Nammo’s Large Caliber Systems (LCS) Business Unit delivers weapon systems for artillery, tanks, mortar systems, and naval guns. In order to support the growth of the business, we are now looking for a Vice President, LCS Finland to lead Nammo’s Large Caliber Systems operations in Finland.

In this role, you will be responsible for the overall business performance and strategic development of the LCS operations in Finland, including leading the sites in Vihtavuori, Sastamala, and Jyväskylä, with more than 150 employees. The role combines business leadership with operational oversight and plays a key part in supporting the strong growth of the LCS business both in Finland and internationally.

You will report to the EVP, Large Caliber Systems, and be an active member of the global LCS management team. The role includes travelling between Finnish sites as well as internationally.

What you will do

As Vice President, LCS Finland, you will be responsible for the overall performance, development, and leadership of the business unit operations in Finland.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring profitable business performance, including full P&L responsibility for the LCS Finland operations
  

• Leading and developing the Finnish operations in line with the overall LCS strategy and supporting the continuous growth of the business
  

• Ensuring strong customer interaction and a customer-driven organization
  

• Driving the strategic development of operations in Finland, including identifying and preparing future investment initiatives and capacity expansion that enable new business opportunities
  

• Overseeing production, purchasing, and logistics performance together with the local management team to ensure reliable customer deliveries, high quality, and operational efficiency
  

• Leading the local management team and ensuring strong alignment, collaboration, and leadership across the organization
  

• Oversee contract negotiations and management, ensure successful delivery of products and services, and act as the escalation point for customer issues.
  

• Promoting a strong HESS (Health, Environment, Safety, Security) culture and ensuring compliance with regulatory, quality, and company standards
  

• Contributing actively to the global LCS management team, supporting collaboration across Nammo’s international operations
  

You will also play a central part in major investment programs, production ramp-up and strategic development projects, ensuring that new capacity, technologies, and capabilities are successfully implemented and supporting the long-term development of the business unit.

Expectations for you

To succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• A strong background in industrial manufacturing environments and experience in leading large organizations through growth, operational development, and change
  

• A proven track record in P&L responsibility, operational development, and leading managers across multiple functions
  

• Experience in customer interaction and contract-related discussions
  

• Solid financial skills related to manufacturing operations, including cost structures and investment planning
  

• Experience working in complex manufacturing environments, where production, supply chain, and operational performance play a critical role in business success
  

• Experience in investment programs, capacity expansion and scaling manufacturing operations
  

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and international teams
  

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Engineering or another relevant field
  

• Fluency in Finnish and English

As a person, you are an energetic, resilient and customer-oriented leader with a strong drive to continuously develop both people and operations. You are motivated by developing organizations, improving performance, and continuously finding smarter ways of working and improving business and operations step by step. You are able to lead organizations through growth and change, build strong and motivated teams, and align people around common goals. You collaborate naturally across functions and international teams, and combine strategic thinking with a hands-on leadership approach in industrial environments.

Most importantly, you embody Nammo’s values — Dedication, Precision, and Care.

We offer

In return, we offer you an opportunity to influence the direction and success of a growing LCS business and organization. Nammo has invested, and continues to invest, significantly in the development of its operations in Finland. We offer a meaningful position within the defense industry in a growing and profitable organization. For us, key priorities include delivering compliant products, ensuring safe production processes, promoting sustainable development, upholding our values, and supporting our vision of Securing the Future.

Our employee benefits include comprehensive occupational healthcare, work ability insurance, leisure-time accident insurance, and ePassi benefits for sports, culture, and well-being.

Additional information and recruitment process

For this recruitment, Nammo is partnering with Nawia. For more information, please contact Nawia’s recruitment consultant Jari Auronen (jari.auronen@nawia.fi, +358408388064).

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your application and CV in English, no later than April 6, 2026.


The recruitment process will proceed as follows:

Phase 1: Application period
Candidates submit their CV and application through Nawia’s recruitment system during the application period. Applications will be reviewed already during the application period.

Phase 2: Interviews with Nawia
Selected candidates will be invited to interviews with Nawia during April. All applicants will be informed about the progress of the process during April.

Phase 3: Interviews with Nammo
Shortlisted candidates will proceed to interview rounds with Nammo during April–May.

Phase 4: Assessments and reference checks
Final candidates will participate in leadership assessments and reference checks.

Phase 5: Decisions
The final selection decision will be made, followed by contract negotiations and agreement. A security clearance and a drug test will be conducted for the person selected for the position.

Nammo is a Nordic defence group operating in 12 countries and employing almost 4,500 professionals. The combined turnover of Nammo’s Finnish companies is approximately EUR 200 million, with over 570 employees. A significant share of our products is exported to our key markets in the Nordic countries, the rest of Europe, and North America. Our end users include defence forces, government authorities, industry partners, as well as sport shooters and hunters. Nammo is strongly investing in the future in Finland, with several major development projects currently ongoing.