Are you looking for an opportunity to launch your career to the next level Do you aspire to become a key player within our Global Category Team

At Valmet we are shaping the future of sustainable solutions through innovation collaboration and a seamless lifecycle approach. Join us as we move forward with our renewed strategy to Lead the Way. This means pioneering smarter technologies expanding our service capabilities and delivering customer value across the entire lifecyclefrom raw material to finished product. If youre ready to make a real impact in a dynamic future-focused environment we invite you to grow with us.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads one of the site works categories together with core and extended team to have goal-oriented collaboration with external and internal stakeholder groups

• Develops and executes category strategies together with internal stakeholders in alignment with growth targets keeping enhanced focus on cost competitive countries sourcing

• Leads a matrix category team with a balanced mix of commercial technical and regional expertise

• Conducts supplier industry and market research to inform sourcing
  strategies and decisions

• Ensures supplier base capable of developing quality delivery cost as well as capacity and demand challenges

• Conducts competitive tenders and negotiations to achieve cost savings and favorable contractual terms

• Identifies and mitigate supply chain risks proactively

• Ensures compliance with sourcing policies approval processes and ISO standards

To be successful in this position you will need:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Engineering Economics or related field

• Minimum 5 years experience in Category Management or Sourcing in industrial sector in international organizations

• Experience in project site services / construction site workforce contracting and management would be a strong asset .

• Experience in global sourcing or supplier consolidation programs.

• Fluent spoken and written English

We offer:
In return we offer you an interesting work environment demanding position working within a global industry leader and the support of Valmets global network. With us you are working in a team that contributes to the success of the organization as well as find opportunities for personal development.

Additional information:

To be included in the recruiting process please complete our on-line application form and send your CV in English as soon as possible but no later than December 28th 2025. Note that we will proceed with interviews as soon as suitable candidates are identified already before the end of the application period.

Do you want to know more

For further information about the position please contact Tiina Selin Manager Category Management 358

For further information regarding the recruitment process please contact Wiktoria Miedzińska Recruiter

Next Steps:

Your profile will be reviewed during December.
If shortlisted you will be invited to a preliminary online video interview.
This will be followed by an initial interview with the hiring manager and possible online assessment.
Finalists will be invited for a concluding interview.

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19000 professionals around the world we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies automation and services for the pulp paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customers performance forward requires creativity technological innovations service know-how and above all teamwork.

Join the team! Experience:

Manager