Sr. Sourcing Specialist

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day. At Kemira, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive and make a difference. Learn more about Kemira at www.kemira.com/careers.

We are now looking for a Sr. Sourcing Specialist to join our Global Corporate Services Sourcing team. 

Kemira Sourcing drives the company’s strategic spend management through the identification of suppliers, negotiation and contract management as well as the management of supplier relationships in order to ensure optimum service performance. Corporate Services Sourcing team is focused on function related spend and working e.g. with internal stakeholders in IT, Finance, R&D and HR. Corporate Services is part of the Indirect Sourcing spend at Kemira. This position is located in the Kemira headquarters in Helsinki Salmisaari.  

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Running the overall RFx process including RFx creation and analysis, negotiation, contracting, and supplier scoring and selection focusing mainly on IT and consultancy categories. 

• Managing selected sourcing projects efficiently by gaining stakeholder trust and respect by delivering results in the means of contracts and savings.

• Taking care of selected supplier relationships in order to ensure they deliver sustainable service, performance and value.

• Looking for continuous improvement in supplier data quality and cost efficiency. 

What you’ll bring to the team: 

• Experience of Sourcing, Category Management or Procurement. Minimum of 3 years of experience. IT Sourcing experience is considered a benefit.

• Contracting and negotiation experience.

• Skills and experience in supplier and stakeholder management.

• Experience with eSourcing tools is desired.

• Can do attitude with the ability to learn. 

• Fluent written and spoken English.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or Finance from a four-year college or university.

What you can expect from us: 

• A good overview to Kemira’s different projects especially in the IT and Professional Services area.  

• A chance to work with various business stakeholders from IT but also from the different functions. 

• Ability to grow with the role and get experiences from multiple different categories and projects. 

• Flexibility to organize your work between office and remote, in a hybrid work culture.

Ready to create better every day? Join Kemira!

For more information, please contact Head of Global Corporate Services Sourcing Jaana Varelius by email jaana.varelius@kemira.com or by phone +358 50 5420209 on 15 August 2024 at 2.00 - 3.00 pm or on 16 August 2024 at 9.00 - 10.00 am. 

Please apply with CV no later than 28 August 2024 at kemira.com/careers.