Senior Sourcing Specialist

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Sourcing Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring tactical sourcing services are provided in a timely and high-quality manner, leading independently RfX, negotiations, and contracting for small value projects, and optimizing Source to Pay processes. You will also be involved managing selected tactical categories, and supporting Procurement/Category Managers in various tasks.

Your responsibilities:

• Ensure tactical sourcing services are provided with operational efficiency.
• Lead independently RfX, negotiations, and contracting for small value projects, aligning with strategic sourcing to obtain best value (price, quality, delivery, etc.).
• Contribute to optimizing Source to Pay processes and developing procurement systems.
• Report volumes, performance, and selected KPIs.
• Ensure high performance, tracked by selected KPIs.
• Manage selected tactical categories.
• Create strategy and plans for tactical categories.
• Standardize processes and executions of services, contributing to and/or implementing development initiatives to improve efficiency.
• Provide analytical support needed for planning using statistical tools.
• Maintain open communication with business representatives, procurement community, and suppliers regarding progress, results, and performance.
• Ensure proficient execution throughout the sourcing process.
• Communicate and build relationships with suppliers and monitor supplier performance to support the SRM process.
• Establish strong partnerships with stakeholders and ensure cross-functional collaboration.

About you

To succeed and thrive in this role, we see that you have:

• Several years of experience in the procurement/supply management field in addition to an academic or higher vocational degree.
• Proven track record of leading sourcing project execution, negotiations and contracting.
• Ability to work independently and manage several projects simultaneously.
• Awareness of technical and legal requirements is a plus.
• Proficient in IT systems and office tools (e.g., Excel and PowerPoint).
• Active and self-initiative person with good teamwork and time-management skills, and the ability to coordinate and lead a team in projects.
• Good communication skills and ability to create content for different purposes (e.g., reports, trainings, and instructions).

• Good English and Finnish, Swedish is a plus.

We offer you
At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Interested?
Submit your application latest on 15th of April. We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact Katariina Flinkman at katariina.flinkman@fortum.com or +358408759494. We kindly ask interested candidates to contact the manager during the following time slots: 28th of March 13:00-15:00 and 31st of March 15:00-16:00.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.  

We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com