Suppliers & Outsourcing Project Lead
Vantaa, Finland2d ago
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About the role
What you’ll do:
We are seeking a highly driven and hands-on Suppliers & Outsourcing Project Specialist to support supplier development and outsourcing projects within our growing manufacturing organization. In this hands-on role, you will coordinate supplier and outsourcing initiatives from planning through implementation, working closely with procurement, engineering, operations and quality teams. You will contribute to make-or-buy analyses, supplier transitions, performance improvements and capacity planning. This role is well suited to someone with experience in project management, procurement, sourcing or manufacturing who enjoys coordinating cross-functional projects and working with suppliers.
Supplier & Outsourcing projects
- Coordinate supplier onboarding and outsourcing projects
- Support make-or-buy analyses and outsourcing evaluations
- Coordinate production transfers between internal operations and external partners
- Support knowledge transfer and industrialization activities
Project coordination
- Manage cross-functional project activities, timelines and deliverables
- Work closely with engineering, operations, procurement and quality teams
- Follow project costs, risks and progress and ensure timely execution
- Facilitate communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers
Supplier performance
- Monitor supplier performance related to quality, cost, delivery and capacity
- Coordinate improvement actions together with suppliers and internal teams
- Identify supply risks and support mitigation activities
- Support supplier capacity planning
Continuous improvement
- Identify opportunities for cost and process improvements
- Contribute to supplier-base and outsourcing development initiatives
- Support the implementation of procurement and category strategies
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain or another relevant field
- Several years of experience in project management, procurement, sourcing, supply chain or manufacturing
Skills:
- Experience working with suppliers or outsourcing projects is an advantage
- Strong project coordination and stakeholder-management skills
- Good commercial and financial understanding
- Ability to communicate, influence and work effectively across functions
- Fluent Finnish and English
What we can offer to you:
- Contract in fast growing global company
- Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
- Great promotional opportunities - We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
- Excellent working environment - safety and ethic are really important for us
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