warehousing, safety stock planning and campaign execution
• Drive data-based decision-making and ensure accuracy and integrity in master data
• Take ownership of quality-related supply chain risk assessments and support quality improvements
• Foster close collaboration across procurement, commercial, and operations functions

Talent we are looking for

• Strong work experience within FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) business with complex international logistics and tight schedule day-to-day deliveries to major retail clients in the Nordics
• Proven leadership skills and experience
• Deep understanding of international supply chain, inventory control and S&OP
• Excellent understanding of ERP-systems
• Data-driven way of working and advanced level with Excel. Knowledge of PowerBI is considered a plus
• Willingness to be based in Kuopio or alternatively in Hasselager, with regular travel between the locations (approx. 3–4 days/month)
• Fluent English language skills, Finnish or Danish language skills are an advantage

Why to join us?

Join the market leader in the Scandinavian pet product industry with over 50 years of experience! This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role with both strategic and operational impact, and to take ownership of a complex, global supply chain with real decision-making power.

At our company, you’ll be part of a flat, collaborative and international organization where we value trust, ownership and continuous improvement. We support your growth by giving you the freedom and responsibility to act—and expect you to bring a proactive development orientated mindset and data-driven approach to everything you do.

You’ll be reporting to the COO/CFO and play a central role in the day-to-day success and long-term development of our business. Every day is different—and every improvement is celebrated.

If you enjoy independence, problem-solving, and collaborating in a direct and open work environment, this is the place for you!

Recruitment process

This recruitment is done in cooperation with Nordic Pet Care Group’s recruitment partner Nawia Oy. Apply before 1.6. by uploading your CV and cover letter to the Nawia’s recruitment portal via link provided in this job advertisement.

The recruitment process includes one meeting with Nawia's recruitment consultant Jari Auronen and followed by 2 meetings with Nordic Pet Care Group representatives. 

In case you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

Best of luck for the recruitment process! Our role is to help you throughout the whole process! ⭐️

Jari Auronen
jari.auronen@nawia.fi
+358 (40) 8388 064
Head of Talent Acquisition
Nawia Oy