Indirect Senior Buyer with Finnish/German

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values - trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils!

We are now looking for Indirect Senior Buyer with Finnish/German in Source to Pay Operations Organization to join our team in Wrocław, Poland.

Greetings from your future manager

Welcome to Indirect Sourcing and Procurement Operations! - a unique team of professionals driving the digital transformation of Source to Pay end-to-end process! The team works with different parts of global organization and has a key role in increasing internal efficiency, driving digitalization as well as ensuring compliance. Interested? Come and join us! Working with us will offer you a great opportunity to develop new ways of working with continuous improvement mindset. - Katarzyna Kaczmarek, Manager, Indirect Sourcing and Procurement Operations

What you will do

• Monitor Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders pipeline
• Proceed on-time procurement of required goods and services, prepare reports and analysis based on needs
• Assign purchases to correct buying channel, request new vendor registration via assigned tools
• Support End-Users with claims handling
• Identify proactively and implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase process efficiency and compliance
• Lead, participate or give input in development projects (from small individually executed initiatives to cross-functional cross-business projects)
• Cooperate closely with business stakeholders and various UPM teams

Who you are

• You have a Master's degree or other relevant professional qualification in related area
• You have experience within indirect procurement. Working experience in a global organization is considered an asset
• You are comfortable working with ERP systems (SAP and SAP ARIBA)
• You are fluent in English
• You are fluent in Finnish or German
• You feel comfortable running meetings, small projects or working groups
• You have good collaboration and team-working skills with positive attitude towards changes
• You are proactive, service-oriented person with great communication and influencing skills, you have solid self-management skills and are not afraid to take initiative and challenge the status quo. You have good relationship management skills, you embrace diversity and value different perspectives

This is what we offer to you

• A meaningful job - We have an inspiring purpose 'We create a future beyond fossils. Our work is impactful and transformative.
• A caring community - Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. We support the work-life balance of all our employees.
• Development opportunities - We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
• Responsible employer - Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.

Learn about our Rewarding and our Ways of working

Additional information

The position will be located in Wrocław, Poland.

The position holder will report to Manager, Sourcing Operations.

Please apply via the link above and attach your CV (and optionally cover letter) latest by 15.11.2024

We review applications already during the application period, and you may be contacted already before the application deadline.

For support with submitting your application, please contact HR Service Center at [email protected] or tel. +48 12 399 94 99

UPM is a global forest industry leader with headquarters in Finland. We create renewable and responsible wood-based alternatives for fossil-based materials utilizing our expertise in engineering, innovation and digitalization. In Poland, UPM is running two factories near Wrocław, a Human Resources Service Center in Kraków and UPM Business Hub at the heart of the city of Wrocław. At the moment, the Wrocław Hub brings together over 600 professionals in customer, supplier and financial services.

What makes us unique? The Finnish leadership culture encourages people in personal growth and self-development, and our values - trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage - are visible in our everyday work. We are inspired by the limitless opportunities of the bioeconomy and we lead the way towards a future beyond fossils. Got interested? Join us on this exciting path! #growthwithUPM

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