Project Procurement Manager

Are you experienced within procurement and purchasing, result oriented and enjoy teamwork?- Then this is a position for you!

We are looking for a Project Procurement Manager who can lead, coordinate and execute procurement work in our projects for Pulp and Energy Business Line. The position will be located in Tampere or Raisio in Finland.

As a Project Procurement Manager, you have important and responsible role to work in close cooperation with external and internal stakeholders, such as Category Management, Project Management, Engineering, Sales and Cost Estimation within Valmet P&E Business Line.

This is a key role in between procurement & execution project teams, your daily work includes varied and diverse tasks:

• act as procurement lead in assigned projects
• define supply strategies and plans for the defined projects
• define and ensure implementation of long-term cost savings
• develop the existing supplier base in cooperation with Category Management
• contract management including contract and business negotiations
• supplier relationship management
• support sales and cost-estimation functions in sales projects with cost-data

Our expectations for you

You have relevant education, preferably engineering or commercial university degrees. Mill site experience, mill industry product knowledge as well as experience from similar sourcing positions in international business environments are considered advantages.

To be successful in the position you need to be result oriented and business driven. You will need extensive experience from team leadership and business negotiations. You will also be skilled in business analytics in order to run with swift and fact-based decisions.

Your personal characteristics include strong communication and intercultural negotiation skills. You have an open and cooperative attitude as well as genuine driving force and desire to make good results for and success within Valmet. Your English is fluent, both oral and written. System knowledge such as MS office and ERP (LN / Baan in Valmet) comes from daily analysis and usage of the same.

The position requires some travelling due to cooperation with domestic and international suppliers.

We offer

We offer an opportunity to join our procurement team of professionals. You will have an important role in the local procurement department and also, be a member of Valmet's global procurement community with colleagues around the world. You work in a global business environment where you will be able to contribute to Valmet business success and results, enjoy rewarding challenges and further develop and broaden your personal and professional skills.

Want to know more

For further information about the position please contact Jukka Auri, Director EMEA Supply Centers, +358 40 5033265.

More information regarding the recruitment process, please contact Anne Huttunen, HR.  +358 40 861 6747.

Please send you application with your CV and desired salary by 15th December 2021. We will begin reviewing applications as we receive them.

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When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 14,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customers' performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork.

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