Degree project
In line with the transition to fossil-free production, we are facing new challenges in inventory management. We are therefore looking for an ambitious and committed student for a thesis focusing on optimizing our stock of sheet metal to maximize inventory utilization while promoting FIFO. In this role, you will collaborate with our experienced teams and use your analytical skills to identify and implement effective inventory management strategies. Location Oxelösund.
Becoming part of the SSAB family means joining a journey. A journey that we believe is crucial for the future of the planet and sustainability. Steel has been one of the most important materials for the development of our society and will continue to be so in the future. In our homes, in bridges connecting our cities and in the cars of tomorrow. At SSAB, we are proud of our history and our leadership in high strength steel. At the same time, we are aware that steel production is one of the industries that emits the most greenhouse gases in the world. This must change. We have therefore developed the world's first fossil-free process for steel production and around 2030 we will be largely fossil-free. As part of SSAB, you will play an important role in realizing this goal and thus contribute to the green transition of the entire steel industry.
The assignment
The assignment involves optimizing our stock of sheet metal to maximize storage capacity within existing areas while promoting FIFO. We expect you to analyze current warehouse processes and identify improvement opportunities as well as provide suggestions for appropriate solutions. Possibility of remote work is available.
Scope - 20 weeks of full-time work (30 credits).
Preferred period for completion is spring 2025.
Your application should include CV and cover letter.
The study should be presented in writing and orally.
The following steps are proposed
- Literature study
- Analysis of existing logistics
- Identify optimization opportunities
- Present proposal of new solutions
About you
- You are studying logistics, industrial economics or similar field.
- You have good analytical skills with a good understanding of inventory management principles and FIFO.
- Experience with simulation or optimization tools is meritorious.
- You are structured and passionate about optimizing and developing processes.
Our offer
At SSAB, diversity and inclusion are part of our culture. We apply our values - driven, genuine and ahead of the curve - in our daily decision-making, always with the customer in focus. This makes us all team players, with a common drive to improve. When you join SSAB, you will be part of an organization of passionate problem solvers working together on important challenges. We will support your growth by offering a safe and friendly workplace that is conducive to work-life balance. At SSAB you will have the opportunity to broaden your skills and grow.
Recruitment process
1. Apply
2. Interview
3. Reference check
4. Come and meet us
5. Health check
6. Sign
Background check may be conducted as part of the recruitment process.
If you have any questions regarding the thesis work?
Please contact Nathalie Ramos, Development Engineer, Logistics Development, tel +46 70 397 4949, nathalie.ramosmerino@ssab.com
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A few words from your future supervisor
"My name is Nathalie Ramos Larsson and I will be the supervisor for this thesis. My journey at SSAB started in 2008 and since 2023 I work as a development engineer at the Logistics Development department. Before I started working as a development engineer, I studied logistics at Linköping University where optimization and simulation were the subjects I enjoyed the most.
"I look forward to being part of the thesis and will together with my lovely colleagues do everything to support you."
SSAB is a Nordic and US-based steel company building a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world through refined steel products and services. Together with our partners, SSAB has developed SSAB Fossil-free™ steel and plans to reinvent the value chain from the mine to the end customer, virtually eliminating carbon emissions from our own operations. SSAB Zero™, a largely carbon-free steel based on recycled steel, further strengthens SSAB's leading position and our comprehensive sustainable offering independent of the raw material. SSAB has employees in more than 50 countries and production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the US. SSAB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and secondarily listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Join us on the journey! www.ssab.com, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.