At Kongsberg, we believe that we can achieve world class solutions through dedicated people and continuous improvement of or our technology. We have a commitment in Sustainable Development Goals and for us, the oceans and marine resources are important. We therefore strive to develop products with reduced emission and damage to life below water. We believe in a workplace characterized by diversity and together we can create a work environment that brings the best out of everyone. We are very positive that you want to contribute to our development, and that you want to develop within Kongsberg.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced person who wants to manage the new ILS & Fleet Support Organisation withing Kongsberg Maritime – Global Customer Support (GCS). Since this is a new organisation within Kongsberg Maritime, you will have a great influence in the creation of the team and its members. The team will cover multiple skills and variety of processes, therefore it is beneficial to have great knowledge within the marine sector.

In joining as Manager ILS & Fleet Support, your main responsibilities will be to coordinate, develop and streamline the ILS & Fleet Support Organisation. This department will study and interpret customer ILS requirements, to then prepare cost estimates and quotations to internal and external customers for Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) analysis. This covers products from Kristinehamn but also from other sites within Kongsberg Maritime.

In this role, you are also responsible for leading the team in the daily operation with planning and coordinating various projects. The projects can vary in complexity and time and can be for both commercial and naval customers. The ILS & Fleet Support team will work in close co-operation with our spare parts team and our field service engineers.

What we can offer

We offer an inspiring and safe work environment and the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future. A position with a wide range of challenging work tasks, opportunities to make a real difference and develop on a technical and personal level. You will have the opportunity to work with unique products at a world leading supplier of maritime solutions. You will work in an international environment and in multidisciplinary team collaboration where some travelling can be part of your work. We can offer flexible working hours and the option to work partly remote based on your work tasks.

Qualifications and experience

You have a broad knowledge and experience in project management, internal business processes and product maintenance. You have a bachelor’s degree within a related field or equivalent experience.

In this position it is important to have a structured mind-set and work methodology, with the capability to understand and drive continues improvements related to role on multiple products. Strong communication skills are required as the role is responsible for several teams across various activities or major projects. The ability to identity opportunities to apply new ideas and technologies are preferred. For us networking and clear communication are important, therefore your ability to build relationships, create a stable work atmosphere and coordinate the team is fundamental to succeed in this position. You also have a high level of both oral and written English.

Last day to apply 2023-05-14. For this position we work with personality and ability tests, which may be sent to you if you proceed in the process. Interviews can start during the application period as we wish to fill this position as soon as possible.

As we are a company working with customers in the Naval segment, security clearance is required for this position, therefore questions related to citizenship will be part of the selection process.

Point of contact

Martin Melin, Head of Technical Support & Engineering

+46 70 21 37 836, martin.melin@km.kongsberg.com

Annie Blomkvist, HR-Specialist

+46 72 14 24 794, annie.blomkvist@km.kongsberg.com

Kongsberg Maritime, a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, is a global marine technology company, providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including: merchant, offshore, subsea and naval. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 34 countries. Kongsberg Maritime is part of KONGSBERG, an international, knowledge-based group delivering high-technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace.

Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn consists of 280 engaged people working with sales, research, development, design, service and assembly of market leading solutions for different types of vessels. Our Hydrodynamic Research Centre provides world leading CFD and Testing capabilities in support for our Product centres and customers globally.

Our Global Customer Support division is responsible for Kongsberg Maritimes services, upgrades and support in the aftermarket. Our 2300 employees are present in 34 different countries around the world. During the operational lifetime of more than 30.000 installations, we ensure cost-efficient delivery of services, upgrades and spare parts in order to secure availability and predictability to our customers.

At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions. We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers.

WORLD CLASS – through people, technology and dedication