Category Purchaser, Valmet

We are now looking for a Category Purchaser for Valmet to lead, coordinate and execute procurement work for Valmet EMEA Service Supply Chain, ensuring there is a competent, competitive and timely supplier base. Located in Finland (Tampere, Jyväskylä or Järvenpää), you will serve Valmet EMEA Service Operations and work in close cooperation with suppliers and several functions such as Valmet global sourcing team, sales, engineering, quality, logistics and many others.

This position is a substitute for a maternity leave until January 2025.

Other responsibilities include:

• Execute procurement assignments for global named categories/suppliers
• Follow-up purchase orders for cost, quality and delivery time
• Responsible for price agreement and item maintenance in our ERP and surrounding systems
• Plan and execute annual price negotiations with defined suppliers
• Define supply strategies and plan, priorities, time schedules as well as action plans together with procurement team members such as supplier quality and logistics
• Define and ensure implementation of long-term cost savings incl. Design to Cost initiatives
• Develop the existing supplier base in cooperation with Category Management function based on general supplier relationship management
• Support sales and cost-estimation functions in sales projects with cost-data and sourcing activities
• Ensure implementation of defined strategies with the selected vendors
• Be updated in terms of technological development in the industry
• Responsibility to actively seek and evaluate new suppliers
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to Valmet policy
• Drive sourcing activities in Cost Competitive Countries (CCC)

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree. Preferred fields of study: engineering or commercial or suitable field of study
• 3 years of working experience in a similar role
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to run with swift and fact-based decisions
• Strong influencing and negotiations skills with demonstrated ability to achieve results in a global matrix organization
• Strong knowledge of Windows environment (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ERP Systems (previous experience using Infor LN is preferable)
• Fluent in English. Other languages are an asset
• High level of commitment and proactive approach
• Ability to work and perform well under pressure with tight deadlines
• Driving license B
  

We offer:

Valmet offers you a fast-paced workplace with an international touch and good personal development opportunities. You will have an important role in the local procurement department but will also be a member of 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.

Welcome onboard to take the next step in your career!

Additional information:

Did we catch your interest? For further information about the position, please contact Aleksi Arjakka at Adecco, tel. 0400 278 937. Please apply as soon as possible since we are reviewing and interviewing candidates already during the application period and the position will be filled as soon as the right candidate is found!

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 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. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.

Join the team!