Senior Turnaround Sourcing Specialist

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 a Senior Turnaround Sourcing Specialist to join our team in Wrocław, Poland.

Greetings from your future manager

What you will do

• Take care about typical turnaround relevant needs e.g. mechanical services, scaffolding, cleaning, insulation, crane work, pipe material, seals, spare parts, plant equipment etc.

• Be responsible for independent coordination with the turnaround and maintenance team

• Be able to regularly travel to Leuna for internal coordination as well as bidder meetings during the preparation, execution and follow-up phases

• Plan, manage and execute sourcing events (RFI, RFQ) for the in Germany located company UPM Biochemicals GmbH

• Provide expertise, guide and influence stakeholders in driving complex sourcing projects

• Create competitive sourcing tactics for sourcing event execution

• Identify proactively opportunities to reduce spend and optimize supply base

• Analyse and evaluate supplier's performance, manage supply base

• Use Ariba platform to enhance sourcing event execution

• Ensure efficient, effective Source-to-Contract process implementation in your everyday work

Who you are

• You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in (industrial) engineering, (technical) business administration or other relevant professional qualification in the related area

• You have at least 5 years of work experience in turnaround sourcing e.g. as a sourcing specialist related to materials and services in the chemical industry, in the area of turnaround/shutdown needs

• You are fluent in English and German and you have experience in working at German market, with German suppliers and German contracts

• You have strong experience of e-sourcing tools like SAP 4/Hana, Ariba and SBN.

• You have knowledge about legal requirements in German chemical industrial sector

• You are proactive, service-oriented person with strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills

• You have a general technical understanding of typical industrial needs

• You show assertiveness against internal stakeholders and suppliers

• You have good collaboration and team-working skills, you have self-management skills and are not afraid to take initiative and challenge the status quo

This is what we offer for 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.

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