Manager, Procurement

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Are you an energetic leader who wants to move our customer's performance forward?

We are now looking for a talented, motivated and experienced Manager, Procurement to lead the Parts Procurement team in Finland. 

Your responsibility will be managing the supply of spare parts and components for the pulp, paper and energy industries. You will be responsible for supporting and developing the daily operational processes and tools.  Your will be building and maintaining cooperation with our supplier network to improve the overall quality of parts and deliveries and increase the cost competitiveness of Valmet Spare Parts.

In your role, you will cooperate closely with Valmet Services Category management to ensure alignment with Valmet procurement processes and policies. Good leadership, cooperation and people skills play a big role in succeeding in this position. You will report to head of EMEA Supply Chain, Parts Procurement and be a member of the Parts Procurement management team.

You will be located either in Jyväskylä, Tampere or Tikkurila where the team members are also based.

Other responsibilities include:

• Lead, develop and direct team in charge towards high performance and world class supply chain
• Support Category Purchasing concept by acting as mentor for defined categories and technologies
• Strategic supplier relationships management and sourcing.
• Manage preferred supplier portfolio with focus on Supplier Consolidation and Supplier Quality.
• Identify, evaluate, and alert internal stakeholders and own team about supply risk. Propose and execute action plans to mitigate.
• Actively pursue cost savings opportunities and sustainability programs.
• Monitor and collect data on current operations, supply chain performance and report to management.
• Plan, organize and direct Design to Cost and Cost Competitive Country sourcing initiatives
• Assist team in daily operations managed in ERP and surrounding systems. 
• Support data analysis needed for strategic supplier analysis, supplier quality initiatives, budget development and other compliance requirements.
• Cascade Valmet's target policy deployment and transform these into team MustWins 
• Identify efficiency issues, develop solutions and drive continuous improvement changes
• Design and deploy robust roadmaps to achieve key targets (quality, cost, time)

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree. Preferred fields of study: Supply chain management, logistics or business administration
• Five or more years' experience in a supply management role or related position.
• Excellent leadership capabilities and interpersonal skills
• Strong influencing and negotiations skills with demonstrated ability to achieve results in a global matrix organization
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to run with swift and fact-based decisions
• Experience from contract development and supplier relationship management
• Ability to work and perform well under pressure with tight deadlines
• Fluent verbal and written Finnish and English language skills. Other languages are an asset
• IT skills: MS Office & Outlook, Infor LN and Microsoft PowerBI are an advantage
• Readiness to travel
• Driving license. B

We offer:

Valmet offers you a fast-paced workplace with an international touch and good personal development opportunities.  It values an innovative culture and suits development-minded people. You will have challenging leadership position and a great opportunity to influence the success of the Spare Parts business and an important role in Valmet global procurement community with colleagues around the world. The team closest to you is a bunch of wonderful colleagues where everyone works together to create the best conditions for doing a good job.

Additional information

Did we catch your interest? You're more than welcome with your application as soon as possible, but no later than February 19th, 2025. To apply for the position, please complete our on-line application form in English, with salary expectation. Please note that we will not accept applications by e-mail.

For further information about the position, please contact Patrik Strömberg, Senior Procurement Manager EMEA Supply Chain, Parts Procurement +46 70 2538902, Patrik.Stromberg@valmet.com

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When everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers' performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork.  Join the team! www.valmet.com/careers